Hot Shoppes making a comeback in DC.

[monkeyrotica]

http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarti...

"A Conversation with Bill Marriott"

Have you ever thought of reopening Hot Shoppes?
We’re going to have a Hot Shoppes at the new Marriott Marquis Hotel at the Convention Center. I will be overseeing the menu. It will be the first time we reopened a Hot Shoppes since the chain closed.

Will it be faithful to the old menu?
Chicken croquettes might not adapt to today, but you can’t mess around with the Mighty Mo.

[wayne keyser]

...and what, please tell me, is wrong with warm, soft, comfort food like chicken croquettes?

Lead me there!

[monkeyrotica]

I can only assume their market demographers did a thorough analysis and came to the conclusion that the average Marriot Marquis Hotel customer would more likely purchase something fried in olive oil and called "croquetas de pollo."

[Terrie H.]

Come to think of it, the thought of what a Mighty Mo might cost in a Marriott Marquis could be mighty high. Damn.

[monkeyrotica]

I'll be happy if they just resist the urge to use seared ahi tuna, fois gras, and brioche.

[Terrie H.]

Yea! A Mighty Mo and an orange freeze were a special treat when I was a kid. Thanks for sharing!