Photo by Josh Breisblatt
Thanks to Josh for sending early this morning:
“BREAKING NEWS: Taylor Gourmet still exists at DCA!”
STAY TUNED.
“If you want to build a ship, don’t herd people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.”
-Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Following word of Buredo’s closure down the block comes more sad news for fast casual fans, thanks to Geneva for spotting this closure as well. Yobi only opened up here in August 2017 and featured poke and sushi.
Updates when we learn who takes over the space.
Thanks to David for sending above from the Wharf location “we want them back.”
Thanks to Mertol for sending: “I thought, the final notice on closing was posted as we all saw in prior updates… I was wrong…”
More woes of expanding too quickly? Thanks to Geneva and Robert for sending news about the latest victim – Buredo at Wisconsin and Veazey Street, NW, which opened in November 2017. Buredo also closed their H Street, NE location back in August after only being open there for 6 months.
4235 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Thanks to all who messaged about many Taylor Gourmet locations closing before Sunday. (more…)
Massive Friday afternoon news from Washingtonian:
“Taylor Gourmet will close all 17 of its DC-area stores after Sunday, September 23.”
Updates when more is known!!
Thanks to the Adams Morgan BID for sending an update on that fast casual burger joint at the corner of 18th and Columbia Road, NW. The fears were unwarranted?
Thanks to a reader for sending a shot of the exterior – bye bye ugly awning:
More photos, of the curious design choices ie the Western Wall/Kotel?!?!?!!, after the jump thanks to Josh: (more…)
Park Place apartments at New Hampshire and Georgia Ave, NW technically 850 Quincy St, NW
No, I’ve never actually heard of Burgerim but this damn retail space has been vacant for so long – I’m marking this as a win!! Also, burgers!!
Michael Neibauer reported on twitter:
“Pending BZA special exception approval, D.C.’s first Burgerim franchise is planned for 850 Quincy St. NW, at the corner of Rock Creek Church Road and Georgia Ave.”
So I think this is the big space with the curve at New Hampshire and Georgia pictured above. Anyway Burgerim’s website says:
“Burgerim is an international fast casual franchise with a shiny new concept. (more…)
Photo by REY LOPEZ
From a press release:
“Highly anticipated ‘Fine Fast Casual’ Indian restaurant RASA (1247 First Street, SE) from the dynamic next generation DC-based hospitality duo Rahul Vinod and Sahil Rahman is scheduled to open on Wednesday, December 6th for lunch and dinner service. RASA will be open daily from 11:00am to 10:00pm.
Photo by REY LOPEZ
Check out the full RASA Final Menu December 2017 (PDF)
Located in the ground floor of the F1RST Residences within the vibrant Capitol Riverfront neighborhood, RASA has been a culinary project in the making since co-founders Rahul and Sahil were attending high school in Montgomery County. The sons of celebrated hospitality veterans and longtime business partners Chef K.N. Vinod and Surfy Rahman of Indique and Bombay Bistro, Rahul and Sahil grew up in their family’s vibrant restaurants, and were quite literally born into the hospitality industry. Growing up in restaurants, they quickly realized that many people had preconceived notions about Indian cuisine, and at a young age began dreaming about ways to make the meals they grew up loving more accessible to a larger audience of diners. (more…)
1226 H Street, NE
It was exactly a year ago today that we learned that the H Street, NE Popeyes had closed for remodeling. Then this past August we said they were about to reopen. Well, we were wrong. In the words of the great Glen’s Garden Market owner Mea Culpa. However, our man on H Street, Grant, tells us:
“the wood is down in front of Popeye’s H Street. TVs are on, registers are running. Opening seems imminent.”
See for yourself and STAY TUNED.
