Chester County businesses hard hit by pandemic receive funding from state

Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday that 5,860 businesses — including hundreds in Chester County — received funding support this year through the COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Relief Program, helping to protect and preserve this vital industry in Pennsylvania.

“We developed the CHIRP program to provide immediate relief to the commonwealth’s restaurants and hospitality businesses recovering from the pandemic,” Wolf said. “These businesses and their employees made sacrifices for their communities during one of the most unprecedented times we have ever lived through. It was a major priority for my administration to offer quick assistance through trusted, local partners that truly understood the needs of their area’s businesses.”

In March, Wolf secured $145 million in funding to support businesses adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The commonwealth worked with all 67 counties to administer the funding through one or more designated Community Economic Development Organizations or Community Development Financial Institutions. Grants were awarded in $5,000 increments with a $50,000 maximum.

Throughout the pandemic, the Wolf Administration has worked to provide tools and resources to help our small business community weather the challenges of this pandemic, including allocating $225 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding for Small Business Assistance. This program prioritized grants to Main Street and historically disadvantaged businesses in the commonwealth.

More than 10,000 businesses were approved for grants, half of which went to historically disadvantaged businesses. Another $50 million in CARES Act funding was allocated to Hazard Pay for frontline workers. Further, the COVID-19 Capital Working Access Program provided $60 million in loans to small businesses, the administration deferred loan repayments for businesses.

Businesses in every Pennsylvania county received grants in this first of two rounds of funding, and 2,512 grants — or 51 percent — were awarded to historically disadvantaged businesses.

“As we continue to address this public health crisis, it’s critical that we also focus on our state’s economic recovery and supporting our small businesses across the state, which continue to be impacted by our necessary mitigation efforts,” Gov. Wolf said. “This funding will go a long way to help small businesses, including historically disadvantaged businesses, at a time when they need it most.”

The following Chester County businesses received funding from the program:

100 Church Hill Inc., 30,000, 120 Eagleview Blvd LLC, 25,000, 2 South 3rd Street Oxford LLC, $30,000, 40 E Market Inc $30,000, 560 Wellington Square Associates, $40,000, 5th Street Hospitality, $40,000, 7 Stars Phoenixville, $45,000, 8 Stones of West Chester, $40,000, A & J Hospitality LLC $15,000, A&R Diner INC, $20,000, AAM Corp., $30,000, Actor’s Inn, $30,000, Akshar LLC, $45,000, Alberto’s Cafe, 40,000, Amcibus LLC., $15,000, Chester APEX of Berywn, $45,000, AOC Brother, $15,000 and AQ Cafe, $25,000.

Also, Bamboo Restaurant, $30,000, Barnaby’s of West Chester, $45,000, Barnyard’s Chicken Shack, $15,000, BB Ice Cream, $25,000, Beaners Restaurant, $40,000, Bicer Foods, $25,000, Bike Like, $25,000, BKBC Inc., $45,000, Boodan Inc., $25,000, Brown & McMunn Inc., $15,000, Bucky’s Food Truck, $10,000, Buddy Burgers of Kennett Square, $20,000, Byrsa Winery, $20,000, C KOP Hurp., $40,000, C&D Brewing Co. of Pa., $45,000, C &D Brewing Co. of Phoenixville, $45,000, Chester C&K Garden, $15,000 and Chester Cafe, Gap, $30,000.

Also, Camping, Inc., $45,000, Cape Carolyn, $45,000, Carmen Allen, $15,000, Casmos Cafe, $40,000, Cedar Corp., $30,000, Cedar Hollow Inn Restaurant, $40,000, Chef Bretts, $25,000, Chelsy Boys, $25,000, Cheng Du Restaurant, $25,000, Cozy

Kebab Inc, $20,000, CPR, Inc., $45,000, Crowded Castle Brewing Co., $5,000, Daddy’s Kitchen, $15,000, Darshan Sub., Inc., $15,000, Domusimplicis, $25,000, Drashti Inc., $20,000, E & M Diner, $30,000, Eagleview Crossing Associates, $45,000, East Branch Brewing., $40,000 and Eckstra Inc., $5,000.

Also, Elegance French Bakery, $40,000, EMA Donuts., $15,000, Exton WOB, $40,000, Fairville Inn., $30,000 Faunbrook Estate of West Chester, $15,000, Feeding Frenzy, $30,000, Flying Pig Saloon, $30,000, Freda Pretzels, $25,000, French Creek Golf, $40,000, G. Lodge Restaurant, $15,000, Girodanos Pizza of Kennett, $40,000, Goshen Unlimited, $40,000, Gramland Properties, $45,000, Grams Kitchen Family Restaurant, $45,000, Grassroots Holdings, $25,000, Great Valley Catering, $25,000, Great Valley Grill and Coffee Shop, $20,000 and Greek Brothers Tavern, $15,000.

Also, GVH Partners, $45,000, Hakata, $25,000, Half Moon Restaurant, $45,000, Hearth of Malvern, $40,000, Hotel 100, $40,000, I See It, $20,000, IFood Inc., $30,000, Inn at Spring City, $15,000, Jaco Juice and Taco, $15,000, Jemily Meals Inc., $30,000, Jennersville 2SP, $40,000, JJ Cafe, $10,000, John Serock Catering, $45,000, JSK Exton., $40,000, JZJ Inc., $30,000, Kennett 2SP License, $40,000, Kimberton Country, $40,000, Kiwi Yogury Holdings, $40,000 and Knighted Swan, $40,000.

Also, KSO, $40,000, Kusano $10,000, LaCabra Brewing, $40,000, Lemon Tee Guo, $15,000, Liberty Place Refreshments,

$15,000, Liberty Place Refreshments, $5,000, Liberty Union, $45,000, Limocello, $40,000, Limoncello Chester Springs. $40,000, Lincoln Liquor, $25,000, Lionville Hotel Associates, $45,000, Lucklind Enterprises, $5,000, LWK Corp., $25,000, LZI, $40,000, M & E Diner, $30,000, M&H West Side Tavern, $30,000, Malvern Restaurant, $40,000, Mama Wong., $25,000, Manam Indian Cuisine, $40,000 and Mana Subs, $15,000.

Also, Marrones Deli of West Grove, $15,000, Martin Gagne Et Cie, $15,000, Mas West Chester, $40,000, Mavraj LLC, $25,000, Maximum Nickel, $5,000, McFadden Hotel Group, $45,000, Kenzie Brew House, $40,000, Meatball U LLC, $15,000, Mendenhall Inn of Kennett, $45,000 Meredith’s Catering, $45,000, Michael Stewartz Inc., $20,000, Midway Grill, $15,000, Molly Maguires Restaurant, $45,000, Moolinseng Japanise Restaurant, $45,000, Morgan Management Investments, $30,000, Chester MS 1548, $30,000, MYWEI Inc., $40,000, Nottingham Inn Restaurant, $25,000, Nudy’s Bridge Street Cafe, $25,000, Nudy’s Cafe of West Chester, $25,000, Nudy’s Cafe of Swedesford, $15,000, Nudy’s Cafe of Eagleview, $25,000, Nudy’s East Side Cafe, $25,000, Nudy’s Cafe of Paoli, $25,000, and Nudy’s West Side Cafe, $40,000.

Also, Original Casey’s of Berwyn, $45,000, P&P Hospitality, $25,000, Paas Inc., $15,000, PAD Flite, $45,000, Paoli Great American Pub., $30,000 Penn’s Table Enterprises of West Chester, $15,000, Perfect Setting Catering, $30,000, Philter

Coffee of Kennett Square, $15,000, Phyllodelphia LLC, $20,000, PJ Ryans, $25,000, Raymond Dann, $15,000, Rebel Hill Brewing, $15,000, Restaurant Alba, $40,000, Roots Cafe, $25,000, Roshni Food Inc., $15,000, RRR Hotels, $40,000, Ryan Brothers., $30,000, SBar10 Inc., $45,000, S&K Hotel Management, $45,000, Samsun Hospitality, $25,000 and Sassano’s Inc., $25,000.

Also, Saw Mill Grill, $40,000, SDH Hilltop, $30,000, SE&V LLC, $20,000, SFBC Malvern, $25,000, SGV Associates, $45,000, Ship Me Crab Cakes, $5,000, Shivbaba Foods, 20,000, SHS Hotel, $45,000 Smooth Operators of West Chester, $15,000, Soboxco Enterprise, $25,000, Spatanted Inc., $30,000, SS Liberty Group, $45,000, St. Peter’s Gate Restaurant, $25,000, Station Taproom of Downingtown, $45,000, Stedi Inc., $45,0000, Stone Barn of Unionville, $25,000, Suburban Brewing Co., $15,000, Tavolo Andiaro LLC, $25,000, Teikoku Inc., $40,000 and The Anuva Hotel, $5,000.

Also, The Orangery at Glen Isle Restaurant, $5,000, The SoundBand of Phoenixville, $10,000, The Ugly Mutt, $30,000, Timothy’s of West Chester, $45,000, TJC Foods, $15,000, Turks Head Tavern, $30,000, V&S Food, $15,000, VaLa Vineyards, $15,000, Valley Creek, $30,000, Vickers Tavern, $30,000, Vicky & Bonny of Avondale, $25,000, West Branch Distilling Co., $5,000 West Goshen Deli, $30,000, Westlakes Lodging, $45,000, Wyat Erb., $30,000, Yost Culinary, $40,000, YZ China Garden, $15,000, and Zachjen, $30,000.