"The Southern-leaning American kitchen closed this summer after seven years of business, leaving James Beard award winner chef Jeff Buben with one last D.C. restaurant (Bistro Bis). Washington Post critic Tom Sietsema, a fan from day one, mourned the loss of 'one of my favorite downtown restaurants,' upon breaking the news. Popular orders over its run included wood-fired flatbreads, Parker House rolls, she-crab soup, shrimp and grits, and crab cake BLTs. Busy lunch crowds made use of its adjoining takeout operation, dubbed Woodward Takeout Food, or WTF. For some, the saddest part about the corner closure is that it’s being replaced by a Cheesecake Factory." - Tierney Plumb
