Author: Prince Of Petworth

Florida Grill Located on 11th and Florida Ave NW

By Prince Of Petworth

Walk through the door and get ready to be transplanted to 1952, no make that 1982 based on all the amazing photos surrounding this great restaurant. Maybe you are like me and have always known about this place, but have never had a chance to eat there. Let that no longer be an option – this is a must visit restaurant. I had the trout cakes with a side of pickled beets and mashed potatoes with gravy. Mmm, pickled beets and mashed potatoes and gravy… I left so full I thought I was going to explode. On top of the great food, the service was exceptional. These were among the nicest servers I’ve ever encountered in my life.

Perhaps making this experience sublime was spotting a photo of “Michael” from the classic tv show “Good Times”. Yeah that “Good Times”, you know – Keeping your head above water making your way to the top, temporary layoffs…

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The Future of 14th and W

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to a reader for sending me this heads up. From the Website:

“14th & W Street, NW will be a new mixed-use building with 13,000 sq/ft of ground floor retail space; 45,000 sq/ft of state-of-the-art athletic facilities, including a pool, basketball court, and child care facilities, all to be owned and operated by the YMCA; approximately two hundred thirty apartments on six floors; and 180-200 below grade parking spaces.”

Sweet.

Mural of the Week

By Prince Of Petworth

This is one of my favorites located above the U St. metro on 13th and U St. I dare anyone to disparage this one…

Best 50 Cents I Ever Spent

By Prince Of Petworth

I gave a panhandler on 14th Street 50 cents and his reply was “May God bless you and grant you happiness in all your future endeavors.” I’ve been smiling ever since.

Columbia Heights Day: A Success or A Success for Wonderland?

By Prince Of Petworth

First of all let me give credit to the organizers of this wonderful festival. I think for the first ever Columbia Heights Day, they did a fantastic job. Having said that, I can’t help but think was this Columbia Heights Day or Wonderland Day? I went to the festival three times between noon and 4pm and each time there were maybe 25-30 people milling about while in Wonderland there must have been 3 times that number. I should add that all of the live music I heard was fantastic.

But you can see that Wonderland was quite a bit more crowded than the actual festival. Maybe that is because we are just a bunch of lushes but it felt a little funny to me. Maybe next year there should be food/drink vendors on the actual festival site? So what are your thoughts on Columbia Heights Day?

Yellow Line Operation Past Convention Center During Rush Hour?

By Prince Of Petworth

A reader wrote to the good folks from metro inquiring about extended Yellow line operation during rush hour. This is the response:

“Thank you for contacting the Yellow-Green Line Team requesting
additional service on the Yellow Line during rush hours. The
request has not yet been approved by the Metro Board of Directors but
we are aware of the success we are having extending service during
non-rush hours. The Office of Planning says at this time we do not have
the additional funding from Maryland, District of Columbia or
Virginia. Your e-mail will be forwarded to the office who makes this
decision.

We are always interested in customer feedback, because it allows us to
improve the quality of our services. We hope this satisfies your
concerns and you will continue to ride Metro in all your business and
pleasure activities.”

Sincerely,
Brenda Cunningham-Jones
LSYG Rail Operations
Customer Service Representative

Just Like Japan

By Prince Of Petworth

Eat More Fried Chicken, I still think that is the best name for a restaurant, has a new menu out front. It reminds me of visit to Japan where you just point to the item you’d like. In this case I’d point to all of them based on the photos.

Damn, We Have An Awesome Playground

By Prince Of Petworth

I know I’m way behind the curve on this but I don’t have any kids. At any rate, the new playground on Taylor St. is fantastic, a what lush lawn…

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