End of an Era – Florida Ave, NE Burger King has Closed

by Prince Of Petworth June 29, 2016 at 2:05 pm 40 Comments

bk closed
320 Florida Ave, NE

Thanks to a reader for sending word. We first heard about the coming closure back in August 2014. Updates as construction on the replacement begins.

Anon

Great news! Now it’s time for the Dave Thomas Circle Wendy’s to close down …. DDOT pretty pretty please? I’ll take 10 more years of crack and heroin at Fl/NCap to improve that intersection.
- anon
  
  How would taking crack and heroine improve an intersection? Are you a talented transportation engineer, but only when intoxicated?
  - TJ
    
    Heroines can do anything
  - Anon
    
    Zero-sum game, chief.
- I Dont Get It
  
  Why is it great news that BQ has closed?
  - I Dont Get It
    
    BK not BQ. Sorry, was having Burger Queen flashbacks ( yes that was once a thing).
  - tim
    
    burger queen?
    - I Dont Get It
      
      Which reminds me of the Burger Farm commercial I was once in but I should probably save those stories for “Random Reader Rant and/or Revel: Flashback Edition.”
    - TX2DC
      
      It’s up the street from the Dairy King.
  - NearNortheaster
    
    It’s a poor use of space in a lot close to the NoMa metro. A multi-story building will replace BK, including apartments and retail bays. I’m fine with BK, McDonald’s, Wendy’s staying in the neighborhood, but they shouldn’t look like their suburban counterparts.
anonymous

I still don’t understand how they are going to squeeze that new building plus the park they are creating on the lot. Will be interesting to see this go up.
- anon
  
  The building is basically the footprint of the existing parking lot and the park will be on what’s currently a swath of woodlands abutting the train tracks. Makes sense to me.
  - Anon
    
    Thst park will be roughly the same size as that park at Fl/NCap.
- Anonymous
  
  The site is 28,394 square feet. The building is occupying 72% of the land. The building will be 193,667 square feet of net residential area. There will be 313 units, 132 studios, 159 1-bedrooms, and 22 2-bedrooms. All of this, and more, available from your friendly zoning commission at https://app.dcoz.dc.gov/content/search/Search.aspx (Case 15-01 and 15-01A)
CultOfSherry

MOAR BANTAM KING?
- Kate
  
  +1 went last week and it was delicious!
anon

Damn it! Now where am I gonna get my mac n cheetos!!
- anon
  
  1771 Columbia Road NW appears to be you’re only remaining option in the District, and even that doesn’t seem like it’ll be there much longer.
  - anon
    
    *your
    - Thought
      
      I believe the one on Connecticut Ave. is still open.
      There used to also be one in Dupont, and more recently one near Verizon Center.
      - Mars
        
        The Van Ness Burger King is on its way out too. Last I heard, they were going to replace it with a Chick Fil A.
      - Prince Of Petworth
        
        Yes that is confirmed!
      - anon
        
        Yup; Conn Ave is gonna be Chik-fil-A. I thought it was already closed. Pretty sure the Dupont and Verizon Center ones are both closed.
skj84

Good riddance. I once had an employee threaten me with cleaning rod at this location.
- Colhi
  
  What the heck is a cleaning rod?
  - skj84
    
    I think it was some sort of wire rod thing they used to clean the fryers? He was swinging it us, so I didn’t stick around to get a good look.
Philippe Lecheval

I’m glad it’s closing mostly because the drive-thru didn’t have a bike lane.
- Bdylan89
  
  You can bike through the drive through….never heard of anyone doing that. I’ve dried walk throughs before but they always yell and you and refuse to take your order :-(
  - skj84
    
    Which is the reason I got threatened at this location. My friend and I tried to walk through the drive through because the dining room was closed. They not only would not take our order, but got nasty when we pushed back a bit. Granted we were drunk, but still not a reason to attempt to assault us.
justinbc

BK chicken sandwich with fries layered onto it has been a guilty craving staple of mine since college days. R.I.P.
Sydney

Will this affect the shantytown behind it, just to the west, along the railroad tracks? Stolen motorcycles, used syringes, and semi-used building supplies back there, if anyone dares.
neighbor

Wendy’s or Pizza Hut in Petworth next to go? Please, please, please!!!!
J_L

When I was growing up, we used to go to the one on Georgia Ave near Howard University. They had a drive-thru and I always noticed that the lane had a big picture of the owner! Now it’s an Enterprise Rent-a-Car, I think.
tom

Service wasn’t terrrrible here, but seemed like the food was never really fresh when I ordered it. No big deal, I still liked the place….but am a little disappointed it closed before I got to try a Whopper Dog (not even being sarcastic).
DupontDad

Bets on what’s going in its place, if anything?
- anon
  
  Bet you anything you’re willing to bet that it’s this, since it’s already gone through zoning and everything: http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/2015/05/more-retail-more-detail-on-level-2s-planned.html
A Man Has No Name

No more BK Lounge on Florida? Where am I going to use my coups?
brookland_rez

LOL the truth comes out.
- brookland_rez
  
  In response to the drunk guy trying to walk up to the drive through
Karin

A few months ago I saw a film crew and the “real live” BURGER KING there!

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