Yesterday I noticed that Aroma Cafe had closed at 1320 U St, NW. They had originally opened as Aroma Bakery and Market back in August 2009.
Will anyone miss their sandwiches?
U Street
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Louis Rendering View of 14th and U St, NW
The project formerly known as Utopia and now known as Louis at 14th was unveiled by JBG yesterday afternoon. It was in the tent next to Taylor’s on 14th St, NW if anyone happened to walk by. The press kit says that:
Project to Break Ground in First Quarter for Delivery in Late 2013.
The nine-story building, which incorporates historic structures along U Street, will feature 267 luxury apartment units, approximately 42,000 square feet of retail and commercial space, and a 148 space below-grade parking garage.
Louis Rendering View of 14th and T St, NW
Sounds like a good spot for a Trader Joe’s eh? What do you think of the renderings?
Louis Rendering Roof Deck
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Dear PoP,
I pass this on the way home from work. It’s a Pop-up right? Have you ever judged this on the site?
We’ve admired the mustache many times but I don’t think we’ve ever judged this split house at the corner of 13th and Florida Ave, NW. First, does anyone know if this is a pop up or original to the house? If it’s a pop up, do you dig it?
Back in Dec. 2011 I mentioned that 4NXC closed at 1017-19 U St, NW and that 1019 U St, NW was replaced by Arzo, also a clothing store. I was waiting to see who would fill in the other half of the former 4NXC at 1017 U St, NW. I now hear it will be Frozen Yogurt. I’m not sure it is Fro Zen Yo or another proprietor but permits have already been issued for the space. Stay tuned.
At first I just thought this was graffiti but it’s been up for over 3 weeks now. Maybe I’ve gotten too old but I can’t tell whether or not it’s an ode to punk rock or just some graffiti. If it was just graffiti, though, I don’t think it would take this long to remove…
We judged the Codmother, located at 1334 U St, NW, to mostly positive reviews. We’ve also noted that they have the best logo in town:
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From an email:
“This event is entirely open to the public and features the culinary stylings of chefs James Claudio [Executive Chef at Restaurant Marvin] and Thang Le [Chef Toki Underground]! All the fun starts Thursday night, February 16th and goes on every night until Saturday night the 18th. Dinner is first-come first served and begins at 7:30 pm and goes until late night!”
See the menu here.
Montserrat House is located at 2016 9th St, NW.
UPDATE: Unfortunately this event has been cancelled.
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From the old El Paraiso building at 1916 14th St, NW (south of U Street.) We recently spoke about the wheat paste posters of, I believe, the same subject. First time I’ve ever seen framed/mounted photos on the street.
Back in Nov. 2011 we learned:
It will be run by Paul Corrie Interiors, so in addition to a tanning salon the space will also “be made up of sellable merchandise…a shop of antique curiosities and rare finds.”
Their Facebook page says:
“One week away from setup….DC, you’re in for a rude awakening!!!”
This rental is located at 1713 Willard St, NW:
The listing says:
“Freshly painted lower level unit on quiet one way street. Conveniently located to shopping and green and red line metros. Looking for one year min. lease. Available immed.”
This 1 bed/1 bath is going for $1,650/Mo.
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944 Florida Ave, NW, (at W Street by 9:30 Club) home to Darnell’s Bar in the evenings, is getting a pop up coffee house called The Blind Dog Cafe. They have soft opened this week but officially open Feb. 12th at 2pm.
Co-Owner Noah Karesh (other partners are Jonas Singer and Cullen Gilchrist) tells me:
The Blind Dog is a pop-up cafe located in the heart of Washington DC. We love espresso, good conversations, and building a community. We will be serving great coffee, delicious sandwiches and salads, and an assortment of other homemade goodies.
Our standard hours are from 7AM-4PM 7 days a week. In the evening the place turns back to Darnell’s Bar
In general our menu is focused on simple ingredients prepared in a delicious and authentic manner. Most of our food is either local and or home made. Some highlight from the food side are the fresh baked Croissant and other assorted backed goods which come from Black Strap Bakery (@BlackStrapCo) (a local startup bakery, who bake out of our kitchen). We are making our own roast beef and turkey for the sandwiches as well as all of our finishing salts, aiolis , pickles, granola. The list can go on. On the drink side beside one of a small few places in DC serving PTs Coffee, we are doing a pour over bar ( i think the only one in DC). We are serving the amazing Rishi teas and finally we are making our own home-sodas (flavors include Vanilla, Lemon, Lime, Blood Orange, Passion Fruit).
Check out the menu after the jump. (more…)