Most of the Cabrini population has had some good memories at 16 East 1st Avenue Conshohocken, PA. Spamps Restaurant and Bar was a very hot attraction for young college party goers. Spamps was always a go-to place, you could always count on having a good time there. Almost every Cabrini sophmore, junior and senior has had a run in with Spamps. Whether you were picking up your drunk friends or stumbling out at last call, you’ve come in contact with this popular landmark for college students. The freshman this year were unfortunately robbed of experiencing a good Spamps night for it closed in summer 2014. This news broke the hearts of some Cabrini students knowing they would not be able to go to Spamps, order some Long Island’s and dance to the DJ who would play almost any song if you asked him for it.
Patrick Nolan, a senior lacrosse student athlete at Cabrini said that Spamps ran in his family. His mother, Anne, was a hostess at the restaurant and his older sister, Melanie, was a waitress at the restaurant also. Patrick himself worked at Spamps as a food expeditor, delivering the food orders to their designated tables. His older brother, Dan, would even dress up as Santa around Christmas time for an annual brunch.
“It was a fun place to work at with great people. It had its ups and downs like most businesses do,” Nolan said. “I really appreciated the job they gave me when I was out of school and needed a job.”
The owner, Mr. Spampinato and his daughter were the two nicest people Patrick had ever met and worked for. They would always let Patrick organize and have open bars and holidays events even when sometime they got out of hand.
“It’s a shame they could not keep the doors open longer because it was a great place for college kids to go and take the edge off and let loose for a while,” Patrick said.
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