Shanghai Garden is located at 4469 Connecticut Ave, NW. I love the look of these old school Chinese restaurants. It kind of reminds me (on a smaller scale) of the classic spot in Cleveland Park that is now becoming a Walgreens:
Folks on Yelp seem to like it. Any fans out there? Worth the trip to Van Ness or only if you’re already in the area?
I don’t walk this far north on Connecticut Ave (in Van Ness) that often anymore but this past weekend it reminded me of one of the nicest things a stranger ever did for me. Back in the day I bought an oddly out of place rattan chair at Pier 1. It was gigantic and couldn’t fit in my car. So my girlfriend (at the time) drove the car home and I was walking down Connecticut Ave toward the Zoo with a huge chair balanced on my head. A random stranger pulls over in an SUV (a woman in her 40s and asked me if I needed some help). We put the chair in the back and she drove me all the way home. It remains the most random act of kindness I’ve personally experienced.
Granted I don’t frequently visit the Taco Bell in Van Ness but I always liked knowing it was there…
I also really liked the mechanic next door but I guess since I sold my car this development doesn’t really hit me too hard…
I will miss that Taco Bell though, I had some good times/memories there.
“Dear PoP,
Do you know anyone who has tried the brand new place called Acacia Bistro, 4340 Connecticut Ave. NW, that just opened up in Van Ness? (on Connecticut and Yuma St. where the Schlotsky’s deli used to be). It says that it has healthy food during the day or something along those lines but when I ran by the other evening it looked more like a wine bar that serves food. I am SO excited that there is a hip place walking distance in the neighborhood and wanted to see if anyone had (hopefully good) reviews.”
Anyone check it out yet?
Wow, this one located on Van Ness Street just west of Connecticut Ave, I think, blew me away. Does this style have a particular name? I’m not sure if it’s a museum or embassy or what. Anyone know? Thumbs up or down?
