This morning I did a Google search for black owned businesses in West Chester, PA. The only thing I found was one post on a message board from 2012 with two suggestions on it, both salons that are now closed. The rest were for businesses in Philadelphia. Let’s change that!
If you’re spending money in West Chester, Pennsylvania, check out this list of black owned businesses.
Antiques
Thomas Newsome & Morris Antiques
11 N Church St, West Chester, PA 19380 (610) 344-0657 There is no website listed for this business, but here’s an interesting article about a book written by the owner, Alice Thomas.
Auto Repair
Yarnall’s Garage
214 W Washington St, West Chester, PA 19380 (610) 696-1343 yarnallsgarage.com/
Beauty & Hair
All Dolled Up
967 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA 19380 (484) 207-0303
Another Level Barbershop
312 E Gay St, West Chester, PA 19380 (484) 905-4757
Cashmere Salon
967 Paoli Pike Suite #303, West Chester, PA (610) 344-7289 https://cashmeresalons.com/
Maple Alley Barbers
537 Maple Alley, West Chester, PA 19380 (484) 887-8475
Maple Alley Barbers on Instagram
Simply Savvy Beauty LLC
202 N Church St. West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380 (within Sensory Day Spa) 610-696-4859
Simply Savvy Beauty on Facebook
Velvet Hair Studio
308 E Gay St, West Chester, PA 19382 (610) 436-4765
Child Care
Little Faces Childcare Center
426 W Gay St. West Chester, PA 19380 (610) 344-7785
Entertainment
Diane Matthews School of Dance
315 Westtown Rd #9, West Chester, PA 19382 (610) 692-3398 dianematthewsdance.com/
West Chester Dance Works
315 Westtown Rd Suite 9, West Chester, PA 19382 (610) 692-3398 westchesterdanceworks.org/
Events
Milestone Events
600 E Market St, West Chester, PA 19382 (610) 918-4704 milestonemoments.net/
Fashion
Jacqueline’s Boutique
LeBerger
125 N Church St, West Chester, PA 19380 (484) 887-0942
Finance
INH Tax Solutions
(484) 886-0326 INH Tax Solutions on Facebook
Fitness
Truth Gym
821 Lincoln Ave, West Chester, PA 19380 484-885-8192
Food
A note about restaurants: please call the restaurant to order instead of using a delivery service like GrubHub. Read this article about how much of your money actually goes to the business when you use GrubHub.
Lorenzo’s Steaks & Hoagies: the Big Meat on Market Street
216 E Market St, West Chester, PA 19382 (610) 696-5400 https://lorenzosbigmeatmarketstreet.com/ This is NOT the pizza place.
Mabel’s Barbeque
607 E Market St, West Chester, PA (610) 701-0288
Miss Winnie’s
211 E Market St, West Chester, PA 19380 (484) 266-0508
Scoops’N’Smiles
6 E Gay St, West Chester, PA 19380 (484) 266-0176 scoopsonking.com/
Funeral Homes
DeBaptiste Funeral Homes
25 S Worthington St, West Chester, PA 19382 (610) 696-4812
Home Services
Couture Grounds
Landscape Management couturegrounds.com/
McKinley’s Furniture Service
Furniture assembly service – set an appointment here and check out their Instagram page
Party Rentals
Thomas Family Entertainment LLC
Moon bounce rentals TF Entertainment on Facebook or tfentertainment.org/
Real Estate
The Sarita Brown Team
Skin Care
Odelia, Marie, & Patrice
Luxury Skincare, Body Care, Soap, and Candles
omandpatrice.com and @o_m_p_ on Instagram
Black Owned Businesses at the Artisan Exchange
You can buy products from these businesses and more in person at the Artisan Exchange when it is open, or for pick up, delivery, or shipped at AEDirect.com
Cheryl’s Southern Style Cuisine LLC
Caterer offering prepared southern style foods https://www.cherylssouthernstyle.com/
Cook Awesome Food
Spice blends inspired by global cuisines
Sallamin Foods International
Offering hot sauce and prepared foods
Sunsobo
All natural hibiscus tea
Thanks to everyone who helped me put together this list: Jacqueline from Jacqueline’s Boutique; Malena’s Vintage Boutique; Old Soul Decor; Elizabeth at Milestone Events; Margaret Mace from the Artisan Exchange; BetterAlly.org (see their list of black owned businesses in all of Chester County here); DowntownWestChester.com; and all my neighbors who have written in here and on Nextdoor.
This list is changing all the time so check back often!
Should your business be on this list? Know another black owned business in West Chester to add? Do you want your business’ information removed or changed? Leave a comment on this post or use my contact page.
Add the bar ‘Salon 151’ to the list
The owner of Saloon 151 is Frank Herron, not Everett like you told me in your email.
Wow.. looks like the owner of Saloon 151 thinks George Floyd’s death was a conspiracy? Interesting that you tried to add this business to the list after all the hubbub this week.
Here are some screenshots of the owner of Saloon 151’s Facebook page, where he reposted something about George Floyd’s death being a conspiracy:
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