3291 M Street, NW
From the Georgetown BID:
“ Crepe Amour is saying goodbye to its current 15 year Georgetown location (3291 M Street) on Saturday, March 31. While scouting for new locations in Georgetown, Crepe Amour will be moving to the Vienna/Tysons Corner area and is excited to launch their highly anticipated food truck & cart concept – Crepe Love – in April 2012.”
Corn Flake Crusted French Toast photo courtesy of Poste
From a press release:
Poste Moderne Brasserie’s recently installed executive chef, Dennis Marron, has created a new brunch menu of rustic, brasserie-style dishes with a modern twist. In addition, the mixology team at Poste, led by lead bartender Jason Wiles, has created a lineup of seasonal brunch cocktails as well as a build-your-own bloody mary bar.
Brasserie Brunch Menu: Chef Marron has created an assortment of comforting brunch fare such as the Eggs Poste made with tête de cochon, slow poached eggs, country bread, sauce gribiche and hollandaise sauce; the BB&E with a brunch inspired twist on the classic beef bourguignon, served with slow poached eggs, truffled polenta, sautéed spinach and grilled country bread. To satisfy the sweet tooth, old favorites such as the house made doughnuts served with chocolate ganache, lemon curd and seasonal jam will continue to be offered, alongside new dishes such as the Corn Flake Crusted French Toast served with apple butter, dried fruit compote, and rosemary-maple syrup. Guests wanting to go a more savory route can enjoy the Onion Soup Burger made with Virginia grass fed beef, comté cheese, caramelized onion soup and an onion bun, the Mister Crunchy (Croque Monsieur made with grilled ham, comté cheese, country bread and Mornay sauce) and Miss Crunchy (Croque Madame made with grilled ham, comté cheese, brioche, béchamel and a sunny side up egg).*
*The complete brunch menu is available here.
Brunch Cocktails:
In addition to the bloody mary bar, the beverage team has created a new menu of morning-friendly cocktails to complement Chef Dennis Marron’s brunch dishes:
· Mr. Mango-rium’s Wonder Emporium ($8) 10 Cane rum, mango, lemon and mint;
· War of the Rosemary ($8) Grand Marnier, Aperol, orange, grapefruit, lemon, rosemary;
· Hair of the Greyhound ($8) Square One vodka, grapefruit, cucumber, tarragon, and a touch of salt;
· Le Pamplemousse ($8) Plymouth gin, lavender syrup, grapefruit juice, sparkling wine;
· Grand Mimosa ($16) unlimited refills of a brunch classic with freshly squeezed orange and grapefruit juice.Build-Your-Own Bloody Mary Bar: During Saturday and Sunday brunch (8 a.m. to 3 p.m.), diners can help themselves to a smorgasbord of house-made bloody mary mixes, hot sauces, vodka infusions, and condiments in order to whip up the perfect bloody mary. Guests can select house-infused spirits such as smoky bacon-infused vodka, and are able to customize their cocktail with a large array of bloody mary mixes, fresh tomato juice, and a mix of house-made and local hot sauces. Those looking to pack some heat in their morning cocktail can start with the horseradish-chile pepper vodka and top it off with some house-made ‘Goin’ postal hot sauce’, a dash of lead bartender Jason Wiles’ homemade habanero vinegar and zesty Worcestershire sauce. Additionally, the bar offers house-pickled green onions, green beans, olives and a seasonally rotating spread of herbs and garnishes, all of which is subject to change on a weekly basis. Bloody marys are $8 each.
Poste is located by Hotel Monaco at 555 8th Street, NW.
Back in Sept. 2011 we learned that the building where the proposed New Orleans themed restaurant at 1118 H St, NE had come up for rent again. Word on the street is that the landlords were asking $3800 per month. Anyway, looks like they found a new tenant – Kith & Kin. A recent liquor license application says it will be a:
“New gourmet Pizza Restaurant with 30 seats. Total Occupancy Load of 49. Will have recorded music.”
Back in Jan. 2012 Fuel Pizza opened up at 1606 K St, NW in the former Burger King space. At that time they had a contest giving away free pizza for a year. On Sat. I noticed that the Chinatown location at the corner of 6th and F St, NW was looking super close to opening. It’s not clear if they’ll be offering another free food for a year contest when they do, stay tuned.
Anyone try the K Street location? How’s the pizza?
Dear PoPville,
I was walking on Park Rd tonight between 14th and 16th and as I walked by the rotisserie chicken place I saw a chalkboard sign advertising it as “The People’s Noodle Bar”. The inside didn’t look too different and the large sign on the outside of the building still advertises the chicken place. There were a couple of people inside but I didn’t stop in to check out the menu. Looks like they are finally open!
Back in Nov. 2011 a reader first alerted us to the possibility of a People’s Noodle Bar coming to Senor Chicken in Columbia Heights. Since Senor Chicken closed, I had heard that there was a delay in opening because of lease negotiations. Glad somebody has reopened in the space but I’ll be very sad if we lose the Senor Chicken sign…
On Sat. I was walking by Casbah, coming to 1128 H St, NE and saw the door open. Here’s a peek at some cool looking lights:
But even more exciting was the work going on the outside window. Turns out it’s gonna be like Pearl Dive and will have a roll up window with seats on the outside. Awesome.
Casbah will be:
“a restaurant serving Indian & Pakistani cuisine with a DJ and/or Live Music. A total of 44 seats inside and 40 seats on the Sidewalk Cafe.”
2711 12th St, NE
Looks like All Souls isn’t the only one with a liquor license fight on its hands. There has been an epic back and forth on the Brookland listserv. The owners of Menomale write:
We could not be more thrilled with the out pour of support from the neighborhood! Though this has been one slowing process after the next, this has also been an invaluable opportunity to meet/chat with everyone personally.
When we had begun the process for our ABRA license we had invited Mr. Bennett over to the restaurant to view our progress. We had a wonderful talk for over an hour at which time Mr. Bennett pledged his support and invited us to introduce ourselves at an ANC Meeting. We attended several meetings even providing food. This again was awesome, and generally had a blast meeting everybody. Following the meetings Mr. Bennett did not return our calls or emails for 2 weeks. During which time we received a letter from ABRA stating that signatures had been collected against us initiating the protest process.
To be clear our license intentions have at all times been open and vocal. We clearly discussed this and even fielded questions at our first ANC meeting.
Collecting signatures this past weekend several neighbors informed us that Mr. Bennett had campused their house collecting protest signatures.
In all honesty we had felt a bit betrayed and hurt after his open pledge of support.
Thank you everyone for your time.
Your Friends,
-Menomale
We learned that Menomale hoped to come to 2711 12th St, NE back in Jan. 2012. Stay tuned.
Back in early Feb. we learned that G Street Food would be opening at 2nd location in the former Jonathan’s Gourmet space in south Dupont at at 1120 19th Street, NW. Their first store is located at 1706 G Street NW.
You can sample their menu here:
The Dupont location is open and looking good:
1833 14th St, NW
We first heard about Bar Pilar’s expansion plans at 1833 14th St, NW back in Dec. 2010. While they already reopened the first floor last month, the second floor expansion was finally revealed this weekend. And I’m happy to report it looks awesome.
I was told that the second floor will primarily be used for dining and the menu will be served late night until around 1am.
Lots more photos after the jump. (more…)
From a press release:
Rosa Mexicano debuts its Mexican Passover menu, crafted by Culinary Advisor Jonathan Waxman, April 6 – 13. Drawing inspiration from his Jewish heritage and current culinary trends in Mexico City, Waxman has created a menu including dishes such as Red Snapper Gefilte Fish; Tecate Pulled Beef Brisket Tacos; Date, Lemon & Piñon Cake with Honey and a special Passover Sangria with Manischewitz© reduction.
Spring and traditional Passover ingredients meet Mexican flavors and influences in offerings like Matzoh-Breaded Chicken Breast and a tropical twist on Haroset made with tangerine, pomegranate and coconut. Part of Rosa Mexicano’s annual Flavors of Mexico series, the Mexican Passover menu will be available at all three Rosa Mexicano DC area locations.
Full menu after the jump. (more…)