Comments on: Cafe Salsa Abruptly Closes on 14th St, NW in Logan

By: treblclef20

treblclef20 — Fri, 28 May 2010 19:10:21 +0000

I used to go to the one in Old Town Alexandria a lot after work, and I was told by one of the staff members that the DC store had been having financial problems for a while. I am wondering if these problems were already there to start with upon opening it up, in which case, it may have been already doomed.

By: MC_Moe

MC_Moe — Tue, 11 May 2010 00:41:23 +0000

Went there once for a party. We were joking on the way there that, at the very least, they should have good salsa. When we were served an olive temp instead of “salsa”, you should have seen the look on my boyfriend’s face. Olives are his kryptonite. When he asked if they had tomato salsa, they brought him a cup of catsup. He he. Oh, and the service was total crap.

By: cafe salsa defender

cafe salsa defender — Mon, 10 May 2010 18:50:21 +0000

I have to say that Cafe Salsa was always a great happy hour for the half priced mojitos alone! I went a couple times a month with friends and we could always get a good seat at the (empty) bar and good service from the bartender. It definitely never managed to cultivate the “hip” feel of other u street destinations leaving it underfrequented — which is probably why i liked it so much. and why they never did very well.

By: EchoWhiskey

EchoWhiskey — Sun, 09 May 2010 20:47:10 +0000

Actually, they’re cubano panini was probably the best I’ve had in D.C. Can’t vouch for their other food, but I will miss it just for that.

By: paul

paul — Sun, 09 May 2010 03:41:26 +0000

Maybe it would have helped if the name of the place wasn’t so boring and generic. Cafe Salsa? really?

By: designy

designy — Sat, 08 May 2010 14:05:16 +0000

delicious and not THAT expensive and not Mexican food. i am sad to see it go.

By: Columbia Heights Boy

Columbia Heights Boy — Fri, 07 May 2010 19:55:54 +0000

I don’t recall it being Mexican food. There can be some pretty significant variety between Latin cuisines…

By: Logan Girl

Logan Girl — Fri, 07 May 2010 18:07:01 +0000

You took the words out of my mouth. So true!

By: Logan Girl

Logan Girl — Fri, 07 May 2010 18:05:06 +0000

Never WANTED to go there.

By: CAHBF

CAHBF — Fri, 07 May 2010 17:26:16 +0000

I cant believe they stayed open that long. The food was OK but it was really expensive for Mexican food, and wasn’t interesting at all. THere was no reason whatsoever to go there instead of any of the other Mex restaurants within a 5-block radius. TOo pricey for average food.