Until yesterday I had never stepped inside the Seneca Industrial Center. After a visit to RPM Productions I took a bit of time to walk around and explore the building. Owned and operated by Seneca Development & Management Corporation (SDMC), the center is a lot different than I had anticipated. First of all, you don’t need an invitation to just walk in. For those of you who are into historic industrial building… especially within the former Larkin complex… then you might like to know that there is a small café inside. Actually, it’s more like a cafeteria, but what’s important is that it’s a place to grab an early breakfast or an afternoon meal. The menu offers three pages of food choices ranging from breakfast sandwiches ($1.99), chargrilled hamburgers ($2.19), wraps ($3.50), whole pizzas ($9.95), to Buffalo wings (10 for $4.99).
I’ve passed by this building numerous times and always wondered if the Larkin Street Café was operational. The simple quaint awning juxtaposed against the mammoth industrial building was so unusual. I always figured that it had been a short-lived business that never made it off the ground… or it was closed to the public. As it turns out, the café/cafeteria is open to anyone who may want to grab some food between the hours of 6:45am to 2pm (Monday thru Friday). The operation caters to many of the employees that work down in the Larkin District… and if you take a look at the types of businesses that are down there then you can expect to find a wide range of people who frequent the place. There are companies inside the center that utilize the space for records storage, and there are creative businesses like RPM Entertainment Productions – the company’s office was featured in the latest print issue of Buffalo Rising. That feature will be posted later today on BRO.
The Larkin Street Market Place is located at 701 Seneca Street on the 2nd floor. The phone is 716.852.1075. The cafeteria setting features The Black Star Grille, and the Larkin Street Café… just remember, there is no glamour here, if you’re into exploring different places to eat in the city, then it’s a pretty cool/cheap find.
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