According to the Weekend section in the Post today, AV is still open and I didn't see any mention of it about to close. I guess they got a reprieve- anyone know the details? "sfw" <kangaroored@gmail.com> wrote in message news:m9O4g.1361$t_2.1204@trnddc07... > Hawknoah wrote: >> I just called over there and they were open, so if they're going to >> close, it hasn't happened yet :) > > The story in the Post back in September quoted the owner as saying he had > received an offer he couldn't refuse for the land, and would be closing > soon. It now appears that deal has been delayed. > > When I had dinner at AV last week, I asked and was told that they expected > to be around for about one more year at this point. > > Sarah

Oops, I should have actually read the article - I would have found my answer right there.. Thanks! "sfw" <kangaroored@gmail.com> wrote in message news:ww80i.8223$HR1.6030@trnddc01... > Hawknoah wrote: >> According to the Weekend section in the Post today, AV is still open and >> I didn't see any mention of it about to close. I guess they got a >> reprieve- anyone know the details? > > > Well, the opening paragraphs of that article read: > > "It has been a Washington institution for nearly 60 years, and a sort of > Rorschach test for at least 10, but after several reprieves, the end of > A.V. Ristorante Italiano may be near. Although "nothing is set in stone," > according to t he family, there is a sales contract, and as the restaurant > always closes for three weeks in August, at the end of July it may go dark > forever. Even if it's granted another stay, real estate development > marches on, and eventually, like much of the neighborhood east of Mount > Vernon Square and the convention center, this labyrinthine old eatery, and > its outdoor patio, which has looked out over several generations of > renewal and decline, will be razed. > > You have been warned. > > There's little point in treating this as a traditional review; A.V. is the > sort of place patrons either love or belittle. ..." > > So, looks to me like they still believe that the end is coming. > > Sarah