Sally’s Middle Name (1320 H Street), the restaurant that will be replacing Pizza Parts and Service on the eastern end of H Street, will be having a popup tasting at Boundary Road (414 H Street) on March 29th from 10pm-12am.
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Po Boy Jim Establishes Itself as a Fun Bar with Tasty Eats
17 Mar
Gumbo on H at Po Boy Jim
Since opening in mid-2014, Po Boy Jim (709 H Street, NE) has worked to attract people to the middle section of H Street. Unlike many of its peer restaurants on the eastern and western ends of H Street, until recently, Po Boy Jim did not have other bars and restaurants nearby to help bring in customers. To bring people in, Po Boy Jim has become known for its fun events, drinks, and quality food. For H Streetfest in the fall, Po Boy Jim held a po boy eating contest complete with a trophy. Recently for Mardi Gras, Po Boy Jim had a variety of drink specials and gave out king cake to everyone in the restaurant. In the coming weeks, the restaurant will have March Madness specials during the week.
Crab Cake Dinner at Po Boy Jim
Po Boy Jim has a nice selection of cajun food (view opening menu here). For starters, we enjoy the (admittedly non-cajun) wing flight and the crawfish spring rolls (the best selling appetizer at Po Boy Jim). Then depending on our mood, we will either grab one of their po boys–we prefer the fried catfish one–or enjoy the Gumbo on H, a traditional New Orleans gumbo which is filled with shrimp and andouille sausage. The Atlas Po Boy–bacon, chicken, and shrimp–is the best selling po boy on the menu. In addition to their extensive list of po boys, the restaurant also serves a variety of non-po boy entrees such as the gumbo mentioned above and the crab cake dinner which features panko crusted crab cakes with scallion rice and the vegetable of the day. Wash your meal down with either a hurricane served in a mason jar or Abita on tap, and it makes for a great evening.
Fried Shrimp Po Boy at Po Boy Jim’s
Po Boy Jim is also open for lunch everyday, and they are considering delivery in the coming weeks. They will announce their frequent specials via their Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Pear and Walnut Salad at Po Boy Jim’s
Construction Begins at Future Nando’s on H Street
16 Mar
Future Nando’s Site at 411-413 H Street NE
There is still a ways to go, but construction has begun on the site for the future Nando’s chicken on H Street. The initial plan was for the restaurant to open in the spring, but now it looks more like fall or later in the year.
Kitty’s Saloon Adds Brunch
9 Mar
Menu for Brunch at Kitty’s Saloon
After several months of dinner service, Kitty’s Saloon (1208 H Street, NE) has added brunch on the weekends from 11am-3pm.
Toki Underground’s Erik Bruner-Yang Semifinalist for James Beard Award
19 FebBig dining news for the H Street Corridor yesterday: Toki Underground’s Erik Bruner-Yang is a semifinalist for the prestigious James Beard award in the Rising Star of the Year category. James Beard awards are a huge deal in the restaurant industry, and Bruner-Yang’s nomination is a testament not only to his hard work but the quality of H Street’s dining scene as a whole. The James Beard Foundation will present its finalists on March 24th in New York City. Congrats Erik!
DC Harvest Debuts Winter Menu
23 Jan
New Confit Duck Leg with Blood Orange Duck Jus, Crispy Spaetzle, Roasted Carrots, and Brussels Sprouts at DC Harvest
DC Harvest (517 H Street, NE) has rolled out several new items on its winter menu, including:
- Pan seared Artic char with Meyer lemon relish over celery root puree with Maitake mushrooms and kale
- Confit duck leg with blood orange jus over crispy Spaetzle and roasted carrots and brussels sprouts (available as the special on Wednesday and Thursday)
- Watercress and citrus salad with watermelon, radish, and pomegranate and dressed with a lime vinaigrette
- Carrot and fennel soup with whole wheat croutons and creme fraiche
- Mussels with DC Harvest cherrywood smoked bacon (made in house), creole mustard and garlic
- Lyon rum cake with candied clementines and roasted strawberry gelato
Lyon Rum Cake with Candied Clementines and Roasted Strawberry Gelato
In addition to these dinner additions, DC Harvest is now featuring $15 bottomless mimosas and made from scratch Bloody Marys during brunch on Saturday and Sunday.
You can check out our review of DC Harvest here.
Addis Ethiopian Restaurant Opening Next Week
19 JanAddis Ethiopian Restaurant (707 H Street) has been under construction for many months, but it is planning on opening next week. A peak inside the window shows that they are putting the final finishing touches on the dining room, and we are told that next week is when they will open.
Ben’s Chili Bowl Nearing Completion on H Street, Now Hiring
5 Jan
After months of demolition and then construction, Ben’s Chili Bowl (1001 H Street) appears to be getting closer to completion. A sign in the window reveals that the restaurant is now hiring.
BREAKING: H Street Streetcar ‘Likely’ to Begin Operations Tomorrow
30 Dec
After years of delay, the H Street Streetcar will ‘likely’ begin official operations tomorrow according to two different streetcar operators we spoke with this morning. Both operators said that they have been told that tomorrow should be the first day of operation and that worst case scenario, operations would begin January 1st or 2nd. Outgoing Mayor Vince Gray stated earlier this year that the streetcar would begin official revenue operations before the end of this year, and there has been a major push by DDOT to get it up and running over the past few months. There has been quite a bit of speculation over the past month about when the streetcar might begin actual customer service. The streetcars have been doing non-revenue testing over the past couple of months. If the streetcar does begin operation tomorrow, it would fulfill Mayor Gray’s goal from earlier this year and give him a nice photo-op on his way out.
Khan’s Bar and Grill Closes for Renovations
15 Dec
Exterior of Khan’s on H Street
Khan’s Bar and Grill (1125 H Street) has temporarily closed for renovations. We are not sure the extent of these renovations, but a sign outside of the restaurant says that it plans on reopening the day after Christmas.
The restaurant has undergone some changes in the past couple of weeks. It has rebranded itself as “Khan’s Express,” even though the menu appears to be the same Mongolian BBQ concept that it has been for years. Additionally, several weeks ago, Khan’s began advertising that it would begin serving breakfast.
We positively reviewed Khan’s several years ago and believe that it continues to be one of the more underrated and overlooked concepts on H Street.
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