RSS FeedChaia Tacos Now Open In Penn Quarter/Chinatown (615 I St NW)
Chaia Tacos (615 I St NW) opened today in Penn Quarter/Chinatown. Readers can find menus for their offerings here. Chaia also has a location in Georgetown, their first. Their website describes their business and food philosophy as follows:
…we offer just 5 vegetable taco creations at a time (either served in a taco or over green rice which we call the taco-less/tortilla-less option), a few outrageously delicious sides, a soup for when it’s cold, and drinks on tap—from kombucha to beer, tea to rosé.
Although their claiming Mount Vernon Triangle as their location, it is in fact Chinatown and within the Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association boundaries. Washingtonian magazine has some of the backstory.
Welcome to the neighborhood Chaia Tacos!
Hen Quarter Closed On E Street (750 E St NW)
Hen Quarter (750 E St NW), a Southern fare restaurant, closed over the holiday break and the Penn Quarter location has been removed from the website. This location was the Austin Grill for many years when it reopened as Hen Quarter of May of 2017. We called the still operational Alexandria restaurant and confirmed that the DC restaurant is now closed.
(h/t: @Christina R and another Penn Quarter Living reader)
Interfaith Prayer Service With Mayor Bowser At Mt. Vernon Place UMC On Jan 2, 2019
An interfaith prayer service with Mayor Muriel Bowser will be hosted at the Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church (MVPUMC) (900 Massachusetts Ave NW) on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. The service begins at 8 am and runs for approximately one hour so that the swearing in ceremonies for various DC government officials can begin at 9:30 am next door at the Convention Center. This is part of the DC Proud 2019 events taking place around the new year and the beginning of Mayor Bowser’s reelected term.
The church is located at the corner of 9th and Massachusetts with entrances facing both Mount Vernon Square and Massachusetts Ave NW.
Kraken Axes Now Open In Penn Quarter (840 E St NW)
Kraken Axes (840 E St NW) is now open in the former Penn Camera space on E Street NW. (Thanks goes out to an eagle eyed tipster!) Inside you’ll find multiple axe throwing lanes where you can test your hatchet throwing skills. You can find them on Facebook here and a quote from the website describes them thusly, “This trend is picking up steam and replacing your bowling and darts leagues with something different. From your guys’ night out to the perfect activity for your bestie’s bachelorette, axe throwing is something ANYONE can do and EVERYONE should try!”