Restaurants

“Il Canale Covid Reopening for delivery/pickup and they’re donating a pizza to first responders when they sell a pizza”

By Prince Of Petworth


1065 31st Street, NW

Thanks to Brant for passing on from Il Canale:

“We have a few exciting news to announce! From Wednesday, April 29, 2020, you can continue to enjoy your favorite Neapolitan pizza, entrees, and desserts from IL CANALE through safe, contactless online delivery and takeout.

Delivery can be ordered through your preferred service including UberEats, Caviar, and Doordash. For takeout, we request guests to call ahead of time to place your orders.
Il Canale is giving back to the community by donating pizzas to first responders

Il Canale is committed to supporting communities on the first line of the fight against the pandemic. For every pizza you order, we will donate a pizza to the first responders to show our gratitude for their hard work and lift the nation’s spirits through these trying times.”

After 22 Years, Fado is Officially Closed Forever. Their moving final farewell

By Prince Of Petworth


808 7th Street, NW

Yesterday we shared the scuttlebutt, today it’s confirmed:

“Fado Irish Pub in Washington DC opened on March 16, 1998 with a 20-year lease on our building at 808 7th Street. March 16th was our last day of business before the COVID-19 shutdown. It is with great regret that we tell you that, 22 years to the day of our opening, it was our final day of business at 808 7th Street, forever.

Like many others in D.C., the reason for our closing is “progress”. We have negotiated quarterly extensions to our lease for the past two years, while trying to negotiate a long term-agreement. And, after years of trying, we have been unable to do so. There will be many restaurants that will not reopen after the current closures. Ironically, ours is not about COVID-19, we just could not renew our lease.

There are not many places in our business that stay around for 22 years. That is a rare achievement made possible by long-term and caring customers. But there is a bigger achievement, as well. It is the people who have honored us by being part of our team for, in some cases, decades. You never want to single anyone out for special mention but in some cases it is necessary. Marina, Marcelino, Mary, and Jonesy all worked (or as Greg would say, pretended to work!) with us for over 20 years. There were so many other characters, regulars and influencers of our business who were on our team for over 10 or 15 years. The list is too long to mention. They were the reasons we were a D.C. favorite for so long. (more…)

Little Sesame Joins Forces with Jose Andres and World Central Kitchen to Power their Meals For The City

By Prince Of Petworth

“Since March 16, 2020, we have provided 15,000 nutritious meals to D.C’s most underserved populations. Starting today, Meals For The City will be powered by @WCKitchen and @ChefJoseAndres. They’ve created a model to transform restaurants into community kitchens to bring people back to work; they’ve served over 3 million meals to vulnerable communities and frontline workers across the country since this pandemic turned our lives upside down.⁣ Moving forward, we’ll serve 15,000 more and we will get through this together, one meal at time.”

Sad Scuttlebutt: I Hear Fado Won’t be Reopening when all is said and done

By Prince Of Petworth


808 7th Street, NW

Yesterday two very close sources told me that Fado would be closing permanently. I haven’t seen confirmation yet on Fado’s social media or website but this afternoon someone shared the following public Facebook post from someone seemingly very much in the know:

“FADO

22 years to the day that Fado opened in Chinatown DC (March 16, 1998), we closed our doors to Coronavirus on March 16, 2020. This week, that closing became permanent. (more…)

Where is the best Sushi in D.C. right now?

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by bajidc

Ed. Note: You can find the best chicken sandwiches available now here.

GL requests: “any good sushi take out still around? Plz assist!”

Some early responses:

“Hilo poke and sushi in Adams Morgan, Sushi Taro, Wok n Roll, Sticky Rice, Imm Thai or Asia Kitchen, Torai in Barracks Row, Zeppelin in Shaw is offering takeout sushi, in AdMo! And if you do pickup between 4 and 6pm I believe they have their sushi happy hour pricing, Tono Sushi, Toku if you’re looking for pretty nice quality at a reasonable price!!, Yosaku, on Wisconsin near Tenleytown metro. One of the few Japanese owned ones and it’s terrific!, Nama_DC by Chef Michael Schlow, Kaz, Sushi Ogawa, and Raku/Rakuya.”

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