Chinatown

Sculpt DC, Cycle & Yoga Studio, Opens Mon., Sept. 24th in Penn Quarter

By Prince Of Petworth


950 F St, NW via Sculpt DC

Sculpt DC (formerly the Art of Spyn), Cycle & Yoga studio, is officially opening on Monday, September 24th. Their website says:

Sculpt DC, DC’s premiere fitness destination, invites you to experience the city’s first indoor cycling and yoga studio located at 950 F Street NW opening September 2012.

Sculpt DC was designed for people looking to take their fitness to the next level and that value their health and time. The studio provides a balanced approach to all your fitness needs with a brilliant combination of cycling, strength training and yoga.

Sculpt DC features 2 studios, a patron’s lounge, locker facilities with showers and a lifestyle retail boutique in over 5,000 square feet of space. Our state of the art cycling studio is equipped with the latest bikes as well as a customized audio-visual system to complement your riding experience. Our cycling classes provide a full body workout with core work and hand weights to tone the upper body. The yoga studio was designed with careful consideration of your practice in mind, and provides the perfect respite from your hectic day. Enjoy the latest in fitness in a beautiful modern setting.

The Source Celebrates Fifth Anniversary with One Night Only Noodle Dinner by All Star Chefs

By Prince Of Petworth

From an email:

Get ready to break out your favorite chopsticks. To mark its fifth anniversary, The Source by Wolfgang Puck will join some of the city’s most respected chefs to host a special, one-night-only dinner. On Thursday, September 27th, fiery Szechuan noodles will tangle with their Japanese counterparts in a multi-course extravaganza encompassing the best of Asian cuisine in the District.

“We’re so fortunate to live in a city with great restaurants and a genuinely inclusive chef community and this dinner is our way of thanking our guests for their continued support,” says Executive Chef Scott Drewno. “We’re proud of what we’ve achieved at The Source over the last five years. This dinner is a great avenue for us to give guests a taste of something new, and spotlight chefs who have been instrumental in advancing the path of Asian cuisine in this city.”

From Taiwanese specialties to Szechuan dishes, guests will enjoy the celebrated Asian dishes of Chef Eric Bruner-Yang of Toki Underground, Chef Liu Chaosheng of Mala Tang, Chef Haidar Karoum of Proof and Estadio, Chefs Yesoon and Danny Lee of Mandu and Chef Kaz Okochi of Kaz Sushi Bistro. Chef Drewno will end the savory courses with a Szechuan-influenced noodle dish, and The Source’s Pastry Chef, Duane Copeland, will feature a fitting dessert for the evening.

The seven-course dinner will be priced at $100 per person (excluding tax and gratuity) The restaurant will also offer a wine pairing option for an additional $45 per person. The night will begin with a cocktail reception in lounge at The Source at 6:30 p.m. featuring local wines and beers as well as dim sum passed hors d’oeuvres designed by Chef Drewno and his team at The Source. Dinner will be served in the restaurant’s main dining room at 7 p.m.

The Source by Wolfgang Puck is located at 575 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (entrance on 6th Street). For reservations or more information about this event, please call (202) 637-6100.

Red Apron Butchery Temp. Signs Go Up in Penn Quarter

By Prince Of Petworth


709 D St, NW

Red Apron plans on opening their Penn Quarter location in 2013:

Built from the ground up to redefine the American butcher shop, Red Apron incorporates the best of American and European butcher, charcuterie, and salumi traditions while adding healthy doses of subversive attitude and fearless innovation. We will never compromise our ultimate goal: to serve you the very best meats and meat products—from animals that are sustainably raised without antibiotics or hormones and certified humanely treated—that we can source and create. This is Red Apron, and Red Apron’s coming to you soon.

Wok and Roll Looking to Expand Chinatown Location, Increase Hours, Add Summer Garden and Karaoke

By Prince Of Petworth


604 H Street, NW

Wok n Roll’s Adams Morgan location already has karaoke at 2400 18th Street, NW and now their Chinatown location is looking to get in on the action at 604 H St, NW. They’re also looking to expand the space including adding a summer garden:

“Request to increase Occupancy Load from 99 seats to 150 seats; operate a Summer Garden with 35 Seats; change the Hours of Operation and, add Entertainment Endorsement w/Karaoke.”

Currently they are open Sunday through Thursday from 10:30am – 10:30pm and Friday/Saturday 10:30am – 1am. They would like to increase the hours to: Sunday through Thursday 10:00am – 2:00am and Friday/Saturday 10:00am – 3am. And for the proposed summer garden: Sunday through Thursday 10:30am – 1:30am, Friday/Saturday 10:30am – 2:30am.

You can see their menus here.

Yo! Sushi Applies for Liquor License at Future Chinatown Location

By Prince Of Petworth


7th and H St, NW

Looks like things are moving forward with the Yo! Sushi coming to the renovated building at 7th and H St, NW in Chinatown.


675 H Street, NW

The entrance will be on H Street and the liquor license application says:

“New Japanese restaurant serving primarily Sushi & Japanese style food for on-site consumption or grab & go with seating for 48 patrons and total occupancy load of 62.”

Yo! Sushi recently opened their first DC location in Union Station. You can see their menus here. Anyone try them out yet at Union Station?


Union Station location at 50 Massachusetts Ave, NE

Protein Bar Opening Aug. 22nd in Penn Quarter

By Prince Of Petworth


7th and D Streets NW

From a press release:

Chicago-based PROTEIN BAR will open a Washington, DC restaurant Wednesday, August 22 at the corner of 7th and D Streets NW in Penn Quarter, the first of several planned location in the DC metropolitan area. With a high protein, nutrition-rich and healthy carb menu, Protein Bar is designed for professionals on the go.

PROTEIN BAR ‘s menu will include customizable high-protein blended drinks, bowls, fresh-made chili, soups, salads, and the signature PROTEIN BAR-RITOs. Mindful of freshness and quality, PROTEIN BAR sauces and dressings are made in-house daily. All menu items are high in protein and fiber and low in empty calories and refined sugar. PROTEIN BAR uses organic, all-natural, and locally-sourced ingredients and provides a complete list of all nutritional information and ingredients for their entire menu.

Matt Matros, founder of PROTEIN BAR, opened the first restaurant in Chicago in May 2009 after shedding 60 pounds by following a high-protein diet. He created the eatery as a place where healthy food that provides the right balance of protein, good fat and healthy carbs can be universally accessible and affordable.

PROTEIN BAR at 7th and D Streets NW will serve seven days a week from 7:30 a.m. until 9 p.m., Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. until 8 p.m., Saturday and 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., Sunday.

Protein Bar Menu (PDF)

Owner of Rasika, Ashok Bajaj, Leases Former Zola Space Next to the Spy Museum

By Prince Of Petworth


800 F St, NW

Yesterday we learned some scuttlebutt I heard was true – Shake Shack would be coming to the cafe space in the Spy Museum. Now comes word of what will happen to the former Zola space – from a Douglas Development press release:

Douglas Development is pleased to announce that Washington, DC restaurant icon Ashok Bajaj has leased 8,300 square feet in the Douglas Development-owned property at 800 F Street NW—The Spy Museum Building.

“We couldn’t be more thrilled with having Ashok in this signature property. His reputation for innovative, creative, and successful restaurants is well known,” said Douglas Development Principal, Norman Jemal, “To have him join our other retail and restaurant partners illustrates the vitality and continued importance of the F Street corridor to residents and visitors alike. Jemal added, “This coupled with Shake Shack will only continue to add to the energy of Downtown.”

Ashok Bajaj said, “We know Penn Quarter extremely well—our 701 was one of the first restaurants in this neighborhood. We’re delighted to be in this historic building and work with Norman Jemal and the rest of the Douglas Development team.”

About Knightsbridge Restaurant Group

Bajaj’s Knightbridge Restaurant Group currently owns and operates seven restaurants in Washington, DC, namely the 701, Bombay Club, Oval Room, Rasika, Ardeo, Bardeo, and Bibiana.

Scuttlebutt Confirmed: Shake Shack Coming to Spy Museum at 800 F St, NW

By Prince Of Petworth


800 F St, NW

A few weeks ago I shared some scuttlebutt about a Shake Shack coming to the Spy Museum. The Washington Post confirmed yesterday afternoon:

“The “flat-top” dogs, burgers, frozen custard and loooooong lunchtime lines of Shake Shack will be coming to the International Spy Museum in mid-2013.”

Back in mid-June we learned Zola would be closing at the corner of 8th and F St, NW. Shake Shack’s first DC location opened in May 2011 in Dupont at 18th and Jefferson St, NW (just off Connecticut.)

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