La Forchetta Coming to 3201 New Mexico Avenue, NW, Hopes to Open in March

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by Prince Of Petworth January 30, 2012 at 4:30 pm 8 Comments

Thanks to a reader for sending an update on Al Forno Pizza coming to 3201 New Mexico Avenue, NW by Chef Geoff’s. It will now be called La Forchetta. The reader writes:

“Apparently someone claimed they were already using Il Forno as a name.

The ANC struck a deal on liquor permit, and they’re supposed to open in March.”

Anonymous

Apparently they are really bad at selecting names. There is a restaurant named La Fourechette in AdMo Similar enough spelling that it will cause confusion, IMHO…
- ew
  
  Similar, because they both mean fork in a Romance language :P
- theheights
  
  I don’t think anyone will confuse the two restaurants. The locations couldn’t be more different.
- ah
  
  Maybe not bad, but just really unimaginative. From Baked to The Fork.
Anonymous

There’s a New Mexico Avenue?
- andy
  
  yeah, up by AU. Unless you live up there or go/went to AU, there aren’t a ton of reasons to know where it is.
- saf
  
  There is an avenue (or street) for every state in the union.
  - 15th St. NW Resident
    
    Or, in Ohio’s case, a drive.

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