“Dear PoP,
Penang on 19th Street appears to be closed for good. I walked by it at lunchtime, and it was completely dark. There’s no sign on the door (I didn’t have my camera with me), and one of my coworkers said it was completely dark before the holidays as well. I wonder if they never fully recovered after being closed for so long after the fire.”
I thought I had heard that Penang located at 1837 M Street NW would be reopening in Feb. Anyone else hear that?
We Judged them back in Aug. ’10.
Comet Ping Pong is located at 5037 Connecticut Ave. NW. Like many others I’ve heard lots of positive things about this place but last weekend was actually the first time I’ve ever walked by it. I’m eager to try the pizza. You can see their menu here. So in addition to the pizza how easy is it to get a game of ping pong?
Fusion, located at 4815 Georgia Ave, is having a special of $35 per person on New Year’s Eve. The hours are 4 – 9pm with the bar open until midnight. You can make reservations by calling 202 726 2210.
Appetizer
asparagus & Goat cheese uttapam
Lentil/goat cheese/tomato/asparagus
Parsi lamb Kebab
Lamb/Egg/chili/mint chutney
Lobster Bisque
Potato/chili/lobster/coconut
Entree
Grill Lamb Chops
ginger/mace/chili
Chicken Kurma
Pistachios/cashew/almonds
Tandoori New York Steak
Clove/garlic/cardamom/mint chutney
Vegetable Moilee
Mix vegetable/coconut/ginger
Palak Paneer
Home made cottage cheese/fresh spinach
Desserts
Carrot cake
Chocolate outrage
After the jump my friend John put together a pretty extensive list of New Year’s options if you still haven’t decided what to do yet. (more…)
Shanghai Garden is located at 4469 Connecticut Ave, NW. I love the look of these old school Chinese restaurants. It kind of reminds me (on a smaller scale) of the classic spot in Cleveland Park that is now becoming a Walgreens:
Folks on Yelp seem to like it. Any fans out there? Worth the trip to Van Ness or only if you’re already in the area?
I wasn’t terribly excited about the Cricket grand opening in this location but the Sala Thai liquor license application got me pretty psyched. The Sala Thai spot is located a few storefronts south of Cricket on Georgia Ave.
It actually will take up two spaces:
The occupancy load will be 80 and I was pretty excited to see that they are requesting a summer garden area to seat 16:
Funxion will be located at 1309 F Street, NW. Funxion appears to be a gym/restaurant/bar. More info on this space as it becomes available.
And next door will be Mixt Greens (with a few other spots also around DC, you can see a map of locations here) set to launch in January.
Lighter Asian restaurant is located at 1400 I Street NW by McPherson Square. I was most intrigued by the signs – what is Bulgogi?:
And what is Bibim Bap?:
Any fans out there?
The signage is still very confusing at the corner of 14th and Church Streets, NW. There is still an application for Cork and Fork on the corner. But there is also a sign for Homemade Pizza that is hiring soon:
When I originally posted a few weeks ago a commenter said that Homemade pizza will actually be a few storefronts down on Church Street. Anyway, I thought the peek into the construction progress was pretty cool:
So either Cork and Fork or Homemade Pizza is starting to look good…
Sushi Go Round & Tapas is located at 705 7th Street NW. This is the spot located next to the Verizon Center. I’m always curious about this spot when I go see a movie at the Regal Cinema inside the mall. You can see their menus here. Any fans?
Incidentally I had a crepe at the nearby Crepes on the walk. I had a cheese, avocado and tomato one for $6 and it was awesome!
When I posted last week that Pho Viet was opening up at 3513 14th Street, NW I thought there would be a bit more excitement given the frenzy that occurred when nearby Pho 14 opened on Park Road. I tried to go today and sadly forgot that they were closed on Mondays. So a couple questions – has anyone given them a try yet? How does it compare to Pho 14?
And props to Pho Viet for getting a proper sign:
