FroYo has declared war on gelato.
Somehow, we completely missed this when it was announced last month, but it seems that local frozen yogurt/salad shop SweetGreen has plans to open a branch of their growing chain next to Lululemon Athletic near 15th and P streets. For those keeping track of such things, that will place it almost next door to the recently opened Pitango Gelato. It should also fill the last retail vacancy on the P Street side of the Metropole development.
So, 14th Street will have dueling creperies, and P Street will leave consumers with the always vexing choice of whether to go with frozen yogurt or gelato. As for the 14thandyous, we'll probably just stick with our beloved pints of Haagen-Dazs purchased from the CVS.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
SweetGreen Coming to P Street
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I am all for new development in the area, but this choice of location seems odd for SweetGreen. On top of the concerns mentioned by 14th and You, the WF accross the street has a salad bar. I really hope it can succeed.
Not all salads are created equal. The WF salad bar is pretty static in terms of options and the lines there are enough to discourage me from entering. I too hope SweetGreen can succeed, if only to give me a variation on the salad option(s) already available.
I'm totally pumped about this! Their salads are delicious and rely on many local farmers for certain produce. I will walk from Logan to Dupont for one of their salads but i never go to the WF salad bar. It is nice to have a cheaper meal option so close.
I wish there was a good salad/soup bar on U Street. I
I think Sweetgreen will definitely do well on P Street. Our neighborhood has a serious lack of quick service options for lunch and dinner, and as someone who frequents the Whole Foods salad bar, it gets old after a while...
Next up: we could really use a great sandwich place.
It will be interesting to see if there is any type of issues on having 2 places that serve up frozen treats. If the lease holder at Pentango was smart they would have had a non-compete clause.
"As for the 14thandyous, we'll probably just stick with our beloved pints of Haagen-Dazs purchased from the CVS."
Amen sistra, AMEN !!
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