Dupont Circle

About that Crazy Paint Job – ChiKo is coming to Dupont!!

By Prince Of Petworth


2029 P Street, NW

Ah this is magnificent. Last week a reader noted the new paint job at old Kabob House spot (and the original Pizzeria Paradiso location) on P Street. ChiKo here we come:

Over the summer the Washington Business Journal reported:

“ChiKo, the super-popular Chinese and Korean restaurant that opened about a year ago on Barracks Row, is coming to Dupont Circle.

The restaurant aims to open by the end of the year.”

STAY TUNED.

Ed. Note: Don’t sleep on Obelisk next door either, I still love that place!

“Matthew Shepard Candlelight Vigil – Thursday evening at 7pm in Dupont Circle”

By Prince Of Petworth


Art by Eric Gordon

From an email:

“There will be a candlelight vigil in Dupont Circle, Thursday evening October 25th from 7pm to 745pm, in advance of Friday’s interment of Matthew Shepard’s ashes in the National Cathedral. For twenty years, his ashes have not been laid to rest, as his parents worried that if they chose a final resting place, it would be at risk of desecration. But, on Friday, this tragic odyssey will come to an end, as there will be a final home for Matthew in a place his parents say he would love.

And so we will gather Thursday evening at 7pm at the fountain in Dupont Circle as a community to mark this occasion and stand against intolerance, hatred, and the violence that claimed Matthew’s life and continues today. (more…)

Kung Fu Tea and Tang Noodle Soup Now Open on M Street

By Prince Of Petworth


1990 M Street, NW

That was fast! The former Pizza Hut space has already been transformed. Thanks to Leah, Mona, and Ben for sending the news that Kung Fu Tea and Tang (Noodle Soup) have opened Next door to Nagomi Izakaya.

Kung Fu Tea opened their first D.C. location in Georgetown last year. You can see their menu here and story here.

Peep Tang’s menu after the jump. (more…)

D.C.’s Soupergirl on Shark Tank Sunday!!

By Prince Of Petworth


Courtesy: ABC’s Shark Tank

From a press release:

“Soupergirl, the small-batch, healthy soup company, will battle Sunday for a deal on ABC’s Shark Tank. CEO Sara Polon will appear on Shark Tank on Sunday, October 21st, to try to cook up a deal with the celebrity Sharks.

Polon is a former stand-up comedian turned soup entrepreneur. She will appear on the Shark Tank episode with her mother, Soupergirl co-founder Marilyn Polon. (more…)

Scuttlebutt: Chick-Fil-A coming to 18th Street off Connecticut Ave Downtown/Dupont?

By Prince Of Petworth


1214 18th Street, NW

Good news for chicken heads. My sources deep in the fast casual chicken world have a juicy tidbit for us today – Chick-Fil-A cometh to 18th Street. I’m hearing 1214 18th Street, NW (near Nando’s buckle up son) and Eighth Street Lounge, Shake Shack etc. It’s not clear exactly which space it’s taking, not sure if the Rabbit Hole fell through or if the  Eritrean Cultural & Civic Center is being split. These spaces were formerly home to MIA Lounge, Lupe Mexican Cantina and Sesto Senso

Anyway I give this scuttlebutt an 87% accuracy rating.

STAY TUNED.

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