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Mike Isabella Drops Bandolero
August 5, 2013
•The Mexican restaurant Bandolero has lost its star chef, Mike Isabella, who with others opened the “Day of the Dead”-themed eatery of small tacos, other small plates and fancy tequila drinks in late May 2012 on M Street.
Isabella announced July 31 that he was ending his management agreement with the business owners, Jonathan and Bethany Umbel, who also own Tackle Box next door. Bandolero is in the space once occupied by Hook, a seafood restaurant, closed because of a fire two years ago. Umbel’s Pure Hospitality is fighting a lawsuit — which Isabella has nothing to do with — from the property owner of that space.
Isabella has other places in D.C., such as Graffiato and the sandwich spot, G Grab and Go. Last month, he opened a Greek restaurant on 14th Street, Kapnos.
In a prepared statement, Isabella explained his decision: “I am no longer part of Bandolero. I own all my other restaurant concepts. And with the opening of G Grab and Go, Kapnos and G this year, it’s time for me to focus on those concepts. I am very proud of the modern Mexican concept my team and I put together, but it’s not 100-percent my restaurant … It’s time for me to focus on the restaurants where I have full operational control.”
Isabella — a “Top Chef” alumnus — was the subject of a Georgetowner feature in June 2012.
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Good Stuff Eatery Now Open on M Street
August 1, 2013
•The wait is over. Georgetown residents and visitors can now indulge in the “good stuff” that Spike Mendelsohn’s Good Stuff Eatery brings.
The M Street location is the third of the franchise; the first one is located at Capitol Hill.
“Georgetown is the place to be,” said Ryan Helfer of Good Stuff Eatery.
Good Stuff Eatery was drawn to Georgetown’s sense of community and its proximity to all of the universities.
“We wanted to be in the hippest, coolest party of town,” said David Greenberg of Good Stuff Eatery.
Not only is Good Stuff known for being a local brand, but it also brings in local talent and ingredients. Good Stuff is open seven days a week, and believe it or not, fresh ingredients are delivered six days a week.
After two years of anticipation and excitement, Good Stuff has begun its new journey on M Street. Georgetown’s Good Stuff Eatery marks Mendelsohn’s second D.C. location of Good Stuff. The third is located in Crystal City, Virginia.
The top three selling burgers are the Prez Obama Burger, Colletti’s Smokehouse, and the Free Range Turkey Burger.
“This was always where we wanted number two to be,” says Greenberg. “We plan to be here for a very long time,” added Helfer.
Dine ’n Dash With José Andrés and Friends
July 18, 2013
•Eating without paying. That is what most people think when they hear “Dine and Dash.” However, chef José Andrés has added a new and positive definition to this concept — all for a good cause.
On a hot evening June 25, Andrés and friends presented the first annual Dine ‘n’ Dash, which six restaurants from Penn Quarter joined, including Oyamel, Jaleo, Proof, Zaytinya, Poste and Azur. The event worked as follows: after purchasing your wristband, you were assigned to a restaurant as your starting point. The goal was to stroll through all of them within four hours, which was not an easy task. As you walked in, unlimited drinks and delicious food surrounded you at all times. Waiters with full and colorful trays were everywhere, offering different dishes and making sure you were never empty-handed.
The $150 cost of the wristband covered the unlimited food and benefited World Central Kitchen . A non-profit run by Think Food Group, that José Andrés started after a trip to Haiti. Its goal is to “foster future generations of innovators and activists and to change the world through the power of food.” World Central Kitchen is committed to find solutions that will help combat hunger around the globe.
The June 25 event raised more than $60,000 that will go towards “Smart Solutions to Hunger and Poverty,” which focuses on providing and facilitating local agriculture, clean cook stoves, sustainable kitchens and job training in Haiti. According to World Central Kitchen, more than 600 persons attended.
Serendipity 3’s ‘I Cannot Tell A Lie’ Sundae for July 4th
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With the Fourth of July soon upon us, it’s time to start celebrating. In honor of Independence Day, Serendipity 3 and its sister restaurant in New York City are featuring a delicious, patriotic-themed sundae through July 11 — the “I Cannot Tell A Lie” Sundae. It combines two of the best American classics: pie and ice cream. This special sundae layers cherry pie, vanilla ice cream, and whipped cream. Capped off with blue and red sprinkles, a maraschino cherry and a white chocolate lollypop, it’s one sweet deal. [gallery ids="101366,152839,152835" nav="thumbs"]
The Latest DishJuly 17, 2013
July 17, 2013
•From Matchbox Food Group comes a new Ted?s Bulletin, its family-style restaurant, opening in Reston, Va., in the Uno?s space. It will be the third in the metro area. The original is on Barracks Row on Capitol Hill and the second will open on 14th Street near Swann St., NW in late summer, just a block from its sister operation, matchbox, at 14th & T. A 4th quarter opening is planned for Reston.
San Francisco-based Vino Volo, known for their airport retail operations, plans to open its largest restaurant and wine bar in the D.C. metro area in Tysons Galleria where Sharper Image was, by summer?s end. It will be larger than its Bethesda store, with 120 seats plus private dining space and a retail store. They have two locations in Dulles International Airport, one in BWI/Marshall Airport as well as Bethesda Row.
NYC chef Daniel Boulud’s DBGB Bar & Kitchen is coming to City Center, at the former Convention Center site in Penn
Quarter. Boulud started in D.C. when he first came to the U.S. 30 years ago. Expect a brasserie-
style restaurant in Washington.
***Just Opened:*** Attman?s Deli has opened in the Cabin John Shopping Center. The original is in downtown Baltimore. The
Popal family has opened its latest addition to its empire (Napoleon, Caf? Bonaparte), Malmaison, a bistro and wine cellar, also in Georgetown at 34th & Water Streets, NW. Their consulting chef is the renowned Gerard Pangaud. Chef de cuisine is Yomi Faniyi. Their pastry chef is Serge Torres, who has worked at Le Cirque in NYC. Decanter opened where Adour was in the St. Regis Washington, D.C. Chef S?bastien Rondier oversees the menu of this Mediterranean- influenced restaurant. Taco Bamba, chef Victor Albisu’s taqueria, recently opened in Falls Church, just a few doors down from his mother’s
Plaza Latina food market.
Openings Update:
Smashburger opens their second metro are store on August 7 in Dupont Circle. The first is in Fairfax. Ri Ra plans
to open its Georgetown location at the end of October. An August opening is planned for Ovvio
at Halstead Square in Merrifield, Va. Pinstripes, offering Italian and American cuisine, is slated
to open in November at the Shops at Georgetown Park. The 14,000-square-foot space will also house 14 bowling lanes, 6 bocce courts, an outdoor patio and event space for up to 600 guests. Chik-Fil-A plans an Aug. 22 opening in Rockville in Montrose Crossing Shopping Center. Mike Isabella’s newest addition to his restaurant empire, Kapnos, opened at 14th and W Streets, NW. Kapnos is Greek for “smoke” and features the cuisine of Northern Greece. He plans to open G (Graffiato’s sister restaurant) by August. It?s next door to Kapnos, offering traditional Italian heroes by day and a four-course, $40 tasting menu by night Au Bon Pain signed a lease to open at 801 17th St., NW. The Deli owners have signed a lease to open at the Watergate
complex on Virginia Avenue, NW. Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak and Stone Crab plans to open in late fall on 15th Street, NW . Richard Sandoval’s Toro Toro, a pan-Latin steakhouse, is opening this fall at 13th and I Street, NW. Aaron Silverman’s Rose’s Luxury should be open on 8th Street, SE, in Barracks Row by early fall.
Chef-GM-Sommelier Update: Harper Mc-Clure has been named chef de cuisine at Brabo by Robert Wiedmaier and the Butcher?s Block at the Lorien Hotel in Old Town, Alexandria, Va. Previously, he was sous chef at Marcel?s? Ethan McKee is new chef at Urbana at Hotel Palomar in Dupont Circle. Previously, he was at Circle Bistro and Equinox. Gene Alexeyev has been promoted to sommelier at Blue Duck Tavern. The Russian-born Alexeyev was assistant manager.
Linda Roth is president of Linda Roth Associates. Reach her at: Linda@LindaRothPR.com. www.lindarothpr.com.
Good Stuff Eatery to Open by End of July; Still Hiring
July 15, 2013
•Spike Mendelsohn and his crew are about to open the third Good Stuff Eatery at 3291 M St., NW, next to Rhino Bar & Pumphouse. The two-story Georgetown Good Stuff Eatery expects to open within a couple of weeks, or at least by the end of the month, said Ryan Helfer of Good Stuff Eatery.
Helfer also said that while the new business has completed most of its hiring at the M Street spot there are still a few more slots to fill — Georgetown@GoodStuffEatery.com; 202-286-9125.
The five-year-old business offers “handmade burgers, hand-cut fries and handspun ice creamshakes,” it says, and is “committed to freshness, fellowship and friendliness.” It expects to average about 1,000 hamburgers per day at its new location. (We especially like the Prez Obama burger.)
The original Good Stuff Eatery is at Capitol Hill; the second in Crystal City in Arlington, Va. A fourth Good Stuff Eatery is slated to open in Philadelphia in a few months.
Other restaurants headed by Mendelsohn are We, the Pizza and Bearnaise, a steak frite place, which opened a week ago. Both are at Capitol Hill.
Mendelsohn is well known for his appearances at cable TV’s “Top Chef.” Other places that Good Stuff Eatery is checking out include China and Dubai, the head chef told the Eater blog a few month ago.
Cooking and Camaraderie at 2013 RAMMYs
July 4, 2013
•UPDATE
The 2013 Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington awards night, known as the “Oscars of Washington, D.C., area restaurants,” burst with flowers, food and wine as its theme, “Restaurants in Bloom,” took on a whole new meaning June 23.
The Washington area became the home of 50 new restaurants this year, making the RAMMY awards, such as the one for “Rising Culinary Star of the Year,” a more competitive honor. Hosted at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, the RAMMYs recognized members of RAMW for their exemplary commitment to the District and its suburbs as well as for love of food.
The Marriott Wardman Park Hotel also received the Joan Hisaoka Associate Member of the Year Award for its commitment and support of RAMW.
More than 1,600 attendees wined and dined at food stations with wine pairings and a chocolate fondue fountain.
The honor of the night, the Duke Zeibert Capital Achievement Award, was given to longtime D.C. resident and former restaurant owner Linda Lee, for helping make D.C. more of an international destination. For one, Lee has helped to entirely revitalize Chinatown.
Other individual notable winners included Ashok Bajaj, from Knightsbridge Restaurant Group, winning Restauranteur of the Year, Fabio Trabocchi from Fiola as Chef of the Year and Scot Harlan from Green Pig Bistro (Arlington) as Rising Culinary Star. Chef Beverly Bates took the cake for Vidalia, winning Pastry Chef at this year’s awards. Luis Noriega of Zengo won Restaurant Employee.
Mintwood Place was voted Best New Restaurant, and Bar Pilar grabbed the title of the Hottest Bar Scene. Separated by just a few blocks in NW, 14TH Street between Logan Circle and U Street proved its diversity with Bar Pilar’s win and with Estadio recognized as an Upscale Casual Restaurant.
Triple-threat restaurant manager Michael Nevarez of Vidalia, Bistro Bis and Woodward Table won the RAMMY for Restaurant Manager. In the wine and dine department, Room 11 took the RAMMY for Beverage-Mixology Program and March’s by Robert Wiedmaier won for Wine Program.
Dupont Circle’s C.F. Folks Restaurant was recognized as Casual Restaurant of the year and West End’s Blue Duck Tavern won Fine Dining Restaurant. The Power Spot award went to P.J. Clarke’s, and Nellie’s Sports Bar can now be known as Neighborhood Gathering Place.
Georgetown’s M Street landmark, Clyde’s of Georgetown, received the Honorary Milestone award in honor of its 50th year of business.
END UPDATE
The 2013 Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington awards night, known as the “Oscars of Washington, D.C., area restaurants,” bursted with florals, food and wine as its theme, “Restaurants in Bloom,” took on a whole new meaning June 23.
The Washington area became the home of 50 new restaurants this year, making the RAMMY awards, such as the one for “Rising Culinary Star of the Year,” a more competitive honor. Hosted at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, the RAMMYs recognized members of RAMW for their exemplary commitment to the District and its suburbs as well as for love of food.
More than 1,600 attendees wined and dined at food stations with wine pairings and a chocolate fondue fountain.
The honor of the night, the Duke Zeibert Capital Achievement Award, was given to longtime D.C. resident and former restaurant owner Linda Lee, for helping make D.C. more of an international destination. For one, Lee has helped to entirely revitalize Chinatown.
Other notable winners included Ashok Bajaj from Knightsbridge Restaurant Group winning Restauranteur of the Year, Fabio Trabocchi from Fiola as Chef of the Year and Scot Harlan from Green Pig Bistro as Rising Culinary Star.
Mintwood Place was voted Best New Restaurant, and Bar Pilar grabbed the title of the Hottest Bar Scene.
Georgetown’s M Street landmark, Clyde’s of Georgetown, received the Honorary Milestone award in honor of its 50th year of business.
A Lot to Taste: Hot Georgetown Eateries Satisfy
June 6, 2013
•It may have been hot June 1, but the Taste of Georgetown proved hotter with 25 Georgetown restaurants offering their top dishes, a “Craft Libation Pavilion,” live jazz from the lawn of Grace Church, a chef showdown — oh, and lots of lemonade and bottled water.
Hosted by the Georgetown Business Improvement District, the annual tasting festival of the town’s food and beverage establishments benefits the Georgetown Ministry Center, a non-profit which helps the homeless at Grace Church. Now in its 20th year, the Taste of Georgetown routinely shuts down Wisconsin Avenue from M down to K Street and with crowd attendance that winds up totaling, by the end of the day, 8,000 to 10,000.
With 50 signature dishes from more than 25 Georgetown dining spots, food lovers and tasters got a chance to add a few newcomers to their palate, such as Bandolero and the soon-to-open El Centro.
Participating restaurants included 1789, Baked & Wired, Bandolero, Bangkok Joe’s, Bodega Spanish Tapas & Lounge, Café Bonaparte, Clyde’s of Georgetown, Connecticut Copperthite Pie Co., Dean & DeLuca, Degrees Bistro, El Centro, Filomena Ristorante, Georgetown Cupcake, J. Paul’s, Luke’s Lobster, Morton’s The Steakhouse, Muncheez Mania, Neyla, Old Glory, Paolo’s, Ristorante Piccolo, Sea Catch Restaurant & Raw Bar, Sprinkles Cupcakes, Tackle Box, Tony & Joe’s-Nick’s Riverside Grill and Thunder Burger.
To beat the summer heat, Taste of Georgetown unveiled a new focus on craft beers at this year’s Craft Beer & Wine Pavilion. The pavilion included unique brews, such as Brooklyn Brewery’s Summer Ale, Leinenkugel’s Summer, New Belgium Brewing’s Fat Tire and Rolle Bolle and Starr Hill’s the Love.
Dishes ranged from savory tastes like Maine-style shrimp rolls from Luke’s Lobster and crab-stuffed deviled eggs with mustard barbecue sauce from Old Glory BBQ to sweet treats like Cap’N Crunch and red velvet ice cream from Sprinkles Cupcakes and Key lime cupcakes from Georgetown Cupcake and unique, gourmet creations like duck prosciutto with strawberry rhubarb from 1789 and hand-rolled beef short rib agnolotti pasta from Ristorante Piccolo.
Among the competing tastes, this year saw the first-ever “Georgetown Chef Showdown” at high noon. A la “Iron Chief,” Clyde’s executive chef Adam Newton and Bryan Yealy of Capital Restaurant Concepts headed the BID team and the Yelp team, respectively. Advisory neighborhood commissioner Bill Starrels was on Newton’s winning BID team and helped to avenge a previous cooking loss at the Capella’s Grill Room. Judges for this tasty contest were Anthony Lombardo of 1789 Restaurant and Jakob Esko of the Grill Room at the Capella Hotel.
The traditional table of judges was there to sample each dish. Taste of Georgetown emcee, 94.7 Fresh FM’s Kelly Collis, was also a food judge, along with Shaun Courtney of Georgetown Patch, Jessica Sidman of the Washington City Paper and Holley Simmons of Washington Post Express. Here are the results:
“Best use of Seasonal Ingredients” — Filomena
“Best Overall Dish” — Bandolero
“Veg-Friendly: Best Meat-free Dish” — Bandolero
“Best Way to Satiate a Sweet Tooth” — Degrees
“Carnivore’s Dream Dish” – Ristorante Piccolo
Live music from local musicians included Laissez Foure, a swingin’ jazz quartet, reggae band Mystic Warriors and the Sandra Y. Johnson Sextet.
The event was begun 20 years ago by Grace Episcopal Church on Wisconsin Avenue and its former rector David Bird and member Robert Egger, who went on to found D.C. Central Kitchen. The Georgetown BID has been involved since 2004.
“2013 marks two important milestones in Georgetown: the 25th anniversary of the Georgetown Ministry Center and the 20th year of the Taste of Georgetown,” said Gunther Stern, executive director of the GMC. “Taste of Georgetown is an instrumental fundraiser for us, having raised more than $120,000 through the years in support of our efforts to eradicate homelessness through outreach and education. We look forward to continuing this constructive partnership with Grace Episcopal Church and the Georgetown BID for many anniversaries to come.”
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Chris Watson will be chef/owner of a new Italian restaurant Ovvio, slated to open in Merrifield at the new Halstead Square apartment project (outdoor movie pavilion, fire pits, virtual yoga and golf), near Dunn Loring Metro. Most recently, Chris was chef de cuisine at BRABO by Robert Wiedmaier at the Lorien Hotel & Spa in Old Town, Alexandria. Ovvio means ?obvious? in Italian, leaning in to what Chris loves to cook. An opening is planned by end of summer.
Chef Todd English returns to DC to open a Mexican restaurant called MXDC, with partner Aziz Safi who owns Panache in DC and Tysons Corner. Juan Carlos Pavlovich will be chef de cuisine. He worked for Todd at Todd English P.U.B. in Las Vegas. MXDC will open at the former Galileo III location near 14th & F Streets, NW. Todd?s last venture in DC was Olives at the corner of 16th & K Streets, NW, where P.J. Clarke?s is now. A June opening is planned.
Chef & GM Update: Amy Brandwein is currently consulting for the Italian Embassy while she is in planning mode for her next venture. Max Sagastizado is the general manager for the new Mi Cocina restaurant in Chevy Chase. He had worked at Ruth?s Chris Steakhouse in Annapolis and Zola in DC. Billy Klein is now executive chef and partner at Pulpo in Cleveland Park. He was at Caf? Saint-Ex. Brian Nance is the chef at C.F. Folks in downtown DC, since George Vetsch left. It?s now a Loews Madison Hotel and The Federalist?s chef, Harper McClure, has taken the executive sous chef position at Marcel?s in DC?s West End. The hotel?s former Executive Chef Tim Recher is now heading the kitchens of the Army Navy Country Club.
Congratulations to Tortilla Coast, celebrating 25 years on Capitol Hill. Oh, if those walls and bar top could talk. There will be a variety of ways to mark the occasion, June 19-23, including 1988 happy hour prices and celebrity guest bartenders. It wouldn?t hurt to know a little 1988 trivia too.
Quick Hits: Smashburger is planning a mid-July opening in Dupont Circle. The owners of Cantina Mexicana have opened a second location just off of Columbia Pike in what used to be a Se?or Pan. The original store is on 23rd Street in Crystal City. In addition to opening its second location, Beau Thai is also making improvements to its original location. Alba Osteria will be the name of the Mt. Vernon Triangle restaurant to be opened by summer?s end by Hakan Ilhan and Al Dente chef, Roberto Donna. Andy Shallal of Busboys & Poets has signed a lease to open a restaurant at Takoma Central, a mixed-use development located in Takoma (DC) at Carroll and Maple Streets, NW near the border with Takoma Park, Md. It will be his fifth Busboys & Poets. Brasserie Beck?s former GM, Thor Cheston, is opening a new brewpub in the Shaw neighborhood this October. The casual restaurant and brewery called Right Proper will feature fresh, inexpensive food and ?yeast-forward? beer from head brewer Nathan Zeender.
Greg Kahn and his father, Donald opened Mama Lucia?s in Reston. Now they plan to open Gregorio?s Trattoria, where Umberto?s was in the Cabin John Shopping Center. They are aiming to open by summer?s end, and to change the name of the Reston restaurant to Gregorio?s as well (yes that would be named for the owner?s Italian alter ego).
Penn Quarter News: Shophouse, from the folks who brought us Chipotle, signed a lease at 710 7th St., NW. FroZenYo plans to open right next door at 712 7th St. Red Apron Butcher at 709 D St. NW, in Penn Quarter slated to open this month. Danny Meyer?s Shake Shack plans its second store in the Spy Museum at 800 F St., NW. Lime Fresh Mexican Grill plans to open where Potbelly?s was. Jackpot opens in the lower level at 726 7th St., NW from the folks that brought us Rocket Bar and Iron Horse. A fall opening is planned.
Dino Tapper has partnered with old friends, brothers Ari and Micah Wilder, to open Fed, a modern American restaurant on 18th St. NW in Adams Morgan. It?s a twofer: Fed Restaurant on street level and Federal Lounge on lower level. Scott Perry is the chef there, formerly of Pulpo in Cleveland Park. Dino owns Pulpo as well as Floriana, so expect a new drink menu at Pulpo, care of mixologists Ari and Micah. Federal?s ?kitchen bar? will create cocktails with seasonal ingredients from the Wilder brothers.
Openings Update: Baltimore-based Attman?s Deli now plans to open this month at Cabin John Shopping Center in Potomac, Md. Instead of renovating Celebrity Deli, Marc Attman decided to gut the space completely, hence the (worthwhile) delay. Tom Yum District also plans to open this month in Rosslyn, from the folks who brought you Bangkok Joe?s. Mussel Bar & Grille will open in Ballston at 800 N. Glebe Rd. It will be Robert Wiedmaier?s third Mussel Bar, as the first is in Bethesda and the second in Atlantic City?s Revel Hotel. Yes, there will be a motorcycle hanging above the bar in this one too. A summer opening is scheduled.
Benson Fischer, co-founder of Yummy Yogurt, has recently opened Benny?s Bar & Grill at the Cabin John Center as well with Chef Andrew LaPorta at the helm. The 240-seat space features American food with 1940s d?cor. It is not named for Benson, but for his late grandfather Benny Bortnick, a boxer, wrestler, referee and restaurateur who lived in the District.
*Linda Roth is president of Linda Roth Associates, a public & marketing firm that specializes in the hospitality industry, providing creative connections through media relations, marketing initiatives, community outreach and special events. [www.lindarothpr.com](http://www.lindarothpr.com)*
Al Fresco Dining
May 23, 2013
•Like it or not, humidity is beginning to set in. Hey, it’s Washington, D.C. Enjoy eating outside after the rainy season and before it gets steamier than mussels. Let the selections below remind you to kick back at some old haunts al fresco. Cheers.
Kafe Leopold’s
3315 M St., NW.
Beat the heat out of the sun in Cady’s Alley. Leopold’s also has great air conditioning if you choose to sit indoors. Two words: French fries.
Patisserie Poupon
1645 Wisconsin Ave., NW.
Cool, shady backyard to enjoy your iced coffee and croissant. If you’re lucky, Aspen the golden retriever puppy will be there.
Paolo’s Ristorante
1303 Wisconsin Ave., NW.
You think you know Paolo’s, but the Italian restaurant offers some great specials that you can find on their website at
www.paolosristorante.com
Martin’s Tavern
1264 Wisconsin Ave., NW.
“Did you know that JFK proposed to…” Yes, we know, we know. If some restaurants are staples in Georgetown, Billy Martin’s Tavern is a cornerstone. Many bars are good spots to watch the Nats game, but none draw the regulars like Martin’s. Great potato skins.
Booeymonger’s
3265 Prospect St., NW.
Sometimes, a Booey’s sandwich is all you need. Their deals on pitchers aren’t bad, either.
Neyla
3206 N St., NW.
Neyla is one of the many outdoor staples in Georgetown. Footsteps from Wisconsin, Ave., Neyla’s menu offers a rich blend of Mediterranean cuisines.
Cactus Cantina
330 Wisconsin Ave., NW.
An old favorite farther up Wisconsin Avenue. The baskets of chips are endless. Iced Margaritas, anyone?
THREE ROOFTOPS, THREE CHOICES
Old Glory
3139 M St., NW.
Rooftop barbecue
Surfside
2444 Wisconsin Ave., NW.
Rooftop tacos
The Graham
1075 Thomas Jefferson St., NW.
Rooftop cocktails
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