Bloomingdale’s Fried Chicken Place Is Turning Into an Italian Bar With Board Games
Crisp will re-open as Hopscotch as soon as it clears inspection
by Tierney PlumbCrisp, the Bloomingdale bar and restaurant known for its Nashville hot wings and chicken sandwiches, is scratching its longtime poultry theme. New owners of the two-story property plan to flip it into a new bar called Hopscotch (1837 1st St NW).
“We
are thinking hops for beer, and scotch for liquor,” says Matt
Mazzocchi, who’s teaming up with his dad, Tommy, to reopen the space as a
neighborhood place full of board games (think Sorry and Trouble) and booze.
The duo is waiting for a business license and inspections with hopes to get up and running sometime next week.
The duo is waiting for a business license and inspections with hopes to get up and running sometime next week.
Tommy
Mazzocchi was most recently a 7-year employee at Dupont Circle sports bar
Maddy’s, which recently flipped to Northside Tavern. Matt, 23, says he’s worked
in the restaurant industry for 10 years.
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1 comment:
I humbly submit that the problem with Bloomingdale "hot spots" is that they want to charge downtown prices. It's really hard to build up a local clientele when it's too expensive to visit regularly. See: EC12/Spark, El Camino, Crisp Chicken, the failed restaurant that became Tyber Creek (which will, alas, probably fail too). Too expensive. The neighborhood needs inexpensive hangouts, and the restaurant rents don't support that. Whoever it planning to takeover Windows should pay close heed. Be cheap or be Michelin worthy or be gone.
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