The Savour restaurant became Instant Noodles at 2408 18th St, NW in Adams Morgan back in July 2011. You can see their menu here and in PDF here.
Any fans of the Pho or Banh Mi?
Restaurants
Back in early Nov. 2011 we learned that DC Scoop Cafe was coming to 1514 U St, NW. I’m happy to report that they are now open.
They’ll even have a to go window:
Crepes and Drink Menu after the jump. (more…)
Dear PoPville,
Hey there – just heard from a friend walking to work that they saw a liquour license application for that vacant building between the new art gallery and Room and Board at Swann and 14th for “Local 14” a spin – off of Local 16. May be worth investigating – I know lots of people have been wondering what would happen to that seemingly forgotten space!
Unfortunately, Local 14 applied for a liquor license back in June 2009 and there has been zero visible progress on the space since. So I’m gonna take this opportunity to nominate 1832 14th Street, NW for a retail space horse’s ass award.
Of course if a new restaurant, Local 14 or someone else, does come to the space I think that would be great. It’s a super prime location.
Dear PoPville,
Right now we are open from 9am-6pm tues-sun. We are closed monday. Breakfast and lunch, soups, salads, sandwiches, and desserts.
Thank you,
Chef Alfio
Zuppa Fresca is located in The Loree Grand at 250 K Street, NE. You can see their menu here.
As soon as they get their liquor license they’ll be open for dinner (I’ll be sure to update.)
Anyone check them out for breakfast or lunch?
Thanks to all who wrote in with the good news. I stopped by yesterday to get a quick peek of Taylor’s [Taylor Gourmet for the purists] new 14th St, NW location. While finishing touches were getting completed at 1908 14th St, NW (at T St.) you can see below what an amazing transformation occurred with the space. Also, while I was at the 14th location they were finalizing their delivery radius. It’s looking like they’ll cover all of Columbia Heights and Mt. Pleasant. I’ll update when the final borders are determined.
Back in October 2009, the folks at Room 11 confirmed there were looking to expand into Jeans N Things located next door at 11th and Lamont St, NW.
Negotiations likely rivaled those of the Good Friday Accord but the glorious day has arrived! From a press release:
The owners of Room 11 (Ben Gilligan, Nick Pimentel, Paul Ruppert and Dan Searing) are pleased to announce they have signed a lease to take over the adjoining storefront at 3232 11th St NW, formerly Jeans ‘N’ Things. Construction will begin soon and the projected completion date is early summer. “The only regular complaint we get is that there are not enough seats” says Searing, “so we are looking forward to having more room to serve our loyal guests.”
I’d say this is the best news I’ve heard since, well, originally hearing about Room 11.
2012 officially off to a kick ass start!
Last week I stopped in to check on the new sushi spot, Sushi Para, coming to 4221 Connecticut Ave, NW (in the former Taco Bell space.) The folks in the restaurant said they’d be opening up in a couple of weeks.
December 2011
Many will remember that Banana Leaves, 2020 Florida Ave, NW, suffered a devastating fire back in March ’11. While they had originally hoped to open in December, I’m very happy to see progress. It’s amazing how good new windows can look. Hopefully it won’t be too much longer now.
March 2011
Back in July 2010 a reader alerted us to a new taqueria operating out of the Big Hunt at 1345 Connecticut Ave, NW. There were lots of fans.
Turns out they’re going to H St, NE:
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This is a massive upgrade. They are located at 4728 14th St NW. Anyone try them out?
Check out what it used to look like:
