Petworth

828 Upshur Street, NW

From Crane & Turtle:

“After much careful consideration, Crane & Turtle has decided to close our doors on Sunday, April 24, 2016.

Husband & wife team, Executive Chef Makoto Hamamura & Pastry Chef Katy Kinch, will be relocating to New York to pursue future career opportunities and to be closer to family. Chef Makoto (whose mother and aunt are named Crane and Turtle, respectively, in Japanese) is so intertwined in the identity and success of the restaurant that no replacement will do.

We are proud of the work we have done to create a unique dining experience that combined all of our team’s passions: chef-driven inventive cuisine, engaging service, exceptional wines & beverages, thoughtful design, and most importantly, camaraderie & community.

We feel truly honored to have been a part of special moments in our guests’ lives ranging from engagements to birthdays to a memorable night out with dear friends. We hope that you will look back on an evening spent at Crane & Turtle with same fondness as we all will.

We would like to especially applaud all of our remarkable staff that has worked so diligently everyday. Crane & Turtle could have never accomplished the high degree of critical acclaim without each and every one of you.

We cannot thank Petworth enough for welcoming us with open arms and not only being loyal patrons, but becoming our friends. This is an incredible neighborhood with so much heart. We feel very privileged to have called it “home.”

We are looking forward to the next few weeks of service. We see this time as a period of celebration. We certainly hope that you will be a part of it.

Thank you all & cheers, The Crane & Turtle Family”

828 Upshur Street, NW in 2012

809 Upshur Street, NW

Slowly, slowly but progress continues for Timber Pizza’s permanent brick and mortar spot on Upshur Street. The placard says:

“A new “C” class restaurant serving wood-fired pizza, salad and side dishes with 37 seats and a Total Occupancy Load of 42.”

Stay tuned for more updates here – and all the other good stuff coming to Upshur.

3907 14th Street, NW

“Dear PoPville,

Since there were some recent questions on the progress of Jackie Greenbaum’s new venture on 14th St., Little Cocos, I thought I’d send along this picture from this afternoon. Looks like they’re building a roof deck (which looks similar to El Chuchos’).”

Back in January we learned that Jackie’s was closing at the end of March:

The closure is intended to coincide with the opening of Greenbaum’s new Italian restaurant, Little Coco’s, due to open in Petworth DC in the spring. Chef Adam Harvey will be the Executive Chef of the new restaurant, which will serve modern Italian cuisine ranging from creative pizzas to regional dishes. Most of the kitchen and service staff from Jackie’s will relocate to Little Coco’s. “We’re passing the torch from Jackie’s to Little Coco’s,” said Greenbaum, “and bringing the creativity we were known for at Jackie’s to Italian cuisine.”

As for the planned roof deck: “It’ll be a three season roof deck just like they have at El Chucho.”