Comments on: Holy Shit, Polly’s Has Closed!!?!?!?

By: StubsDC

StubsDC — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:42:58 +0000

Oh, biscuitville. Butter on your grits? Yes please! Butter on your biscuit? Double yes, please.

PoP road trip to biscuitville, anyone?

For the Burlingtonian – what about Max’s burgers?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:56:43 +0000

i guess if you want to be all general with the word that its a “restaurant”, sure, whatever.

eating at bens is like dinning at a bowling alley.
awesome as hell, but a restaurant? i guess the duck tours are a “cruise ship” too.

By: susan

susan — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:13:49 +0000

I want to add that we had many a meal and great times there. We are sorry to see it go! It is a classic and we are losing so much personality from our hood.
Good Luck CiCi in whatever you do!

By: susan

susan — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:32:32 +0000

Hey…my husband, Robert T. Cole, made that for Polly’s back in the day. It was all green, though and in recent years, it was painted by the owners in the rainbowy colors, much to Robert’s dismay.

By: David J. Williams

David J. Williams — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:33:50 +0000

I’m with Binklesworth on this. Polly’s rocked.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:22:54 +0000

Polly’s, Andulusian Dog, Republic Gardens (before Marc Barnes) State of the Union were all open in the early 90′s as the green/yellow line opened and when U Street got written up in Playboy as the hip new place for all the young Clintonites to hang out. Grand Poohbah opened a little later on top of a Hogs on the Hill at the NW corner of 14th & U.

Polly’s was the last of the early “New U” businesses east of 14th, that started coming in after the Metro construction delays devastated the area. Sad to see this U Street institution closed. Hadn’t been in there much for a while until , am glad I was able to spend some time there recently, watching the CAPS.

By: BrzlnQT

BrzlnQT — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:18:06 +0000

Finally! That place sucked!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:20:14 +0000

when were grand poobah and andalusian dog open?

By: Neal - Som Records

Neal - Som Records — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:16:02 +0000

RIP Pollys!
They were the first of the new U Street bars. I worked at State of the Union when it first opened and it was basically State, Polly’s, Ben’s and Utopia and that was it down there. The Grand Poobah (corner of 14th and U) lasted a year and the Andalusian Dog slightly more. I have many fond memories of Polly’s and especially remember some of Cici’s Thanksgiving pot lucks at the restaurant for her friends that couldn’t make it out of town to eat with their relatives. Thanks!

By: DPM

DPM — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:19:59 +0000

Too bad! When I lived on U St. 5 years ago, Polly’ s an awesome place to go for brunch. Good music, fireplace, nice staff, some of the best French toast in the city, and great bloody marys. Sorry to hear that it went down hill over the years or maybe it was a change in clientele? Cozy dives aren’t for everyone!