Today is Phubs Last Day at Cross Street Market

Vietnamese pho and banh mi restaurant Phubs announced today that it’s closing its two locations. Phubs opened at Cross Street Market in Federal Hill in 2019 and opened in Hanover, MD in 2014. Phub previously had a location in Wilmington, DE.

Phubs said on its Facebook page:

Throwback to a post from 7 years ago when Phubs Vietnamese Soup + Subs was a brand new adventure!

Today is our last day slinging soup and slicing sammies

Thank you to our loyal customers, all those familiar faces, hard working employees, and to Thad and Paul who made it happen day in and out.

We’re open 11-8 today @crossstmarket and @arundelmills locations. Come by to say hello and say goodbye.

Stay Hungry Phubbers!

It has been a period of transition at Cross Street Market in recent months. Recent closures at Cross Street Market include Rooster & Hen, Annoula’s Greek Kitchen, Ono Poké, Rice Crook, Southern’s Spice, and Royal Farms Chicken.

New additions in recent months are Blowfish Poke, Watershed, Atlas Fish Market, Southrn’ Spice, and Crepe Crazy.

The Cross Street Market management team told SouthBMore.com a new tenant announcement will be coming soon. There are currently six vacant stalls at Cross Street Market.

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Holiday Fun with Santa This Weekend on Federal Hill Main Street

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New Crown Royal Commercial Filmed at The Outpost American Tavern in Federal Hill

Canadian whiskey company Crown Royal has a new “Kick Off With Crown Royal” series of commercials that has a very Baltimore feel to it. It stars former Ravens Hall of Fame Safety Ed Reed and was filmed inside The Outpost American Tavern in Federal Hill.

The 16-second version of the commercial is set entirely at The Outpost, and the 30-second and one-minute version of the spot also have shots from within The Outpost. Both longer versions of the commercial have additional shots of Baltimore.

At the end of each of the commercials, Reed does a cheers with Glenn Younes, who is the executive director of the Ed Reed Foundation and was a former sports talk show host on 105.7 The Fan.

Spirts Tavern in Upper Fells Point is also featured in the series with “Dave” the doorman set up outside.

The Alliance Restaurant Group, which owns The Outpost, told SouthBMore.com that “it was awesome to be featured in a national commercial.”

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South Baltimore Business Roundup

New Muir’s Mural 

Muir’s Tavern has a new mural depicting a portrait of its longtime owner Roland Muir, who died in 2018. Muir opened the bar in 1944 and went by the name “Brother,” which is written on the mural.

White Oak Hospitality Opens Office on Light St. 

White Oak Hospitality has opened an office at 1200 Light St. The restaurant group owns Wayward Smokehouse, Banditos, 101, and Curious Oyster.

The first-floor office space was formerly the home of Lorax Partnerships, LLC.

Wayward Opens Beer Garden 

White Oak Hospitality’s Wayward opened a beer garden this fall at the corner of E. West St. and Patapsco St. in Federal Hill. The space is behind its bar at 1117 S. Charles St.

The beer garden was built on a lot that has been vacant in recent years after two vacant rowhomes and a one-story commercial building were demolished at the site.

The beer garden is enclosed by a wood fence and has two levels of seating.

 

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Fulton Bank Opens Office on Light St. 

Fulton Bank has opened its new branch at 1100 Light St. in Federal Hill. Fulton Bank takes over a space that was formerly home to Unleashed by Petco before it closed in 2018.

Fulton Bank’s new retail suite is in a 5,750 sq. ft. building that was once a Rite Aid. Dunkin’ Donuts is also a tenant of the building, and a space along E. Cross St., which was formerly part of Unleashed, remains available for lease.

The building’s roof was painted blue and new windows were added. There is also now a Fulton Bank ATM machine on the exterior of the building.

New Paint Job at T. Rowe Price Building

The T. Rowe Price office building at 100 E. Pratt St. in Downtown/Inner Harbor has a new paint color on the facade of its first floor where the retail is located. The tan building was painted gray.

The retail section of the building has a Starbucks, but there are two large vacancies where Jos. A. Bank and Brio Tuscan Grille previously had locations.

T. Rowe Price will be leaving the building for a new campus at Harbor Point in the coming years.

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Trial By Fire Candle Co. Opens Production Space in Federal Hill

Trial By Fire Candle Co. opened an office and production space earlier this year at 1412 Light St. in Federal Hill. The first-floor space has been used as on office space in recent years.

Trial by Fire was started by Federal Hill resident Mike Hoffman in April 2020. Hoffman has been the singing piano player at Ropewalk Tavern and its other locations at the beach since 2014. Hoffman said a lot of people around the neighborhood know him as “Piano Mike.” Hoffman was playing piano full time between Ropewalk, weddings, casinos, and events before COVID-19.

Hoffman also attended the The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) and was a corporate chef for 10 years. Hoffman started making candles as a hobby and said being a chef helps create the scent combinations for the candles.

“It’s the closest thing to being a chef without making something edible,” he said.

When the pandemic hit, Hoffman began selling candles to raise money for Baltimore Bartender Relief. He would Venmo the profits to random bartenders around the area. The demand for his candles picked up and he want from pouring 50 to 100 candles at a time to 500 to 1,000 a time. This catapulted Hoffman’s candle-making business into his full-time job, although he does still play piano a couple times a month at Ropewalk.

Trial By Fire does a lot of wholesale with its biggest customers being Brightside Boutique and 2910 on The Square, as well as some businesses in Hoffman’s hometown of Philadelphia. The candles are also offered on Trial by Fire’s website.

Hoffman plans on hosting some pop-ups at its Federal Hill location around the holiday season. He also hopes to open a full-time retail shop in Federal Hill in the future when he can catch up on production and have the adequate staff.

Trial By Fire’s candles are 100 percent soy and carcinogen- and toxin-free. Hoffman said they have a long burn time with the 8-ounce candles lasting 50 to 60 hours and the 16-ounce candles lasting 80 to 100 hours. He said “the whole house will smell good” with his candles.

Hoffman makes earthy and masculine scents, and gives many of them comical names. Scents include Basic Witch, Fifty Shades of Flame, F*CKBOY REPELLENT, and Dirty Hippy. He expects All I Want for Christmas to be his top seller in the coming months.

Candles are $20 for an 8-ounce candle and $32 for a 16-ounce candle.

Hoffman uses the basement at 1412 Light St. for pouring the candles and the first floor for storage, display, and processing orders. In production, Hoffman mixes the fragrance oils to make the scents, adds them to the hot wax, and then pours the solution into the glass candle jars. He then labels the candles and boxes them up for shipping.

Trial by Fire has three employees who help Hoffman with production.

 

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Blowfish Poke Opens at Cross Street Market in Federal Hill

Blowfish Poke has opened at Cross Street Market in Federal Hill. It takes the place of Annoula’s Greek Kitchen, which never reopened after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Blowfish Poke is owned by Na Yi and Jennie Kwon. Yi formerly owned two Hunan Taste locations and started the Jasmine Smoothie World and Bubble Tea franchise.

Yi and Kwon took a trip to Hawaii to learn more about poke and Hawaiian food before launching Blowfish Poke, which now has three locations. Its Clarksville location at the Clarksville Commons food hall opened in 2019, and its Marriottsville location opened in April. The company also has two food trucks and will be opening a location in Washington, D.C.

Blowfish Poke’s Clarksville location won Best Food Hall Stall in the Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurant Readers Poll 2021 and has won other local awards in its brief history.

Yi said they were pursued by the leasing team at CANAdev to come to Cross Street Market.

Customers at Blowfish Poke can build their own poke bowl or get different Hawaiian specialties. Customers first choose a base of white rice, red rice, spring mix, or a combination. Next they choose a protein of tuna, salmon, crab salad, shrimp tempura, grilled chicken, or beef. Customers can add unlimited toppings such as cilantro, green onion, edamame, seaweed salad, avocado, and kimchi. Crisps such as sesame seeds and wasabi peas are added next, followed by a sauce which includes the options of Yum Yum, spicy mayo, spicy Korean, sriracha, soy sauce, eel sauce, and avocado lime.

Hawaiian entrees include the Loco Moco which is a beef patty with rice, gravy, and a sunny side egg; the Kalua pork with cabbage; and garlic shrimp. All entrees come with a choice of two sides with the options being macaroni salad, broccoli salad, or rice.

Additional sides available for purchase include Spam Musubi, fries, deviled avocado, and a shrimp tempura box.

Blowfish Poke also sells mochi donuts which are made from rice flour. Yi said these have surged in popularity at bakeries in New York City and Los Angeles. Blowfish Poke’s mochi donut flavors are matcha, mango, strawberry, purple ube, and chocolate.

Drinks include sodas and Hawaiian Sun.

Blowfish Poke is open everyday from 11am to 830pm.

Poke shop Ono Poke closed at the adjacent stall earlier this year and that stall remains vacant.

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Veteran-Owned Businesses You Can Support in South Baltimore

Happy Veterans Day to all the veterans and active duty military members in South Baltimore and beyond.

Below is a list of some of the veteran-owned businesses in the area (please let us know if any are missing!)

A&C Pack and Ship – Union Square: This shipping store is co-owned by United States Army Veteran C. Nicole Orr.

BMORE LICKS – Federal Hill: This ice cream shop, which also has a location in Canton, is co-owned by Maryland Air National Guard Veteran Kim Proctor.

 

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Milk & Honey Market  by Vagrant Coffee – Pigtown: This business is co-owned by Joshua Dew who is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.

Pizza di Joey – Federal Hill: Pizza di Joey is owned by United States Navy Veteran Joey Vanoni.

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Riverside Taphouse – Riverside/South Baltimore: Riverside Taphouse is owned by United States Navy Veteran Ryan Kehoe.

Southrn’ Spice – Federal Hill: Southrn’ Spice is owned by United States Amy Veteran Rex Murray.

Suspended Brewing Company – Pigtown: The Pigtown brewery is co-owned by Amir Karimian who is in the United States Army.

The Baltimore Station – Sharp Leadenhall: The Baltimore Station is an innovative therapeutic residential and outpatient treatment program supporting veterans who are overcoming obstacles to regain self-sufficiency.

Tinybrickoven – Federal Hill: Tinybrickoven, which is temporarily closed, is owned by United States Navy Veteran Will Fagg.

 Vagrant Coffee – Federal Hill: Formerly known as 3 Bean Coffee, this business is also co-owned by Dew.

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