DINNER FOR TWO (WARDS) - About the new restaurants and bars coming east of the river
About the grant…
“The purpose of the Food Access Fund (FAF) Grant is to increase equitable access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food by securing grocery stores, and restaurants; support existing small businesses; attract new businesses; increase the District’s tax base; create new job opportunities for District residents; and transform designated emerging commercial corridors into thriving and inviting neighborhood centers. The FAF Grant will support qualified businesses with capital for tenant improvements related to expansion of operations into a new location in an area identified as having low food access (as set forth in the Act), with priority given to locations in Ward 7 or Ward 8.”
Coming to Ward 7
About the grantees
Miss Toya’s Cajun Southern Kitchen: Miss Toya’s Southern Cajun Kitchen is a Southern restaurant known for creating unique dishes and craft cocktails inspired by Southern roots and will be opening in Ward 7’s Penn Branch neighborhood.
Duffy’s Irish Pub: Duffy’s Irish Pub plans to deliver a full-service restaurant in Ward 7’s Stadium Armory neighborhood and will offer national franchise brands through a virtual kitchen for exclusive delivery to wards 7 and 8.
Tropical Smoothie Café: Tropical Smoothie is a locally owned national franchise brand that is set to open a new store in Ward 7 as part of the Skyland Development and will offer toasted wraps, sandwiches, flatbreads, and other healthy food options.
Atlas Brew Works: Atlas Brew Works is well known DC establishment with multiple brewpub locations that will open a new restaurant in Ward 8’s Bridge District.
La Cabana Restaurante: La Cabana will be a full dine-in restaurant and bar also located in Ward 7’s Skyland neighborhood, offering carryout and delivery services with a selection of freshly prepared meals inhouse to order.
Sandlot Anacostia: Located at the Bridge District, Sandlot Anacostia will be a new 25,000-square-foot outdoor cultural arts & entertainment venue with a shipping container bar & shipping container kitchens at 633 Howard Road SE. It is scheduled to open soon.
Cheers from Ivy City: Cheers from Ivy City is a new concept for a small, casual restaurant that focuses on high-quality carry out while maintaining a small service bar and dining area and will be located in Ward 8’s Historic Anacostia neighborhood. It will also include a culinary incubator for training and job readiness programs.
Smokehouse at the Strand: Smokehouse at the Strand is a second location of the flagship concept of Ivy City Smokehouse. Located in Ward 7’s Deanwood neighborhood, the restaurant is set to revive the historic Strand Theatre that has been vacant for twenty years.