7th and G Street, NW
From a press release:
“A new Chick-fil-A® restaurant will begin serving Washington D.C.’s Chinatown community on Thursday, March 2. Chick-fil-A, Inc. has selected Deeben “DK” Kang as the independent franchised Owner/Operator of Chick-fil-A 7th Street.
Located at 707 G St. NW, Chick-fil-A 7th Street will be open for dine-in and carry-out from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Saturday. (more…)
705 H Street, NW
Thanks to L. and C. for sending: “&pizza coming back to Chinatown in April. They cleaned up inside and new signs on the outside and inside.”
Stay tuned for an exact reopening date.
Thanks to A. for sending: “a burnt out vehicle parked on 5th NW between H and I, spotted yesterday around 1pm. It appeared to be a Honda CRV. Wondering if anyone knows what happened?”
507 H Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Do you know if the restaurant Royal Thai is closed for good? I tried to order dinner last night and they weren’t on door dash anymore. The menu on their website said everything was sold out. And the phone number was disconnected.”
7th and G Street, NW (entrance on 7th Street)
When we posted about the Taco Bell Cantina coming to Chinatown last week a few folks mentioned the Chick Fil A signage that went up a few blocks away. And indeed it looks real close to opening. Peek in the window: (more…)
808 7th Street, NW Ed. Note: Smashburger opened in half of the Fado space so I guess TB Cantina will be opening in the remaining half.
In April 2020, After 22 Years, Fado announced it was officially closed forever. Now a new liquor license has been applied for 808 7th Street, NW – Taco Bell Cantina. The liquor license placard says: (more…)
501 H Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Do you have any clue why this place has taken so long to open? Its been like two years. They have had tables set up for at least a year. I never see anyone there. Is it a front?!” (more…)
701 7th Street, NW
Thanks to Eric and Alex for passing on the report that the movie theater Regal Gallery Place is closing.
Business Insider reported “39 more Regal theaters are closing in the US amid bankruptcy.”
Included on the list is Gallery Place Stadium 14 (Washington, DC) (more…)
Photo by angela n.
Also a reader asks: “does anybody know which banks are giving free lucky red envelopes (lai sees)?”
From MPD:
“On Sunday, January 22, 2023, the Chinese New Year Celebration will take place in the District of the Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be parking restrictions and street closures that motorists should take into consideration:
The following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking on Sunday, January 22, 2023, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.: (more…)
707 G Street, NW
Thanks to Luis for sending:
“Just wanted to share there is a Chick-Fil-A coming to 707 G St NW.” (more…)