end of an era

Biergarten Haus closed last night on H Street, NE, possibly, not likely, but possibly reopening in September

By Prince Of Petworth


1355 H Street, NE via IG

A regular reported to me via email last night around 8pm: “Biergarten Haus is closing at the end of tonight. Rumored to reopen in September. But….September is skeptical…. Haven’t seen an official notice yet.”

Still no official word on their social media but Fritz Hahn tweeted around 10pm: “Breaking: Biergarten Haus is closing tonight, after 13 years on H Street. Staff found out today. Am told there’s a chance it reopens Sept. 1, but that seems iffy.

This is purely a business decision, has nothing to do with the lease.” (more…)

“This beautiful farewell from the owner of Mark’s Kitchen”

By Prince Of Petworth


7006 Carroll Ave

Thanks to Beth for passing on from the Old Takoma Business Association:

“Letter from Mark Choe, owner of Mark’s Kitchen, as he closes the doors after 32 years:

To My Friends in Takoma Park and Beyond,

Even at night, when I’m alone sweeping the dust from beneath the tables, I never feel that the restaurant is empty. I see children’s feet swing, with the knowledge that time will bring their toes closer to the floor, closer then, to boundless futures. I see laborers rushing bites in-between shifts, long-estranged relatives in leisurely conversation, and lovers young and old renewing their mutual mastery. I see a million faces or more, and yet it all strikes me as one, a great social organism which I have nurtured as my own these past thirty-two years. (more…)

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