925 U Street, NW at Vermont Ave
Looks like Chesapeake Crab Shack & Bar‘s patio is coming along nicely and I’m told they are shooting for a “late spring” opening. (more…)
Restaurants
3400 11th Street, NW
From The Thirsty Crow:
“OLD BLUE BBQ POP-UP TONIGHT Monday April 4th / 5 to 10 pm! Swing on by and say hi to our grillmaster pals @oldbluebbq and check out their BBQ Brisket & Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Cochinita Pibil Tacos, Chicken Wings, Shrimp, and more! Play pool and watch all the games on our TV screens!
Tonight’s pop-up menu: (more…)
photo by Phil
“Dear PoPville,
Help! I need to host a private dinner for 25-30 people in DC and most of my go tos are now closed (sad!)
Would appreciate any leads!”
photo by Ahmar Shah
Niche asks: “Hi! Wondering if DC has any iftar food specials for Ramadan?”
Some early replies:
“Lapis in Adams Morgan has an iftar menu. Their food is incredible.” (more…)
2016 P Street, NW
Thanks to Andrew for sending: “Did Bangkok Thai in Dupont close for good? They had signage up last month that they were closed for renovations until April 1, but now there are no signs at all.”
While their website is still live, their phone has been connected.
How the front used to look: (more…)
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Update from an email:
I’m passing along owner Aaron McGovern’s statement regarding the Sakharov Sculpture (which is safe and sound in storage):
“At this point we’ve been forced to protect our property, our building, and our residents from the continued hate crimes against us. To date we’ve experienced nearly 20K in property damage and an undetermined financial loss of business because of these circumstances. Russia House’s future is uncertain and we still have faith that it will one day provide DC with another 20 years of amazing experiences.” – Aaron McGovern
Thanks to all who messaged me on Friday which was also April Fool’s Day so I needed to see this with my own eyes to confirm. And indeed my Sakharov Sculpture, our Sakharov Sculpture is gone. I have been using a photo of this bust to illustrate various posts here for over 10 years. There are no words. What best captures how I’m feeling right now is: (more…)
1625 First Street, NW at Florida Ave
Good news from Glassey:
“THURSDAY APRIL 21st WE WILL BE BACK OPEN & CELEBRATING OUR 2ND ANNIVERSARY!!! (more…)
79 Potomac Ave, SE via Dacha
From Dacha:
“This is no April Fools joke: we are FINALLY BACK! Don’t mind the tears in our eyes when we get to be reunited with our amazing community in the new and improved garden this weekend…it’s allergies, we swear
It’s going to be an amazing spring and an even better year in our new digs. Here’s to soccer, baseball, and having amazing times at Dacha! (with a boot in hand, of course)” (more…)
photo by Rey Lopez courtesy Cracked Eggery
Ed. Note: They soft opened today (till 3pm.) You can see their menu here (PDF)
From a press release:
“Cracked Eggery is excited to announce their second location in Shaw at 1921 8th St. NW on Saturday April 2nd, 2022 at 7:00am sharp! (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Last night I was enjoying date night at Doi Moi when someone opened my purse hanging off my chair and stole my wallet. I’m devastated and feeling like my faith in humanity is broken since this is the second time in 1 year I’ve been robbed. I didn’t see who did it and didn’t notice it was gone until I got a fraud alert from my bank. I send this in to warn people to not let your guard down like I did. The restaurant was super dark so nobody, including my boyfriend across the table, saw it, (more…)