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Mayorga Lounge Closes Its Doors

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to a reader for tipping me off to the sign. I went to check it out and was able to speak with the owner, Mark. And he confirms it – as of today Mayorga Lounge is no more. Mayorga of course was located at 14th and Park in the Tivoli complex in Columbia Heights. So this is what Mark tells me the future of the space will be: A Sushi restaurant. The new name effective as of today is “Asian Bistro”. He expects the remodeling downstairs to be completed in the next two weeks if all goes well with DCRA. It is actually a bit sad as Mark explained to me how difficult financially this has been.  Coffee just wasn’t cutting it so he’s going to give a go with “Asian Bistro”. For the moment the upstairs restaurant is still open and serving it’s new Korean menu. It wasn’t 100% clear if the whole restaurant will be sushi or just the downstairs. But the space will be more integrated. I certainly wish them the best of luck. And hey, Sushi could be cool, yeah?

Reader Request: What is the Potter’s House

By Prince Of Petworth

They actually have a really good Web site. It says:

“The Potter’s House is Washington’s original church coffeehouse with a bookstore, art gallery, restaurant, discussion center, entertainment venue, catering service, and gift shop. We offer community, hospitality, and a listening ear to all who enter. We are thankful for all of the wonderful people with whom God has blessed us through the years. We want to consistently share the vision that we are all clay in the Potter’s hands.”

There were a lot of religious books but there were also “normal” books as well like The Kite Runner and Suite Francaise. There was also a band there and new art was getting hung on the wall. I’m not particularly religious myself, nor am I of the Church going persuasion but I felt completely fine looking around. They also had a very reasonably priced Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner menu. And there is free wireless available. Of additional note, they also have a Friday night benefit concert series beginning at 7pm with a $15 suggested donation. You can find more info on the concert series here. Potter’s House is located at 1658 Columbia Road, NW and a flyer I picked up says “all ages, races, creeds, sexes & orientations welcome!”.

Pictures of the inside after the jump. (more…)

New Coffee Lounge Coming to U Street

By Prince Of Petworth

This coffee lounge will be located at 2013 14th Street just a few shops north of Marvins and U Street.

With Busboys and Poets being located not too far away do you think this section of 14th Street will support another coffee bar/lounge?

Oddest Unsolicited Photo

By Prince Of Petworth

I loves me some coffee and I guess people know that now. I received the above photo in my inbox without any explanation. I just laughed. Well done.

Coffee “Cupping” Starting 5pm Tonight At Domku

By Prince Of Petworth

“A coffee cupping is the technique that coffee buyers and roaster use to judge coffees. In some ways, it is a lot like a wine tasting, in that you slurp the coffee, spreading evenly across your tongue and then spit it out. However, rather than brewing the coffee in the traditional sense, it is steeped in small glasses. This not only brings out a wide variety of flavors, but helps to maintain consistency across different coffees. On Thursday, we will be sampling three coffees with distinct histories and trying to put names to the flavors that are exhibited by each.”

Domku, of course, is located on the 800 block of Upshur in Petworth.

Ed. note: Full disclosure, Fresh Off The Roast is an advertiser on PoP. But hell this is a cool event whether they were advertisers or not.

If You Live in Shaw Azi’s Cafe is Pretty Sweet

By Prince Of Petworth

My walks are taking me further and further around town these days. After nearly passing out a few times on Saturday I found some solace in Azi’s Cafe located at 9th and O in Shaw. Apparently it’s been open since 2005 and as a good coffee shop should be there is free wifi and good music playing. The chairs aren’t quite as comfortable as Columbia Heights Coffee but their regular coffee is made with Illy coffee and you don’t really get better than that. A latte costs $2.85 and a regular coffee is $1.60. They also have a nice outdoor area. Has anyone checked them out before?

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