Hill East

Retail Space at Corner of of Potomac and Pennsylvania Ave, SE Sells – Annie and Teddy’s is No More

By Prince Of Petworth

Back in Oct. ’10 we looked at the prospect of Annie and Teddy’s coming to the 1400 block of Pennsylvania Ave, SE, on the same strip as Wisdom and Trustys. It sounded awesome:

I’m sad to say (as many have surely guessed/assumed by now) this venture is no longer going to be. In fact this retail space has recently sold. However, the new owner is currently in talks with prospective established business owners to open a new venture here. Some ideas that have been discussed include a coffee shop/cafe offering breakfast lunch and dinner. The space already has a liquor license so beer and wine could possibly be served in the evening hours. Since the retail space has only just sold it is likely that we won’t see a new tenant here for about a year.

I’ll be sure to update when a new tenant signs on.

In the meantime – for those that know this area – do you like the idea of a coffee shop/cafe filing this space?

House of the Day

By Prince Of Petworth

This super fresh one is from Hill East. It’s one of the most clever renovations (from the outside) that I’ve seen in a long time.

From head on it’s easy to miss how cool it is – the only indication of a reno is the steel front door:

Good Deal or Not? “great natural light” edition

By Prince Of Petworth

This home is located at 1507 A St, SE:


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The flier says:

“the best buy on the hill!!! Fully renovated 4br/2.5ba with gorgeous finishes & perfect layout! inlaid hdwd floors, gourmet kit w/ custom cabinetry, ss appliances, tile back splash, granite counters, great natural light, wonderful moldings, recessed lighting, fully fin lower level w/ br & ba, rear deck & pkg. 2.5 BLOCKS TO LINCOLN PARK & a price that’s hard to beat!”

You can find more info here and photos here.

$579,900 sound reasonable for this 4 bed/2.5 bath home?

Thank You IMGoph for Reminding Nichole of Mangialardo’s

By Prince Of Petworth

In the comments on my post about Taylor Gourmet a couple of weeks ago, IMGoph pointed out that I had been remiss in mentioning Margialardo’s on the Hill (14th and PA Ave SE) when I discussed the remarkably few places around town to get a decent sandwich. Mangialardo’s keeps old timey bankers’ hours (7:30am-3pm, M-F) so unless you’re working in the neighborhood, you are going to miss out. Since I only live on the Hill, it’d been years since I had the opportunity to stop in, but my current unemployed state allowed me to stop in last week.

I got there post lunch-rush (around 2pm) and got a G-Man for myself and a Big G for my sandwich loving friend. There was only one other couple in front of me, so I put my order in and waited about 10 minutes for my sandwich. The goods were cheap – I think $15ish for both sandwiches and a soda. Much to my friend’s glee, they put will gladly put mayo on your sub (Taylor doesn’t even keep the stuff in the store). This is a sandwich more in the A. Litteri style than the Taylor style, and while it was good, and certainly filling, we both ended the meal with an “eh.” It wasn’t bad – at all. It was certainly good. But Litteri’s is better. And Taylor is different – also good. But in the quest for a decent sandwich in DC, you can do better than Mangialardo’s. If the city had better outposts for procuring a great sandwich, I don’t think Mangialardo’s would warrant much of a mention (in fairness, the same might be said for Litteri’s) but here, it’s far, far above average and definitely worth checking out if you can make it over to the Hill before 3pm on a weekday.