4610-4612 14th Street, NW
Could be interesting – I freaking love the name – a liquor license application for Upstate Tavern says:
“Full-service tavern serving cocktails, soup, craft beers, braised pork.
Sidewalk Café Seating 36 patrons. Total Occupancy Load of 85, with seating for 78. Entertainment Endorsement.”
Updates as they get closer to opening.
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
From Tadich Grill:
“Staying true to its roots, the Tadich Grill tradition of fine seafood and meats grilled over mesquite, established in San Francisco, will continue in Washington, D.C. Under the direction of Executive Chef Wil Going, menus will be prepared from scratch and printed daily, serving the freshest seafood, meats, poultry and produce available.”
Check out the San Fransisco menus here.
A peek inside the new DC space:
Looks like they’ll be adding a special takeout section soon too:
804 V Street, NW
Declaration’s website says:
“DECLARATION, Shaw’s most exciting new gourmet pizza eatery, is set to open mid-fall 2015. Our menu will include casual fare, including gourmet artisan pizzas, pasta and fresh, creative salads. As with our restaurants LINCOLN and Teddy & The Bully Bar, we will source ingredients from local growers, ranchers and artisans. The restaurant’s interior design will include interesting touches that introduce fun and little-known facts about the period of American history in which the Declaration of Independence was signed. Located in bustling Shaw, our 1,776 square foot restaurant is being built out this summer and will be within walking distance of the 9:30 Club. Make us your go-to for lunch, before or after a night out with friends or as a destination in and of itself!”
Here are the pizza’s:
“Lewis Morris, San marzano tomatoes, fresh basil, evoo, romano cheese, house made mozzarella
Francis Hopkinson, Jersey sliced tomatoes, basil pesto, reggiano Parmesan
Thomas Jefferson, Shenandoah Valley chicken, apples, gorgonzola, arugula, mozzarella
Roger Sherman, Meatball, house made ricotta, san marzano tomatoes, roasted peppers
John Adams, Shucked clams, potatoes, pork belly, thyme, fontina cheese
Benjamin Franklin, Cheesesteak, provolone, fresh mozzarella, sweet onions,
John Hancock, Cape codder, bay scallops, bacon, roasted garlic, fresh mozzarella”
Have a look at the rest of the menu here.
8th and O St, NW
It’s been a long time since we’ve had a Convivial update. This is the new spot from Mintwood‘s Chef Cedric Maupillier. First because it’s been a long time coming – let me get some dates out of the way – they’ll be opening up for dinner in November (six nights a week, closed Monday.) By January they’ll be open seven days a week serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. And in the spring they’ll have a patio for 50 out front. The space wasn’t photo ready when I stopped in last week but you can see that they’ll have a sweet central bar that seats 14. And speaking of the bar they’ll have 50, repeat, 50 classic cocktails as well as eight draft lines. More on that when the menus become available.
As for the rest of the inside there will be seating for around 130. Come January in the daytime the space will be a casual cafe with wifi and at night it will be a bit more refined serving proper dinner. So I asked Maupillier – how Convivial would compare to Mintwood. Right away he said he didn’t want to do a “Mintwood II”.
Ed. Note: Let me just take a second to say that Mintwood is one of my favorite restaurants in DC. Most agree that it elevated the dining scene in Adams Morgan to new levels. Of course Little Fountain Cafe has and still does continue to kick ass too. But I absolutely think Convivial will do for this part of Shaw what Mintwood has done for Adams Morgan.
Convivial will be an “American Café”. He’s looking forward to creating some great dishes with both “French and American accents.” Again more on that when the menus are released. With one exception – fried chicken. Behold the pressure fryer:
This is going to introduce DC to what many have been craving – serious, serious, seriously delicious friend chicken. And in the case of Convivial it will be fried chicken – coq au vin style with a jus glaze. Oh man – in no way can I do justice to how Maupillier described it (which will change with seasons.) But let me just say the enthusiasm he expressed for the dish was absolutely contagious. I don’t even particularly like coq au vin and I was down right giddy by the time he finished talking. We can all see for ourselves in just a few more weeks. Lots more updates coming as the finishing details are worked out and an exact opening date is announced. Stay tuned.
looking east toward 7th Street.
1837 1st Street, NW
Lots more details for the former Costa Brava space from an email:
“DCʼs Bloomingdale neighborhood will welcome its newest restaurant and bar establishment in the Fall of 2015. CRISP Kitchen + Bar (located at 1837 1st St NW) will feature classic diner and bar fare like Burgers, Hot Chicken, Poutine, House Made Pickles, along with a drink menu of classic and craft cocktails all priced $10 or less!
The newly designed restaurant/bar comes from native Washingtonian Jamie Hess (formerly of Ivy and Coney) with food selections curated by Chef Alex McCoy (formerly of Dukeʼs Grocery) and will be executed by Chef Akiem Brooker (also formerly of Dukeʼs Grocery). (more…)
3911 Georgia Ave, NW
I’ve been getting a lot of emails/tweets asking about the building next go Qualia coffee on Georgia Ave. This is Homestead from the owners of the Blaguard. Updates will continue as we get closer to an opening date.
Thanks to a reader for sending word. BONMi opened up in the former Sandella’s space at 19th and I St, NW back in October 2011. Final day will be Friday, October 30th.
900 19th Street, NW
courtesy JoJo’s
JOJO Restaurant and Bar [1518 U Street, NW] tweets us:
“So guess who popped into JOJO’s over #ColumbusDay Weekend? THE Dave Chappelle.”
Awesome.
courtesy Maketto
From an email:
“MAKETTO NOW TAKING RESERVATIONS
ALL TIMES AVAILABLE
CALL (202) 838-9972 AFTER 11AM
1351 H Street NE
DOORS OPEN: 7AM, MONDAY-SUNDAY
BREAKFAST • LUNCH • DINNER”
Check out their menus here. Any fans?
5329 Georgia Avenue, NW
Joe writes:
“You should get the word out on Sunrise Caribbean Cuisine New location on Georgia Ave is delicious. Amazing jerk chicken and sides.”
Ed. Note: This is the super popular spot that moved from Union Station back in May.