A look at what's going on in Trinidad, on H Street, and in the larger area north of Capitol Hill.
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a useful pdf map of public transportation options
Hangouts & Hauntsa local entertainment guide
H Street Guidelocal events
Atlas Districta site showcasing some businesses on h's east end
Aesthetic Answersan art and design firm
The Argonauta restaurant & bar
The Atlasa performing arts center
The Atlas Rooma bistro focused on seasonal and local foods
AtlasVeta local vet
Biergarten Hausa german beer garden
The Big Boarda local beer and burger joint
Bikram Yoga Capitol Hilla hot yoga studio
Boogie Babesa chance for the younger set to get down
Boundary Roada casual bistro and beer tavern
Britishinka tattoo parlor & art gallery
Capital City Marketa local wholesale food district
Capital City Symphonyan orchestra based at the Atlas
Capitol Hill Premium Cigara tobacco and cigar store and members only club
The C.A.T. Walk Boutiqueseller of new and used clothing
Chicken Tortillaa restaurant serving peruvian chicken
Chinito's Burritosa carryout with tacos/burritos/eggrolls
Cirque du Rouguea tattoo parlor
Conner Contemporarya modern art gallery on florida
Crown Fried Chickena chicken carryout
The Daily Riderstylish bicycles and accessories
Dangerously Delicious Piesa house of pies from charm city hon
DC Greenworksa non-profit environmental consulting group
Design Armya graphic design firm
Dissident Displaya multimedia design studio & art gallery
Downtown Lockerooma clothing store
Dr. Granville Moore's Brickyarda belgian themed tavern
East City Arta blog about the art scene in east dc
Ethiopican ethiopian restaurant
Freshfarm Marketa farmers market at 6th & h
Fit In DCa personal trainer
Fitness Togethera personal training studio
Fruit Bata latin inspired cocktail lounge
G Fine Art Galleryan art gallery on florida
Gallaudet Universitya university for the deaf
Gallery O/Ha local art gallery
Good Danny'sa chinese/pizza/wings carryout
Grace Delia deli (carryout)
Healthy Motionsa massage therapy studio
H Street Country Cluba place for putt putt, mexican food, and drinks
H Street Playhousea theater
Horace and Dickie'sa fried fish and chicken shack
HR-57a place for live jazz and blues
Industry Gallerya gallery focused on 21st century design
Intersectionsan arts festival at the atlas
Jimmy Valentine's Lonely Hearts Cluba speak-easy style bar on Bladensburg
Joy of Motiona yoga/dance studio at the atlas
Kahn's Bar-B-Qa place for Mongolian Bar-B-Q
Langston Bar and Grillea restaurant serving southern comfort food
the Language Doctorstranslators
Laura Caperson Massage Therapya local massage therapist
Layla Loungea nightclub and lounge
Liberty Treea restaurant serving new england fare and gourmet pizza
A. Litteri'sa shop selling italian foods
Little Miss Whiskey'sa local bar with a great beer selection
Major'sa chinese & american carryout
Metro Muttsa local pet supply store
Philadelphia Water Ice Factorya vendor of italian ice, burgers, philly cheese steaks, ect.
Pho Bar and Grilla place for pho and banh mi
The Puga boxing themed bar
The Queen Vica right british style pub
Red Palacea tavern with live music and burlesque shows
Rita'sa purveyor of frozen treats
Rock and Roll Hotela place for live music and events
Shawafela casual lebanese restaurant
Sidamo Coffee & Teaan ethiopian coffee house
Smith Commonsan upscale bistro
SOVAan espresso and wine bar
Spoiled Rotten Kids Boutique and Spaa children's clothing boutique and spa
Spot on Traininga dog trainer
The Star & Shamrocka tavern and deli
Sticky Ricea sushi bar with tater tots
Studio Han art gallery
Taste of Jamaicaa place for jamaican food
Taylor Gourmetan italian deli and grocery
Toki Undergrounda dumpling and ramen bar
Tru Orleanscajun/creole restaurant
XIIa soul food restaurant and lounge
Yoga Districtyoga for the masses
Zuppa Frescaa spot for breakfast, panini, and soup
h street main street
NoMA BIDa business improvement district
ANC6Agood for info on h street & its surroundings
Capitol Hill North Neighborhood Associationa neighborhood association
Rosedale Citizens Alliancea civic group in rosedale
Stanton Parka neighborhood south of h street
Trinidad-Ivy City Gardening Cluba community gardening club
Trinidad Neighborhood Associationa local neighborhood association
H Street Great Street The Hill is Homea capitol hill blog
Hillscapea weekly column on the hill
Capitol Hill History Projectmostly covers the area immediately to the south, but some discussion of the florida market
Gardened & Glowing in Trinidada piece on trinidad & its garden club
H Street Lifea look at h street's night life
Hot Spotan h st. article
H Street Corridor Transportation Study The Insiders' MarketA look at the capital city market
Ward 6tommy wells' site
a listserv for a neighborhood garden club
TrinidadDCa listserv for trinidad
Ward5a listserv for ward 5
MPD-5Da listserv for the mpd's 5th district
MPD-1Da listserv for the mpd's 1st district
NE Linkcommunity discussion for nearnortheast
HStreetDCan h street listserv
ANC-6Aa listserv for anc-6a
ANC-6Ca listserv for anc-6c
Northside_DCa listserv covering the greater area
mapquest
NY Avenue Metroa map of the surrounding area
The Office of Planning Beyond DCa look at planning issues in dc
City Deskthe city paper blog
Curbed DCa real estate blog about DC
DCistlife in dc
DCmuddevelopment in dc
Eater DCa site about dining in DC
Greater Greater Washington The New Gayliving gay in dc
We Love DCa blog about life in dc
WMATAdc's metro
NARPACpolicy in dc
DC Watchdc politics & thoughts
Neighborhood Infocensus type info
goings on in anacostia
Bloomingdalebloomingdale
Bloomingdale for Nowbloomingdale
Borderstandupont/logan/u street
The Brightwoodianbrightwood
Columbia Heights Newscolumbia heights
New Columbia Heightscolumbia heights
Congress Heights on the Risecongress heights
14th & Youlogan circle
Georgetown Metropolitangeorgetown
Logan Circle Newslogan circle
The TriangleMount Vernon Square
Near Southeast Redevelopment Sitetop notch site covering the area near the new stadium
Penn Quarter Livingformerly known as chinatown living
Petworth NewsNW nabe dealing with issues similar to h street's
Prince of Petworthlife in petworth
In Shawa blog about life in shaw's truxton circle area
Remaking Le Slum Historiqueanother read worthy shaw blog
Southwest...the Little Quadrant that Couldsouthwest dc
Stop Blog & Rollpolitics/policy & brookland & woodridge
DC Blogsa blog about blogs
a washington post project
Washington City Paper Washington Post Washington Timesdetroit
2Blowhardsbrooklyn
NY Magred hook
What is Gentrification?pbs
What's Wrong With Gentrification?ny mag
CDC - Healthy Placespotential health effects of gentrification
Gentrification Fictionwho tells what story
Urban Renewal or Removal? Gentrification, Artist & Yuppies Working Togetherneutral gentrification
Salon.comi am the gentrifier
MDCBOWEN.organti-gentrification
Gentrification? Yes!pro-gentrification
worldwide metro maps and info
NY Subway NY Subway Photoblog WMATAdc metro
tons of policy papers
Cool Town Studioswhat makes cities cool?
Cyburbiaa planning site
Planetizengeneral planning
Rebuilding Place in the Urban Spacegeneral urban/transportation
Starts & Fitsland use & transportation issues
Streetsblogcovering the streets (literally) of New York
Curbeda site about neighborhood level happenings in nyc
rebuilding a brooklyn brownstone
Houseblogs
36 Comments:
Any details? Cost?
Jan 29, 2009 1:15:00 PM
free.
Jan 29, 2009 4:38:00 PM
p.s. - we ordered from Taylor thrice over the inaugural weekend (at dinner time, no less) and were served delicious sandwiches in a timely matter each time.
Gotta give em props for that.
Jan 29, 2009 4:49:00 PM
This place has been great. Hands-down the model for new businesses I'd like to see come into our area:
1) offer a unique product
2) focus on quality
3) build with attractive design
4) offer good customer service
With each new post about potential restaurants, and bistros, and buildings being rehabbed, I'm always hopeful we are getting more Talyors and fewer African-carry outs and XIIs...
Jan 29, 2009 5:44:00 PM
I love this place! I get sandwiches from there on a daily basis. Can't wait to check out the wines!
Jan 29, 2009 6:11:00 PM
anon @ 5:44
what do you mean by african carryouts?
i can't think of one african cuisine carryout on the street
was that some kind of freudian slip?
i will co-sign on taylor being cool. all that other stuff? meh.
Jan 30, 2009 6:15:00 AM
the place is just a really nice over hyped and over priced sub shop. It really isn't all that.
Jan 30, 2009 7:49:00 AM
Maybe they mean Carribbean?
What's the grocery like at Taylor? Can I get all my deli meats/sauce ingredients there?
I've only had a sandwich someone picked up for me. It was okay, I mean, it was just a sandwich.
How does everyone like the vibe there? Is it laid back like H St in general or is it too cool for school?
Jan 30, 2009 8:49:00 AM
I have eaten there 5 or 6 times and outside of one experiance it was one of the best sandwiches I ever had. Even better than what I usually get in NY. I will be y for wine and I am sure I will stuff myself with that killer italian
Jan 30, 2009 9:00:00 AM
We have really enjoyed having Taylor in the neighborhood. Fresh, friendly and fast with a feel not like H Street. The feel if you were in Dupont or Gtown. We only hope more places like this find their way onto
Jan 30, 2009 9:28:00 AM
I like their sandwiches, but I don't get how they are different customer service wise from any of the other food establishments I've patronized on H. With the exception of a bad experience with a delivery (they messed up the order, and said everything short of blaming me for the mistake) the service is the same as when I go to Tropicana, H & D's or the Argo. They have some damn good sandwiches, though.
Jan 30, 2009 10:27:00 AM
Happy Camper, I don't think Anon 5:44's comment of needing fewer African-carry outs was a Freudian Slip. He/She is dead on.
Jan 30, 2009 2:07:00 PM
I'm confused. Other than the new Ethiopian place, who else serves African food on H Street? And has anyone here tried the new Ethiopian place yet?
Jan 30, 2009 2:26:00 PM
@ Anon 8:49-- not knowing your exact needs, it's hard to say whether you could do all your deli meat shopping at Taylor, but I doubt it. Maybe the deli case selection will improve over time (fingers crossed!) But for now, I'd say you will be able to get some nice treats (an interesting salami or mozz, imported pastas, different sauces to try) there, but still need to hike up to Eastern Market to supplement. Their bulk pesto is fabulous. I love that they roast their turkey on site-- maybe next November we'll be able to order one for Thanksgiving? Eh? Guys? Pretty please!?!
Jan 30, 2009 3:24:00 PM
Just had lunch over there after seeing this post. WOW! What a treat. I drive by all the time and never noticed this place. From my first experiance I will be back again and again
Jan 30, 2009 3:28:00 PM
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/goingoutgurus/2009/01/coming_soon_bars_opening_in_20.html?wprss=goingoutgurus
Looks like HSCC could be opening next month (fingers crossed and knocking on wood)!
Jan 30, 2009 3:44:00 PM
Tom A - What "new Ethiopian place"? I'd love to have one here, but the only Ethiopian place on H St I know of is Sidamo's, and they don't serve Ethiopian food.
Jan 30, 2009 5:03:00 PM
ANM Convenience Store (next door to Sova) has Ethiopian carry-out.
Jan 30, 2009 9:18:00 PM
8th and El, there is some difference customer service-wise, at least for new places. When Granville's was in its early days, the food was great (like it is now), but the service ranged from OK to horrible. Things have improved significantly since they underwent a management change.
Sticky Rice is still hit-or-miss on service. The sushi is good, and the other entrees are good, but waits can be interminable with the staff generally unable to give you an explanation. Or it can be fine...really depends on the night.
I had high hopes for XII when they converted from Cluck-U, but I went twice, and while the food was quite tasty, the service was ungodly slow, despite basically being empty both times. I'd be willing to give them another shot, if I could find one bit of positive feedback.
Service has been consistently good at Napa, Sidamo, Sova, Naby's Island, and Taylor's. I've only been to Tropicana once, but found the service fine.
Jan 30, 2009 9:25:00 PM
It is interesting how people seem to hide behind their racist tendencies in these postings. It really is unfortunate. We take two steps forward and three steps back so often.
Jan 30, 2009 9:51:00 PM
I've eaten at Taylor and also used their delivery service which is very welcome. I've also experienced service problems at Sticky Rice--had to walk out one lunch after waiting 40 minutes without any food.
As one new to the neighborhood (I work in NoMa), are there any other worthwhile places on H Street serving lunch, especially ones that will deliver?
Jan 30, 2009 10:46:00 PM
Naby's Island serves very tasty food and delivers.
I've enjoyed several good meals at Sticky Rice, including lunch. I haven't had a service problem for quite a while.
I am looking forward to H street County club because I do love Mexican food.
Jan 31, 2009 8:33:00 AM
Anon 8:49:00, I also had high hopes that I could purchase deli meats from Taylor (like a grocer), but I have been unsuccessful. I get the feeling that they just want to focus on making and selling sandwiches which, by the way, are fantastic.
Jan 31, 2009 2:11:00 PM
Though the hours are less convenient, you can fully stock up on Italian deli items at A. Litteri's in the Florida Market [no need to trek over to Eastern Market]. That would allow you to just re-up at Taylor's and maybe pick up a bottle of wine and sandwich when you stop in at Taylor for those cold cuts.
Jan 31, 2009 2:56:00 PM
Inked I have to disagree with you. Stopped by Taylor Saturday for the wine tasting and the place was buzzing with people. I took a look at their market and it had just about everything Litteri's has. Frozen pasta, pasta, tomatoes, oils, vinegars, pasta sauces, crackers, anchovies, pizza dough, pizza sauce, cured meats and cheese. I stocked up. I do agree ith you that Taylor does sandwiches 1st and market 2nd but the hours on the door look convienant and the selectiom of goods was great
Feb 1, 2009 8:42:00 AM
Like the sandwiches, the market prices are much higher than Litteri or even Eastern market. ummm like 25%-33% higher than Eastern market or Mavelous market. Super convenience, or stupidity would be the only reason to shop there.
Feb 1, 2009 9:32:00 AM
Anon 842,
I agree that Taylor is well stocked. I'm just saying that Litteri's is a better option than Eastern Market if Taylor doesn't have a desired item.
Feb 1, 2009 6:41:00 PM
Super convenience, or stupidity would be the only reason to shop there.
Sheesh, thanks Mom... and why buy Ben & Jerry's when the Safeway brand costs 20% less? Idiots!!
Not everyone has to be a coupon-clipper 24-7.
Feb 2, 2009 10:57:00 AM
Ben and Jerry's analogy is not valid - or should i say, "idiotic" since that is apparently what we call anyone with whom we disagree ...
the quality of the goods at Litteri is certainly just as high as Taylor, and prices are lower.
so other than convenience or a need to feel trendy, i can't think of another reason to pay more.
Feb 2, 2009 3:16:00 PM
"The quality of the goods at [Safeway brands] is certainly just as high as [Ben & Jerry's], and prices are lower.
"So other than convenience or a need to feel trendy, i can't think of another reason to pay more."
Man, if only there were a pithy epigram that could sum up this argument.
Something like "Different coats for different blokes..." Hmm.. I'll work on it...
Feb 3, 2009 9:43:00 AM
so other than convenience or a need to feel trendy, i can't think of another reason to pay more.
Uh Charles - convenience can be a fairly big deal. Litteri's isn't even open on Sundays or Mondays and doesn't serve sandwiches after 2:30.
But on the whole, the sandwiches at Taylor are different than at Litteri's. Not necessarily better, just different. I love the chicken cutlet and broccoli rabe/provolone sandwiches at Taylor. Just like I like the loaded, custom-made subs at Litteri's.
It's alright Charles, you can go to both. Really. Or, you can just go to Litteri's. No big whoop...
Feb 3, 2009 10:17:00 AM
Not to beat a dead horse, but the discussion was about grocery items, not sandwiches. In this economy, I personally don't want to pay a dollar more for the same tube of tomato paste or tin of imported tuna.
Feb 3, 2009 11:59:00 AM
Charles,
AMEN!
Feb 3, 2009 8:58:00 PM
Joe Englert said:
For a person who does not have a vehicle, Taylor is mighty convenient and mighty good. Where else can you get fresh greens, healthy chicken and premium products on h fast and quick and during the day????? I am very happy they are in our neighborhood!!
Feb 5, 2009 12:03:00 PM
I love Taylor's but I rarely taste the tasty provolone cheese on any of my sandwiches (that include provolone). I also inspect them before the first bite and can barely see any. More provolone guys!
Feb 5, 2009 1:06:00 PM
You know what Joe, I am actually glad that Taylor is here also. I think what set me off is some earlier posts about how some people wish H Street could be like Georgetown, and places like Taylor would push out the "African takeout" spots.
Personally I am happy to live in a neighborhood that has b oth kind of places, trendy and old school.
Feb 5, 2009 6:24:00 PM
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