Tops frozen yogurt opened up next to the Pret a Manager in Union Station back in Nov. 2011. I hear that the owners recently opened up a Burger King in the food court on the lower level and are considering making this small space something like a Burger King express.
On Sunday Corner Bakery will be closing in Union Station:
But for those who are big fans, fear not, a new one is opening up nearby – photos after the jump. (more…)
400 North Capitol Street, NW
Dear PoPville,
Taqueria Nacional, at 400 N Capitol St NW (ground floor of the Hall of States, behind Johnny’s Half-Shell) seems to have officially switched over to serving Johnny’s fare instead of the beloved tacos. The menu offerings changed earlier this week. Any word on when the new location of Taqueria Nacional on T St NW will open?
Below is a photo of their future 14th and T Street, NW location that I took last weekend. Progressing nicely but looks like the opening is probably still a few months away:
NBC Washington reports:
“Calls came in around 2 a.m. that flames were coming from the roof of Hank’s Oyster Bar, also known as Hank’s On The Hill, at 633 Pennsylvania Ave. in Southeast.”
Hank’s opened in the former Ba Bay space in July ’12.
329 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
New Hawk and Dove signage sprouted back in November. Finally comes word (and photos) of their opening from the folks at Capitol Hill Corner:
The Hawk & Dove expects to open on Thursday, January 17, according to manager Jack McAuliffe. The restaurant was originally scheduled to open in February, but moved its debut up, in part, to take advantage of Inauguration traffic. McAuliffe, until recently the general manager at Boxcar, another Xavier Cerveras enterprise, said, “we want to bring a totally different experience to the block – try to do something new with a fun feel.”
The Hawk & Dove will be open at 4:30pm initially (including Inaugural Day) but will start serving lunch on Friday, January 25th.
524 8th Street, SE
Back in October 2010 we first learned that Nooshi Sushi and Tash House of Kabob would be coming to 524 8th Street, SE (previously home to Chateaux Animaux.) I was walking by last weekend checking out the new paint job when I noticed the front door was open so I was able to take a peek inside. The owners tell me that they should be open in about a week. Tash House of Kabob will be located on the first floor and Nooshi Sushi on the second floor. I only got a peek of the first floor but you can tell it’s gonna be pretty sweet:
1129 Pennsylvania Ave, SE
Mi Vecindad restaurant opened up in the summer of 2010 at 12th and Pennsylvania Ave, SE near Frager’s Hardware store. Walking by over the weekend I see they’ve become il Capo di Capitol Hill Italian restaurant. I really enjoyed Mi Vecindad so I’m a bit sad to see them go but hopefully the new Italian joint is tasty.
I kinda liked how it’s in the shadow of the long closed Caffe Italiano sign next door. That building is now home to the B Spot juice bar, tea house and art gallery as well as Pizza-Iole on the first floor of 1123 Pennsylvania Ave, SE.
Quiznos shrinking presence in DC continues. The one at 8th and M St, SE (at the very bottom of Barracks Row toward Navy Yard) closed at the end of December. Looking forward to seeing who takes this space.
528 8th Street, SE
Back in Sept. ’12 learned some details about the new Balkan restaurant, Ambar, moving into the former Jordan’s 8 space on Barracks Row. They quietly soft opened on Friday night and the space looks amazing:
A peek at part of the menu after the jump. (more…)
Yesterday we saw a hawk take down a pigeon. Today’s entry is a bit more peaceful – a reader spotted an owl in Eastern Market. Very cool.
