1901 L Street, NW. Photos by Jonathan Padget
Thanks to Jonathan for sending. 19th Street’s ups and downs not just relegated to restaurants. Updates when we learn what becomes of the space.
19th and L Street, NW
Downtown
1901 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Whoa, big news for the long vacant subterranean space previously home to SOHO, Crossroads and Heritage India/Zanzibar – Toryumon Japanese House is coming. A liquor license application says:
“A new Restaurant serving Japanese cuisine. Seating Capacity of 49 and Total Occupancy Load of 66. The Restaurant will not include Entertainment, Dancing or Cover Charge.”
I couldn’t find much info online besides this possibly related logo contest:
“The Toryumon japanese house will be a moderately priced, 100 seats restaurant offering made-to-order, hand-held Sushi, Ramen and poke bowl in delicious Asian and Latin flavor and full bar”
Updates when more is known.
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1895 L Street, NW
Thanks to Grant for sending the coming soon signage for Poki District on I Street. Poki District opened their first store in Penn Quarter last year. Their website says they’re also coming to 1399 New York Ave – and other spots in Maryland and Virginia. You can see their menu here.
Anyone try out the Penn Quarter spot? Solid?
1025 Vermont Avenue, NW
Naan & Beyond closed their 1710 L Street, NW location back in December. They’ll be coming to the former Juice Joint spot a few blocks away. The liquor license application for that space says:
“A new class C Restaurant serving Indian and American cuisine. Seating Capacity of 61 and Total Occupancy Load of 122 inside premises. Seating Capacity of 36 and Total Occupancy Load of 45 for the outdoor Sidewalk Café. The Restaurant includes an Entertainment Endorsement to provide live entertainment inside the premises only.”
looking north towards Stan’s
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1214 18th Street, NW
Looks like the Eritrean Cultural & Civic Center has left. Before them this space was home to MIA Lounge, Lupe Mexican Cantina and Sesto Senso space right next to Shake Shack.
The liquor license placard for The Rabbit Hole says:
“A new Tavern featuring Asian-style street food, including bahn-mi sandwiches, salads and pho. Seating capacity of 100 inside. Total Occupancy Load of 354. The Tavern will include an Entertainment Endorsement, Dancing and Cover Charge.”
Updates as they get closer to opening.
15th and K Street, NW
I happened to walk by the old CVS at 15th and K and the Joe & The Juice looks ready to roll:
Check out their menus here.
More photos after the jump. (more…)
1090 I Street, NW
From a press release:
“Momofuku, known for its innovative cuisine and support of responsible food purveyors, announces the appointment of Chef Tae Strain as Executive Chef at Momofuku CCDC in Washington, DC. Chef Strain will oversee the restaurant’s culinary direction, combining his national experience and deep local ties to develop a new, ever-evolving menu that is both seasonally focused and rooted in the region’s food traditions. (more…)
The following was written by PoPville contributor David McAuley, founder of Short Articles about Long Meetings.
13th and K Street, NW
At a regularly-scheduled February 28 meeting, architect Gretchen K Pfaehler of Beyer Blinder Belle told
a committee of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 2F/Logan Circle that the “groundbreaking” for the Planet Word Museum would be May 4. The word “groundbreaking” was used metaphorically, as Pfeahler had just finished briefing the committee about the efforts to keep the building as unchanged as possible while still allowing it to fulfill its future function as a museum of linguistics. (more…)
1301 K Street, NW/One Franklin Square with the White Whale in the foreground
Thanks to a reader for sending word that these have been confirmed by building management. Washington Business Journal reported on them back in January. Union Kitchen currently has two other locations at the Convention Center and on Capitol Hill. The tipster hears that this Union Kitchen Grocery will also have a Compass Coffee inside. Mindspace has also confirmed they’re coming to Franklin Square.
1801 L Street, NW
Whoa back in the day I had so many lunches here. Thanks to Grant for sending. Hopefully Maison Kayser‘s expansion teams have been notified. Updates when we learn what becomes of the space.
