Inexpensive yet notoriously fussy Adams Morgan red-sauce joint Pasta Mia ("an endless magnet for new arrivals to D.C.," ranked No. 44 on City Paper's list of "D.C.'s 44 Most Powerful Restaurants") is hoping to serve its cheap house wine into the wee hours. The restaurant has applied to extend service from 10 p.m. until 12:30 [...]

This is not a formal review, but rather an off-the-cuff first-impressions-style riff on a brand-spankin' new D.C. restaurant Smoke & Barrel, Meridian Pint owner John Andrade's new rustic-looking beer, bourbon and barbecue joint, located inside the former top floor of Asylum, opens tonight in Adams Morgan. Last night, Young & Hungry sneaked inside for a [...]

Smoke & Barrel, the new craft beer and barbecue joint inside the former top floor of Asylum, officially opens Tuesday night, Sept. 27, in Adams Morgan.  The blog DC Beer has a run-down of the venue's opening beer list, as well as a Q&A with the joint's "tavernkeeper," Matt Heffernan, formerly of Rustico, touching on [...]

The planned conversion of Adams Morgan watering hole Asylum's top floor from a gothic biker-friendly vegan brunch spot into a rustic barbecue joint is nearly complete. Owner John Andrade's new concept Smoke & Barrel is soft-opening late this week, offering 24 draft beers, 60 types of bourbon and a menu including "Boston butt, racks of [...]

Duplex Diner in Adams Morgan is reopening to the public on Wednesday night after being closed for renovations for the past 27 days. New owner Kevin Lee describes it more as an extended soft opening. "It's kinda frantic around here," says the former bartender turned proprietor, explaining that the ongoing construction at the corner of [...]

Construction begins Monday to covert the ground-level section of vegan brunch spot Asylum in Adams Morgan into a yet-unnamed barbecue and beer joint along the same lines as Standard and American Ice Company. Owner John Andrade tells WaPo the transition could take four weeks “if everything goes well," or up to six weeks “if there [...]

The road to franchising your restaurant is paved with good intentions. Amsterdam Falafel proprietors Scott and Arianne Bennett would know: “To be honest, I was thinking about [franchising] from day one," says Scott. "We have a very franchisable model, so why not?” But, four years ago, when the Bennetts set out to open up a [...]

Brian Harrison, owner of The Reef, is the latest Adams Morgan restaurateur to publicly complain about his restrictive voluntary agreement with neighbors. Appearing before the D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board on Wednesday, Harrison described his efforts to be a good neighbor—supporting “every bunny-hugging cause out there," he says—and expressed frustration about being treated just [...]

Longstanding Adams Morgan blues bar and soul food restaurant Madam’s Organ wants out of its binding "voluntary agreement" with neighbors, which places legal restrictions on certain aspects of the business, such as hours of operation, noise, and trash. Though he describes his own pact as "extremely nonrestrictive," as far as legally-binding restrictions go—for instance, Madam's [...]

Toledo Lounge was once described as "a laid-back place to grab a burger and chill." At least you can still chill. New management has done away with the burger as part of a sweeping menu overhaul at the longstanding Adams Morgan watering hole. "Every place has a burger," says co-owner Amy Bowman, also the proprietor [...]