UPDATED: May 4, 7:40 p.m.
According to a statement released by Reading Terminal Market, repairs have been completed and power will be restored to 22 stores that have been closed since Wednesday, when a transformer problem cut the power. All stores inside the historic 130-year-old marketplace are expected to be open for business on Friday, May 5.
Original article follows
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Nearly two dozen shops, merchants and food stands at Reading Terminal Market in Center City are temporarily closed because of a transformer problem that cut the power.
The marketplace will remain open daily from 8 a.m. through 6 p.m.
The list of temporary closings from the outage follows. Note: Deliveries and curb-side pickup are unavailable from these merchants.
—Butcher’s Pantry
—By George Pizza, Pasta & Cheesesteaks
—Contessa’s French Linens
—DiNic’s
—Down Home Diner
—Downtown Cheese
—Famous 4th Street Cookie Company
—Kismet Bialys
—Little Marrakesh Bazaar
—Little Thai Market
—Ma Lessie’s Chicken & Waffles
—Market Bakery
—Mueller Chocolate Company
—O.K. Produce
—Old City Coffee (main)
—Pearl’s Oyster Bar
—Profi’s Creperie
—Really Reel Ginger
—Sang Kee Peking Duck
—Sweet Nina’s
—Tea Leaf
—Termini Brothers Bakery
Many of the shops have moved perishables into a refrigerator in the basement. Gregory Mason with By George Pizza says his business and others are just trying to get by until repairs are made.
“We have a refrigerator in the basement, so we took all our food and took it to the refrigerator. So we’re going to wait and see when they get the power back on.”
Jake Heller with Downtown Cheese spent Thursday morning cleaning out the shop's huge display case.
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“For us, it’s a little nerve-racking," he said. "A lot of this stuff has a shorter shelf life outside of the fridge. We’re making sure we’re taking care of that and putting it on dry ice.”
Management says they are working on it and, while they couldn’t give a concrete answer on when the transformer will be fixed, they are hopeful things will be back up and running by late Thursday.
See the Reading Terminal Market website for further details and updates.