You may recall a few months ago when I wrote about Jackie Greenbaum’s coming Mexican place on 11th just north of Lamont (next to Mr. Larry’s Pet Store.) Ms. Greenbaum also runs the Quarry House, Jackie’s Restaurant, and Sidebar in Silver Spring, and was looking to open a casual, neighborhoody Mexican spot with about 36 seats and a roof deck.
The other day I heard from Jackie via Facebook:
construction started, hopefully be done in a couple months… Ran into a couple wrinkles but everything’s ok. Looking forward to opening.
Nice!
The place itself sounds great: there will always be a $5 margarita, and the rest of the food will be inexpensive, traditional Mexican snacks and street food. There’s no name yet, and they already have their liquor license and hours set, so that’s a hurdle already over.
At the neighborhood meeting where she presented at a few months ago (also mentioned above), she spoke a lot about doing things in the neighborhood, like helping with the dog park, and also spoke convincingly about making sure everything outside the restaurant is neat and tidy.
Sounds like a great person and a great business, really looking forward to it.
