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Image: Cubano Last Updated: March 2023 Overview: There are now multiple Colada Shops around the region. What they have in common is a sunny disposition, some pretty good food, and drinks made for fun. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The core of the menu is sandwiches, snacks and bowls. The new location south of […]
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Image: OG Last Updated: July 2022 Current Status: Original location open for sit-down service. Delivery and Take-out available through apps. Overview: Lucky Buns starts with fundamentals and a narrow focus. The menu is essentially limited to burgers and fried chicken sandwiches made well employing good ingredients. From that foundational point it then gets a little […]
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Image: Oyster Po Boy Last Updated: August 2022 Current Status: They are open at the Wharf 7 days a week for dine-in. They also do take-out. The Union Market location closed August 13, 2022. Overview: There are two locations of Rappahannock Oyster Bar in D.C. The original is a counter and dining space set out […]
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Image: Lobstah! Last Updated: February 2022 Current Status: They are back to full hours at all three locations, open Tuesday to Sunday. (Note: Hank’s on the Hill closed in 2021). Take-out and Delivery available. Overview: Chef Jamie Leeds opened Hank’s Oyster Bar in Dupont with a straightforward idea: casual seafood. Bringing the food of seashore […]
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Image: Paella de Pescado y Mariscos. Last Updated: October 2021 Current Status: The dining room is fully open with no social distancing. They continue to do take-out. Overview: Del Mar is a seafood delight. It is one of the original anchor restaurants in The Wharf complex. A large, two-story gleaming corner spot with a sharp […]
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Image: Chicken – battered and lacquered. Last Updated: November 2021 Current Status: One of the crazier – as in weird – things that happened in 2020 was that a popular new restaurant essentially imploded. As a result, the very talented Chef Kevin Tien walked away from what appeared to be a passion project named after […]
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Image: Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer in Out of the Past (Jacques Tourneur, 1947) On Sundays, we look back at the week that was on the website. We added a place to the recommended restaurant list and we posted two reviews. We also were amazed that a pizza picture did not catch fire on Instagram. […]
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Image: Queso! Last Updated: December 2022 Current Status: Now open for sit-down service. They continue to do take-out and delivery. They opened a large, new spot on 14th in the old Matchbox space, and a smaller scaled spot called Mi Casa north of Dupont. Gift Cards – good for all KNEAD restaurants Summary: Cuisine: Latin […]
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