Photo by PoPville flickr user Phil
“Dear PoPville,
Chinatown was smelling like sewage this morning. It seems to have permeated Gallery Place to Mt. Vernon.”
Anyone else smell it? Know the origin? Silver-lining – hopefully the rain washed it away!
Chinatown
It’s not yet confirming the Union Station location but I’ll take it!! Washington Business Journal reports:
“The retailer has signed a lease to do a temporary location at 1090 F St. NW in Penn Quarter, which was formerly home to an American Apparel store.”
STAY TUNED for the pop up’s opening date and more on Union Station. (Baruch Ha’shem)
courtesy Rasmus
From an email:
“It’s a sad day for beer lovers. Regional Food and Drink – known to most as RFD has officially closed after 15 years and is selling everything from the décor to the flat screen TVs and kitchen equipment at online only auction. (more…)
Yesterday we were stunned by the seemingly sudden closures of L’Enfant Cafe, Irish Whiskey and the 1st floor of Policy. The jaw dropping continues today.
Rachel reports:
“RFD closes suddenly as well. None of the staff seems to have been notified in advance.”
“After 15 years, 4.9 MILLION BEERS, & 30k Brick Burgers, @RFDLoveTheBeer & the Brickskeller family are closing our doors. Cheers & God Bless.”
Thanks to Natalie for sending the outside shot at 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
The ThinkFoodLab is in the former home of Native Foods Cafe near Archives/Navy Memorial. Thanks to Bill Russo for sending word and photos of the interior on Friday afternoon:
“ThinkFoodLab soft open. Bring on the @pepefoodtruck jamón y queso.”
More photos from Bill of the inside (and the jamón y queso) after the jump. (more…)
5th and F Street, NW
From a press release:
“Hill Country Barbecue Market is excited to revive the Backyard Barbecue, a summer pop-up at the National Building Museum (5th & F St) on Thursday, July 6. After a brief hiatus last summer, the Backyard Barbecue returns to the West Lawn for the third summer season, making it the place to chow down on authentic central Texas-style barbecue, imbibe and enjoy live music. (more…)
Courtesy Bantam King
From a press release:
“Beginning on Monday, June 19th at 11:30AM for lunch service, Japanese chicken-centric eatery Bantam King based in Chinatown just around the corner from older culinary sibling Daikaya, will be debuting its new ‘Walk Up Window’ menu featuring an eclectic assortment of sweet and savory bites and beverages, including several frosty treats just in time to welcome summer in Washington DC.
Open to the public and available Monday through Friday from 11:30AM-2PM, with plans to expand days and hours in the near future to offer dinner hours and weekend service, Bantam King’s ‘Walk Up Window’ will serve an assortment of playful sweet and savory bites, and beverages including (more…)
7th Street, NW just north of H
When it rains scuttlebutt it pours scuttlebutt! Another source with an incredibly high percentage of being right tells me that one of DC’s Wawa is coming to the space between Fado and Starbucks in Chinatown. S/He also confirms that one is coming to the former Tortilla Coast space in Logan Circle. They will join the one coming to 19th Street in the former City Sports space. And I got one more for ya too – STAY TUNED.
Sara reports just after 12pm: “Smoke at the FBI building! My colleague joked, “maybe this means they picked a new director.”
Hopefully, something very minor – in which case “maybe this means they picked a new director” is freaking hilarious. Updates if it something more concerning.
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Looks like the Andresification of Penn Quarter continues full steam ahead with PEPE Spanish Sandwiches. A reader reports the sign is “facing the Navy Memorial, in the building that 701 restaurant is in, where the native foods place was.”
Ed. Note: We judged Andres’ PEPE Food Truck here. Updates if it’s also becoming a brick and mortar. Stay tuned.
701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW