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Hawknoah wrote:
> I just called over there and they were open, so if they're going to close,
> it hasn't happened yet :)
>

I believe it's been confirmed at the chowhound.com website as well as
Tom Tietsiema's online chat: AV isn't closed yet but it will be. The
owner was bought out by a condo developer. Ironically, they made "an
offer he couldn't refuse."

I already miss their pizza and broccoli rabe.

rectalhorror@gmail.com wrote:
> I believe it's been confirmed at the chowhound.com website as well as
> Tom Tietsiema's online chat: AV isn't closed yet but it will be. The
> owner was bought out by a condo developer. Ironically, they made "an
> offer he couldn't refuse."
> 
> I already miss their pizza and broccoli rabe.

I saw it in the Washington Post.  And yes, that is exactly how the owner 
phrased it.

Sarah

I just called over there and they were open, so if they're going to close, 
it hasn't happened yet :)

"Hawknoah" <hawknoah@adelphia.net> wrote in message 
news:pMedndOcjs9p4TTeRVn-oQ@adelphia.com...
> Haven't been since the 70's or very early 80's, but my father said he ate
> there within the last few weeks and that it was still going strong, so
> perhaps your friend was wrong? As I recall, the AV influenced local 
> Italian
> restaurants for years- you may have noticed that the Pines of Rome, 
> Amalfi,
> and many others had almost identical menus to the AV. I'll post again if I
> learn anything else.
>
> Noah
>
> <dek26354@aol.com> wrote in message 
> news:1135047196.152859.178310@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> Hello "DC Dining" Group:
>>
>> I moved from Washington D.C. five years ago, and a friend back East
>> just told me that my absolute favorite restaurant, A.V.'s on 6th & New
>> York NW, is closing. Does anyone have any more information on this,
>> principally when it is closing (or has it already?), and why? I'm
>> heartbroken!
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> -an ex Capitol Hill-ite
>>
>
> 

rectalhorror@gmail.com wrote:
> Hawknoah wrote:
> > I just called over there and they were open, so if they're going to close,
> > it hasn't happened yet :)
> >
>
> I believe it's been confirmed at the chowhound.com website as well as
> Tom Tietsiema's online chat: AV isn't closed yet but it will be. The
> owner was bought out by a condo developer. Ironically, they made "an
> offer he couldn't refuse."
>
> I already miss their pizza and broccoli rabe.

Thanks for the (positively evil!) news... I've never found a white
pizza to compare to A.V.s. Does anyone know, is it already closed?

[sniff]

-Dek26354

Sounds like a place I need to go to before it closes!  Where is it?
DC Girl

<dek26354@aol.com> wrote in message 
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>
> rectalhorror@gmail.com wrote:
>> Hawknoah wrote:
>> > I just called over there and they were open, so if they're going to 
>> > close,
>> > it hasn't happened yet :)
>> >
>>
>> I believe it's been confirmed at the chowhound.com website as well as
>> Tom Tietsiema's online chat: AV isn't closed yet but it will be. The
>> owner was bought out by a condo developer. Ironically, they made "an
>> offer he couldn't refuse."
>>
>> I already miss their pizza and broccoli rabe.
>
> Thanks for the (positively evil!) news... I've never found a white
> pizza to compare to A.V.s. Does anyone know, is it already closed?
>
> [sniff]
>
> -Dek26354
> 

Raleighgirl wrote:
> Sounds like a place I need to go to before it closes!  Where is it?

6th and NY NW.  Call first - it appears that the real estate deal is not 
closed yet, and they'll be open until it does close.

Sarah

sfw wrote:
> Raleighgirl wrote:
> > Sounds like a place I need to go to before it closes!  Where is it?
>
> 6th and NY NW.  Call first - it appears that the real estate deal is not
> closed yet, and they'll be open until it does close.
>
> Sarah

Fortunately, Hodges Sandwich Shop across the street is still in
business. For how long is anybody's guess, but they've been serving
lunch since 1895. Still serving handcarved roast beef and turkey
sandwiches for $5.

AV is located at 607 NY Ave.  Mass Ave eastward will take you straight to 
it.  They recently told me they'll be open for another year or so.

It's too bad they're closing...they have great pizza....



"Raleighgirl" <jwalkerh@raleigh.nc.rr.com> wrote in news:JGhNf.10697
$XE6.5104@trnddc07:

> Sounds like a place I need to go to before it closes!  Where is it?
> DC Girl
> 
> <dek26354@aol.com> wrote in message 
> news:1137346393.854873.295580@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> rectalhorror@gmail.com wrote:
>>> Hawknoah wrote:
>>> > I just called over there and they were open, so if they're going to 
>>> > close,
>>> > it hasn't happened yet :)
>>> >
>>>
>>> I believe it's been confirmed at the chowhound.com website as well as
>>> Tom Tietsiema's online chat: AV isn't closed yet but it will be. The
>>> owner was bought out by a condo developer. Ironically, they made "an
>>> offer he couldn't refuse."
>>>
>>> I already miss their pizza and broccoli rabe.
>>
>> Thanks for the (positively evil!) news... I've never found a white
>> pizza to compare to A.V.s. Does anyone know, is it already closed?
>>
>> [sniff]
>>
>> -Dek26354
>> 
> 
> 

Haven't been since the 70's or very early 80's, but my father said he ate
there within the last few weeks and that it was still going strong, so
perhaps your friend was wrong? As I recall, the AV influenced local Italian
restaurants for years- you may have noticed that the Pines of Rome, Amalfi,
and many others had almost identical menus to the AV. I'll post again if I
learn anything else.

Noah

<dek26354@aol.com> wrote in message 
news:1135047196.152859.178310@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hello "DC Dining" Group:
>
> I moved from Washington D.C. five years ago, and a friend back East
> just told me that my absolute favorite restaurant, A.V.'s on 6th & New
> York NW, is closing. Does anyone have any more information on this,
> principally when it is closing (or has it already?), and why? I'm
> heartbroken!
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> -an ex Capitol Hill-ite
> 

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

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 

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

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