Thanks to all who sent word about Washington Sports Club permanently closing their Gallery Place/Chinatown (783 7th Street, NW) and Georgetown (3222 M Street, NW) locations. Read the closure announcements: (more…)
end of an era
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1422 L Street, NW
Updates as more is known.
Update from The Post’s Tim Carman tweet:
“Hold those Post Pub eulogies for now. I just spoke with owner Bob Beaulieu, who said closure is not “100 percent for sure, but it’s not looking good.” He still has meetings planned with the landlord and others. More as I know it.”
The Post Pub wrote May 28th:
“Dear Friends of the Post Pub,
As you know, the COVID-related shutdown has been devastating to the hospitality industry, especially bars and restaurants. Mom and Pop businesses like the Post Pub are particularly hard hit. While a final decision about the future of the Post Pub has not yet been made, it does not look good. The economics of just outdoor seating or limited capacity don’t work when coupled with the high operations costs of a D.C. establishment.
For almost 44 years, the Pub has been honored to be a part of your day, evening, Happy Hour, or weekend. We’ve enjoyed being a place where people from every walk of life feel comfortable. We can’t thank you enough for your support over the years. As soon as a final decision has been made on the future of the Post Pub, we will update this page and the local media. Thank you again from the bottom of our hearts. #LongLivePostPub”
Thanks to Ben for sending:
“Getting the sad news from sources on staff that Post Pub will not be reopening. One of my favorite dives in DC along with several of my friends. Sad day and end of an era. Management told staff this morning apparently.”
I called the Pub and the phone just kept ringing without being picked up or going to voicemail. The Post Pub’s last Facebook post was March 16th and says: “Folks, the Post Pub has been in business for over 43 years. This shut down is tough. Please consider buying carry out food from us between 11am and 5pm beginning Tuesday 3/17.”
I asked Ben if they were still doing take out and he replied: “Don’t think they even did takeout. I called for takeout several times myself and they never answered”
Their website is still live and says:
“The building that houses the Post Pub was built in the late 1860s. At that time, it was a tailor shop owned by an influential German immigrant named Frederick W. Imhof. Mr. Imhof, who died in 1916, was also a prominent member of the Concordia Lutheran Church at 20th and G Streets, N.W.
During the Great Depression, the building at 1422 L Street sat vacant. (more…)
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1350 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Update: thanks to Ian for sending the photo above confirming Panera Dupont has permanently closed.
A reader reports:
“I am (was) an employee at the Dupont Circle Panera. The one right across from Krispy Kreme! I just got a call from my manager that the store can’t survive any longer, and it will be shutting down. I didn’t receive an exact date as to when operations will be 100% offline. Up until this point they’ve been working with a skeleton crew of a manager and one single employee.”
And thanks to Denis for sending something to keep an eye on from the Wall Street Journal:
“The U.S. division of bakery chain Le Pain Quotidien filed for bankruptcy protection as pandemic restrictions continue to wreak havoc on fast-casual dining chains.”
13th and F Street, NW
Whoa, thanks to Tim for sending:
“Eat at National Place has closed our doors
Thank you to the wonderful
DC residents, office workers, visitors, and tour groups
who have patronized our Food Hall
over the past 15 years.”
According to the Downtown DC BID eateries included: (more…)
1517 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Oh no!!! Thanks to all who messaged us the Washington Business Journal article by Alex Koma:
“It’s official: Kramerbooks owner Steve Salis says he’s ready to move the hybrid bookshop-cafe out of its Dupont Circle home.
He doesn’t have a new location to announce yet, but this would mark the end of Kramer’s 44-year run in the neighborhood.”
STAY TUNED.
1238 H Street, NE
From Granville Moore’s:
“First of all, we want to thank everyone for their support over the past few months – it has been overwhelming!
Unfortunately, unlike our sister restaurant, The Queen Vic, we have been unable to open in any capacity since March 17th because the Granville Moore’s menu is not take-out friendly.
We have spent the past month thinking of ideas about the best way to re-open to give our staff some work and to offer something that our neighborhood will love.
So although we are sad that we have to retire our Belgian Pub concept for now, we are super excited about a brand new concept that we plan to roll out for delivery and pick up on May 26th for a trial period. (more…)
page not found screenshot from Lucky Strike DC’s website
Whoa, thanks to Dustin for sending: “Talks swirling that Lucky Strike in Gallery Place (701 7th Street, NW) has reportedly closed for good @PoPville (Their twitter account is gone too)”
Ed. Note: Last week we learned that Fado had also permanently closed in Chinatown. And back in January before the virus we learned that Bar Louie had closed after many years in Gallery Place.
808 7th Street, NW
Yesterday we shared the scuttlebutt, today it’s confirmed:
“Fado Irish Pub in Washington DC opened on March 16, 1998 with a 20-year lease on our building at 808 7th Street. March 16th was our last day of business before the COVID-19 shutdown. It is with great regret that we tell you that, 22 years to the day of our opening, it was our final day of business at 808 7th Street, forever.
Like many others in D.C., the reason for our closing is “progress”. We have negotiated quarterly extensions to our lease for the past two years, while trying to negotiate a long term-agreement. And, after years of trying, we have been unable to do so. There will be many restaurants that will not reopen after the current closures. Ironically, ours is not about COVID-19, we just could not renew our lease.
There are not many places in our business that stay around for 22 years. That is a rare achievement made possible by long-term and caring customers. But there is a bigger achievement, as well. It is the people who have honored us by being part of our team for, in some cases, decades. You never want to single anyone out for special mention but in some cases it is necessary. Marina, Marcelino, Mary, and Jonesy all worked (or as Greg would say, pretended to work!) with us for over 20 years. There were so many other characters, regulars and influencers of our business who were on our team for over 10 or 15 years. The list is too long to mention. They were the reasons we were a D.C. favorite for so long. (more…)
3219 Mount Pleasant Street, NW
From the owner:
“My wife and I bought Pfeiffer’s Hardware back in 2010. It was a way of investing in our community beyond owning a home and the work that I had done with Hear Mt. Pleasant and the Advisory Neighborhood Commission. We were able to improve sales and diversify the product mix to cater to cyclists, homebrewers and homesteaders. After our first 5 years, we had an option to extend our lease under the same terms. We had begun to think about selling the store and moving from DC to seek out new adventures, but we weren’t quite ready. We renewed out lease for another 5 years. (more…)
1353 H Street, NE
Ed. Note: In September 2019 I said and then they said oh well never mind this stinks.
From a press release:
“It is with a heavy heart that we announce that Rock & Roll Hotel will cease operations effective immediately, Monday March 2, 2020. All shows and events are cancelled, and we have obtained the necessary financial protection at this time. (more…)