675 H Street, NW
Panera is the first space to open up in the newly renovated building at 7th and H St, NW. YO! Sushi, to be located next door, likely coming next.
Chinatown
600 F Street, NW
According to a liquor license amendment, Fuel Pizza’s Chinatown location is applying:
“To add a Sidewalk Café (22 seats)”
Fuel Pizza is also coming to 2301 Georgia Ave, NW this Spring.
I think Madam Tussauds wax museum may have finally run out of ideas…
From Georgetown University’s website:
Scheduled to open in late 2013, the Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies will move to a new, principal space located at the intersection of 7th St. and Massachusetts Ave., NW in downtown Washington, D.C. The new Georgetown Downtown campus will help the School fulfill its mission of educating students to become more reflective, active, purposeful citizens who strive to make a difference to their own lives and to the world around them.
Located in one of the city’s most vibrant and accessible neighborhoods, this expansion from the Hilltop will further position the University as an anchor of Washington, D.C., expanding educational opportunity and fomenting community engagement through learning and service. The location was carefully selected to be accessible to our community of students and professionals and features comprehensive transportation options. The School is working with architects to design a space that reimagines the educational experience for the 21st century. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, professionals and community leaders will be able to connect with each other in new ways and in a neighborhood that offers hundreds of amenities and services.
772 5th Street, NW
Back in September we learned that Absolute Noodle would be coming to the former Quiznos space at 772 5th Street, NW. I spoke with some of the workers on Saturday and it looks like they’ll be opening up in 2-3 more weeks. They’ve also applied for a liquor license that says:
“Full Thai Noodle Menu. Total Occupancy Load is 49.”
Have a look at the menu after the jump. (more…)
Chinatown Coffee at 475 H Street, NW
From a press release:
What: Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken, opening in Metro Center in January 2013, will host a doughnut preview pop-up at local indie coffee shop, Chinatown Coffee Co. Pastry Chef Jason Gehring and founder Elliot Spaisman will be on hand selling doughnuts from their upcoming doughnut and fried chicken take-out restaurant. Doughnut varieties available for sale each day include:
· Vanilla Glazed – vanilla bean glaze ($2.25)
· Brooklyn Blackout – devil’s food cake, chocolate glaze, cookie crumbs ($2.50)
· Maple Bacon – maple glaze, Benton’s bacon ($2.50)
· Peanut Butter & Jelly – strawberry jelly, peanut butter glaze ($2.85)
· Crème Brûlée – vanilla custard, bruleed vanilla glaze ($2.85)· **Holiday specials: Eggnog cake doughnut–nutmeg butter cake, vanilla custard and rum glaze ($2.50) AND Panettone doughnut –yeast raised fruitcake, rum glaze, and toasted almonds ($2.25).
Additional flavors will be available on Thursday and Friday, including:
Thursday
· Banana Nut – banana cake, mascarpone glaze, pecans ($2.50)
· Gingerbread – gingerbread dough, gingerbread glaze ($2.25)
· Grapefruit – pink grapefruit glaze ($2.25)
· Black & White – chocolate dough, white ganache, vanilla glaze ($2.85)
· Gianduia – chocolate dough, chocolate custard, hazelnut glaze ($2.85)Friday
· Twink-nut – golden vanilla cake, buttercream filling, vanilla glaze ($2.50)
· Chocolate Glazed – Valrhona chocolate glaze ($2.25)
· Pecan – butterscotch glaze, pecans ($2.25)
· Mocha – espresso dough, chocolate custard, espresso glaze ($2.85)
· Oatmeal raisin – oatmeal dough, buttercream filling, granola crumbs ($2.85)When: Thursday, December 20th and Friday, December 21st, 2012. Quantities are limited and sales will begin at 8:00 a.m. until all doughnuts are sold out.
Where: Chinatown Coffee Co. is located at 475 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Metro: Gallery Place Chinatown – 7th and H Street exit.
7th and I St, NW
MPD tweeted about an hour ago:
“Suspicious Package @ 9th & G St NW, Street closure from 900-1000 blk of G St NW. Avoid the area.”
A reader hears that in addition:
“There was a bank robbery at TD Bank (on 7th) and a bomb scare in tech world. (This is all second hand info – but just passing along). As an FYI, the security guards and police are still keeping that section of 7th street closed off and no one seems to be able to walk through techworld plaza (7th & K St NW).”
777 I St, NW
From a press release:
Former BLT Steak executive chef, Victor Albisu, announces plans to open his first full-service restaurant, Del Campo, meaning “from the country,” at 777 I St. NW in spring 2013. Inspired by his Latin American roots and travels throughout South America, Albisu is bringing an upscale South American grill to the 5,800 square foot space previously occupied by PS7’s restaurant. The food culture celebrated through asado, a traditional South American grill style and the social gathering during which the barbeque is enjoyed, serves as a backdrop for the agrarian space and meat-driven, wine-centric menu.
“From adolescence, I worked in my mother’s Latin market learning to butcher from Argentineans and Uruguayans. It was from those South American butchers that I came to appreciate the asado as both a cooking style and a day-long gathering to celebrate and enjoy food, friends and family,” said Victor Albisu, chef/owner, Del Campo. “With Del Campo, I want to reinvent that experience by bringing an elevated style of South American grill culture to Washington, D.C.”
A rotating menu of grilled meats from the asado, such as wagyu skirt steak, short ribs, chorizo, blood sausage, and sweetbreads, will also be complemented by crudos and ceviches – a nod to Albisu’s Peruvian heritage – and a vibrant selection of seasonal salads and other composed dishes. The grandson of a Cuban baker, Albisu will also make savory and sweet empanadas. Bread service will feature traditional warm cast iron country bread served with smoked olive oil.
The bar menu will focus on more casual South American street food, including Albisu’s take on the chivito and chori-pan, Argentinean sandwiches; anticuchos, grilled skewered meats; and chicharones, fried meats, both from Peru. A large section of the wine program will focus on South American varietals, and the remainder of the list will include curated selections from around the world. Like the menu, the beverage program will elevate Piscos, Cachaças, and other South American spirits, beer and wine. Traditional Argentinean mate tea will also be available.
The 115-seat dining room will serve dinner seven nights a week, and lunch Monday through Friday. The 50-seat bar will serve coffee and South American pastries by day, in addition to the casual menu of savory snacks and sandwiches. During warmer months, a 40-seat patio will welcome guests to dine al fresco.
Chef Jeff Black, 2012 Restaurateur of the Year, as named by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington, is a partner and investor in Del Campo. While Black will not play a role in menu development or daily operations, he brings 30 years of successful restaurant experience to the project.
We judged PS7s back in Dec. 2009.
917 5th Street, NW
Finally a bit of info about the long vacant space at 917 5th Street, NW just south of K Street. A liquor license application says the space will become a restaurant called Success and it will be a:
“New full service restaurant focusing on local farm ingredients and organic and seasonal ingredients with full bar. Occasional live music. Occupancy load is 130.”
Looking north towards K Street
In June we admired the progress at the building on the corner of 7th and H St, NW. This is the building that will be home to a YO! Sushi, Walgreens and a Panera. Now you can see exactly where the YO! Sushi and Panera will be located on H St, NW just east of 7th Street.
675 H Street, NW