Red, Purple, Blue and Expo Line commuters can look forward to Rush Snack Bar at the 7th Street Metro Center Station.
Downtown blogger and transit oriented real estate agent Brigham Yen (read our interview with him here) reports that the 7th Street Metro Center Station will soon be home to Rush Snack Bar, a new venture that will cater to Metro commuters and downtown denizens.
The shop is located in a subterranean retail space nestled in the Hope Street portal of the station (long hidden by an advertisement). That’s right, this shop will actually be inside the subway station – a station that’s home to the four Metro Rail lines (including the under construction Expo Line).
According to owner Andrew Cohen, Rush will serve “a variety of fresh juices; All different types of pastries; Salads, sandwiches, sodas, chips and gourmet coffee,” and should be opening this summer.
Of course, Metro has rules against consuming food or drink on Metro rail but that shouldn’t stop commuters from grabbing a snack on the way out of the station.
Head over to Brigham’s blog for the full story and a sneak peak at how the shop will look.
Nice! With this, and the vendors at Union Station, Metro is starting to look more like a legit transit provider.
Ammenities add value to the system and are long overdue beamer 184
Excellent! And how about a newsstand/game rental kiosk or two?
I’ve really been enjoying the Famima!! at Union Station, so this is definitely a step in the right direction for Metro.
Lots of cities have retail in subway stations, either on the platform or near the entrance, so this is obviously a sign that Los Angeles is finally starting to GET IT when it comes to underground transit.
Way to go Metro you promoting food and beverage. But there no eating on bus and trains. Your giving the public the upper hand over your somewhat authority.
So, folks can’t buy food/drink on their way TO the train. Yeh, sure.
Ron, Metro’s current policy does not permit food or drink to be consumed on Metro Rail – and there’s a potential fine if you’re cited. We’re not here to encourage breaking the rules, hence the disclaimer.
Fred Camino
Contributor, The Source
This is nice. Metro would get revenue from the revenue of the snack bar. This should discourage the illegal vendors on the Blue Line.
A step in the right direction but hope it spreads to more stations across the network. So much empty space that could be put to better use and get rid of illegal vendors.
I have yet to see someone cited on the train/subway (or bus, for that matter) for eating or drinking, and I’ve been taking Metro for over 10 years.
I don’t really see the point of having a snack bar in the station for riders to grab something on the way OUT of the station. Riders are going out to street level where (I think) there are plenty of places to grab something to eat. And if you think people are going to buy something, board the train and wait until they get off to consume it – good luck on that.