705 H Street, NW
Thanks to L. and C. for sending: “&pizza coming back to Chinatown in April. They cleaned up inside and new signs on the outside and inside.”
Stay tuned for an exact reopening date.
Restaurants
2434 18th Street, NW
Jesiree’s Chop House & Lounge coming soon signage says March 2023.
“Steaks, Seafood, Complemented by West African Side Dishes from Ghana, Senegal & Guinea” (more…)
4200 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Thank to A. for the heads up about SakuSaku‘s soft opening over the weekend. Stay tuned for their grand opening and please not that their Cleveland Park location (3417 Connecticut Ave, NW) remains open too!
S. writes “SakuSaku sent out a notice that their Wisconsin Ave location is set to open on March 4th. I went to the soft opening this weekend and it was lovely (and busy!).”
319 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE previously home to Stanton and Greene, and before that the longtime home to Pour House.
Thanks to ps for sending: “Looks like Zoca on Capitol Hill is history. That was fast! Replacement looks like a hastily thrown together generic oyster and seafood place.”
Coastline Oyster Company’s website says:
“Grand Opening on March 1st, 2023 at 11:00 AM
Coastline Oyster Company is the newest Restaurant Concept by Chef-owner Danio Somoza and Partner Donna Serafini. Coastline Oyster Company is a raw bar, seafood house, and sports bar with a fantastic menu, live music, and a fun bar. Enjoy the games on many TVs and game time specials. We are ready for all sports fans! (more…)
Thanks to J. for sending: “Sadly, looks like about a month or so, the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in the Washington Hilton was replaced by a generic, Starbucks-serving-but-not-a-Starbucks clone. I loved the Coffee Bean iced coffee. Bah!” (more…)
507 H Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Do you know if the restaurant Royal Thai is closed for good? I tried to order dinner last night and they weren’t on door dash anymore. The menu on their website said everything was sold out. And the phone number was disconnected.”
8113 Georgia Ave rendering courtesy Citizens & Culture
From a press release:
“This Spring 2023, Kaldi’s Social House founder Tsega Haile will open Citizens & Culture – a 15,000 square feet, multi-level fine dining and live DJ and band performance venue located on the border of downtown Silver Spring and Washington, DC. (more…)
904 H Street, NE
From a press release:
“Paste & Rind Cheese Company, Washington DC’s premier locally-focused artisan cheese curator, is expanding from farmer’s markets and online orders to a brick and mortar location in the bustling H Street Northeast corridor in Washington, DC. The company, known by locals for beautiful cheese boards and Instagram-famous cheese cones, is now offering regular retail hours and launching the company’s first restaurant concept. Located at 904 H Street NE, Paste & Rind’s Cheese Counter and Tasting Bar will open doors at 3pm on Thursday, February 23rd and offer a selection of cheese, charcuterie, wine, and (more…)
515 Florida Ave, NW
Ed. Note: In the begining of January we learned that Thai X-ing moved back to their original location in a Row House on Florida Ave.
Thanks to Aaron for sending “Looks like the chef at Thai Xing is retiring.”
“Dear Thai X-ing Friends and Family,
With a very heavy heart, we are announcing that Thai X-ing’s final day of operations will be Saturday, February 25th. Chef Taw has finally realized his retirement vision and will take a well deserved vacation to tour around the United States. (more…)