1331 Connecticut Ave, NW
Thanks to Grant for sending word and the sneak peek:
From Halal Guys’ Facebook event:
“****** BREAKING NEWS!!!! ******
The FIRST 100 people in line at our Grand Opening will receive a FREE PLATTER and the first 500 people will have the chance to win FREE exclusive swag! NOT ONLY THAT – there will be 5 EXTRA lucky guests that will win FREE HALAL GUYS FOR A MONTH!! (more…)
1140 19th Street, NW
Noodles and Company closed next door to GRK Fresh Greek back in December 2015. Updates as we get closer to an opening date for burgers.
1829 M Street, NW
Bombay Express is opening Monday in the former House of Kabob space on M Street between 18th and Connecticut. I briefly spoke with the owners who were super nice so I’m excited to see the menu. Their website should be set up in a month or so but I’ll update with the menu here if I (or a reader) stops by next week.
1920 L Street, NW
Abunai Poke has arrived:
Ed. Note: Poke Papa opened last week in Penn Quarter. Poki District should also be opening soon in Penn Quarter.
806 H Street, NW
That was fast! Took me a sec to remember this was the ZPizza…
Thanks to a reader for the update:
Hours for Poke Papa opening Tuesday later this week are 11am-9pm daily.
Peek inside after the jump. (more…)
1116 H Street, NE
Taylor Gourmet reopens the original H Street shop today at 11am with free t-shirts for the first 100.
H STREET #TaylorGourmet (re) OPENS today at 11am!!
First 100 in-line get some swag from your boys! #dc #hstreetne pic.twitter.com/94DpWGRzQK
— H O A G I E S (@TaylorGourmet) March 22, 2017
Creator Awards Trailer – March 2017 from WeWork on Vimeo.
From an email:
“WeWork, to celebrate its first-ever WeWork Creator Awards, is taking over food trucks all over town on Monday. The Creator Awards is a global program offering grants of $36k – $360k to creatives and entrepreneurs (the deadline application is Monday at midnight); the event, which features a pitching competition, Master Classes, a creator pop-up shop and more, takes place on March 28 at the Mellon Auditorium.
806 H Street, NW
I think the fact that I keep forgetting to post this is telling (thought they had really good reviews when they first opened) but Z Pizza closed a few weeks ago. Z Pizza opened in the old Blimpie’s space at at 8th and H St, NW back in 2011. Ed. Note: Damn, remember Blimpie’s?
Not clear who’s coming but a major renovation has already started:
Stay tuned:
1010 Vermont Ave, NW (just north of K Street)
When I last posted about Modern Market opening, some folks took issue with part of their description: “We’re a place where paleo, vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free friends can all enjoy a great meal, together.”
Fear not:
1401 K Street, NW
Well I was not expecting this… DC Coast closed on December 31st, 2015. Now a liquor license placard has been posted for a Le Pain Quotidien:
“New Class “C” Restaurant with 149 seats, a Sidewalk Café with 66 seats and a Total Occupancy Load of 223. Restaurant will serve café-style food and baked goods.”
14th and K St, NW
For those not DC Coast:
“Opened in Washington, DC in 1998, the iconic restaurant in an Art Deco landmark building was the daring first venture of Passion Food Hospitality partners chef Jeff Tunks, Gus DiMillo and David Wizenberg. They had a radical vision to open within the soaring first floor of the historic building at Franklin Square that essentially led the breakthrough for the 14th Street revival. It honored the tri-coastal regions where Tunks found his culinary passion and became an incubator for talented, award-winning chefs who got their start working under Tunks’ wing.
The Art Deco landmark was formerly a McDonald’s that bore the scars of its past: bullet holes in the walls and crime lurking outside, but the partners saw only opportunity. Tunks’ visionary approach paved the way for the area’s renewal and ushered in a new wave of contemporary American cuisine that led to critical acclaim from The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Esquire, Bon Appétit and Food & Wine as well as praise from Travel + Leisure as one of the “Top 50 Restaurants in America.” Tunks was a pioneer for DC, among that first generation bringing a contemporary spin to the American table along with Larry Forgione, Jeremiah Tower and Wolfgang Puck. Tunks’ method for recruiting culinary talent followed a similar pattern: look for the potential. The toques who cut their teeth in his kitchen before launching their own ventures have a different perspective about the closing of DC Coast—a gateway that catapulted them to where they are today… (more…)