1517 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Thanks to a reader for sending. Kinda reminds me of Room 11’s good sense of humor after their window was smashed.
Dupont Circle
1825 18th Street, NW
Bar Charley is the spot from the owners of Jackie’s and El Chucho opening in the former Cajun Experience space near Lauriol Plaza. I stopped by last night for preview – place turned out great:
Main dining room:
Back patio:
Menu and drinks after the jump. (more…)
1317 Connecticut Avenue, NW
From an email:
“To ring in 5774, DGS Delicatessen Chef Barry Koslow will offer a modern Rosh Hashanah dinner.
The menu celebrates the sweet year ahead and features a bounty of “new fruit”, the harvest of the coming season. Koslow is making pumpkin kreplach with pistachios and pomegranates. He’ll be lacquering duck breasts with honey and serving it with apples and rosemary. And ending the meal with fig fluden and pear sorbet.
The Rosh Hashanah Menu will be available September 4th through September 7th during dinner for $40, or $58 with wine pairings.”
Rosh Hashanah Menu
Round Challah for the table
Pumpkin Kreplach, Pistachios and Pomegranate // Avinyo Cava Reserva Brut NV
Seared Rockfish, Leek and Saffron Broth // Domaine De Pouy Colombard 2012
Honey Glazed Duck Breast, Apple and Rosemary // Christophe Pacalet Gamay Noir Moulin A Vent 2010
Fig Fluden, Pear Sorbet // Eden Heirloom Ice Cider NV
2010 P Street, NW
A couple days ago a reader sent in a photo of Alberto’s on P Street with it’s front door papered over. Looks like the closure was only temporary. Yesterday afternoon another reader sent the above photo and wrote:
“Alberto’s looks open to me. Just walked past and saw the door was propped open.”
1739 Connecticut Avenue, NW
A couple weeks ago we learned the Smashburger coming to the former Lucky Brand Store space in Dupont Circle would not be opening until the Fall due to some electrical issues. The issues have been fixed earlier than anticipated – their grand opening will be Sept. 11th. You can see some of their menus here.
This rental is located at 1601 18th Street, Northwest:
The listing says:
“URBAN LIFESTYLE STARTS HERE! You are just one block away from the hart of the city- Dupont Circle- worldly galleries, elegant shops and hip restaurants. Walk score 100%! METRO 2 blocks away.Lively location w/ private unit on the 5th floor! Functional & practical layout, TONS of closet space AND light. Modern lobby, 24h desk, Incredible roof deck, inviting Laundry room plus bike rm.ALL UTLT INCLUD!”
You can see more photos here.
This studio is going for $1,790/Mo.
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2010 P Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
This is the entrance door to Albertos, the pizzeria on P St.. There’s no other signage. Are they closed for good? Or was there another fire? Hope its temporary!”
2100 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Thanks to a reader for sending word about the change coming to Pines of Florence on Connecticut Ave between north Dupont and Woodley Park. A website for Jambalaya Room says:
“Welcome to the Jambalaya Room: Thank you for your visiting the Jambalaya Room! Experience the best, and the most authentic Louisiana Cajun & Creole Cuisine on the East Coast!! The imitators and duplicators of Louisiana Cajun & Creole Cuisine who label their dishes as “Orleans…” “Cajun…” or “Creole…” I am here to set the record straight for the sake of people who know TRUE Louisiana Cajun & Creole Cuisine. I have the best story of how I arrived here…driven by the need to have authentic Cajun & Creole cuisine on the East Coast. I am ready to share that story with everyone. Allow me to rescue your palate from its past disappointments—and give you the authentic Creole & Cajun Cuisine experience outside of New Orleans.”
You can see their future menu here.
I called Pines of Florence and was told they will remain open while the menu is finalized and some small renovations will take place as well. They were unable to tell me an exact date when the change will occur. Updates when the change is official.
Back in Nov. 2012 Pines of Florence briefly rebranded as a bakery and cafe. Before that we previously judged them back in Jan. 2009.
Looking forward to seeing how Jambalaya Room turns out.
1717 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Dear PoPville,
We are opening a Mediterranean Gourmet Market in the former Aaron Gallery space in Dupont Circle in middle of September. We plan to sell gourmet Mediterranean products from small artisan producers from Mediterranean countries including: Greece, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Turkey and Tunisia. We also want to help promote local artists and want to offer the opportunity for local artists to feature and sell their artwork in our space.
We have a mezzanine area (442 square feet) of the store which we hope to turn into a mini gallery featuring and selling paintings and photography, as well as offer the space for rent for exhibitions and events. We also have retail space of appx. 1,500 square feet which we will have some availability to feature some artwork additionally on the main floor.
Construction of the space should be complete end of this week and will be available to view prior to artists deciding which pieces they believe will work best in our space.
We are open for all offers from local artists who wish to cooperate with us and can receive any proposal at themediway(at)gmail(dot)com.”
From DDOT:
“The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced that the signals at the Dupont traffic circle will be temporarily placed on flash mode between 10 am and approximately 3 pm on Tuesday, August 20 while crews upgrade the signalization system.
The traffic signals are scheduled to be turned back on as normal before the evening rush-hour period on Tuesday.
Traffic delays are anticipated to occur on Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts avenues heading through the traffic circle.
Traffic control officers will be onsite to direct traffic through this area. Motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians approaching and traveling through the circle are urged to use caution and to consider alternate routes to avoid delays.”
Hopefully the upgrades include the ability for pedestrians to cross without having to wait in the median.