Chez Billy’s back beer garden at 3815 Georgia Ave, NW
From an email:
Oyster Happy Hour is Back in our Beer Garden!
-Tuesday-Saturday 5:30-7:30pm, Beer Garden only
-$1 raw oysters on the half-shell (sold by the half-dozen)
-$10 fried oysters
-$5 frites
-$3 Stella Artois draftsRain or shine as our beer garden is covered.
1990 M Street, NW
TakEatEasy opened up in the former China Cafe space back in Feb. 2013. You can see many of their offerings on their facebook page. Anyone check them out yet?
2805 M Street, NW
The ShopHouse coming to the former Furin’s space in Georgetown is now hiring and looking close to opening. Here’s how the space looked in 2010:
2010
ShopHouse’s first location opened in back in Sept. 2011 at 1516 Connecticut Ave, NW in Dupont. You can see their menu here.
Washington Business Journal reports that ShopHouse will be opening a third location in part of the former Ruby Tuesday’s which recently closed at 710 7th Street, NW:
1939 12th Street, NW
A Menchie’s frozen yogurt is coming to long vacant retail space in the moderno building at 12th and U St, NW. You can see their menu here. Back in 2011 Teaism had plans to move into the space but unfortunately were unable to secure adequate financing.
401 F Street, NW
A few weeks ago we learned Hill Country’s Backyard BBQ was coming to the west lawn of the Building Museum at 4th and F St, NW. The BBQ operates Wednesday through Friday from 4–11 pm, Saturdays from Noon–11 pm and Sundays from Noon–9 pm. I was able to attend the kickoff last Friday. As a fan of the brick and mortar Hill Country located at 410 7th St, NW – I love this new outdoor option. For me, this is all about drinking cold beers and listening to live music outdoors (note – I believe the live music will only be Friday and Saturdays.) For those who work in the area this is going to be a phenomenal happy hour spot. Anyone else stop by yet?
Lots more photos after the jump. (more…)
8th and F Street, NW
Nopa Kitchen + Bar is located in the former Zola space at 800 F St, NW:
You can see their menu here.
Their website says:
nopa Kitchen+Bar, a new 160-seat American brasserie in the heart of Penn Quarter. This is the awarding-winning restaurateur’s eighth restaurant in the nation’s capital. The name represents nopa’s location just north of Pennsylvania Avenue and it welcomes guests for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch on Saturday and Sunday.
Greg McCarty is the executive chef for nopa Kitchen+Bar. A graduate of The George Brown Chef School in Toronto, Canada, McCarty’s culinary career began in the New York City kitchen of Jean Georges. He cooked under Chef Vongerichten for six years, working his way up from line cook to executive sous chef of Dune in the Bahamas. In 2005, McCarty returned to Manhattan to open Nobu 57. McCarty worked with renowned restaurateur Drew Nieporent on various restaurant projects, and has also managed his own consulting business, before accepting his new position in Washington.
Ashok Bajaj worked with James Beard Foundation’s award-nominated restaurant designer Martin Vahtra of Projects Design Associates of New York to create nopa. Its striking interior is light-filled, and sports a rustic industrial style. The décor features whitewashed exposed brick, rough sawn wood paneling, steel accents and metal task lighting. These strong elements contrast dramatically with the plush fabric on the red banquettes and camel leather arm chairs, which provide comfortable seating around sleek wooden bistro tables.
For private dining, nopa Kitchen+Bar offers three exclusive spaces: a 40-seat dining room with a working fireplace, expansive views and AV capabilities; a 24-seat dining room next to the bar, which also have floor-to-ceiling windows, and a cozy 14-seat dining room for smaller parties.
1325 W Street, NW
From a press release:
In celebration of opening day, sweetgreen is inviting guests to “Pay What You Want,” with all proceeds benefiting sweetgreen in schools, a series of hands-on nutrition classes in collaboration with DC Farm to School; the program teaches students about nutrition, the importance of local sourcing, and how to take charge of their own health.
With its own street entrance on W (separate from the lobby of the YMCA), the new sweetgreen will be the largest to-date, with 60 seats inside and an additional 20 seats on the outdoor patio. The store will also conveniently offer a juice window selling sweetpress, sweetgreen’s line of freshly pressed, raw juice. Additionally, the second floor of the YMCA will have a state-of-the-art test kitchen which sweetgreen will co-brand and use for its sweetgreen in schools program.
707 6th Street, NW
From a press release:
Mike Isabella is behind yet another pop-up. This time his forthcoming sandwich shop, G, is popping up at Graffiato. The first floor of Graffiato will transform into G May 13-17 from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm, serving a limited menu of sandwiches, salads, vegetables and dessert. Like G, all items will be available for dine-in or carry-out, but no reservations will be accepted for the pop-up. Guests may enjoy the full Graffiato menu on the second, where reservations are alway accepted.
G is slated to open in early summer next to Kapnos at 2201 14th Street NW. The 40-seat spot will serve sandwiches by day and a four-course Italian tasting menu by night.
The pop-up at Graffiato gives Isabella and his team an opportunity to test recipes before opening the new spots. Below is the G pop-up menu.
Check out the menu after the jump. (more…)
1409 T Street, NW
Dear PoPville,
Walked by the new Taqueria Nacional on T last night, they were doling out free tacos between 6 and 7. The place looked great! They’re doing a friends and family event tomorrow and the owners said they expect to open sometime next week!
click menu to enlarge
click menu to enlarge
235 Carroll Street, NW
Back in Feb. 2012 scuttlebutt was confirmed that a new Busboys & Poets would be coming to the Takoma Central project in Takoma DC. The building is slowly starting to rise and Busboys has recently applied for a liquor license:
“American Bistro with full entrée menu serving breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner with a seating capacity of 216. Total occupancy load of 237. Background music and live entertainment will be provided to include, but not limited to, poetry readings, occasional showing of films, and a pianist. Summer garden with 112 seats.”
