Restaurants

Thaaja Indian Food Bar Coming to the Courtyard Marriott in NoMa

By Prince Of Petworth


1335 2nd Street, NE

A new Indian restaurant is coming to 1335 2nd Street, NE in the Courtyard Marriott by the NoMa metro. According to the liquor license posted out front Thaaja Indian Food Bar will be a:

“New Restaurant with Entertainment. Sidewalk Café with 10 Seats. Total Occupancy load of 62, with 32 seats.”

Their website says:

Thaaja was created for one simple reason: to show how versatile,
delicious, and healthy Indian food can be.

A modern take on traditional Indian food, Thaaja lets you easily design your own meals. Simply pick your favorite flavors and build something fresh, creative and healthy. Start by choosing a base – a wrap, rice bowl, or salad, then add an assortment of proteins and toppings. Finish it off with one (or two!) of our mouth-watering, signature homemade sauces and dine with us or quickly take it to go wherever life takes you!

You can see their menu here.

Doner Bistro Hopes to Open Thurs. in Adams Morgan

By Prince Of Petworth


1654 Columbia Rd, NW

Back in July we learned Shawarma King had closed and would be replaced by Doner Bistro at 1654 Columbia Road, NW. I got a sneak peek yesterday and the place looks very cool:

Check out the chandelier:

If all goes well they should open on Thursday. You can see their menus here.

In addition to Foosball they’ll also be showing German soccer matches (Bundesliga) on tv.

Can anyone guess what these are?

And remember:

This place is gonna be awesome!

Temporary Works, “Restaurant Accelerator”, Coming to 1017 7th St, NW

By Prince Of Petworth


1017 7th Street, NW

A liquor license application has been posted at 1017 7th St, NW in the former Ruppert’s Restaurant space next to Bicycle Space and nearby the Passenger. It says Temporary Works will be a:

“Restaurant serving all types of cuisine, alcoholic beverages with a seating capacity of 65and total occupancy load of 65.”

I spoke with one of the partners, Paul Ruppert, who explained that it will actually be a a restaurant accelerator and project space. It’s a bit similar to a pop up restaurant space except hopefully if the restaurant idea is successful here it will find a permanent home somewhere else in the city. Looking forward to seeing who the first resident will be. Stay tuned.

Fino Italian Restaurant Closed in Georgetown, Moving to Shaw/Mt. Vernon Square

By Prince Of Petworth


3011 M Street, NW

Thanks to another reader who spotted this sign announcing Fino Italian Restaurant’s closure in Georgetown and move to 1230 9th St, NW. The sign says they hope to open the new location by the New Year.


1230 9th Street, NW

Any fans of Fino?

The new location is located across the street from the Convention Center and near the Mt. Vernon Square metro stop next to Wag Time:

Jetties Coming to Former Juice Zone Space at 20th and I St, NW

By Prince Of Petworth


1921 I Street, NW

Thanks to an eagle eyed reader for spotting a Jetties permit coming to the former Juice Zone space (which closed in Oct. 2011) at 20th and I St, NW next to the Baja Fresh. This will be a fourth location for Jetties which has two other locations in DC. We judged their sandwiches back in April 2011. You can see their menus here.

According to the permit, the I Street location will have seating for 15:

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