904 H Street, NE (back in early August)
Thanks to Barred in DC for letting us know the good word on Dio opening last night.
From Dio’s facebook:
“Dio is a natural wine bar with light fare and a hip atmosphere.”
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1331 H Street, NE
Thanks to Grant for sending the update that the H Street Photo Lab has opened in the space that has been vacate for as long as I can remember.
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1238 H Street, NE
Well this is massive. 10 year H Street resident Granville Moore’s is being taken over by owner of the Queen Vic, Ryan Gordon, starting October 1st. Ryan tells me:
“You won’t be seeing any major changes, we will bring it back to what made it an institution.”
Update: Chef Teddy Folkman will remain a partner.
Full Update:
“As of this week, Granville Moore’s, located at 1238 H Street NE, has new owners.
Teddy Folkman
Teddy is an existing owner and has been with the company for 10 years. He will continue to be the Executive Chef and will have creative control over the menu. He plans on moving to North Carolina at the end of this year but will be coming back monthly to update the menu.
Ryan Gordon
Ryan is the existing owner and executive chef at The Queen Vic. He will be overseeing operations at Granville Moore’s, as well as collaborating with Teddy on the menu. He will be making sure that the food, service and beverage program are consistent and are of an incredibly high quality.
Roneeka Bhagotra
Roneeka is also an owner at The Queen Vic. She will be taking care of all the boring training, finance, PR and HR stuff.
All three of us are so excited to working together – Granville Moore’s has been a staple on H Street for over a decade and the past few years have been a little bumpy – but with the new ownership in place we hope to bring it back to it’s former glory and make sure it is once again one of the number one spots in the city.
We do not plan on changing the menu or beverage program drastically, so you will still be able to enjoy the fantastic mussels and unusual Belgian beers. Our focus is to tighten up the existing structure and make Granville Moore’s the friendly, delicious and fabulous restaurant is deserves to be.”
An institution indeed. As a fan of the Queen Vic, I’m gonna file this under very good news!
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1208 H Street, NE
Thanks to BigJoo Groove for sending:
“Kitty’s Saloon on H closed?”
Kitty’s Saloon, featuring “Contemporary Redneck Cuisine”, opened in October 2014. Anyone hear what’s up?
Straight from The Source @PoPville pic.twitter.com/KPW6nIhikU
— Kitty's Saloon (@kittysdc) September 21, 2017
Photo by PoPville flickr user Ted Eytan
Photo by PoPville flickr user Miki J.
More photos after the jump. (more…)
From Rock and Roll Hotel:
“It’s back! The annual, epic return of Brodown Throwdown 6! Brodown Throwdown is Rock & Roll Hotel’s all day party during H Street Festival, which is this Saturday September 16th! Every H Street Festival, thousands of people make Rock & Roll Hotel their destination spot because we’ve been hosting the party to be at for six years in a row. Our concert hall has live bands performing throughout the entire day and night, and DJs on the second floor dance hall and rooftop bar as well. We’ve got a ton of drink specials on all three floors and best of all, admittance is free.
RSVP to the Facebook event here.
1353 H Street, NE
Ed. Note: Happens around 25 second mark
“This guy stole my favorite plant out of my yard. Loved that plant.
Happened at 8am at the Apollo.”
Clifton captures another John Candy on the tracks outside Union Station on the Hop Scotch Bridge Friday night.
818 H Street, NE
Thanks to the folks from Quara for letting us know that they’ve opened. Their website says:
“Quara Ethiopian Restaurant is named for the ancient civilization where the modern-day country of Ethiopia is situated – and for the city of Quara, Ethiopia. True to our roots, we prepares traditional recipes from our homeland. Your food is served by first- and-second generation Ethiopians in Washington. Our culture is represented throughout by posters, paintings and music from Africa.
And our menu features many traditional Ethiopian favorites, including Kitfo, a raw beef dish that one that many Westerners are reluctant to try, but then find quite enjoyable!”