Surfside Taco Stand Nixes Plans for Waterfront Location at the Wharf - Eater DC
"Homegrown taco and margarita shop Surfside might not be headed to the Southwest Waterfront after all. Eater has learned the decade-old brand recently nixed plans to plant a stand on the Wharf across from the historic Maine Avenue Fish Market this spring. 'After an extremely large amount of thought, we decided that the location wasn’t right for us,' restaurateur Bo Blair told Eater via email. The beach-themed Mexican spot got its start in Glover Park in 2008. In 2015, Surfside opened a walk-up, 24-hour taco stand in Dupont Circle that draws massive late-night lines from surrounding bars and clubs. Blair says the latest deal on the Wharf primarily fizzled due to evening foot traffic concerns. 'We wanted to be in a spot that would guarantee us the ability to serve the Anthem crowd before and especially after the show, and we didn’t feel like people would come all the way down to the outer edge,' says Blair, whose Georgetown Events restaurant group also runs Due South, Millie’s, the Bullpen, and Jetties. Surfside’s hopes to bring its menu to the Wharf aren’t completely dead yet: 'We would really like to be part of the Wharf in a more central location and are talking to [owner] PN Hoffman to try to make this happen,' he adds." - Tierney Plumb
