West Reading is Golden for former Wolves

There are Golden Wolves aplenty along Penn Avenue, West Reading's business corridor. To learn more about these establishments and dozens of others founded by Alvernia alumni across the country, visit the Alvernia Alumni Business Directory.

Takkii Ramen, Winnie Tea Bar, Winnie Mochi

Alumna:Uyen Nguyen '15

Addresses: Takkii Ramen, 36 N. Sixth Ave.; Winnie Tea Bar, 725 Penn Ave., First Floor; Winnie Mochi, 400 Penn Ave.

Description: "Takkii has traditional and authentic Japanese food," according to Nguyen. "The Tea Bar is a brand I created from my love of Taiwanese bubble teas (tea accompanied by chewy tapioca balls). And Winnie Mochi offers Korean wings, corn dogs and Vietnamese coffee. They are pieces of the world."

The Bar Cart

Alumna: Kacie Griffith '05<_o3a_p>

Address: 713 Penn Ave.<_o3a_p><_o3a_p>

Description: Owned by husband-and-wife Chris and Kacie Griffith, the Bar Cart is a combination tasting room and liquor store. It uses products from craft vendors throughout Pennsylvania along with fresh ingredients to serve an ever-rotating menu of upscale drinks.

Legacy Cigar Lounge

Alumnus: Rick Turner '09 (Turner's wife, Adrean, is a former Alvernia adjunct graduate professor who received the Alvernia University Women's Council's Bernardine Legacy Award in 2021.)<_o3a_p>

Address: 559 Penn Ave.<_o3a_p><_o3a_p>

Description: Cigars are certainly the focus of this establishment, but when Legacy Cigar Lounge's owners say it offers much more than that, they're not just blowing smoke. Along with a plethora of cigars from which to choose, patrons can enjoy top-shelf spirits, televisions, game tables, live music, a state-of-the-art air filtration system and more.

Nonno Alby's

Alumnus:Massimo Grande '07<_o3a_p>

Address: 701 Penn Ave.<_o3a_p><_o3a_p>

Description: West Reading's first wood-oven Neapolitan restaurant has become a popular eatery known for its gourmet-style dishes -personal pizzas, burgers and wood-oven-fired wings - that incorporate high-quality ingredients like fresh mozzarella made on-site, prosciutto, sopressata and imported olives and cheeses.
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In addition, Nonno Alby's owner Massimo Grande plans to open another restaurant catty-corner to his first establishment. In June, the owner of Say Cheese! Restaurant announced that the Penn Avenue fixture at 600 Penn Avenue was closing. Grande and his three co-owners purchased the assets and buildings that housed Say Cheese, the adjoining Wine and Cheese Shop, Encrypted Escape, and six apartments, according to a statement posted on the Say Cheese! Facebook page.<_o3a_p><_o3a_p>

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