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We know how it is, you work all week and can’t wait for those two precious days off over the weekend. Hell it’s only Wednesday and we’re already daydreaming about our weekend plans. So we don’t fault downtown businesses that cater to the office worker crowd taking those two days off as well. But if we had our way, these three Monday-Friday businesses in Penn Quarter would be open 7 days a week.
First up is the Italian Gourmet Deli at 1212 NY Ave NW, home of the finest cheese steak in the city. They probably have some other great sandwiches or even breakfast, but we’ve never made it past that cheese steak. Sure we’ve got Taylor Gourmet and Amorini Panini already open on the weekends, but that’s only to fill the void left by the Italian Gourmet Deli.
Next we come to our personal favorite, Sip of Seattle coffee shop at 1120 G St NW. Somehow they’ve survived the Cosi–Starbucks apocalypse; appearing to have thrived, in fact. A small store barely bigger than some of PQ’s walk-in-closets, the ladies at Sip of Seattle are just incredibly nice. They’ve been open for more than 12 years in that location, and we hope business is such that they’ll be there as long as they want to serve coffee. Speaking of coffee, even if the coffee wasn’t great (it is) or the service not exceptional (it is), this would still be our favorite place to get espresso because they’ll serve it in a real demitasse (not paper cup) if you’re drinking it there.
Finally, this isn’t a place we visit often, but it’s the one we think would do the best if open on the weekends. The 8th Street Deli & Market. Before you call us out for including two delis, we’re not mentioning this one for their sandwiches (which are not bad, but not as good as the Italian Gourmet Deli). 8th Street Deli & Market gets our nod because they sell beer. Can you imagine the business this place could do with tourists? An extremely visible convenience store just off the National Mall? The number one question we get asked by tourists is “where is Ford’s Theatre?” but right behind that at number two is “where can I pick up a six pack of beer around here?” Of course we can (and do) direct them to a liquor store when it makes sense. But after you’ve been asked that question for the dozenth time at the Navy Memorial you really wish you could point across the street.
Those are three places that we (selfishly) wish were open on the weekends. If you could convince a Penn Quarter business to go from 5 to 7 days a week, which would it be?
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I was hoping the 8th Street CVS would open up their pharmacy on Sundays but they are actually going the other direction and closing it on Saturdays per a sign I saw yesterday. it isn’t the end of the world but I’m sure they ran the numbers and discovered it was not a good ROI for them.
agreed – Sip of Seattle is a gem!
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The Hot Potato Cafe or Potato Valley Cafe or whatever it’s called nowadays.