1100 13th Street, NW at L Street courtesy of Maddy’s Taproom
Thanks to Diego for passing on from Maddy’s Taproom:
“Dear Friends-
This hurts…our hearts are broken. Unfortunately, after 9 years of fun and friendships, Maddy’s will be closing it’s doors for good on Saturday July 25th. We tried, but the economic impact was just too much. Please come by and say farewell and help us to deplete some inventory and pay some staff(today through Saturday 12-9pm). (more…)
1st and D Street, SE via Tortilla Coast
On July 10th we heard the sad news that Capitol Hill mainstay Tortilla Coast planned on closing July 19th. Then on Friday: (more…)
This is devastating for the neighborhood, especially following the recent closure of the Uptown movie theater across the street. This Firehook had been open here since 1997. Not much to add beyond beyond Roric’s initial report: “Nooooooooooo”
3411 Connecticut Ave, NW
Firehook’s announcement: (more…)
I always just think of Karaoke but this looks great. Anyone take a taste? (more…)
Photo by Lorie Shaull
“Dear PoPville,
Any recommendations for restaurants that provide takeout in lower-waste containers? Compostable would be great, but just biodegradable or recyclable (clear plastic/aluminum) would be better than black plastic, which can’t be recycled. Beau Thai in Mt. Pleasant and most pizza places are pretty good. Anywhere else?”
1514 Connecticut Ave, NW
Thanks to a reader for sending word about the Taim Falafel coming to Dupont in the former BGR the burger joint space, which closed after 10 years back in July 2019. I stopped by over the weekend and peek in the window reveals they must be close to opening: (more…)
116 Rhode Island Ave, NW via Boundary Stone
Socially distant, yet socially awesome. Well done indeed.
Hours are:
“Sat: 11am – 12am
Sun – Thu: 12pm – 11pm
Fri: 12pm – 12am”
Now somebody please turn the heat down so we can enjoy it!
11th and Rhode Island Ave, NW
Thanks to Daniel for sending: “The wait is over! Roasted Boon is now open.” (more…)
1316 9th Street, NW
From San Lorenzo:
“Amici miei / My friends,
Twenty years after arriving to Washington DC from Tuscany, the opening of San Lorenzo – my first very own restaurant – two years ago was one of my biggest personal accomplishments, and definitely something that I cherish as one of my best achievements as a man and as a chef.
Sadly, for as good as the memories that I had when I opened this restaurant, things have changed a lot for me as a chef and a restaurant owner as of March 2020.
Since the initial days of the COVID19 shutdown, we very much wanted to give back to first responders in the best way that we could, so we made meals for our local DC Fire House and healthcare workers at GWU Hospital. In the months that followed and up until the present day, we’ve continued to make meals for frontline staff at Children’s and GWU Hospitals, as it also keeps our own spirits up.
But times have also been very tough for us. It began with the shutdown that kept us from having customers inside the restaurant at all and forced us to sell our Tuscan delicacies and pantry items to-go so that we could stay alive. Now, with the partial re-opening at 50% capacity, things have not gotten much better; the number of customers that we serve daily is barely in double digits.
Unfortunately, we don’t have the luxury of having a patio and we can’t accommodate people outside on our 9th St. sidewalk. Our little cozy narrow restaurant feels very empty these days, and we are approaching a breaking point. We really need to have customers come out to support us so that we can stay alive. (more…)
1627 K Street, NW
Thanks to a reader for sending word about Taqueria Local, who only opened up back in 2018:
“loved their happy hour”