1418 14th St, NW
Thanks to all who sent word about the letter posted on the door of Mid City Fish Market at the corner of 14th and P St, NW:
The date of the letter posted says June 7th. On the evening of June 7th there was a fire on the third floor of this building. It is not clear if the letter was posted before or after the fire.
I can’t vouch for the food but I will miss their fish signs if they do close. More info as it becomes available.
I walked by with the dog around 5:45 with the dog and noticed that sign on the 7th. Then hearing about the fire, thought it a little suspicious.
Has anyone actually eaten here? I would walk by this place every day and have not once seen an actual customer inside or any food being made for that matter. If they were serving food, you’d have to be really desperate to even touch it. I just figured this place was a front for something else.
That location is booming these days. Hard to believe someone would just abandon the property.
I always wondered if they did enough business to afford the rent… kind of like Monarch further up on 14th Street. How they’re still around is a mystery.
http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2012/01/dear-popville-whats-the-story-with-monarch-novelties/
The fish market closed the beginning of May. I work three doors down and there was a sign on the door since May 1 saying they were closed for business. Im not sure what is going on with the rest of the building, but the fish market was closed way before the fire last week.
Wasn’t it just on fire last week?
something here seems fishy.
Good one
Now you are just floundering for an answer!
thank cod nobody was hurt
i don’t believe any fin you say.
PoP – have you called for answers? Did the landlord clam up?
That building has always looked crappie
if you figure out what it is, let minnow.
i’ve been herring that this place would make a great investment oppor-tuna-ty
Abalone.
We should conduct an investigation just for the Halibut.
As I commented just after the fire (in the original thread), this place is gone – i.e., it will be developed into something (anything) than the dump is was over the many previous years.
@Anon: “The longtime owner is committed to keeping the fish restaurant operating as a place for lower income workers to grab a quick bite. It will obviously need some repair work after the fire, but don’t count on it changing hands anytime soon.”
Count again, the owner doesn’t seem quite as committed as you thought – nor is the restaurant owner (assuming it’s someone different than the building owner) – given that the restaurant was closed and “abandoned.”
Thank god nobody was physically hurt during the fire and sorry about the property/financial losses of apartment tenants, but this place being gone is only a benefit for the community.
A benefit to the community? whatevers. One place in the area that served food at low cost was sooo detrimental to Logan.
Would love to REALLY know if you had even eaten here “Identified”
Yep.
Have you even ever walked by here? They have the dirtiest exterior of any store I’ve ever seen. There were constantly rats and roaches crawling through their dumpster and the surrounding areas. Plus, they serve gross, unhealthy food. Yes, this neighborhood needs more affordable food options, but this place was definitely not an asset to the neighborhood.
Yep I have.
I’d recommend reading their latest health inspection report before coming to their defense.
http://washington.dc.gegov.com/webadmin/dhd_431/lib/mod/inspection/paper/_paper_food_inspection_report.cfm?inspectionID=122815&wguid=1367&wgunm=sysact&wgdmn=431
Shame on us that we’re happy the roaches and rodents will no longer eat so well from this dump.
Why should lower income workers have to eat in a rats nest?
That place was a dump and it stunk like fish guts. I’m glad it burnt and no one was hurt… Thanks to the DCFD.
The only thing that needs to be done now is for the city to run the owner down and tax the crap out of him/her until that dump is completely gutted and turned into something other than a burned out stinking eye sore.
restaurant was closed b/c of health violations
That is prime real estate. I doubt that it will be vacant long.
Agree with the “prime real estate” part. What a location! It certainly will be interesting to see what develops.
I see rats running around the outside of this place all the time. I am all for decent cheap eats and good heart attack breakfast foods–which Logan Circle is on definitely short on, but I never walked into this gross and disgusting place.
The mark of a successful urban eatery is being able to successfully hide the rats.
For those who pine for old-time fish establishments like this one, there’s one on the southside of RI Avenue in NE at the intersection with 4th street, I believe. Given the rumblings of gentrification that are taking place around the RI Ave metro with its really cool warehouses, I’d get your fill of croaker while you can.
You mean Fish King? I believe they are now soul food and Korean now. Nice family runs the place.
Following up on my earlier posts on how great it is that this hole will be gone – assuming PoP gave the right address – this place was last assessed at $769,810.
The mexican restaurant next to Popeyes you can get Pupusas for $1.80 each!!