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…)
429 L’Enfant Plaza, SW
Thanks to Leah for sending: “Looks like TaKorean may be coming to the former Naan and Beyond in L’Enfant Plaza?”
You can see TaKorean’s menu here.
1120 20th Street, NW
Ed. Note: In April 2020 PF Chang’s closed after many years in Friendship Heights.
From a press release:
“P.F. Chang’s opened its first P.F. Chang’s To Go location in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Continuing the national expansion of P.F. Chang’s To Go, the fast-casual concept provides guests with bold, authentically crafted Asian food whenever the craving hits. (more…)
1065 Wisconsin Ave, NW
I keep forgetting to post about Taim’s closing here (they opened it in 2019.) Dupont remains open: (more…)
If we could just turn the whole world into one big Z Burger! (more…)