Panas is located at 2029 P Street, NW in the old Pizza Paradiso space on the lower level (don’t forget Food Corner Kabob is coming to the upstairs space.) Back to Panas – they are small (around $2 and change) but delicious:
And the space inside looks nice too:
This Carriage House is located at 1735 Fraser Ct, NW:
The flier says:
“EXTRAORDINARY CARRIAGE HOUSE BUILT IN 1892 AS PART OF THE HISTORIC FRASER MANSION, CURRENTLY THE RESIDENCE OF ARCH DIGEST “TOP 100 DESIGNER. ” 4BR/4.5BA’S, DRAMATIC LIVING ROOM, GOURMET KITCHEN, MIRRORED ENGLISH CONSERVATORY, LIB, 3FP’S & 1,300 BTL WINE CELLAR. PROF LANDSCAPED ROOF GARDEN W/ KOI POND & FOUNTAIN. GAR PKING FOR 2-3 CARS. A MOST UNIQUE & PRIVATE RESIDENCE.”
You can find more info here and a virtual tour here.
Uh, er, uh, my ability to speak (write) escapes me at the moment. Holy cow, that is a killer carriage house. I’ve featured it before just from the outside but I had no idea the inside and garden were so wild. It’s funny I was going to Re-PoP this carriage house this week because I was going through carriage house withdrawal and in a random search it came up for sale. It’s yours for $3,995,000.
In early June I mentioned that the old Senso Sesto space, 1214 18th St. NW next to Public Bar and near Eighteenth Street Lounge, was becoming Lupe Mexican Cuisine. Well they have had a soft opening with a limited menu for the World Cup. (After the world cup the menu will certainly expand.)
For those that were familiar with the old Senso Sesto space – does the inside look much different?
POSH was located at 1828 18th St, NW on the first floor above Ansonia Wines. They opened back in Oct. ’09. I’m hearing that the first two floors is being taken over by a real estate agency though Ansonia Wines will remain in the basement level. POSH is planning on moving to H St, NE though an exact location has not been announced yet. They are also having a final liquidation sale on Sat. from 10am – 2pm. I wish them luck on their H St, NE location.
I stopped by Dupont Circle between games on Saturday and the atmosphere was electric! Nestor of Ojo Latino mentions that a couple got engaged after one of the games! I have huge respect for those who were able to organize this. When I stopped by there fans for many different teams. I was happy to see so many USA fans. Though there was a pretty good contingent of English supporters as well.
Where’d you guys end up watching?
In between games, lots of folks were kicking the ball around.
Though some were not phased by the soccer insanity around them:
“Dear PoP,
I noticed a lot of maintenance/construction happening in the center of Dupont Circle. Looks like they were mostly putting in new bench wood along the inner row of benches (closest to the fountain). Had you heard about this yet? Any idea if they’ll be repainting them?”
I think the benches have been painted, right?
The Mighty Pint has opened up in the old Madhatter location at 1831 M St, NW. The layout looks very similar with a huge bar at the entrance and a smaller bar up some stairs in the back:
Anyone check them out yet?
And I didn’t realize the Lawsons sandwich shop closed by the Dupont Metro south exit (across from Krispy Kreme). Anyone heard any rumors of what’s going into that spot?
Sam & Harry’s (careful loud music if you hit the link!) is located at 1200 19th St, NW. Does anyone know how long they’ve been at this location? How do they compare to the other steakhouses in DC? You can see their menus here if you can brave the music…
A few weeks ago Porter’s abruptly closed up at 1207 19th St, NW (south of the Dupont Metro). While the following has not been confirmed I believe it is likely to be accurate but I still gotta call it scuttlebutt: It looks like the space is going to be taken over by the owner of Maddy’s (on Conn. Ave also in Dupont) and the Ugly Mug (on Barrack’s Row). Not sure on a date or new name but will update when that info becomes available (if it turns out to be true…) We took a look at Maddy’s here when it opened up back in Nov.
Lupe will be located at 1214 18th St. NW next to Public Bar and near Eighteenth Street Lounge. I’d never eaten at Sesto Senso before they closed – anyone gonna miss them? Stay tuned for more details when Lupe opens.
Incidentally when we were discussing World Cup watching options – I left out Public Bar.
