736 6th Street, NW (opened here in March 2019)
Thanks to Jason for passing on from Little Sesame:
“Thursday, August 25th will be the last day at our Chinatown shop.
Our restaurants were positioned at ground zero of the pandemic, serving downtown office workers, and our business evaporated overnight. We’ve pivoted a million and one times to keep up with the changing landscape. (more…)
14th and Park Road, NW
Update from a reader: “Dave’s Hot Chicken took over the z-burger space in Columbia heights”
Eat DC also writes: “Nashville-style hot chicken chain Dave’s Hot Chicken is opening at 3301 14th St NW.”
Check out the menu and their story here.
“Dear PoPville,
I wanted to share that there is activity going on at the former Z-burger in a Columbia Heights (closed here in August 2018.0 Any rumors on what this might be? Here’s to hoping not another bank or fast food.” (more…)
919 18th St, NW just south of K Street
Mochica and Chifa DC, “fast casual Peruvian and Chinese-Peruvian”, had now opened. Thanks to a few readers for sending the update at the old Devon and Blakely space.
Check out their menus here.
2019 11th Street, NW just north of U Street
Charcoal Town, Shawarma opened in the former Chix space back in 2017. A sign on their door says: (more…)
1501 K Street, NW
Thanks to Jonathan for sending: “the Cosi at 15th & K NW appears to have closed. This is how I found it when I tried to stop in today for lunch (pic taken through locked door)”
Cosi’s website says this location is “CLOSED, Please visit us at our 910 17th Street NW, location”
Holy cow is the 17th Street location the last Cosi left in DC?!? There was a time…
13th and F Street, NW
Thanks to Christopher for sending: “looks like the Paul on F Street has finally died (more…)
300 Massachusetts Ave, NW at 4th St./H St./Mass Ave. NW
Carving Room closed here in October 2020 after opening in Feb. 2013. (NoMa location remains open.) But now some exciting news on their replacement! If Wise Bowl reminds you of Wiseguy Pizza (located next door) that’s no coincidence. But first some important housekeeping that I missed – Eater DC reported that “Reston, Va.-based Thompson Hospitality, the force behind such bars and restaurants as Hen Quarter, Matchbox, The Delegate, Austin Grill, and American Tap Room, just added another big name to its portfolio: essential pie chain Wiseguy Pizza.
Wiseguy founder Nuri Erol maintains a significant equity stake in the company, and diehard fans need not to fret — the menu will remain unchanged, Thompson says.”
I spoke with Nuri who tells me the other exciting news he and Thompson have planned – Wise Bowl. (more…)
716 7th Street, NW (previously home to Honeygrow)
Wasai’s website says:
“High-End Chinese Fast Food
Wasai story began with a dream of a restaurant that served authentic, Asian-inspired dishes without compromising freshness for speed of service. Wasai is modern chinese restaurant servering not only Asian-American food but also traditional authentic Chinese food”
Peep the menu: (more…)
4235 Wisconsin Ave, NW
June 5th was a bit too ambitious but hopefully the 24th or 25th is a lock, which is what I’m hearing. Stay tuned.
This is the space that was previously home, briefly, to Squisito pizza and pasta and Buredo before them.
You can see &pizza’s menu here.
South Dakota and Emerson Street, NE
Thanks to Katy and Abigail for sending: “Secret (or not so secret?) Z Burger at South Dakota and Emerson NE! New signage up out by the road. Let’s show some love to Northeast establishments!” (more…)