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On 1/12/2016 at 3:47 PM, cheezepowder said:
ArlNow reports that Sobe is closed and becoming a Spanish tapas restaurant called Pamplona.
On 3/14/2016 at 4:05 PM, dcs said:There is an ABC notice on the door for a license for Pamplona LLC. It identifies Naeem Mohd as one of the Corporate Officers with the title of President. The Mad Rose Tavern website contains a post identifying someone named Naeem as the owner of Mad Rose Tavern.
On 3/15/2016 at 8:00 AM, RWBooneJr said:Social Restaurant Group, which owns Provision No. 14 and The Prospect in the District, is opening a Spanish tapas restaurant called Pamplona in the old Sobe space. Social Restaurant Group is from Alex Lopez, Mike Bramson and Naeem Mohd. Mohd is also the owner of Mad Rose (along with some family members, I believe).
Pamplona soft opened yesterday (food is 20% off yesterday and today), and their official opening is tomorrow, Thurs, Jan. 12 (Washington City Paper).
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The Courthouse location closed this fall (ArlNow).
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This is a continuation of the List of Restaurant Openings - 2016 thread. Please write me if you know of any others!
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Master List of number of restaurant openings for 2016 (in descending chronological order):
Year End Summary
Total number of DC area restaurant openings on this list: 169*
*number does not include concept changes or reopeningsRestaurants on this list that permanently closed in 2018: 2*
*that I'm aware of. Let me know if you have updates.
Helen's On the Pike
Marcus
Restaurants on this list that permanently closed in 2017: 7*
*that I'm aware of. Let me know if you have updates.
On Rye
Eatsa
Community Diner
KBQ
Chau Ku
Bonfire
Shaw Bijou
Restaurants on this list that permanently closed in 2016: 1*
*that I'm aware of. Let me know if you have updates.
Park Lane Tavern
12/19/16 - Hen Quarter, 919 Ellsworth Dr, Silver Spring, MD (via Bethesda Magazine)
12/13/16 - Sfoglina, 4445 Connecticut Ave, NW, DC (via Washington Post)
12/13/16 - Farmers & Distillers, 600 Massachusetts Ave, NW, DC (via Washingtonian)
Website No thread yet
12/12/16 [date of post reporting opening] - Jade 11, 785-D Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD (via Robert Dyer)
No website found No thread yet
12/10/16 [date of post reporting opening] - Dolan Uyghur, 3518 Connecticut Ave, NW DC (via DonRockwell member Tweaked's post)
12/08/16 - Fish by Jose Andres, 101 MGM National Ave, Oxon Hill, MD (via Fish by Jose Andres's tweet)
Website No thread yet
12/08/16 - Voltaggio Brothers Steakhouse, 101 MGM National Ave, Oxon Hill, MD (via Bryan Voltaggio's tweet)
Website No thread yet
12/08/16 [CLOSED in Jan 2018 via Washington Business Journal] - Marcus, 101 MGM National Ave, Oxon Hill, MD (via Marcus Samuelsson's tweet)
Website No thread yet
12/07/16 [date of post reporting opening] - Epic Philly Steaks, 1792 Columbia Rd, NW, DC (via PoPville)
No website found No thread yet
12/02/16 - TenPenh, 7900 Westpark Dr, McLean, VA (via TenPenh's Facebook page)
12/10/16 - Ten Tigers Parlor, 3813 Georgia Ave, NW, DC (via Washington City Paper)
Website No thread yet
12/09/16 - Federalist Pig,1654 Columbia Rd, NW, DC (via Washington City Paper)
12/09/16 - Ari's Diner, 2003 Fenwick St, NE, DC (via PoPville)
Website No thread yet
12/05/16 - Huacatay, 2314 4th Street, NE, DC (via PoPville)
No website found (Facebook page) No thread yet
11/30/16 [CLOSED in 5/2017 via ArlNow] - KBQ Korean BBQ & Bar, 2450 Crystal Dr, Arlington, VA (via ArlNow)
Website No thread yet
11/30/16 [CLOSED in Oct. 2017 for concept change via Bethesda Magazine to One Burger, which then closed as well], - Community, 7776 Norfolk Ave, Bethesda, MD (via Robert Dyer)
11/29/16 [CLOSED in Oct. 2017 via Eatsa] - Eatsa, 1627 K St, NW, DC (via Washington City Paper)
Website No thread yet
11/22/16 [date of post reporting opening] - Vietnamese Chelsea, 1413 Park Rd, DC (via PoPville)
No website found No thread yet
11/21/16 - District Taco, 5275-C Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA (via District Taco's tweet)
11/18/16 - Flor de Luna, 11417 Woodglen Dr, Rockville, MD (via Bethesda Magazine; Flor de Luna Facebook page)
Website No thread yet
11/14/16 - Lemon Cuisine of India, 2120 P St, NW, DC (via Borderstan)
Website No thread yet
11/11/16 - Moh-Moh-Licious, 7414 Georgia Ave, NW, DC (via DonRockwell member's dinoue's post, opening date from Moh-Moh-Licious' website)
11/11/16 - The Hilltop, 2737 Sherman Ave, NW, DC (via Borderstan)
No website found (Facebook page) No thread yet
11/11/16 [CLOSED in Dec. 2017 via Eater] - On Rye, 740 6th St, NW, DC (via Laura Hayes' tweet)
11/05/16 [approx] - Phoenicia Resto and Lounge, 2236 Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA (via DonRocks' post, thanks also to DonRockwell member Destruya's post; Phoenicia's Facebook page)
No website found (Facebook page) Thread
11/01/16 [date of post about opening] - Kanji-kana, 1018 Vermont Ave, NW, DC (via PoPville)
No website found No thread yet
11/01/16 [CLOSED on 01/15/17 via Washingtonian]- The Shaw Bijou, 1544 Ninth St, NW, DC (via Washington Post)
10/31/16 = The Bird, 1337 11th St, NW, DC (via Washington City Paper)
10/31/16 - Fat Pete's, 801 18th St, NW, DC (via Borderstan, citing Fat Pete's and Golden Triangle tweets).
10/23/16 - Nasime, 1209 King St, Alexandria, VA (via Nasime's Facebook page)
10/22/16 - Zippin' Chickin, 2901 Georgia Ave, NW, DC (via PoPville)
Website not working No thread yet
10/21/16 - Proper 21, 1319 F St, NW, DC (via PoPville)
Website No thread yet
10/20/16 - Los Cuates, 2429 18th St, NW, DC (via PoPville)
10/20/16 - Pho 12, 3740 12th St, NE, DC (via PoPville)
Website No thread yet
10/20/16 - Service Bar, 928 U St, NW, DC (via Borderstan)
Website No thread yet
10/19/16 - The Spirits of '76, 3211 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA (via ArlNow)
Website No thread yet
10/19/16 - LeTena, 3100 14th St, NW, DC (via PoPville)
No website found No thread yet
10/17/16 [date of post announcing opening] - East Grill Karaoke, 12 N. Washington St, Rockville, MD (via Robert Dyer)
No website found No thread yet
10/17/16 - District Taco, 4600 Wisconsin Ave, NW, DC (via District Taco's tweet)
10/17/16 - Owen's Ordinary, 11820 Trade St, Rockville, MD (via Bethesda Magazine)No website found Thread
10/06/16 - Ocean Prime, 1341 G St, NW, DC (via DonRockwell member turbogrrl's post)
and soft opened earlier
10/05/16 - Ambar, 2901 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA (via Ambar's tweet)
10/05/16 - 1000 Degrees, 3400 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA (via ArlNow)
Website No thread yet
10/04/16 - Chuy's, 12226 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD (via Robert Dyer)
10/04/16 - Half Smoke, 651 Florida Ave, NW, DC (via Washington City Paper)
Website No thread yet
09/27/16 - Union Drinkery, 3216 Georgia Ave, NW, DC (via PoPville, Borderstan)
Website No thread yet
09/26/16 - BurgerFi, 111 N. Pitt St, Alexandria, VA (via DonRockwell member goldenticket's post)
09/21/16 - Mythology, 816 H St, NE, DC (thanks to DonRockwell member youngfood; PoPville)
09/22/16 [date of post reporting opening] - Pie 360, 655 K St, NW, DC (via PoPville tweet)
Website No thread yet
09/10/16 - Bullfrog Bagels, 317 7th St, SE, DC (via Washingtonian)
09/09/16 - Quara, 2406 18th St, NW, DC (via Borderstan)
Website No thread yet
09/08/16 - Little Coco's, 3907 14th St, NW, DC (via PoPville)
Website not yet working (Facebook page) No thread yet
09/09/16 - Smoked and Stacked, 1239 9th St, NW, DC (via Washington City Paper)
09/08/16 - Taco Bamba, 164 Maple Ave West, Vienna, VA (Tim Carman's tweet linking his article).
09/02/16 - Halal Guys, 6304 Springfield Plaza, Springfield, VA (via DonRockwell member Kibbee Nayee's post linking to Restaurant News)
09/02/16 - Halal Guys, 2670 Avenir Place, Fairfax ,VA (via Washington Post)
08/27/16 - Haikan, 805 V St, NW, DC (via Washington City Paper)
08/26/16 - District Distilling Co., 1414-1418 U St, NW DC (via PoPville)
Website No thread yet
08/23/16 [date of post reporting opening] - Ben Tre, 2418 18th St, NW, DC (via Borderstan)
No website found Thread
08/22/16 - Vola's Dockside Grill, 101 N. Union St, Alexandria, VA (via Vola's Facebook page)
08/22/16 - Sakerum, 2204 14th St, NW, DC (via Washingtonian)
Website No thread yet
08/20/16 - Emissary, 2032 P St, NW, DC (via Borderstan)
Website No thread yet
08/18/16 [reopening; not counted as new opening] - Passenger, 1539 7th St, NW (via Passenger tweet here and here)
08/18/16 - The Dirty Goose, 913 U St, NW, DC (via Borderstan)
Website No thread yet
08/15/16 - Honeygrow, 1100 S. Hayes St, Arlington, VA (via ArlNow)
Website No thread yet
08/13/16 - Kingfisher [a bar, only serves popcorn for food], 1414 14th St, DC (via Kingfisher's Facebook page)
Website No thread yet
08/12/16 - Live Oak, 1603 Commonwealth Ave, Alexandria, VA (via Washington City Paper)
08/12/16 - Osteria Al Volo, 1790 Columbia Rd, NW, DC (via Borderstan)
No website found No thread yet
08/10/16 - Hen Quarter, 801 King St, Alexandria, VA (thanks DonRockwell member dgreen for post; Hen Quarter Facebook page)
08/08/16 - Modmarket, 4930 Elm St, Bethesda, MD (via DonRocks' post)
08/04/16 - Tchoup's Market, 3301 Georgia Ave, NW, DC (via Washington Post)
Website No thread yet
08/03/16 - Buredo, 1213 Connecticut Ave, NW, DC (via Buredo Facebook page)
07/28/16 - Tapa Bar, 4901 Fairmont Ave, Bethesda, MD (via Bethesda Magazine)
07/27/16 - Salumeria 2703, 2703 12th St, NE, DC (via PoPville)
No website found (Facebook page) No thread yet
07/21/16 - Boru Ramen, 2915 Columbia Pike (via DonRocks' post; ArlNow)
No website yet Thread
07/20/16 - Tasty Burger, 2108 8th St, NW, DC (via Borderstan)
Website No thread yet
07/18/16 - California Shabu Shabu, 3081 Nutley St, Vienna, VA (via DonRocks' post)
07/15/16 - Duke's Counter, 3000 Connecticut Ave, NW, DC (via Washington City Paper)
07/14/16 - 801 Restaurant & Bar, 801 Florida Ave, NW, DC (via PoPville)
Website No thread yet
07/13/16 - Anxo, 300 Florida Ave, NW, DC (via Anxo's tweet)
07/12/16 - Not Your Average Joe's, 8661 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD (via DCOutlook)
07/11/16 - Casolare, 2505 Wisconsin Ave, NW, DC (via Washington Business Journal)
Website No thread yet
07/07/16 [date of report of opening] - Da Hong Pao Restaurant, 1409 14th St, NW, DC (via Laura Hayes tweet)
No website found No thread yet
07/06/16 - Junction Bakery, 1508 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA (via Junction's Facebook page)
07/06/16 [date of post about opening] - Hebir Ethiopian, 410 E Glebe Rd, Alexandria, VA (via DonRockwell member noamb's post)
No website found Thread
06/29/16 - Timber Pizza, 809 Upshur St, NW, DC (via Timber Pizza's Facebook page)
06/29/16 - Slim's Diner, 4201 Georgia Ave, NW, DC (via Slim's Diner's Facebook)
06/29/16 - RPM Italian, 601 Massachusetts Ave, NW, DC (via RPM tweet)
06/27/16 [date of posting reporting opening] - Moxie's, 1020 19th St, NW, DC (via PoPville)
Website No thread yet
06/27/16 - Hazel, 808 V St, NW, DC (via Washington Post)
06/27/16 - Pizzeria Vetri, 2221 14th St, DC (via Pizzeria Vetri's tweet).
06/24/16 - Fish Taco, 7015 Wisconsin Ave, NW, DC (via Bethesda Now)
06/23/16 - Homestead, 3911 Georgia Ave, NW, DC (via PoPville)
Website No thread yet
06/23/16 - La Jambe, 1550 7th St, NW, DC (via PoPville)
Website No thread yet
06/22/16 - Fare Well, 406 H St, NE, DC (via Washington Post)Website No thread yet
06/21/16 - Jinya Ramen Bar, 2911 District Ave, Fairfax, VA (via Washingtonian)
06/20/16 [CLOSED 2/5/17 via Washington City Paper] - Chau Ku, 1414 9th St, NW, DC (via Borderstan)
Website No thread yet
06/11/16 - Swampoodle, 5501 14th St, NW, DC (via PoPville)
No website found (Facebook page) No thread yet
06/10/16 - Bantam King, 501 G St., NW, DC (via Washingtonian, thanks also to DonRockwell members DaRiv18 and MichaelBDC)
06/09/16 - Pancho Villa, 1850 N. Fort Myer Dr, Arlington, VA (via ArlNow)
Website No thread yet
06/09/16 [date of post about Flamingo, appears to be name change; not counted as opening] Toscana Flamingo Ethiopian & Italian Restaurant, 3207 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA (via DonRock's post)
06/08/16 - Hip City Veg, 712 7th St, NW, DC (via Laura Hayes' tweet)
Website No thread yet
06/07/16 - Ababa Ethiopian Restaurant, 2106 18th St, NW, DC (via Borderstan)
No website found No thread yet
06/06/16 - Cheesetique, 800 N. Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA (via Cheesetique's Facebook)
Weekend of 06/04/16 - Exiles, 1610 U St, NW, DC (via Borderstan)
Website No thread yet
05/30/16 - Oklahoma Joe's, 2670 Avenir Place, Vienna, VA (via Washington Post)
Website No thread yet
05/28/16 [approximate] - Habit Burger Grill, 895-A Rockville Pike, Rockville MD (via Robert Dyer)
Website No thread yet
05/19/16 - Radiator, 1430 Rhode Island Ave, NW, DC (via Radiator's Facebook page)
Website No thread yet
05/16/16 - Whaley's, 301 Water St, SE, DC (via Washingtonian)
Website No thread yet
05/13/16 - Right Spot, 1917 9th St, NW, DC (via Borderstan)
Website No thread yet
05/12/16 - All Purpose, 1250 9th St, NW, DC (via Washington City Paper)
05/07/16 - Pow Pow, 1253 H St, NE, DC (via District Cuisine)
05/06/16 - VÜK, 4924 St Elmo Ave, Bethesda, MD (via Bethesda Magazine, thanks to DonRockwell member jandres374)
No website found (Facebook page) Thread
05/04/16 [CLOSED on 01/23/17 via Washington City Paper] - Bonfire, 1132 19th St, NW, DC (via Washingtonian)
Website No thread yet
05/03/16 - Shouk, 655 K St, NW, DC (via PoPville)
**05/03/16 - Chickpea Mediterranean Grill, 529 East Howell Ave, Alexandria, VA (via DonRockwell member ahndeluxe's post; Chickpea's Facebook page)
05/02/16 - Taylor Gourmet , 2200 Crystal Dr, Arlington, VA (via Taylor Gourmet's Facebook page; thanks to DonRockwell member Bart)
05/02/16 - Ottoman Taverna, 425 I (Eye) St, NW, DC (via Washington Business Journal)
04/28/16 - Lee's Sandwiches, 3037 Annandale Rd, Falls Church, VA (via Northern VA Magazine linking PR Newswire)
Website No thread yet
04/26/16 - Barley Mac, 1600 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA (via Barley Mac's Facebook page, ArlNow)
Website No thread yet
04/26/16 [not counted as separate opening because part of Kinship] - Metier, 1015 7th St, NW, DC (via DonRocks' post)
04/20/16 - Lahinch Tavern and Grill, 7747 Tuckerman Ln, Bethesda, MD (via Bethesda Magazine)
Website No thread yet
04/19/16 - Duck Duck Goose, 7929 Bethesda Ave, Bethesda, MD (via Bethesda Magazine)
Website No thread yet
04/19/16 [soft opening earlier] - Suma Restaurant + Bar, 4921 Bethesda Ave, Bethesda, MD (via Robert Dyer)
04/19/16 [date of post re: opening] - Simit + Smith, 1077 Wisconsin Ave, NW, DC (via PoPville)
Website No thread yet
04/18/16 - Basic Burger, 2024 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA (via Basic Burger's tweet)
Website No thread yet
04/18/16 - Pi Pizzeria, 7137 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD (via Bethesda Magazine)
04/11/16 [date of post about Sofia's; approximate opening in Spring?] - Sofia's Pupuseria, 3610 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA (via DonRocks' post; see also ArlNow)
No website found No thread yet
04/11/16 - Bareburger, 1647 20th St, NW, DC (via PoPville)
Website No thread yet
04/08/16 (or 04/07/16) [CLOSED in Feb. 2018 via Bethesda Magazine]- Helen's On the Pike, 11120 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD (via Bethesda Magazine, Helen's Facebook post).
No website found (Facebook page) Thread
04/01/16 - Finnegan's Wake, 100-F Gibbs St, Rockville, MD (via Rockville Nights)No website found No thread yet
04/01/16 [date of post reporting opening] - Far East Taco Grille, 409 15th Street NE, DC (via PoPville)
Website No thread yet
04/01/16 [date of tweet reporting opening] - Zannchi, 1529 Wisconsin Ave, NW, DC (via Jessica Sidman's tweet)
Website No thread yet
**April 2016 - Arepas Pues, 8555-B Fenton St, Silver Spring, MD (via DonRockwell member ElGuapo's post and EastMoCo blog)
No website found (Facebook page) Thread
03/31/16 [not counted in openings because reopening]- Eatbar, 415 Eighth St, SE, DC (via Washington Post)
03/22/16 [date of post reporting opening] - BAB Korean Fusion, 1387 H St, NE, DC (PoPville)
03/22/16 - Kyirisan, 1924 8th St, NW, DC (via Washington Post)
03/22/16 - Alta Strada, 465 K St, NW, DC (via PoPville)
Week of 03/20/16 - Fish Taco, 10241 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD (via Bethesda Magazine)
Week of 03/20/16 - Sweet Leaf Cafe, 800 N. Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA (via ArlNow)
Website No thread yet
03/14/16 - Bozzelli's, 1025 Vermont Ave, NW, DC (via PoPville)
03/14/16 - Brick Lane, 1636 17th St, NW, DC (via Borderstan)
Website (not up yet) No thread yet
03/11/16 - Takoda, 715 Florida Ave, NW, DC (via Washington City Paper)
03/08/16 - Espita Mezcaleria,1250 9th St, NW, DC (via Borderstan)
03/07/16 - Carluccio's, 11826 Trade St, Bethesda, MD (via Bethesda Magazine) 03/07/16 [lunch] - Kapnos Kouzina, 4900 Hampden Ln, Bethesda, MD (via Bethesda Magazine)Dinner starts 03/11/16
03/04/16 - 2020 Restaurant and Lounge, 2434 18th St, NW, DC (via Borderstan)
Website No thread yet
03/04/16 - Ivy City Tavern, 1356 Okie St, NE, DC (via Washington Business Journal)No website found No thread yet
03/03/16 - Bread Bite Bakery, 1506 U St, NW, DC (via Borderstan)
Website No thread yet
02/29/16 - Burton's Grill & Bar, 6452A Beulah St, Alexandria, VA (via DonRockwell member DaveO)
Website No thread yet
02/26/16 [expected] - BBQ Joint, 2005 14th St, NW, DC (via Borderstan)
Website No thread yet
02/26/16 - Seoul Spice, 145 N St, NE, DC (via PoPville)
Website No thread yet
02/24/16 - Archipelago, 1201 U St, NW, DC (via Washington Post)
Website No thread yet
02/22/16 - Palette 22, 4053 Campbell Ave, Arlington, VA (via ArlNow)
02/18/16 [new concept; not counted as new restaurant] [CLOSED, logged in restaurant openings list under prior concept] - Drift, 1819 7th St, NW, DC (via DCist)
02/14/16 - Sovereign, 1206 Wisconsin Ave, NW, DC (via Sovereign's tweet)02/12/16 [coffee bar and cafe, 04/07/16 for dining] - Pineapple & Pearls, 715 8th St, SE, DC (via Washington Post for coffee bar/cafe; Washington Post re: dining)
02/12/16 [concept change; not counted as new opening][CLOSED] - Mulebone, 2121 14th St, NW, DC (via PoPville)
Website Thread02/09/16 - Tail Up Goat, 1827 Adams Mill Rd, NW, DC (via DonRockwell member sheldman and Tail Up Goat's instagram)
02/09/16 [reopening; not counted as new opening] - Columbia Room, 124 Blagden Alley, NW, DC, (via Washington Post)
Website Thread02/06/16 - Declaration, 807 V St, NW, DC (via Declaration's Facebook page)
Website No thread yet02/05/16 - Grilled Oyster Company, 3701 Newark St, NW, DC (via Grilled Oyster Co's Facebook page; thanks to DonRockwell member jandres374's post)
02/03/16 - Hank's Pasta Bar, 600 Montgomery St, Alexandria, VA (via Old Town Alexandria Patch and Hank's Pasta Bar's Facebook page)
Website Thread
02/03/16 [CLOSED OCTOBER 2016 via ArlNow, thanks dcs]- Park Lane Tavern, 3227 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA (via ArlNow, thanks also to DonRockwell member daveo)
Website No thread yet
02/01/16 - Ogawa, 2100 Connecticut Ave, NW, DC (via DonRockwell member Simon's post)
Website Thread01/29/16 - Quarter + Glory, 2017 14th St, NW, DC (via Washington City Paper, Quarter + Glory's Facebook post)
Website No thread yet
01/26/16 - Tea Do, 838 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD (via Robert Dyer)
Website (Website lists Philadelphia location. Rockville Facebook page) No thread yet
01/23/16 [approximate] - Golden Paradise, 3903 14th St, NW, DC (via PoPville)
No website found No thread yet
01/19/16 [date of post reporting opening] - Cafe Le Pain, 4328 Georgia Ave, NW, DC (via PoPville)
No website found No thread yet01/16/16 - Yamas, 2418 18th St, NW, DC (via Borderstan)
Website No thread yet
01/15/16 [new concept, not counted as new restaurant)- BOE, 777 9th St, NW, DC (via PoPville)
Website Thread
01/08/16 [date of post reporting opening] - Fresca Taqueria Rosticeria, 701 H St, NE, DC (via PoPville)
No website found No thread yet
01/08/16 - Jaco Juice & Taco Bar, 1614 Wisconsin Ave, NW, DC (via Washington City Paper)
Website No thread yet
01/08/16 - District Taco, 1500 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA (via District Taco's tweet)
Website Thread
01/08/16 - Twisted Horn, 819 Upshur St, NW, DC (via barredindc's tweet)
Website No thread yet
01/05/16 - Left Door, 1345 S St, NW, DC (via DonRockwell member eatruneat's post; also Washington City Paper)
Website Thread
01/05/16 - Little Sesame, 1317 Connecticut Ave, NW DC (via Washington Post)
Website Thread01/01/16 - Hawthorne, 1336 U St, NW, DC (via Hawthorne Facebook page, Washingtonian)
Website No thread yet
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in September, the Washington Post had this interesting article on the owners who also own Yum's:
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Frozen Tropics reports that Stable, a Swiss-American restaurant, will replace Ocopa.
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Robert Dyer says the location in Rockville Town Square appears to have closed.
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Rose's tweeted that they're selling gift cards that come with a reservation for Jan or Feb (except for certain dates). Gift cards are for 2 people ($150) or 4 people ($300).
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The MGM Casino at National Harbor opens tonight at 11 pm with various restaurants including;
Fish by Jose Andres
Marcus by Marcus Samuelsson
Voltaggio Brothers Steakhouse by Bryan and Michael Voltaggio
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On 4/4/2008 at 10:03 PM, cheezepowder said:
Except for Delhi Club and Hard Times, the stores in that island between Wilson and Clarendon Blvd across from the Clarendon Metro are now closed. I was very sad to walk by Little Viet Garden and see the sign on the door saying that the location is now closed and to visit their other location Miss Saigon in Georgetown.
Little Viet Garden has reopened at Eden Center. "Little Viet Garden is back. Here's why you should be excited about it," by Tim Carman, Washington Post.
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Fat Pete's opened a branch at 801 18th St, NW, DC (via Borderstan, citing Fat Pete's and Golden Triangle tweets).
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TenPenh is planning to reopen at 7900 Westpark Dr. in McLean on Nov 28; executive chef is Miles Vaden (via Northern Virginia Magazine).
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17 hours ago, dracisk said:
I was there the previous Wednesday (the 19th) and I had the same menu except that in the second course we got salmon roe instead of trout roe. I'm attaching a (blurry, unfortunately -- it was gorgeous) photo of the eggplant tart (described on our menu as fairy tale eggplant tart). We were amused by the DC steakhouse course. I wish I could remember more details about it. It involved a popover and creamed greens (not spinach), plus some other stuff, along with steak.
Here's a picture of my eggplant tart, which was very similar to yours. If I recall correctly, the creamed greens were creamed parsley on my night.
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Menu from last Tuesday. This eggplant tart was different from the picture upthread - at least the presentation. I don't know about the ingredients.
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ArlNow reports that Amsterdam Falafel in Clarendon has closed.
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On 7/31/2016 at 0:25 PM, DonRocks said:
Guesses?
Pro tip: If you want the early word about things, there are numerous websites to scope on the internet - it would not be difficult to figure out the majority of these:
Note also that there are 78 restaurants for sale just on this one website.
Many people think the post-recession restaurant boom is continuing apace, but all you need to do is analyze cheezepowder's work, and you'll see data to the contrary.
On 8/1/2016 at 6:30 AM, Rovers2000 said:I think this listing might be Sorriso based on the gas and wood cooking hood comment. Though the 8 year statement throws me off. If so its another sad loss.
On 8/1/2016 at 7:04 PM, DaveO said:Business listings have been around for decades. I used them in the 1980's and depending on what you were looking for there were plenty of businesses listed, including lots and lots of restaurants. They had been around for a long long time before that. I'd speak to the restaurant operators to see if they use them.
Are there more restaurants listed now than in the past? I wouldn't know. But there were a lot then and there are a lot now.
One thing about them, from the restaurant side is that the cost of buying may easily negate the cost of building out from scratch. Hoods are expensive. A hood for a retail space in a one story shopping center isn't all that bad. A hood in a multi story building can be prohibitive--if not provided for by the building owner. You're speaking a cost that is dependent on linear feet. If you have to go 40-50 feet or more...versus up 10 feet...that is an additional 10's of thousands of dollars. Buy the restaurant and buy the existing furniture, fixtures, etc. That is thousands of dollars in savings. Are the deals worthwhile or not??? Oh man: You have to speak to the operators. Those that open multiple restaurants might have a different twist on this than those that open one.
Is that listing Sorriso? Feels like it to me also...but there are a number of restaurants in that area that might fit that bill and the info in these listings is not always accurate. They should be...but they just always aren't.
PoPville post - Sorriso closed on Oct. 30 after 13 + years.
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On 8/29/2016 at 9:14 AM, DaRiv18 said:
Also, they have abandoned the automatic service charge, diners will now leave a tip.
Washington City Paper article about this change.
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Red Apron Burger Bar (Formerly GBD Chicken and Doughnuts), in the old Yola Space in South Dupont - Closed
in Washington DC Restaurants and Dining
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Reopening tomorrow as Red Apron Burger Bar (yes, with beer) (Washington City Paper).