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Old McDonald’s Space in Cleveland Park Finally Getting a Tenant – “DC Diner”

Wow, it has been forever for the old McDonald’s spot at 3407 Connecticut Ave., NW to get a new tenant. The alcohol application license says, “New restaurant with recorded music. Occupancy load 150.” Trade name – DC Diner. Great news for Cleveland Park!

Category: Cleveland Park, Restaurants

By: Prince Of Petworth | 03 November 2009 5:00 PM | 10 Comments

Anonymous

I love those pink peeps that showed up around easter!

November 3, 2009 at 5:02 pm
Anonymous

weird. at one point that space was going to become a Latin American Grill but they were violating cleveland parks restaurant moratorium and had to abandon their plans. Perhaps this Diner is allowed to open now that Yenching Palace closed?
What boggles the mind though is the same question I always ask. How on earth was it more profitable for the landlord to keep this place vacant for over a decade than to simply charge a more reasonable rent that a non restaurant could afford.

November 3, 2009 at 5:05 pm
christopher

old macdonalds space was claimed…E-I-E-I-Oh!

November 3, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Anonymous

if it’s good i’ll be there. I just hope their food is more inspired than The Diner or Open City.

November 3, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Anonymous

I think the DC gov needs to force the hand of a lot of land lords to charge market rents by taxing heavily any propertys remaining vacant for more than 1yr. Cause this was just a blight for way too long. Clearly the owners own a lot of properties and arent hurting for money and so the interests of the community come last. furthermore retail just cant compete rent wise with restaurants. Not sure how to remedy that

November 3, 2009 at 5:14 pm
voiceofreason

Hope they plan on selling lots of pancakes, last time I checked on this space the rent was over $10,000 a month. Which is why they sit on it, eventually they get a fool to pay that price and make up the lost time in less than a year.

November 3, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Dave

I’m excited to finally see something going in here. I hope they serve a good brunch. There’s really nowhere else in Cleveland Park to go for breakfast or brunch.

November 3, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Charming Fred

Anonymous @ at 5:07 pm: It’s a diner, what exactly do you expect? The Diner and Open City are actually very, very good at what they do.

November 3, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Dave

Tasty diner is a diner in Bethesda and the brunch food is terrible. Just being a diner doesn’t mean they can do a good brunch.

November 3, 2009 at 11:18 pm
SG

Dave- you don’t go to diners for brunch. You go for greasy breakfast. It’s like asking a chinese place to do good sushi- the food may have similarities, but you’re barking up the wrong tree.

November 3, 2009 at 11:41 pm
monkeyrotica

Who goes to a diner for “inspired” food or brunch, which some wag described as “taking two good meals and making one lousy one with a slice of melon?” Eggs, sausage, toast, grits, bacon, meatloaf, roast turkey, hot soup, strong coffee. They just need to be able to pull that kinda food off. If they start putting lime foam on everything or putting crap on small plates, they’re in trouble.

November 4, 2009 at 6:23 am
WDC

Yay for diners.

And a PoP suggestion: when you list locations, do you think you could put the cross street as well as the address? An address isn’t the most useful information on these long streets. To me, anyway.

November 4, 2009 at 10:32 am
vonstallin

Damn…McDonalds been close for a decade??? where the hell have i been… I hit the Viet pho place down the street from their…

When i use to work at the zoo id hit it all the time..

I miss Unos in cleveland park..

November 4, 2009 at 11:44 am