Restaurants

Logan Circle Restaurants Still Coming to 14th Street, NW?

By Prince Of Petworth

I’ve been getting lots of emails inquiring about any progress on some of the restaurants slated to come to 14th Street, NW. The one above was/is supposed to be the Diamond District by Chef Barton Seaver, located at 1612 14th Street, NW. Sadly, the Diamond District sign has come down and when I peeked in the window there didn’t seem to be much progress. While I really hope the Diamond District makes it, at this point I’d welcome the return of 100% Mexico…

In equally uneventful news the spot to serve American Fare, Local 14 coming to 1832 14th Street, NW hasn’t made much progress either.

I’ll end on happier news – Point Chaud is making serious progress at 1734 14th Street, NW. I imagine they’ll be open relatively soon. Stay tuned and have a great weekend!

Judging Restaurants – Zentan

By Prince Of Petworth

Zentan is located at 1155 14th Street, NW. Their Web site says:

“Famed Chef Susur Lee introduces DC diners to his inventive global Asian cuisine with ZENTAN, located in Donovan House – a Thompson Hotel. Chef Lee’s culinary creations include his imaginative standouts – the Singapore Slaw with salted plum dressing, Szechwan Style Half Duck with djan lotus crepes, and also a wide selection of Asian crudos, sushi, and sashimi. A selection of the menu is also available at the exclusive rooftop pool bar, ADC (Above DC).”

You can see their menu here.

Any fans? Anyone check out the rooftop pool bar?

Judging Restaurants – Mio

By Prince Of Petworth

Mio is located at 1110 Vermont Avenue, NW. Their Web site says:

“Since opening in 2007, a number of great chefs drove Mio towards avant garde, four-star dining, leading to our maturation as a showcase for refined Urban Latin American cuisine. Signature dishes such as Bacalaito Coated Shrimp Salad or Oxtail Mofongo represent our open hearted attitude to delivering a fun experience with care and attention to unpretentious refinement. Mio’s recognized internal architecture is commented for its accessible elegance and clean lines and spacial freshness. The restaurant’s vibrant bar also showcases traditional as well as urban Latin American mixes and specialty cocktails such as the sweet/piquant rum Spicy Passion, and quite possibly the best Mojito in Washington, DC. The wine list is worldly and extensive, each wine carefully tasted by our staff familiar with our menu. The great beverage line ups partner with innovative happy hours specials and a compelling bar menu.”

You can see their menus here.

Any fans?

Get Free Sandwiches for Lunch at Urbana Restaurant in Dupont

By Prince Of Petworth


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Urbana Restaurant and Wine Bar located at 2121 P Street, NW in Dupont is giving away 300 bagged lunches on Thursday to celebrate their new lunch menu. You can see the new menu here – Lunch Menu. From an email:

“The restaurant wants people to “fall in love” with the new menu, and since they’re giving it away on April Fools the tagline is “Only Fools Fall In Love.” The giveaway will include a bagged lunch featuring a sandwich from the new menu – the pulled pork parmesan sandwich (made with braised pork shoulder, Bolognese sauce, mozzarella and radicchio), a dilled pickle, a chocolate chip cookie, and a bottle of water. The lunches will be available while supplies last, (first come first serve basis) and they’ll start at 11:30 on Thursday.”

Sounds pretty sweet.

More Info on Development at Lloyd’s Deli (Miss Kim’s) on 18th Street, NW

By Prince Of Petworth

Last week I mentioned that there was some movement in the space at 1917 18th St, NW (north of T St). I happened to walk by last weekend when the owner was out front. He said the name of the new place will be City2Cafe and it will be a proper “Homestyle Deli”. He hopes they will be open by mid-late April. They will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner with seating inside and outside. This will not be a sit down restaurant with servers but more like a proper deli where you place your order at the counter. Sounds very promising. I can’t wait to check them out. I’ll be sure to update when they officially open, you can see there is still a bit of construction work left to do:

Judging Restaurants – Jam Doung

By Prince Of Petworth

Jam Doung is located at 1726 N Capitol Street, NW and frequently gets mentioned when I talk about “hidden” restaurants in the city. Reviewers from Yelp seem to agree giving high marks to this Jamaican spot. My question – how’s the jerk chicken? Do they deliver or is the take out only pick up?

PoP PSA for Columbia Heights/Mt. Pleasant Residents Craving Japanese/Korean Food – Adam Express

By Prince Of Petworth

When I write about retail/restaurants in Mt. Pleasant or Columbia Heights there are often quite a few comments that are lamenting the fact that there are no good Japanese restaurants nearby. While we’ve never officially judged this restaurant, back in Oct. ’08 Tina had visited Adam Express located at 3211 Mt Pleasant St NW. I can not tell you how many times people tell me how great this place is. Many love it for the Korean food but I’ve heard others laud the Japanese food as well. So don’t be frightened off by the somewhat dingy outside appearance – next time you are having a craving check them out.

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