The Verandah opened on the Avenue in Hampden on Aug. 15.

That's odd. Back on July 18, Rudhika Sule told me that she was planning to have her Indian/Pakistani take-out open on Aug. 15.  And she opened the Verandah on Aug. 15? Who does that?

The Verandah is at 842 W. 36h St. in Hampden. The temporary phone number is 410-857-3553. The installation of a permanent landline is held up by the Verizon strike, Sule told me. A website is in the works, but there is up-to-date information on the cafe's Facebook page.

For now, the Verandah will keep bankers' hours, more or less -- it will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.