The Haymaker Bar on H Street
The Haymaker (1015 H Street, NE) will be offering three different punch specials during H Street Festival this Saturday. They will be opening at 1 pm and offering three versions of punch for $6: The Haymaker Punch (Bulleit bourbon), The Rum Shaker (Captain Morgan), and a tequila punch (pomegranate and guava).
*Photo credit: Margaux Cedar
H Street Festival Menu for Micho’s Lebanese Grill
Micho’s Lebanese Grill (500 H Street, NE) will be serving food, drinks, and hookah on its patio to celebrate H Street Festival this coming Saturday. In addition to their usual full menu, you can see the entire list of specials in the picture above!
Biergarten Haus on H Street
Biergarten Haus (1355 H Street, NE) will be holding a ceremonious tapping of a keg to celebrate the beginning of Oktoberfest during H Street Festival this coming Saturday. In addition they will be serving beers and brats on a patio in front of the restaurant as well as having the entire restaurant and garden open for service the entire day.
Dangerously Delicious Pies (1339 H Street, NE) will be holding a pie eating contest to celebrate H Street Festival this coming Saturday. Participants can sign up for the contest day (it will be held on one of the main stages), and the winner of the contest will receive one free sweet pie from Dangerously Delicious every month of the coming year!
Bar Area at Le Grenier
Le Grenier (502 H Street, NE) will bring its French flair to H Street Festival this Saturday by offering Kronenburg beer for $3 and a Merguez Frites sandwich (French street food that features spicy North African sausage).
Po Boy Eating Contest at Po Boy Jim
Po Boy Jim (709 H Street, NE) will be holding its 3rd annual po boy eating contest during H Street Festival this year. The contest will take place at 6 pm, and the winner gets a trophy and a sandwich named after them for a month. It is free entry for the contest and throughout the day they will be having specials from SweetWater brewing.
2016 H Street Festival from the 2nd Floor of Red Rocks
With H Street Festival this coming Saturday, all week District Cuisine will be rolling out and previewing specials that restaurants across the H Street Corridor will hold for the Festival. Stay tuned for lots of fun dining news!
New Paint Job for Citi Pizza on H Street
District Cuisine noted several months ago that Citi Pizza (504 H Street, NE) was temporarily closed for renovations. Over the past several weeks the restaurant has undergone a major external transformation, and the front wall has been replaced with new windows. At the end of last week, the exterior got a bright new paint job that makes it stand out on the block.
Entrance Area for Two New Hotels Near Union Market
Two new Hilton hotels opened near Union Market recently. A Hampton Inn and a Homewood Suites are located at 501 New York Avenue, NE. The two new properties replaced a rundown Quality Inn that had previously occupied the land. The hotels both open up onto New York Avenue but feature a shared courtyard inside and away from the main road (you need a key card to enter from New York Avenue). The main entrances for the hotels are located in this courtyard area that is much quieter than the busy road outside. Both hotels are being marketed as “near Union Station” and easily accessible to the NoMa Metro station. The new hotels join the Hilton Garden Inn, Courtyard by Marriott, Hyatt Place in NoMa and the Howard Johnson nearby on New York Avenue.
Closed Notice for Union Social
District Cuisine reported several weeks ago that a for lease posting had been put online for Union Social in NoMa. That listing was promptly taken down; however, it now appears that Union Social is officially closed. The space is very large (it could probably be two restaurants) and located towards the top of NoMa. We’ll be on the lookout for what the space may become.
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