Bob Wells Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 About a week ago I followed signs leading me to Firehook Bakery, in a very odd, industrial location on Flint Lee Road off Lee Road in Chantilly (across from Chantilly Crossing, home of Target and Costco). Having seen Firehook in DC, but not being close enough to try it, I was intrigued.Given that the most prominent bakeries out here are in supermarkets or wholesale clubs, I find this to be a great addition to the neighborhood. I tried a loaf of the pumpkin cranberry bread. Quite delicious. Many of the other offerings also looked good (example: Danish with fresh fruit instead of neon gop).Also, they are giving a free cup of coffee with each purchase, and the coffee is fantastic. Next time I'm in there I'm going to buy a bag of beans.In short, good news for us hicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmoomau Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Maybe it was just the King St location and that they were mobbed pre-Scottish Christmas Walk, but they did not have soy or almond milk available. Who doesn't have that these days? Got hubby one of their sausage, egg and cheese croissants so he had something to eat before he had to drive people around in the parade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 "Bay Bancorp Elects Pierre Abushacra and Michael Chiaramonte to Board" on citybizlist.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 The owner of the Cleveland Park gift store Wake Up Little Suzie has announced her retirement on the CP List serve and mentioned that "Pierre Abushacra and the Firehook Bakery team will be starting a new business unique to Cleveland Park in my space". No other details were given...so TBD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopsing Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 The owner of the Cleveland Park gift store Wake Up Little Suzie has announced her retirement on the CP List serve and mentioned that "Pierre Abushacra and the Firehook Bakery team will be starting a new business unique to Cleveland Park in my space". No other details were given...so TBD? I remember the good ole days when pre-Firehook there was Roma restaurant. They had the best pizza and you could eat it in their grapevine-draped garden. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 The garden and patio is still there along with the grapevines. I'm not a huge fan of the CP Firehook (although their recent facelift helps) but sitting out on that patio on a nice sunny day and catching up with a friend ain't a bad way to spend an hour or so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 25 minutes ago, Tweaked said: The garden and patio is still there along with the grapevines. Wow. That was a great place for eating pasta or pizza and getting loaded on a nice day. Nice job on retaining the environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Cleveland Park location closing. They were unable to secure a long term lease with the landlord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saf Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 4 hours ago, Tweaked said: Cleveland Park location closing. They were unable to secure a long term lease with the landlord. I hope whoever goes in there keeps that patio. I have always loved that space. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 I think everyone is hoping the patio will be saved! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 36 minutes ago, Tweaked said: I think everyone is hoping the patio will be saved! They've been in Cleveland Park since 1997. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopsing Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 I remember that Roma patio fondly with the shade and the grape arbor. I worked in that area for many years and looked forward to that lunchtime oasis for good pizza and a break from work. We still went after it converted to Firehook but the food was never as good as Roma. Patio still nice then though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 On 7/25/2020 at 8:59 AM, Mark Slater said: Something is wrong with that neighborhood. What are the landlords thinking? During a pandemic, is rent gouging really a strategy? This is the neighborhood that couldn't even support a McDonald;'s , despite the large number of subsidized residents. While I will agree there is something wrong with the neighborhood, it appears there is more to the Firehook closure. The Abbo family, who ran Roma for many years, own the properties that includes Firehook. With the recent death of Abbo family members, the family Trust has taken control of the properties and under the rules of the trust the properties will be put up for sale. Presumably the trust is liquidating its assets, which is not uncommon. So, unfortunate for Firehook, and it appears 5 properties along the Cleveland Park strip will be soon up for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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