This will be another venture by Francis Namin of Food Wine & Company in Bethesda. Fish Taco features - yes - fish tacos on the menu. But they also have rice bowls, salads, burritos, quesadillas and their famous Brioche Bread Pudding.
The restaurant is specifically inspired by tacquerias in México City and Baja California.
They've hired the architecture firm of Steven J. Karr, AIA, Inc. and Winmar Construction for the buildout of the space. This sounds like a winning combination - the Karr firm was behind the successful Norfolk-Cordell II building in Bethesda that houses Urban Heights, Smashburger and Dunkin' Donuts; Winmar was the construction firm that did the build-out for one of the DC area's hottest restaurants, Le Diplomate.
Another plug for Karr, Dyer's 2nd campaign contributor along with Greenberg
ReplyDelete5:42: Neither contributed to my council campaign. You are poorly informed.
Delete"successful Norfolk-Cordell II building"
ReplyDeleteIs it really successful if the major tenant who leases over half the space went out of business in less than a year?
6:05: Yes, it's successful in being 100% leased on delivery, and remaining 100% leased even after one tenant closed. Ever noticed the new and old vacant spaces around downtown Bethesda? Being fully leased up, by comparison, indeed qualifies as successful.
DeleteIndeed! But to your own words, cashiers and jean folders hardly makes a Fortune 500 company. :)
DeleteWhat a terrible design.
DeleteClogged artery entrance for Smashburger. Small and under utilized entry space on the long direction.
Terrible entrance for Urban Heights. How much more unnappealing can they have made that entrance? Walk into an elevator corridor and emergency stairs.
Big transformer or whatever that is right in front of the setback Dunkin Donuts.
Didn't both to put the power lines underground when you are touting views as your aesthetic. Rooftop and windows looking at power lines. Nice.
Ugly outdoor stairwell.
Such potential, but Karr doesn't seem capable of stepping past that initial look and thinking about actual usability and design.
Karr's got potential but he's got some terrible aspects to his buildings.
DeleteThat's true. A successful building doesn't have to give a crap about the outcome of the businesses inside or the community it serves. As long as your goal is being fully leased.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to this. Their Cabin John location is hard to find parking around lunch time.
ReplyDeleteDoes wildwood have enough parking?
Delete"Ever noticed the new and old vacant spaces around downtown Bethesda?"
ReplyDeleteEver noticed how Dyer never mentions that nearly all of these are Greenhill properties, and instead tries to lamely blame Riemer?
Also the group behind City Burger at Leland St. and Wisc. Doesn't get enough credit or traffic but very good burger place. Fish Taco, same thing. The center they are in is very tight and most uninviting. It's extremely good place though and will pack Wildwood. How awesome for me? Right around the corner. Nothing in Wildwood is that great. This will be an immediate success and good addition. If someone resurrected Montgomery Donuts there, we'd be in business.
ReplyDeleteFish Taco is great, I am happy they are opening a second location. I think Dyer has odd interests with Karr and Greenhill, but that shouldn't be what this story is about. Welcome to the neighborhood Fish taco.
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ReplyDeleteI'll wait for fish nachos.
ReplyDeleteHeadline says two new fish taco places opening in Bethesda, I only see info about one..
ReplyDelete4:58: Better read my headline again.
DeleteThanks for the fix. I thought it was a bit confusing before also. Better now.
Delete6:06: This was the original headline. It was not updated.
DeleteI like Fish Taco, but their CityBurger has never done it for me. The beef quality is just not good -- I always end up with gristle. Not so if I get burgers from BGR, Five Guys, or Bobby Flay's.
ReplyDeletePreviously from Dyer:
ReplyDelete"Relentless positivity is not journalism."
I guess that doesn't apply to his restaurant "reviews".
7:08: This is not a restaurant review. Reading skills are important.
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