Restaurants

The company has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy less than a year after a sexual harassment scandal

WASHINGTON — London-based fast food chain LEON, which opened its first U.S. location earlier this year at Washington Square at 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, will open a second location in Mount Vernon Square next spring.

Leon, the British chain of fast-casual Mediterranean-style restaurants, has signed a lease to open in Mount Vernon Triangle — its second District location.

A large fire ravaged the entire second floor of Sumah’s West African Restaurant and Carryout in Shaw late last month. Now, community members have set up a GoFundMe page on behalf of the Sumahs to help them rebuild their extensively damaged…

Taronica wants a Chili’s east of the river. It’s not because she wants to mix and match different flavors of ribs on a Friday night. She currently works at a location of the chain in Alexandria and wishes there were more restaurants in her…

WASHINGTON — The popular D.C. restaurant Surfside will open its third location next spring in Tenleytown.

In the early 1900s, Chesapeake watermen dredged the Bay’s bottom for wild oysters and brought their hauls to DC’s “Fish Wharf” on the Southwest Waterfront. Now over a century later, a modern breed of oystermen are setting up shop in the…

The D.C. fast casual sector has reached its angsty teenager phase. No longer the new kid and not quite a mature industry, these restaurants that now seem as ubiquitous as fast-food burger joints, aim to provide customizable, high quality…

Ever since José Andrés and his small nonprofit group took it upon themselves to feed hungry Puerto Ricans following the near-knockout punch of Hurricane Maria last year, the celebrity chef’s name has been whispered in talk about potential…

How alcohol, infighting, and a sexual harassment scandal turned the prince of DC dining into a pariah.

Taahir Kelly may be a track star at Roosevelt High School, but nothing makes his face light up more than when he’s talking about all the cooking he’s done at the school through his culinary arts classes.

WASHINGTON — One of Georgetown’s longest-running restaurants is calling it quits.

The two are collaborating on Albi, an Eastern Mediterranean restaurant, and another Maxwell Park.

D.C.'s exploding dining scene has attracted big-name, out-of-town restaurateurs to open up shop in the District, but the founders of two local restaurant chains say all the attention could be hurting the market.

Hours are long, health insurance is scarce, chefs can scream, and guests can sneer.

A large-scale redevelopment in the heart of D.C.'s central business district has landed a popular national steakhouse chain for its corner retail space.

The tiny downtown D.C. lunch counter C.F. Folks was proof that a decent lunch didn’t have to be an expense-account steak or a fast-casual, build-your-own-bowl endeavor. But the 37-year-old restaurant abruptly closed on Friday after a…

If you’ve seen the meandering music video for Radiohead’s “Daydreaming,” you might already have a feel for finding your way to Reverie.

Furard Tate likes to ask people if they can remember the last time they visited a black-owned restaurant. Most people can’t—which is why Tate, the owner of Inspire Hospitality, joined together with bar consultant Audra “A.J.” Johnson and…

More than a year after a fire at Fish in the Neighborhood shuttered the restaurant, the popular Petworth eatery is open and ready to serve the people who helped resurrect it. Fish in the Hood, as it’s known—owner Bill White, who opened the…