Comments on: PoP Preview – Taylor Gourmet II – Mt. Vernon Location

By: Yadasacker

Yadasacker — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:07:25 +0000

“I dunno, I feel like the only person who isnt impressed with their sandwiches. I’ve tried them a couple times and… meh.”

I 100% agree.

Also, the bread is absolutely hard as a rock. They need to offer some other bread options.

I liked Aroma Bakery on 14th and U Street better than Taylor.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:06:32 +0000

Their sandwiches are good, but Litteri’s blows them out of the water. I just wish Litteri’s had better hours.

By: matt

matt — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:29:00 +0000

honestly, i took one look at that sandwich and am planning to go there for lunch this saturday. i can’t wait. maybe that’s just because i’m starving right now.

By: ro

ro — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:46:37 +0000

i’m a frequent customer at the H St. location and both David and Casey couldn’t be nicer owners. one of the reasons i go so much is because of how engaging they are, i’ve never got a bad vibe from them at all. @ Anon 2:58 – don’t hate on them simply because they came up with a good idea and found a way to make it happen. the H st. location has a respectable flow of patrons and the City Vista store will likely be even more popular given the density of office buildings and condos. i wish them the best.

By: David Mazza

David Mazza — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:38:28 +0000

David Mazza (Taylor Gourmet)

The Landlord at CityVista were very aggressive in filling the empty retail bays. So they were offering a very generous amount of TI allowance to perform the construction. I preformed the construction myself acting as GC and sub’ed the project out to each trade winning a considerable amount of savings. No loans just a kick ass landlord who believed in us, the small deli on H st NE. Now we plan on returning the favor by work our asses off and putting out the best product/service for the MVT neighborhood and surrounding businesses.

PS Pop’s The King of DC! Thanks for coming last night

By: spookiness

spookiness — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:28:57 +0000

I have never been to the first location, but I’ve seen it written up in at least different shelter and design magazines (Dwell, Metropolis, ArchitectureDC?) I’m just feeling it’s probably a bit overexposed.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:20:29 +0000

no wealthy parents just hard work and determination…. but if you need to assume weathy parents for their sucess…. so be it!

By: Trinidader

Trinidader — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:04:11 +0000

I live around the corner from the H Street location and order from there at least once a week. Both owners have been really nice and were very apologetic about some of the long waits and other issues when they first opened. They really seemed to listen to feedback and made a lot of improvements on the ordering process. We usually get delivery and the last few times they have arrived within 15-20 minutes of ordering, which is amazing. Love the risotto balls and the cutlet sandwiches.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:32:31 +0000

@ PoP: That’s fair. Everybody has a bad day or a bad moment now and then. I’m sure opening a new location is plenty stressful. All of this is to say that I plan to look past first impressions and give the place a chance.

By: Prince Of Petworth

Prince Of Petworth — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:39:47 +0000

Honestly, I’ve met the two owners on many occasions and they have always been nice. For the record they were also nice even before they knew I was “PoP”.