A sleepy stretch of alley in Washington’s West End neighborhood is about to get a lot livelier. New liquor license filings show two new concepts, DZO and Any Day Now West, are headed for Ward Court NW, with plans for sidewalk cafes, a summer garden and 225 combined seats between indoor dining and outdoor space.
According to PoPville, DZO is planned for 2112 Ward Court NW with a New Retailer’s Class C Tavern license, seating for 75 people indoors and a total indoor occupancy load of 99. The liquor license placard also lists a sidewalk cafe endorsement for DZO with a total occupancy load of 30 and seating for 20, per the same filing.
Next door at 2115 Ward Court NW, Any Day Now West is set up as a New Retailer’s Class C Restaurant, with indoor seating for 80 and a total indoor occupancy load of 149, the placard shows. That filing also lists a sidewalk cafe with 20 seats and a summer garden with 30 seats, rounding out a sizable outdoor footprint to go with the indoor dining room.
A Tim Ma Concept Crosses Town
Any Day Now West takes its name and format from an existing restaurant, Any Day Now, located at 2 I Street SE in Navy Yard. That original spot is described as a casual and comforting all-day restaurant from chef and restaurateur Tim Ma, the PoPville report notes, welcoming guests for breakfast and coffee in a coworking-friendly space before shifting into a full-service restaurant and bar at night. The Navy Yard original features creative takes on the intersection of American and global cuisines, according to the same account…