Joy Asico (www.asicophoto.com)
eatsa K Street (1627 K Street NW) is the brand’s first location in Washington, D.C. (Photo Credit: Joy Asico)

From a press release:

“On Tuesday, November 29, eatsa, an unprecedented, fully-automated faster food experience, will open the doors to its first Washington location at 1627 K Street NW. The new eatsa, in the heart of downtown D.C., will be the largest location in the country. Washingtonians can enjoy the brand’s signature, customizable, healthy and flavorful bowls — with quinoa at the core — at an unbeatable price point.


Interior photo of the K Street eatsa, which is the brand’s largest storefront in the country (Photo Credit: Joy Asico)

With all eatsa bowls starting at $6.95, the K Street location is primed to become the city’s most sought-after new lunch destination with a wide variety of globally-inspired, personalized options, such as the teriyaki Bento Bowl, with edamame, stir-fry quinoa and apple-cabbage slaw and the Burrito Bowl, with guacamole, asada portobello mushrooms and tortilla chips. eatsa will be open for breakfast as well, serving coffee, tea and small sides, including fresh fruit and yogurt parfaits.

eatsa guests can order their meals via a first-of-its-kind automated food pick-up system featuring a collection of glass door “cubbies” that display personalized graphics, and produce a customized meal within minutes. eatsa’s delicious, hearty bowls are great for quick breakfast, lunch and dinner options that provide a substantial amount of protein and are served in as quickly as 90 seconds. Guests can also skip the line by ordering through the eatsa mobile app.”


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1648 North Capitol St, NW at R Street courtesy Pub and the People

From an email:

“Starting Monday the Pub will open at 11am every day. Lunch will be served until 3pm Monday through Friday, and Brunch as usual on Saturday and Sunday.

Also, we will be extending Happy Hour to 3-7pm and midnight-2am every weekday.

We have outlets at every bar seat and free WiFi if you want to work from The Pub.”


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1413 Park Road, NW

A reader reports:

“I stopped by Vietnamese Chelsea at Park Rd and 14th St in Columbia Heights this weekend. They have a 20% off promotion to celebrate their grand opening. The fried spring rolls were fatter than Pho 14 and the pho beef broth was more gingery. Everything was very good. Really nice staff, too. I recommend giving it a try.”

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Check out the menu after the jump. (more…)


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Photo by PoPville flickr user Bossi

“Dear PoPville,

What do you think of the recent craziness from AltRight Conspiracy Theorists targeting Comet Ping Pong? I just wish there was more folks could do counter the lies being spread online. The other day some guy was live periscoping from inside the restaurant. Feeding more into the conspiracies.”

Thanks to all who forwarded this morning’s disturbing article from the super successful New York Times:

Fact Check: This Pizzeria Is Not a Child-Trafficking Site

“None of it was true. While Mr. Alefantis has some prominent Democratic friends in Washington and was a supporter of Mrs. Clinton, he has never met her, does not sell or abuse children, and is not being investigated by law enforcement for any of these claims. He and his 40 employees had unwittingly become real people caught in the middle of a storm of fake news.”


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707 G Street, NW

This is the former Redline sports bar that abruptly closed back in March (and Indebleu before them.)

10 Tavern’s website says:

“In the heart of Washington, DC’s entertainment district is the top of the top 10 Tavern and Grill. Rising above the rest, this second floor bar and restaurant features delicious homemade food, the top ten beers and craft cocktails, and over two dozen high-definition televisions showcasing the day’s sports spectaculars.”

You can see their menu here.

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Thanks to a reader for sending. You can see all the info about Farmers & Distillers here.

In celebration of George Washington and the nation’s capital both then and now, the Farmers & Distillers menu showcases cuisines from a variety of influences found all around DC. There is inspiration from neighboring Chinatown with hand-pulled noodles, shaobing (Chinese flatbread) and farmers-style dumplings. You’ll find crispy pork schnitzel recalling the original German immigrants working on DC’s east side; GW loved European cooking techniques, which are being utilized in dishes like Pot au Feu (slow cooked short rib) and Bouillabaisse. Every decision was pulled through the filter of “What would George do?” be it with flavor, plate ware, cooking technique, or design.

Side note: Do you like the way the building turned out:

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6th and Massachusetts Ave, NW


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Ed. Note: In September we posted about the planned meeting of Neo Nazis featuring Tila Tequila among others. I don’t think people believed it at the time.

Thanks to all who sent links to this note posted by Maggiano’s Little Italy Chevy Chase:

“On Friday night, Maggiano’s in Friendship Heights was the inadvertent site of a protest that caused us to close our restaurant to protect the safety of our Teammates and Guests.

The protesters were upset because of a banquet we were hosting for a group called the National Policy Institute (NPI). This was a last minute booking made Friday afternoon, and the reservation was made under a different name, therefore we were not aware that NPI was dining with us or what the group represents. After the event, an attendee sent a tweet in which she made a “Sieg Heil salute” in support of Hitler and white supremacy. This expression of support of Hitler is extremely offensive to us, as our restaurant is home to Teammates and Guests of every race, religion and cultural background.

We want to sincerely apologize to the community of Friendship Heights for inadvertently hosting this meeting, which resulted in hateful sentiment. We want you to know that at the suggestion of one of our Guests, we are donating the profits from our restaurant sales on Friday, $10,000, to the DC office of the Anti-Defamation League, which for decades has been working to bring people together in peace and understanding.”


buredo
4235 Wisconsin Ave, NW at Veazey Street

On a personal note, thank you God. This is the long vacant dry cleaners that was once planned to be a Pie Five Pizza Co. in between Cava Grill and Nando’s Peri Peri. And now fantastic news (for those who live/work nearby) from Jessica Sidman:

“Sushi burritos are coming to Tenleytown. Buredo is opening at 4235 Wisconsin Ave. NW.”

You can see their menu here.

Update: Whoa! Thanks to a commenter for noting more coming soon Buredos:

Atlas District
625 H Street NE
Washington, DC 20002

NoMa
111 K Street NE
Washington, DC 20002

Tenleytown
4235 Wisconsin Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20016″


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11th and Lamont St, NW

From an email:

“In anticipation of our bakery, Paisley Fig, moving to the historic Heller’s Bakery in Mt Pleasant, Room 11 will close its daytime operation on December 31st, 2016.

Paisley Fig will continue its wholesale business while focusing on building the new bakery, bar & restaurant in Mt Pleasant. Paisley Fig desserts, will continue to be on Room 11’s evening menu and pastries will be available during Room 11’s weekend brunch service.

In addition, Paisley Fig products will continue to be available at Dolcezza, Cork Wine Bar, Cork Market, Qualia Coffee, Glen’s Garden Market, Each Peach Market, The Coffee Bar, Odd Provisions, and more!

Custom cakes and catering orders will still be accepted. For more information, please email Lizzy at [email protected]

Room 11 will continue to operate opening at 5pm, Monday – Friday, and 10am on Saturday and Sunday for brunch service.

Paisley Fig in Mt Pleasant will be spearheaded by baker Lizzy Evelyn and her husband, Nick Pimentel, a co-owner of Bad Saint & Room 11.

We thank you for all your support!”

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3221 Mt Pleasant Street, NW


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Photo by PoPville flickr user Harry

“Dear PoPville,

I was hoping you could help settle a dispute among my friends and I. We all grew up in/around DC (I live in Mt. Pleasant now), and we would like to settle what the best fast-casual burger/cheeseburger is in DC? I deliberately left places like McDonald’s out because that’s definitely just fast food and not fast casual.”



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