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True Aggie Cafe caters to students
with low-priced sandwiches, textbooks
STARVING STUDENTS: The
menu for the cafe, on Main Street, includes comfort
food such as grilled cheese. / Photo by Christy
Jensen
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By Christy Jensen
December 11, 2007 | When it comes to saving
students money, the True Aggie Cafe has got that
covered for books and food.
At 117 N. Main St. in Logan, the family-run
True Aggie Cafe is both a sandwich shop and a
textbook exchange that not only gives students
cash for their books but sandwiches as well.
Owner Richard Steele has been selling textbooks
for years. He had been looking for a bigger location
for his shop, and when the space where Gandolfo's
opened became available, he took it.
"I've always had a secret idea of having
a soup and sandwich shop" said Steele. "So
I combined the textbook shop with cafe. The place
that was here before us was a shop that focused
on New York, and there are places around town
that focused on San Francisco. Logan needed a
place to call home."
The Cafe uses names such as Tony Grove and The
Romney for its sandwiches, advertising that there
is "a bit of Cache Valley in every bite."
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TRUE
AGGIE DECOR: The diner opened on the site
of Gandolfo's. / Photos by Christy Jensen
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Steele said, "Several of our sandwich names put
a smile on people's faces, like the Howler," named
after the 10-minute howling that takes place in Merrill-Cazier
Library every finals week.
The Cafe offers sandwiches unique to Cache Valley as
well as a starving student menu that has student staples
such as grilled peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and
an original grilled cheese sandwich with tomatoes and
dill.
The True Aggie Cafe is not only giving students a
cheaper place to eat but also a place to sell their
textbooks back year-round. Steele said students can
come in any day to sell their textbooks, just as long
as he is there.
Students not only receive cash when they buy and sell
their books at the True Aggie Cafe, but also a free
sandwich, depending on the dollar amount that they spend
or receive for their books. Steele is trying to save
students the maximum amount.
Steele has high expectations about his new shop. He
is working hard to raise public awareness by having
musicial artists play shows there as well as allowing
large gatherings such as Critical Mass to hang out.
"Come see us," said Steele. "We would
like to become a local hangout for students."
The next musical happening at the True Aggie Cafe
will be Thursday When Chris Young will entertain with
his musical stylings.
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