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SUCCOTASH now closed for summer, “Unfortunately, the Penn Quarter neighborhood of Washington DC has become a ghost town.”

By Prince Of Petworth


915 F Street, NW

SUCCOTASH opened to great acclaim back in September 2017.

Thanks to G. for passing on:

“Dear SUCCOTASH Penn Quarter Guests,

We have made the decision to close our SUCCOTASH Penn Quarter restaurant for the summer, effective this Monday, July 6th.

Unfortunately, the Penn Quarter neighborhood of Washington DC has become a ghost town. Storefronts remain boarded up, tourism is negligible, the Capital One Arena is without games or concerts, theaters are without shows, hotels without occupancy and officeworkers remain at home…all for the foreseeable future. With little traffic, there is insufficient business to sustain our team. We will return in the Fall and are optimistic that our neighborhood vibrancy returns with us. (more…)

“Per stylists who work there, Immortal Beloved on 14th street is closing permanently.” Whole Space Becoming Hell’s Bottom Barber Shop?

By Prince Of Petworth


1831 14th Street, NW via Immortal Beloved

Update: Kim hears, “The owner is making it a barber shop. All the barbers who worked downstairs will now be working upstairs from what I’ve heard”

Update: Kim hears, “They’re making the entire space Hell’s Bottom, the barbershop. No more women’s hair.”

Thanks to C and JC for sending word:

“Per stylists who work there, Immortal Beloved on 14th street is closing permanently. I remember still going to them when they were on Church Street a decade ago. What a loss.”

Ed. Note: I emailed Immortal Beloved this morning to try to get more info on timing but have not heard back yet. One email from a stylist was forwarded to me which starts:

“Dear Clients,
Unfortunately Immortal Beloved D.C. is closing permanently.”

Updates as more is known.

“The Imperial Opens its Two-Tier Open-Air Rooftop on July 3”

By Prince Of Petworth


2001 18th Street, NW courtesy The Imperial

From a press release:

“Just in time for the 4th of July weekend, The Imperial will open its stunning two-tier rooftop for safe dining, on Friday, July 3. Debuting for the first time since the restaurant’s grand opening in November 2019, The Imperial will also unveil a brand new summer food and cocktail menu, and rooftop “Tower Hour” happy hour. The Adams Morgan dining destination will then open its indoor dining room and raw bar with a newly-arranged safely-distanced floorplan on Wednesday, July 8.

The Imperial has taken extensive precautions in line with DC health and safety guidelines, including safely-distanced tables, mask policies and stringent cleaning procedures, plus complimentary sanitizer stations throughout, to ensure the safest enjoyable dining experience for all: (more…)

Mason Dixie Biscuit Co. closing after 6 years of being “DC’s go-to biscuit shoppe”

By Prince Of Petworth


1819 7th Street, NW before opening

From Mason Dixie:

“To Our Beloved Biscuit Fans and Fam:

It is with heavy heart that after 6 years of being DC’s go-to biscuit shoppe, we have made the very difficult decision to close our doors. While our hearts are broken to see our restaurant’s journey come to an end, we are humbled and consider ourselves lucky to have a strong, growing frozen consumer product business that is now nationwide in over 5,000 locations, growing faster than ever, and now expanding into new products. The impact of COVID-19 has been surreal and defeating and we had to make the tough decision that continuing to sail into an unknown future of restaurant ownership was too risky when we have the opportunity to focus our efforts on a growing, thriving, and critical business in grocery, one where we have the ability to feed and educate the nation on what better for you biscuits really means.

We want to take the opportunity to thank all of our supporters and dedicated fans for all you have done to get us where we are today and while closing the restaurant is like closing the foundational chapter in our coming-of-age story, it is also what has led us to some remarkable moments in our history here in this amazing city: (more…)

“Her food is delicious.”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

One of the old pastry chefs that worked at China Chilcano by José Andrés got furloughed and she never got any help from unemployment so she opened her own business. A little taqueria. They’re currently popping up at little beast in Chevy chase with hopes of getting their own space. Her food is delicious. They’re popping up at little beast everyday! And also offering margarita deliveries to the whole dc area!” (more…)

Pom Pom permanently closing in Petworth

By Prince Of Petworth


828 Upshur Street, NW

Thanks to Ed for passing on the note from owner Carlie Steiner:

“Hey neighbors, I’m moving out of DC

I’m sure some may have heard that Pom Pom (once Himitsu) will not be reopening. We tried, but for many reasons, will not be able to open our doors again. Safety was always my number one priority, and even if we had the funds today, I still wouldn’t be okay putting my staff back to work in that capacity. (more…)

Looks Like TJ Maxx Closed in Ivy City

By Prince Of Petworth


1417 New York Ave, NE photo by Dennis Jansen

Dennis writes: “Looks like its run is over. They removed the plywood from the windows and emptied the store.”

Julia writes: “Walked by yesterday and it looked like the whole first floor was cleared out :( any word on if it’s permanently closed?”

TJ Maxx opened in Ivy City at the Hecht Warehouse in late 2017. TJ Maxx’s website lists the store as “currently closed” though 3254 M Street, NW and 601 13th Street, NW appear to be open.

Stay tuned.

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