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Free fried chicken for federal workers at Pineville Tavern and Pineville Fishtown
Yes, you read that correctly. Free chicken dinner.
That’s what family restaurant owners from the Philadelphia area are offering Federal government workers affected by the government shutdown. The Abruzzese family, owners of the Pineville Tavern in Bucks County, PA and Pineville Fishtown in Philadelphia, PA, are doing their part by helping out families in need.
As Drew Abruzzese, who owns the restaurants with his father, Andrew Abruzzese told PhillyVoice:
“When we saw the news that federal employees wouldn’t be receiving their paychecks today, we decided that we had to take action to help the local park rangers, postal employees, TSA officers and other U.S. government personnel who need help making ends meet during this crisis.”
And they sure did “take action.” Plenty of people took the Abruzzese’s up on their offer.
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