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'What if we had it all year round?': Carnival 365 brings fair food favorites to the table year-round

Posted at 6:00 AM, Mar 04, 2024
and last updated 2024-03-04 11:25:15-05

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WKBW) — Western New York is getting treated to warm weather today with a high of near 70 degrees. So, why not treat yourself to some of your fair favorites like funnel cake, deep-fried Oreos, and more at Carnival 365? Not only can you treat yourself to great food, but you will also be supporting a local, women-owned business.

The shop opened about six months ago and is owned by Buffalo Native Jazzae Verse. She came up with the idea after the COVID-19 Pandemic canceled all summer plans in 2020. Knowing how much people enjoy the fair foods, she
thought, let's have this all the time. Now with the business succeeding in its first six months, Jazzae has been grateful for the support she's gotten since opening.

"It's been great. It's been overwhelming. We have a lot of regulars. I know people by name and I know their order as soon as they walk in," Verse said. "It's definitely an honor to hold that title [of women-owned]".

To celebrate the warm weather, the shop will be open from 4PM-8PM today, March 4th, with buy one get one half off of funnel cakes and $3 shaved ice bowls.

Carnival 365 is located at 3030 Genesse St in Cheektowaga. It's normal business hours are listed below:

MONDAY: CLOSED (Except March 4th from 4PM-8PM)
TUESDAY: 4PM-9PM
WEDNESDAY: 4PM-9PM
THURSDAY: 2PM-9PM
FRIDAY: 2PM-9PM
SATURDAY: 2PM-10PM
SUNDAY: CLOSED