418 7th St, NW
Wagamama has long topped the list of biggest retail/restaurant teases since we first heard they were coming to the former Olson’s bookstore back in 2009. City Paper’s Jessica Sidman got confirmation this morning:
“Wagamama director of marketing Ingrid Williamson confirms to Y&H today that the restaurant will not be opening a restaurant in D.C. as originally planned.”
Fear not Penn Quarter – Daikaya Ramen Shop is still coming nearby.
Damnit! I’ve been crossing my fingers for this for YEARS. Miss Wagamama
But it probably wouldn’t be as good as in London, anyway.
I agree. I had breakfast there for the first time on Monday while at Heathrow Airport. The food was excellent!
Jealous!! I really do love the food, but I also think that when I was living in London I was so damn poor that Wagamama seemed magical–a cheap eat that was pretty decent!
This was my thought. I ate at the one in Boston and it was not even close to the one in London I had eaten at by a long shot. My wife agreed.
Bummer.
I miss Olsson’s
i do too. i used to spend many hours there. back before high speed interest anyway. plus it was the cheapest triple espresso in the area.
My dreams have been crushed.
A second name to add to the “opening soon” wall of shame alongside Ellwood Thompson. Boo. Now with People’s Noodle Bar vanished into ether as well, we could use a couple of more noodle places in DC!
I wonder how much rent they paid over all these years. I cannot believe this story appears to be finally over.
Just ate at the one in Copenhagen and an entree was $25 USD. I know Copenhagen is expensive, but I wonder what their prices would have been like here.
Wagamama in London wasn’t as expensive as that, but it certainly didn’t seem “cheap” to me when I was there.
I looove Pret a Manger in London and am disappointed that their sandwiches in D.C. cost more BEFORE tax than the ones in the UK do with VAT included. That’s not how the U.S./UK price difference is supposed to work!
Lots of things in London are ridiculously expensive, but at least they have sandwiches down. Pret there is awesome. Here? Not so much.
Oh, and it was not “cheap” in London, but one of the few meals I could afford to splurge on occasionally. It was still in the $15 range, I guess. Mm, Amai Udon…