Pow Pow Now Serving Weekend Breakfast
Pow Pow (1253 H Street, NE) began serving breakfast this past weekend and will be adding breakfast to its online ordering this coming weekend. Breakfast will be served from 10:30-12:30 on Saturdays and Sundays. There are three different breakfast egg rolls to choose from:
For a limited time, each egg roll is $5 and comes with a cup of coffee.
Pow Pow (1253 H Street, NE) will be holding an art show with artist Keyhan Solo during H Street Festival this coming Saturday. Keyhan designed the giant mural that is painted inside of Pow Pow. Visitors will be able to meet the artist and buy limited edition pieces.
Sign Inside of Pow Pow (1253 H Street)
Pow Pow–a new fast casual Asian fusion concept coming to 1253 H Street–will have its grand opening this Saturday, May 7th. The restaurant, a collaboration of Shaun Sharkey (involved with multiple existing restaurants on H Street), Stephen Cheung (Lavagna in Eastern Market), and John Yamashita (Sticky Rice), will serve a variety of creative bowls, salads, and rolls. District Cuisine got an opportunity to tour the space over the weekend and was very impressed with the buildout and design. The space features a gigantic mural on one wall (see pictures below) and clever references to the H Street community throughout (such as a streetcar sign with the Pow Pow tiger logo on the front). The wood on the main wall is reclaimed from an old barn in Virginia and is used in several of the signs throughout the restaurant as well. The restaurant owns the building and will lease out the top floor.
Large Mural Inside of Pow Pow
Pow Pow will initially start out only serving dinner before expanding to lunch once they get going. While the setup is fast casual and customization will be welcomed, the majority of the menu is crafted in a way where the customer will order a set menu item as opposed to creating their own.
Counter at Pow Pow
At this time, there are no plans for a liquor license as the restaurant plans on being a food driven concept. Some of the exciting menu items we learned about:
In addition to these main items, they will have a series of finishers to go on top of the salads and bowls, called “Pow Pow’s”:
In addition to the savory items previewed above, Pow Pow will have one dessert: the Chimi Chimi Pow Pow–a deep fried banana and Nutella eggroll (District Cuisine also got a chance to sample this and enjoyed it as well).
Chimi Chimi Pow Pow: Deep Fried Banana and Nutella Eggroll
Look for Pow Pow to have streetcar specials in the coming weeks as well. For the opening next weekend, they will likely have a DJ for the opening celebration. We can’t wait to check them out this weekend once they officially open.
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