176274 Tue Nov 29 14:48:42 -0800 2005 6 14 Washington DC & Baltimore Area 0 948002 Anyone have any info on this? Van Ness / UDC... drove by it the other day and saw my favorite BBQ joint shut down. Renovations, or... is it dead? A friend put it very well to me last night. "They had finger food (ribs), in a classy-setting (the restaurant did look a little upscale), in a kind of crappy neighborhood. Bad market research." I hate to admit, because I loved the damn place, but I think she's right. Tue Nov 29 14:48:42 -0800 2005 0 Eric 1 948016 Don't quote me, but I heard that the official line is that the place is being "revamped"-- perhaps into something more casual oriented. I don't know why that wouldn't be a good location though. That strip seems to have a much better all day population than the strip close to the Cleveland Park metro. Tue Nov 29 17:48:19 -0800 2005 948002 0 DC 2 948091 I have never known why, but my wife and I have joked for 15 years about restaurant closures in that strip. I think it's lack of night-time foot traffic and parking difficulties. Don Thu Dec 01 10:11:58 -0800 2005 948016 0 Don 3 948199 When I used to live over there, we always joked that it was due to the large number of elderly people in the big hi-rise buildings, who don't go out to eat that much vs the yuppies in Cleveland Park. But you're right, that stretch of Connecticut seems to be a death zone for all but the most basic restaurants (the Chinese carryout has stayed for 6+ years and seems to do okay). Sun Dec 04 14:46:27 -0800 2005 948091 0 Nate 4 948350 I'm wondering how that Epicurious place is doing. They've got a large space, but in the evenings, I rarely see more than a few people in there. The hot bar is pretty good I think. Wed Dec 07 14:36:58 -0800 2005 948199 0 DC 1 948246 It was a strange concept--really good smoky bbq in a fancy setting. Who wants cloth napkins with messy bbq ribs?? Mon Dec 05 14:14:20 -0800 2005 948002 0 Sandy in DC 1 949751 I guess that is what you get for naming a BBQ place after an expensive wine glass. Fri Jan 06 09:37:20 -0800 2006 948002 0 dinwiddie