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Italiano Cafe Appears Closed at 1113 V St, NW

Thanks to a reader for sending the heads up. When I stopped by yesterday afternoon it looked like the inside was all cleaned out. Italiano Cafe opened back in May 2011 at 1113 V St, NW. This location was briefly home to V Street Cafe and Gori Cafe prior to that. Do you think this block of V Street can get enough foot traffic to support a restaurant/cafe? Izakaya Seki will be coming right next door at 1117 V St, NW.

Category: Coming and Going, Restaurants, U Street

By: Prince Of Petworth | 18 April 2012 10:30 AM | 11 Comments

collin

Man, I loved Gori Cafe (what was here before this). I tried to go to this place so many times but it is closed for lunch. Seriously, a pizza place closed for lunch near U st.? Best I could tell it opened(s) around 2:30pm. Granted, it must be hard to draw folks up one block from U st. when all it is is simply residential plus American Ice Co. on V.

April 18, 2012 at 10:42 am
Anonymous

I wonder if Seki will eventually expand into this space.

April 18, 2012 at 10:47 am
Mike

I walk by here all the time and the place never had anyone there. I just think it is a really hard block to have anything retail in it, its way to far off the beated track. I dont think the new place next door will fair any better.

April 18, 2012 at 10:53 am
Anonymous

i think this place would do well if it was anything but a generic pizza place (and a bad one at that). plus their hours were strange. the first time i went was decent, but other attempts have been inedible. i think sushi would do well here and complement the new neighbor.

April 18, 2012 at 10:56 am
- Anonymous
  
  +1. This was just another standard pizza place that wasn’t particularly good. If you open something quality here, there are enough people with disposable incomes nearby that will support. I was turned off when I ordered a Caprese panini and realized that they had put mint leaves on it instead of basil. Granted, it was the first week, but that is an almost unforgivable mistake for a place calling themselves “Italiano Cafe”.
  
  April 18, 2012 at 11:05 am
L

This place had amazing bread, and l think it missed out by being just another okay pizza place instead of trying to be something unique or figuring out what you do best and fully embracing it.

April 18, 2012 at 11:14 am
U Street V

I tried it once and wasn’t impressed at all. If I want good pizza, I just go across the street to Italian Kitchen on U. Plus, I won’t miss the sign advertising “peperoni.” No loss here.

April 18, 2012 at 11:40 am
U St Neighbor

Granted wasnt the best pizza, but I like having places like this tucked into the neighborhood, so from that aspect I think its a loss. I tried to go last weeknd at 10pm, and noticed it was closed.

April 18, 2012 at 11:44 am
Anonymous

I called a few days ago to place an order and it went straight to a voicemail box. They are definitely closed.

April 18, 2012 at 11:45 am
sp

I think the neighborhood can support something if it’s high quality and fills a gap. I didn’t need another so-so pizza place that microwaved the pasta dishes. People will go to places like American Ice Co and Blind Dog Cafe.

April 18, 2012 at 1:07 pm
guest

i really wanted to like this place. I tried it three time, each time a different item, and i just didn’t like it. It had the same menu as Italian on U but wasn’t nearly as good.

April 22, 2012 at 12:24 am