Butter Me Up opening T Street (and 14th, NW) location Friday!!

1409 T Street, NW

From a press release:

“Andre McCain, founder, and CEO of Butter Me Up, the breakfast sandwich concept that began as a pop-up in May 2020 from HalfSmoke restaurant, is pleased to announce the Friday, September 2, opening of his second brick-and-mortar location in the bustling Logan Circle neighborhood at 1409 T Street, NW, 20009. Patrons can anticipate innovate, yet familiar breakfast staples at the new Butter Me Up 14th Street location, which will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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As a bonus, Butter Me Up invite’s customers to “pay what they want” on Thursday, September 8. 100 percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Washington Area Women’s Foundation, which mobilizes the Washington community to ensure that economically vulnerable women and girls in the region have the resources they need to thrive. Additional information can be found here. A pandemic baby, Butter Me Up debuted in May 2020 to help meet the demand for additional breakfast options in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The first brick-and-mortar location opened within the Westfield Montgomery Mall (Entrance #4) in May 2022.

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“We launched Butter Me Up at the beginning of the pandemic when morale was down and restaurants were forced to close for indoor and outdoor dining,” says Andre McCain, founder, and CEO of Butter Me Up and HalfSmoke. “We furloughed 50 employees and were looking for an innovative way to bring them back to work. Breakfast was an underutilized time for us so we decided to launch a breakfast pop-up at HalfSmoke which would allow us to re-hire staff while helping to uplift our community in the process. Out of the gate, we had tremendous support from our core customers. And now, two years later, we are thrilled to have the opportunity to curate a dining experience that is authentically Butter Me Up. These new locations will also allow us to continue to grow and expand the breakfast offerings available throughout the region.”

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To date, Butter Me Up has sold over 100,000 breakfast sandwiches. Each sandwich is made from scratch and incorporates fresh, local ingredients as well as homegrown goods produced in Washington, D.C. and Virginia such as Panorama Bakery, MeatCrafters and Red Rooster. Additionally, each sandwich comes with a pay-it-forward action card to encourage individuals to spread love throughout the community. Examples include “Write A Thank You Note to Someone Who Wouldn’t Expect It” or “Spend One Hour Doing Something You Really Enjoy.”

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Guests can anticipate a newly expanded Butter Me Up menu at the new 14th Street location. The menu is divided into four categories: breakfast sammies, superfood acai bowls, toasts, and sides. Standout dishes include Staycation, soft scrambled eggs, goat cheese, caramelized onions, avocado and siracha mayo ($12); Easy Like Sunday, turkey sausage, soft scrambled eggs, Havarti cheese and honey-mustard aioli ($12); Feels Like Home, buttermilk fried chicken, soft scrambled eggs, caramelized onions, dill pickles, smoked cheddar and sriracha mayo ($12); Good Morning Sunshine, acai, topped with banana, peanut butter, Nutella, coconut flakes and granola ($13); My Good Side, blue majik, dragon fruit, kiwi, strawberries and cocoa nibs ($13); Just Saying Hi, spinach, kale, avocado, banana, mango, pineapple, toasted pistachios and clover honey ($13); So In Love, crushed avocado, soft broiled egg, everything by the bagel seasoning, hot sauce and sprouts, served on organic whole wheat Torpedo sourdough ($14); Breakfast In Bed, smoked salmon, chives crème fraiche, radish, shaved red onion and sprouts ($14), along with a selection of sides such as Sweet Potato Tots, served with toasted marshmallow cream ($6); Cinnamon Sugar French Toast Sticks with maple syrup ($6); Blueberry Parfait with blueberries, granola and vanilla Greek yogurt ($6) and Fruit Salad ($6). Patrons will be able to quench their thirst with house-pressed juices (16oz for $10), smoothies (16oz for $9), as well as tea, lemonade and single-origin, farm-to-cup coffee ($3-$6) from Red Rooster in Floyd, Virginia. Traditional brunch cocktails, such as Clicquot Mimosa ($14); Butterfly Me Up ($14); Three Seconds in Heaven ($13); Pretty Little Thing ($14) are also available.

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Butter Me Up is a breakfast concept that began as a pop-up in May 2020, from HalfSmoke restaurant at 651 Florida Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Dishes are available for in-house dining, carryout, and delivery seven days a week from two locations in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area: Westfield Montgomery Mall at 7101 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD, 20817, (301) 347-7370 and 1409 T Street, NW, 20009, (202) 885-9364.”

photo by Albert Ting