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Image: Beef and Broth. Last Updated: March 2023 Overview: The accumulated knick-knacks may obscure entrance, but keep looking until you find it. Pho Viet sits on the north side of Columbia Heights and, as the name indicates, serves pho in a finely-tuned broth that sings. The bowls can be ordered with various meats on top […]
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Image: You thought we’d go with neon lettering, but no! Salt & Pepper Shrimp is reeeal good. Last Updated: July 2022 Current Status: Open for sit-down dining inside and out, with a large bar. Take-out and delivery available. And Brunch! Overview: Bar Chinois, as the name implies is a bar first and foremost. The music, […]
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Image: Meats! Last Updated: June 2022 Current Status: Closed “for the summer” in 2022, but yet to reopen. Overview: The small shop, a few doors down from Bistro Lepic on Wisconsin, is an homage to street food from East Asia. With a few exceptions, all the food is skewered and grilled. It draws on multiple […]
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Image: Underground Front (Door). Last Updated: February 2022 Current Status: Open for sit-down, take-out and delivery. Reservations recommended on busy nights. Outdoor seating also available, but no reservations for those. They are also hosting a yakitori pop-up on Sundays. Overview: Seating is at a winding counter that jumps across the paths that servers cut to […]
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Image: Salmon Bento Box Last Updated: February 2022 Current Status: All three locations are open for sit-down, take-out and delivery. Hours, however, vary by location with Lafayette Park open for lunch and afternoon tea break weekdays, but closing at 4:00 currently. The other locations are open til 8:00 and are open on weekends as well […]
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Image: Lamb shank, cauliflower, eggplant and rice under the moonlight. Last Updated: October 2021 Current Status: Open for sit-down with ample outdoor (uncovered) seating. Take-out and delivery also available. Overview: A few years back, the Popal family took the casual neighborhood French spot they owned and converted it into Lapis to serve the food of […]
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Image: Banana Leaves Rice Last Updated: September 2021 Current Status: Open for dine-in, take-out and delivery. The multi-story restaurant is humming seven days a week, with lunch during weekdays. Overview: The little spot up from the corner of Florida and Connecticut, serves reliable and varied food dishes from multiple cuisines. Sushi, Pad Thai, steamed veggies […]
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Image: Chicken – battered and lacquered. Last Updated: May 2023 Current Status: On May 22, 2023 it was abruptly announced that Moon Rabbit would close immediately. According to the Post, the closure was related to a union drive by the staff that the hotel-owner opposed. According to a source in the story, “Tien will keep […]
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