West Philly Dining Scene Loses Solomon Amare

It's been a bad year for West Philly dining. First we lost Betty Rastelli, former owner of the Marigold Dining Room, then legendary deliman Bobby Koch, and now Phillyist is sad to report that Solomon Amare, owner of Dahlak Restaurant, passed away of a sudden fatal heart attack earlier this past weekend.

Solomon, known around the neighborhood as the "mayor of Baltimore Avenue", was a hard-working, community-minded family man whose restaurant garnered international acclaim. He was a pillar of the local commercial community as well as a cornerstone of West Philly's Eritrean population.

Dahlak Restaurant is currently closed to the public, but will re-open soon.

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