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Adams Morgan News: Saki Closes for Renovations, Turquoise Jewelry Boutique Coming Soon

Back in Nov. ’10 we learned that Saki was looking to change its alcohol license:

Expand the licensed premises to include the entire building at 2477 18th Street, N.W. This expansion will include the space at 2473 18th Street, N.W. which is currently occupied by District Lounge & Grille which will cease to operate after approval of the expansion. This expansion will add an additional 120 seats for dining space as well as create 25 seats for summer garden space.

Looks like that expansion has begun. Back in Sept. ’10 we judged Saki.

And in other coming and going news – I just spotted this coming soon sign for Turquoise Jewelry Boutique coming to the basement space at 2118 18th St, NW.

Category: Adams Morgan, Bars, Coming and Going, Retail

By: Prince Of Petworth | 13 June 2011 10:22 PM | 14 Comments

Anonymous

Saki is alright during the daytime, with their cheap sushi. At night, it turns into another nauseating Adams Morgan club.

June 14, 2011 at 8:19 am
Kalorini

I’m just glad that The District is closed. That place and its patrons were the WORST.

June 14, 2011 at 8:26 am
- Chuck
  
  It’s all the same people (who own/run both).
  
  June 14, 2011 at 9:24 am
- Anonymous
  
  but where will all the vapid people go! I mean like you know? WTF, OMG, they got to get their /b/ on.
  
  June 14, 2011 at 10:25 am
- R.
  
  Sorry to disappoint, District’s open and doing quite well. Leave your mom’s basement on the weekend and check it out, hater.
  
  June 14, 2011 at 3:25 pm
M

Turquoise! YES!!!!

June 14, 2011 at 9:06 am
Emmaleigh504

Ooh la la a jewelry boutique! Can’t wait to see what they have to offer!

I like Saki, so I look forward to seeing the renovations.

June 14, 2011 at 9:22 am
balls

Goodbye (temporarily) crappy place number one.

Hello (soon) crappy place number two.

June 14, 2011 at 9:32 am
anon

What is District Lounge & Grille… is that in the space that used to be Chloe??

(Or does Chloe still exist?)

June 14, 2011 at 10:41 am
TaylorStreetMan

Saki remodeling? They can start by taking that damned line from over the “a” on their sign. Unless, of course, the place is *supposed* to be pronounced with a long A, which is stupid.

This is either a complete ignorance of the most basic concepts of pronunciation, or just deliberate dumbass design trying to pass itself off as ‘hip’.

Either way, get rid of it.

June 14, 2011 at 11:28 am
- TaylorStreetMan
  
  And I know it’s supposed to be a sushi roll.
  
  Then put the line over the ‘S’. Same visual effect, and it doesn’t effect how literate people pronounce the name.
  
  June 14, 2011 at 11:39 am
Peanut Gallery

Same management as the old place, so I can’t imagine that the new place will be any less terrible.

June 14, 2011 at 11:59 am
stinkbot13

DeAngelo Vickers would go nuts for that turquoise jewelry store.

June 14, 2011 at 1:44 pm
textdoc

I never even noticed the red line over the “A.”

I always figured they spelled it “Saki” because that’s how most English speakers pronounce “sake” (the Japanese rice wine, which is pronounced “sah-kay”). Unless they were paying homage to the writer Hector Hugh Munro…

June 14, 2011 at 1:50 pm