RSS FeedTaco Bamba Restaurant Opens Today In Former Del Campo Space (777 I St NW)
We mentioned that Del Campo was closing and in its place Taco Bamba is sprouting up at 777 I St NW. Interestingly it will serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner adding to the breakfast options in the neighborhood. If you want to see the hours click here and if you want to see the menu click here. For additional flourish, we received a press release about the opening by email as shown below:
CHEF VICTOR ALBISU TO OPEN FIRST PERMANENT D.C. LOCATION OF TACO BAMBA ON APRIL 6
Albisu’s Taqueria Will Also Expand to University Mall Across from George Mason University this FallWASHINGTON, D.C. – April 4, 2018 – Chef Victor Albisu announces the opening of Taco Bamba’s first D.C. location on Friday, April 6. After a quick renovation, his Taco Bamba lunch counter at 777 I (EYE) St. NW will re-open as a permanent location in Chinatown, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week, including a full-service bar program. A fifth Taco Bamba location (and fourth in Northern Virginia) is set to open in University Mall in Fairfax, Va. this fall.
“The response to Taco Bamba’s lunch-only run in Chinatown was better than I had ever expected,” Albisu said, “Because we create a new menu for every location, I feel like Taco Bamba just keeps improving. My team of chefs, managers and bartenders went all out to deliver a menu and experience that meets the energy in Chinatown. And University Mall is giving us a chance to try some cool new tacos. The ‘dirty’ tacos that will be exclusive to that location are my new favorite thing.“
Taco Bamba in Washington, D.C.
The menu at Taco Bamba Chinatown has been bolstered with The Royale with Cheese, a burger patty seared on the griddle, topped with Chihuahua cheese, flipped into a flour tortilla and topped with lettuce and a thousand island dressing made with mezcal. The Chivito Torta carries on the spirit of Del Campo, offering a version of the restaurant’s infamous Argentine sandwich to tide chivito lovers over till the restaurant returns in a new location. A chile relleno stuffed with suadero-style house-smoked brisket is topped with Taco Bamba’s version of classic nacho cheese.
A reinvigorated cocktail program sees longtime beverage director Amin Seddiq and service director Michael Iglesias collaborating on a drinks list that is sure to make Taco Bamba an under-the-radar entrant on the list of best bars in Chinatown. An expansive margarita selection includes the signature Margarita Bambera on draft, a mezcal margarita, a take with fire-roasted pineapple and a rotating margarita featuring seasonal ingredients sourced directly from the Penn Quarter farmers market. Other cocktail highlights include a daiquiri made with Oaxacan rum, a michelada enriched with grilled tomatoes and chilis and an old fashioned that mixes Vago Elote mezcal with huitlacoche honey and Oaxacan chocolate mole bitters.
Taco Bamba Chinatown is open from 8:30am-10pm, Monday-Thursday, 8:30am-11pm, Friday, 10am-11pm, Saturday and 10am-10pm, Sunday. The space has 40 seats in the dining room, 36 at the bar and another 30 in a new seasonal patio space facing I (EYE) Street.
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GRK Fresh Greek Now Open In Penn Quarter (1000 F St NW)
GRK Fresh Greek is now open at 1000 F St NW serving its menu of yeeros, grillers, orzos, salads, and greek yogurts. Outdoor seating came out to accompany the nice weather yesterday. This location is next to Sephora in the redeveloped building at 10th and F Streets NW. We first learned in January 2017 that GRK Fresh Greek would open in this space. Welcome to the neighborhood!
March for Our Lives Road Closure List (March 22 to 25)
From the Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association we received the list of road closures as shown below. We also are can point readers to the DC Government website with information about the march and a map that are good resources:nd from the following streets:
March For Our Lives
Basic Information and Street and Metro Station Closures
March 22 – March 25
Accessing Pennsylvania Avenue + General Information
Rally participants will have three points of access to the area:
- Pennsylvania Avenue and 12th Street, NW
- Indiana Avenue and 7th Street, NW
- Constitution Avenue and Seventh Street, NW
Additional notes
- The stage will be at 3rd Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, by the National Gallery of Art
- Performances and speeches will begin at noon and continue until about 3:00pm
- There will be no march; instead this will be a rally
- The group will rally along Pennsylvania Avenue, NW between 3rd and 12th streets
- There will be audio and video available throughout that route
Metro
- The Federal Triangle METRO Station WILL be closed for the duration of the event as will the South Entrance of the Judiciary Square Metro Station
- On Saturday, March 24, Metro will be running on a rush hour schedule beginning at 7:00am
Street Closures and No Parking Zones
To set up for this event and to ensure the safety of those attending, DC MPD will be closing and not allow parking on the streets noted below at the dates and times given:
7:00pm, Thursday, March 22 — 10:00pm, Sunday, March 25
- 300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
This area will have Emergency No Parking for the duration of the closure.
7:00pm, Friday, March 23, — 10:00pm, Sunday, March 25
- Constitution Ave from 3rd Street, NW to the East Crossover with Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
- Pennsylvania Avenue, NW from 3rd Street, NW to 4th Street, NW
These areas will have Emergency No Parking for the duration of the closure.
March Penn Quarter N’hood Ass’n Meeting (Topic: Neighborhood Open/Park Space)
Kenyattah Robinson, the Mount Vernon Triangle CID’s Executive Director, is the special guest for the March Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association breakfast meeting which will take place on Thursday, March 29 at the Hard Rock Cafe. The topic for the meeting is open space identification and design with in a neighborhood setting followed by Q & A with the audience.
There is no cost to attend but an RSVP is requested per below. Please indicate if you heard of this meeting from Penn Quarter Living.
Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association Breakfast Meeting
Thursday, March 29, 8:30 amLocation
Hard Rock Cafe
999 E Street, NW
Metro: Gallery Pl-Chinatown, exit 9th & G or Metro Center, exit 11th & GAgenda
Continental Breakfast: 8:30 am – 8:55 am
Brief Announcements: 9 am
Speaker begins after AnnouncementsSpeaker + Topic
Kenyattah Robinson, Executive Director of the Mt. Vernon Triangle Community Improvement District (CID)With the help of images in his power point presentation Kenyattah Robinson will bring us up to date on the progress his architectural consultants have made on two fronts: locating potential sites for future parks and other open spaces in the Mt. Vernon Triangle area, and with limited opportunities requiring imaginative design solutions, images of urban parks that have been successfully designed for multiple uses that the community has prioritized.
RSVP Details
RSVP via email by Noon Tuesday, March 27 to: Jo-Ann@PennQuarter.orgInclude the first and last names of all those attending and their affiliations. If you are a neighborhood resident indicate ‘Self’ or your building as your affiliation.