When the last Route 82 streetcar headed up Rhode Island Avenue in 1958, city leaders thought that buses would be a big improvement. They were wrong. Buses were soon stuck in the same traffic as the cars around them. Since routes … Continue reading →

Two restaurants along the Route 1 corridor — Momo Yakitori in Woodridge and Kapnos Taverna in College Park — are participating in the Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week this year. During the annual event, held Aug. 13-19, participating restaurants offer a … Continue reading →

One of Route 1 corridor’s best late-night spots is Momo Yakitori‘s new basement lounge, which opened this spring. Located in the space formerly occupied by Nido in Woodridge at 2214 Rhode Island Ave. NE, just south of Mount Rainier, Momo Yakitori has become a local favorite … Continue reading →

Route 1’s newest restaurant is the only one of its kind in D.C. Momo Yakitori, which opens Friday in the space formerly occupied by Nido in Woodridge at 2214 Rhode Island Ave. NE, just south of Mount Rainier, is the first full-fledged … Continue reading →

A casual Japanese-style yakitori restaurant and cocktail lounge will move into the space formerly occupied by Nido in Woodridge. Momo Yakitori will feature chicken grilled on skewers over binchotan charcoal, a popular street food in Japan in small carts or casual … Continue reading →

Everywhere you look on Route 1, there are birds. In the Woodridge neighborhood of D.C. along Rhode Island Avenue just south of Mount Rainier, there’s Nido, a Mediterranean small-plate restaurant named for the word for “nest” in Italian and Spanish, … Continue reading →