The former Elisir Italian Restaurant closed here in January 2014. We learned Punjab Grill was coming here almost exactly a year ago. And now the good word from Food & Wine:
“Over the last year, an American restaurant was built in India. Using methods that were passed down over generations, artisans hand carved a 40-foot, 12,000-pound swath of pink sandstone to adorn one wall.
A white marble bar was inlaid with mother-of-pearl (another example of the technique can be seen at the Taj Mahal) and positioned under a striking, faceted ceiling. Handmade wooden screens in intricate geometric patterns separate rooms. The restaurant, Punjab Grill, opens on March 11, roughly seven thousand miles away, on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.”
427 11th Street, NW
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