Handle on business: New restaurant a place to ‘Mangia’
“Mangia” means “eat” in Italian so that’s the logic in the name of the Mangia Restaurant that opened in Post Falls last week.
Located in what originally was the A&W drive-in and most recently was a Breakfast Nook at 115 W. Seltice Way, the place has inside seating in an Italian décor and a lattice-bordered area for outside dining. It offers a full Italian menu for lunch and dinner and will add breakfast in early June.
A Post Falls High School graduate, owner Tim Mitchell, 22, has been an ambitious fellow with previous ownership of a beanbag furniture store and a Mangia Restaurant in Spokane Valley. He’s helped by his mother and stepfather, Shawny and Jackson Normington, his brother, Josh Mitchell, and about 10 employees.
Lunch prices begin at $6, and most dinners are in the $14 range.
An extensive wine list is offered, and the menu is online at www.mangia italia.com. Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.n. daily. Phone 457-9999.
Quilting machines at American Reflections
The rental of quality, long-arm quilting machines is the mainstay (Is that a sewing pun?) at American Reflections. The business opened in late April in Suite 10 of Sunset Village at 296 W. Sunset Ave. (east side of U.S. Highway 95). It’s diagonally across from North Idaho Fitness and in back of Bear Paw fabric store.
Gammill-brand machines are the star of the show, according to Tina Kunishige, who owns the business with her husband, Chris. She also sells quilting accessories and popular alpaca cotton batting. She says quilters know what that is.
Originally from San Jose, Calif., she said she researched the Internet to find a place that fit all her families’ quality requests, and Coeur d’Alene was the choice. They came here in 2003.
Shop hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays by appointment. Phone 765-4400.
Sportsman’s Warehouse opens big-time
The headline over this item is no exaggeration. Your eyes get big when you walk into this place because “big” is its impression.
It’s one high room of 61,000 square feet, and it’s high because it’s surrounded by a balcony full of items for sale, offices and animal heads.
Yes, animal heads. So, unless your kid or grandkid understands why trophy heads (and some full, stuffed animals, birds and fish) are there, be prepared to do some explaining. However, the inventory of the place will help with the kids’ interpretation.
Anything a person would want for the outdoors and all of its activities is there – all hunting and fishing needs and anything for recreation. Some of it you might not even need, such as an antique fish lure-embedded-in-plastic toilet seat or a floating food cooler shaped like a huge red and white bobber. (A real bobber is a golf-ball size hollow plastic ball attached to a fish line, and it dips below the surface when a fish nibbles or grabs the hook. It’s amazing how many people don’t know that).
The store at 3534 N. Government Way, just west of Costco in Coeur d’Alene, also has all stores of related clothing, cooking gear, toys and décor. Some of the T-shirts have terrific graffiti.
With 80 employees, selected from more the 550 applicants, hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 to 9 Fridays and Saturdays and 10 to 6 Sundays and holidays. The company has 59 stores nationwide. Its Website is www.sportsmans warehouse.com. Phone 664-7900 in Coeur d’Alene.
This week’s tidbits
“The Zoo décor and gifts store is leaving Coeur d’Alene Plaza Shoppes. Its 7,292 square-foot space is available to lease by July.
“Forget-Me-Not antiques and collectibles store is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month at 1402 N, Fourth St., Coeur d’Alene. Not sure if its motto of “Fun Old, Feisty New … Uh-Uh-Uh” refers to its inventory or the five lady owners. Hours are 11 to 5 Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 Sundays. Phone 765-9493.