BY ALEX MITCHELL
There’s a new business in
Unionport which is surely
unique to the area.
That is The Way Cafe of 1015
Castle Hill Avenue, a scrumptious
boutique style eatery
owned by Andy Weaver, a Lebanon,
Pennsylvania Mennonite
by birth.
In his own words, Weaver
said that being a Mennonite is
in many ways similar to being
Amish – there’s just a much
more friendly outlook towards
technology and a tendency to
engage more with society.
He and his family moved
into the area in June of 2017
and opened The Way Cafe exactly
three-years later in June
of 2020, the fi rst cafe they had
ever owned.
Like many new businesses,
it was not Weaver’s choosing
to commence operations in
the middle of a pandemic, he
said, adding that he’s grateful
to have been able to keep
his doors open as business has
improved since the summer
months.
“I’m excited about this
summer,” he said.
The purpose of opening
this Bronx business was to
“interact with community,
share message of hope, and
create a peaceful environment,”
Weaver added, also
noting that “good food is integral.”
So, what good food can be
found at The Way Cafe?
A variety of pannis, ranging
from chipotle chicken, bacon,
and ranch to veggie pesto,
tomato basil grilled cheese,
turkey apple cheddar, to plenty
more.
That’s complemented by
a plethora of made to order
sandwiches, salads, breakfast
items, juice blends and coffees
“served with a relationship
and peaceful environment.”
Weaver said that the menus
is infl uenced by his own
A harvest salad from The Way Cafe.
background, adding that the
known ‘Pennsylvania Dutch’
culinary style is not one which
will be found at The Way Cafe.
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“We’re here to offer good
food and a good product, serve,
develop relationship and offer
hope and share the good news
of Jesus,” Weaver said.
The Way Cafe is open Tuesday
through Saturday from 7
a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Way Cafe: a
Mennonite business
in the Bronx
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