1926 17th Street, NW
Better hustle before the good weather comes back:
U Street
1346 Florida Avenue, NW
Last week when we spoke about Maydan, from the owners of Compass Rose, coming to the Manhattan Laundry building – some folks noted that there was major construction going on Florida. They were looking at the space that will shortly be Franklin Hall. Back in August we learned Franklin Hall would be a:
“New Tavern. Serving a fine selection of draft beers, wine and craft cocktails. The food will be selections of sausages, giant pretzels and fries. Entertainment Endorsement to provide live entertainment, dancing, and cover charge. Total Occupancy Load is 232. Summer Garden with 40 seats.”
Gotta be days away from opening:
You can see more (better) photos of the interior on Tin Shop’s website. Tin Shop are also partners in Smoked & Stacked, Big Chief, Lost & Found, Penn Social and others. Stay tuned for an exact opening date.
14th and W Street, NW
Thanks to a few folks for emailing the “coming soon” now up at the former Fast Gourmet space. I spoke to a worker on site over the weekend and he said that sandwiches will be returning in a matter of weeks but the name will be changed. Updates as more is known and an exact (re?) opening date is known.
1301 U Street, NW
From an email:
“TaKorean will open its fourth location in D.C. on Tuesday, April 18th at 1301 U Street NW. [Opens at 11am]
To celebrate, the first 100 guests at each TaKorean location will receive a free meal (up to a $9 value) on April 18th!”
Check out their menu here.
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Florida Ave just east of 14th Street, NW
Sweet! Lots more info on the 2nd restaurant from the Compass Rose folks.
From a press release:
“Rose Previte and Mike Schuster, the team behind Compass Rose, are excited to announce a new wood-fire cooking concept to open in the fall at the Manhattan Laundry Project, located at 14th St. and Florida Ave. Maydan, which means a square or gathering place, is inspired by Rose’s experiences living in Russia and traveling to the Caucasus and surrounding lands. It’s an Arabic word, but is used throughout the Old World, from India to Northern Africa, in countless languages and places in between.
Maydan will feature a large bar on the lower level, with family style dining above. It will be a place to gather and break clay oven-baked bread, and will showcase dishes that are not well known in America, coming from the rich traditions of cuisines like Iranian, Georgian and North African. These food traditions are each distinct, yet are also inter-connected through spices and breads. Inspired by the flavors of forgotten and forbidden lands, ancient east-west trade routes and cooking techniques, Maydan strives to reframe Old World stories and methods for a new, hungry, and inquisitive audience. (more…)
Photo by J
Just kidding but damn it does look like one in this photo! Anyway, ATVs are back, apparently. J reports around 9:15pm Sunday night:
“Choppers looking for the ATVs I assume? This is from my deck near 13th and U.”
Brian reported hearing them a couple hours earlier on 14th Street. Anyone else see or hear ATVs last night?
Nomo Cosby pic.twitter.com/gsvKGUiOi5
— LicensedStatustician (@ChiniStatus) April 11, 2017
Now you’re talking! LicensedStatustician notes “Nomo Cosby”, who came down along with Obama and others back in January. You can still vote for the permanent replacements here. In the meantime – go Wizards!
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The Pidzza on U Street we previewed last week opens in an hour at 6pm (regular hours tomorrow)
Hours are 11am – 12am daily (“I’m sure we’ll stay open later on the weekends.”)
1020 U Street, NW
“Artichoke Pidzza w/Turkish Spices!”
Stay tuned for an exact opening date but I was told they just need to finish up hiring and as you can tell they are good to go:
Ed. Note: This is the former Subway space next to 7-11 near Solly’s.
1020 U Street, NW
1704 U Street, NW
Following Vace’s 40th last week comes news of another DC legend – Henry’s Soul Cafe. Was hit or miss for a few minutes at on U Street. With that in mind, wishing them continued success and many more years in the District!
