Chinatown

Soft-Shell Crab Alert

By Prince Of Petworth


700 K Street, NW

From Truluck’s:

“For one weekend only (July 14-17) Truluck’s will offer a limited-time entree of two Yucatan soft-shell crabs served deep fried on a bed of creamed spinach with grilled asparagus and onion salad finished with roasted pepper aioli for $44. An appetizer portion (one crab) will be available for $22.

If you’ve never eaten a soft-shell crab, let me offer a bit of context… (more…)

Wasai Chinese Cuisine opens in Chinatown

By Prince Of Petworth


716 7th Street, NW (previously home to Honeygrow)

Wasai’s website says:

“High-End Chinese Fast Food

Wasai story began with a dream of a restaurant that served authentic, Asian-inspired dishes without compromising freshness for speed of service. Wasai is modern chinese restaurant servering not only Asian-American food but also traditional authentic Chinese food”

Peep the menu: (more…)

Looking for a Good Samaritan: “a man I’d never seen before had run up and punched me in the face. While I stood there in shock, a bystander quickly intervened”

By Prince Of Petworth


via google maps

“Dear PoPville,

Last Monday (5/30, Memorial Day), around 11am, I was walking south on 8th street. At either the 8th and H or 8th and I NW intersection, a few blocks from the Chinatown/Gallery Place metro, I was looking at my phone while waiting for the walk sign to appear. All of a sudden, I felt an impact to my jaw–a man I’d never seen before had run up and punched me in the face. While I stood there in shock, a bystander quickly intervened, putting himself between me and the person who had attacked me. He told me to get away and call the police and started shouting and following the person who attacked me. Meanwhile, the person who attacked me was still shouting at me. Because of this bystander, I was able to get away without further harm.

I’m an East Asian woman, and because of the rise in violence against women who look like me, I can’t help but feel that I was targeted at least in part because of my race and gender. (more…)

Howl at the Moon: “The live music bar is ready to bring endless entertainment to the Chinatown neighborhood, beginning with a grand opening party in the fall of 2022.”

By Prince Of Petworth


900 7th Street, NW originally planned for 2020 before the pandemic hit

From a press release:

“The nation’s capital is about to howl louder than ever! Howl at the Moon is proud to announce the grand opening of our brand new Washington, D.C. venue, located at 900 7th Street NW in Chinatown. We are kicking things off with a grand opening blow-out in the fall of 2022, featuring drink specials on our mixed drinks, beers, and 86 oz. buckets. Our unbeatable dueling pianos show will be rocking the crowd all night long. Howl at the Moon is about to rock Washington, D.C. harder than ever, and it all gets started at the grand opening of our 900 7th Street NW venue! (more…)

Celebrating Maryland Day at Free State Friday, March 25th!

By Prince Of Petworth


501 G Street, NW (below Bantam King)

From an email:

“It’s a celebration of the Free State of Maryland Friday, March 25th! Our team will be shaking up Maryland-themed cocktails and our taps will be taken over by Maryland breweries all night long. These names aren’t the usual suspects, we’ve curated a list of favorites from small, but mighty, breweries all over Maryland including: (more…)

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