2047 9th Street, NW (behind 9:30 Club) Photo by PoPville flickr user Clif Burns
Thanks to Jess for sending: “did you know there are no more boozy milkshakes at Satellite room? End of an era.
ALSO THE TOTS ARE GONE”
Maybe the tots will come back again some day? You can see their current menu, featuring Andy’s Pizza, here. Any fans of the pizza?
11th and Park Road, NW
Thanks to all who messaged us. Did anyone pop in?
The Thristy Crow wrote: (more…)
606 Florida Avenue NW courtesy El Techo
From an email:
“To keep Washington warm during the winter months, Shaw rooftop El Techo is bringing back Selva, their wintertime rainforest-inspired look on October 30th. El Techo is enclosing the roof to keep the cold air out and the vacation vibes in by allowing those rooftop hangs signature of summer to continue all year long. This season, the roof features a retractable ceiling, designed by owner Louie Hankins himself, which can be open and closed to allow guests to chill out on the open-air roof on that inevitable 70-degree January day. The now-iconic-on-Instagram hanging wysteria will also make their triumphant return alongside hanging lanterns and baskets to add to the ambiance. (more…)
1840 18th Street, NW
Thanks to Aaron for sending:
“I was going to drop in there on Friday after a birthday party, when I got there, they were closed before midnight. Sunday evening came, and they were still closed. It was odd. I went up to the door and they had a sign that said “Closed Gone Fishing”. I spoke with someone who works there that said they got closed down in a similar way as JRs with the liquor license expiring. I am told they closed on Wednesday and had been operating for some amount of time without a current liquor license. The person I spoke with said they may have to reapply for a liquor license from scratch because the amount of time that lapsed.” (more…)
1025 H Street, NE via The Pursuit Wine Bar & Kitchen
Thanks to Andrés for sending the update on the Pursuit Wine Bar & Kitchen soft opening in their new home at 11th and H Street, NE. This is the space that was once briefly planned for a Two Boots pizza, which bailed back in 2017. The Pursuit Wine Bar originally opened at 1421 H Street, NE back in 2014.
From a press release:
“Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG), founded by restaurateur and industry leader Danny Meyer whose portfolio features some of New York’s most beloved restaurants, bars, and cafes, has announced Anchovy Social, the accompanying rooftop bar set to open atop the forthcoming Thompson Washington D.C. hotel at The Yards. The bar will open this winter in tandem with Roman-style seafood restaurant Maialino Mare, USHG’s first foray into fine dining outside of New York. (more…)
2001 18th Street, NW
Thanks to Matt for sending: “The Imperial is open! Thought you should know. :)”
Maybe a soft opening or friends and family? Their Instagram says: “Restaurant + bar from the @jackroseindc team. Vintage spirits | creative cocktails | wine | eclectic cuisine. Opening November 2019.”
Some more details about the THREE floors: (more…)
11th and U Street, NW
From an email:
“Join fans of lemurs and conservation upstairs at Solly’s on U Street to benefit conservation efforts by the Duke Lemur Center in northeast Madagascar. Enjoy trivia (with one round dedicated to lemur facts!) and meet and mingle with fellow conservationists.
Solly’s will be donating 10% of upstairs bar sales to lemur conservation! And, a silent auction will benefit the Duke Lemur Center. Auction items up for grab include a lemur costume, lemur stuffed animals, home decor from Madagascar, and even a painting by a black and white ruffed lemur who lives at the Duke Lemur Center! (more…)
Seriously. There’s gotta be an OJ chase caliber event times 1000 (God forbid) to change my mind. Seriously.
But if bars aren’t your scene – these should be lit too – from the Nationals:
“For the first time in 86 years, a D.C. baseball team is in the World Series! Last night, the Nationals found out that they will be playing the Houston Astros in the Fall Classic, beginning with Game 1 on Tuesday, October 22 and Game 2 on Wednesday, October 23.
Even though the first two games will be played at Minute Maid Park in Houston, everyone in the DMV is invited to come out to a watch party at Nationals Park on both nights! (more…)
2001 18th Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Everyday I drive down Florida and up 18th. For the past 3 (?) years the northeast corner there has been converted from a wine store to what was supposed to be a bar. The rumor was the bar would connect to Jack Rose underground. We have watched the progress for years and it still looks like they aren’t close. The past few weeks I haven’t seen any construction crews. Do you know anything about this or if it is on hold? We are so curious in our family and talk about it almost every day!”
This is of course The Imperial from the Jack Rose folks coming to the old De Vinos and Dahlak spaces. When I walked past last weekend there was a rip in the paper and they really do look super close: (more…)