Good news about Chef Skip, “a seafood takeout restaurant at 715 Euclid St NW.” The grand opening is Saturday and there should be a soft opening Friday. (more…)
Restaurants
Full letter from owner Constantine Stavropoulos: (more…)
6th and G Street, NW photo by Natalie Weiss
Ed. Note: Penn Commons closed in 2019 pre-panedemic.
Thanks to Natalie for sending the update. Taffer’s Tavern website says:
“Taffer’s Tavern is the product of Jon Taffer, hospitality expert, entrepreneur, best-selling author, star, and Executive Producer of Paramount Network’s Bar Rescue. Taffer’s is the quintessential pub, (more…)
1817 M Street, NW
Ed. Note: This is the former Oki Bowl, Sala Thai, Moaz space.
1503 17th Street, NW
From Sushi Taro:
“Sorry for the delay. Here is our DC RESTAURANT WEEK menu of $55 course. Hoping you like our set-up.”
Well worth the wait. The menu: (more…)
photo by Lauren Parnell Marino
From the Mayor’s Office yesterday:
“Mayor Muriel Bowser celebrated the reopening of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and joined Events DC in announcing the addition of two locally-owned vendors inside the Convention Center, Ben’s Chili Bowl and Shop Made in DC.
“We have been inviting people to come back and experience DC, and it is always important to us that visitors are able to experience the real DC. It doesn’t get more DC than Ben’s Chili Bowl or a whole shop filled with items made by DC creatives,” said Mayor Bowser. “Spread the word: DC is open and so is our Convention Center.”
The Walter E. Washington Convention Center opens ahead of two major conventions, Otakon and Awesome Con. (more…)
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51 District Square, SW courtesy Knead, rendering by architecture & design firm //3877.
Knead Hospitality and Design shares the above: “We look forward to welcoming you to “Bistro Du Jour” featuring a Mahzedahr Bakery very soon! In the meantime, here’s a picture to get excited about!”
And thanks to Jude for sending a current photo: (more…)
From a press release:
“Known for serving authentic Neapolitan pizza to adoring fans in a few lucky neighborhoods, Pupatella announced today it has secured an investment of $7.5 million to expand its reach in the Washington, D.C. metro area and beyond. As many as 15 additional company-owned pizzerias are planned over the next few years.
This most recent capital raise doubles a $3.75 million raise completed in late 2018 and was secured from largely the same private investors. That previous investment led to three new pizzerias in Arlington, Reston and Washington, D.C.’s Dupont Circle opening in the span of 12 months. (more…)
1301 U Street, NW
OTB writes: “Apparently the replacement for Toku on U St. will be We The Pizza. Because if there is something in addition to taco concepts this neighborhood lacks, it is pizza concepts.”
The liquor license placard for We, the Pizza Express says: (more…)
2649 Connecticut Ave, NW
Last week we shared some scuttlebutt about a Dim Sum restaurant coming to the former Starbucks in Woodley Park. Washingtonian now reports: “Han Palace Owner Will Open Two New Dim Sum Restaurants in DC” (more…)