{"id":301731,"date":"2019-06-18T06:00:20","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T20:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=301731"},"modified":"2019-06-18T06:00:20","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T20:00:20","slug":"cafe-winchells-relocates-to-middle-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/cafe-winchells-relocates-to-middle-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Caf\u00e9 Winchell\u2019s relocates to Middle Road"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fresh donuts, coffee, and other all-time favorites are served 24 hours a day in the new Caf\u00e9 Winchell\u2019s located at Saipan Vegas Resort on Middle Road. (Bea Cabrera)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Caf\u00e9 Winchell\u2019s is back after a year of hiatus and has now found a new home at Saipan Vegas Resort on Middle Road. They formally opened last Thursday and will be serving the company\u2019s signature fresh donuts and coffee all day, every day for 24 hours.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe closed down in Garapan last year and we were really interested to open in the same area but unfortunately, we found some but didn\u2019t meet our needs and it was hard to find any other vacancy in that area,\u201d said Marjorie Cabrera, operation consultant of Winchell\u2019s Saipan and Guam.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo what happened was Saipan Vegas Resort general manager Gus Noble, a regular customer of ours at the Winchell\u2019s Susupe branch approached our operations manager, Laidy Ignacio, and asked if we can open Winchell\u2019s at the [Saipan Vegas Resort]. He said he wanted to provide his customers better snacks and coffee and what better than Winchell\u2019s to provide that especially on late nights,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

That proposal clicked like a light bulb for Cabrera and the rest of Winchell\u2019s management. They realized that it is also a good pathway for tourists coming in on late nights. \u201cThey can actually stop by and grab a snack to eat here or take to the hotel. On Saipan, there\u2019s not a lot of places that\u2019s open 24 hours or after 8pm so we want to provide that service both to the locals and tourists,\u201d Cabrera said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we study the flow of people on Middle Road, we realized it is pretty busy. There are many offices, shops, and schools. Although we wanted an area in Garapan or Beach Road, I guess being here on Middle Road, we also cater to a good percentage of locals.<\/p>\n

Ignacio said that aside from donuts and coffee, Winchell\u2019s Middle Road includes special items that their customers have grown to love. \u201cOur \u2018fraps\u2019 are getting popular and if customers want to add tapioca we can do that. We serve our new and improved \u2018chillas\u2019\u2014 flavored iced tea like watermelon, peach, mango and iced coffee in caramel, hazelnut and vanilla,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also offer all-time favorites like the clam chowder, arroz caldo, spaghetti and we plan to include more products in the future like bento boxes,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

The opening was also graced by Winchell\u2019s Guam and Saipan co-owner Keomi Noble. \u201cWinchell\u2019s has been on Saipan for 33 years. I think the reason why we are still here is that we grow with the people of Saipan and we are happy and committed to serve them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n