The Small Construction Details That Matter on Ramallah Cafe's LED Channel Letters

August 21, 2026

The Details Behind Ramallah Cafe's Illuminated Sign

A finished sign is usually judged by what you can see. Is it easy to read? Does it look good after dark? Does it fit the building and the business?

Those things matter, but there's another side to sign fabrication that most people never see.

When we fabricated and installed the LED lit channel letters for Ramallah Cafe at 1600 Kenaston Blvd #190 in Winnipeg, some of the smallest details were among the most important.

The detail most people never see

Take the drainage holes underneath the channel letters.

They are small openings located at low points along the bottom of the letters. Their job is simple. If moisture finds its way inside an illuminated letter, the drainage openings give that moisture a way to escape.

That becomes particularly important for exterior signage in Winnipeg. Signs have to deal with rain, snow, temperature changes and repeated freeze and thaw cycles. Allowing moisture to drain rather than sit inside a letter is one of those practical details that can help protect the sign's internal components over time.

Nobody walking past Ramallah Cafe is likely to notice those holes.

That's actually the point.

Good sign construction includes plenty of details that should quietly do their job without drawing attention.

A sign that fits the business

The finished Ramallah Cafe signage combines illuminated channel letters with the cafe's distinctive logo and "Middle Eastern Cuisine" tagline. After dark, the bright lettering gives the storefront a clear presence along Kenaston Boulevard.

But the business behind the sign is what really makes the project interesting.

Ramallah Cafe began in 2015 with a goal of sharing Palestinian and Middle Eastern cuisine, culture and hospitality with the Winnipeg community. Their menu includes familiar favourites such as falafel, hummus, baba ghanoush, chicken shawarma and shish kabob, along with vegetarian dishes, sharing platters and freshly squeezed juices.

It's the kind of business where the storefront is only the first introduction.

The visible result starts with the invisible details

For us, that's one of the enjoyable parts of sign fabrication. The finished product may look straightforward from the outside, but there are plenty of decisions that happen before a sign ever gets installed.

Materials, construction methods, lighting components, mounting and drainage all contribute to the final result.

The customer sees a clean, illuminated sign.

We see all the little details that helped get it there.

We're glad to have fabricated and installed the LED lit channel letters for Ramallah Cafe and to have added another Winnipeg storefront to our project list.

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