H Street NE

“Farewell to Fare Well?” Update: “Welcome Sticky Fingers Diner to the H St. NE family.”

By Prince Of Petworth


406 H Street, NE

Update from Fare Well:

“Let the brand merge begin! Welcome Sticky Fingers Diner to the H St. NE family. Farewell to Eat Fare Well, in name only.”

“Dear PoPville,

I just walked by the space formerly occupied by Fare Well, the vegan diner located at 406 H St NE. I noticed that the Fare Well signage has been removed and replaced with Sticky Fingers signage. I know the two eateries share the same ownership group, but I wonder what this means in practical terms for the business model. (more…)

Not a Good Night

By Prince Of Petworth

A reader reported around 8pm: “Shooting (shots fired) at 7pm at the corner of 9th and K NE, 8-10 shots. Police said two shooters, nobody injured. Some windows and houses shot into.”

A reader reported: (more…)

“an amazing popup that has started a permanent residency every weekend on H Street at The Haymaker Bar”

By Prince Of Petworth


via Josefina Birria

“Dear PoPville,

I wanted to reach out with some information about an amazing popup that has started a permanent residency every weekend on H Street at The Haymaker Bar (1015 H Street, NE). The company is called Josefina Birria and they make incredible beef and chicken birria and stuff it into empanadas, quesabirria tacos, top it on fries and more. (more…)

“all-you-can-eat-&-drink event this Saturday afternoon at Whiskey’s w/ chef Ryan Gordon from Queen Vic”

By Prince Of Petworth

From an email:

“all-you-can-eat-&-drink event this Saturday afternoon at Whiskey’s w/ chef Ryan Gordon from Queen Vic. One of the beers is the particularly rare and amazing 2015 vintage Anderson Valley Huge Arker (15.5% ABV bourbon barrel-aged stout). We’ll also be “burning the bock” (aka “bock poking” or “bierstachl”), here’s a video clip that explains the interesting (or maybe silly) tradition of sticking a hot poker in dark malt beer to caramelize the sugars.

Specs for the event are as follows: (more…)

Stable coming at you on H Street, NE with some delicious looking hot cocktails

By Prince Of Petworth


Stable’s Schümli Pflümli , a classic Swiss hot cocktail // Photo Credit- Stable

From a press release:

“At Stable, D.C. ‘s only Swiss restaurant, owner and beverage director Silvan Kraemer has added hot cocktails to the drink list, echoing the deep roots of warm libations enjoyed in his home country during the colder months. The hot drinks stay true to the “all things Swiss” mantra at Stable, utilizing spirits produced in Switzerland and harkening back to classic winter cocktails historically enjoyed there. Stable’s hot cocktails are available at dinner on Thursday through Saturday and at weekend brunch on Saturday and Sunday. (more…)

Butter Chicken Company Number 2 and 4 have closed. However, you’ll see them “popping up coast to coast” as they are now a National Franchise

By Prince Of Petworth


500 H Street, NE

A few folks were asking about Butter Chicken Company and the owner tells me about the long term plans which led to the closure of two DC spots (on H Street, NE above and in Dupont on 19th St) which suffered during the pandemic. The decision was made to become a national franchise. However, you can still find them in DC (more…)

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