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From our friends at All-Purpose Pizzeria...
All-Purpose Pizzeria Capitol Riverfront Grand Opening April 3, 2018
All-Purpose Pizzeria Capitol Riverfront is located at 79 Potomac Avenue, SE, across the street from Nationals Stadium
All-Purpose Pizzeria, located in Capitol Riverfront at 79 Potomac Avenue, SE, will open on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Initial operating hours will be Sunday - Thursday from 4-10:00 PM and Fridays & Saturdays from 4-11:00 PM.
The restaurant features indoor and patio seating, bar seating as well as a rooftop bar which is expected to open in June. Beverage highlights include Italian Water Ice-inspired frozen cocktails Luigi, a vodka-based lemon cocktail, and Mario, a tequila-based grapefruit cocktail. Optional floats will also be available for frozen cocktails. Draft cocktails include a Negroni and the Shaw location’s popular Black Manhattan. Wines on draft include a rosé and a bianco from Scarpetta and the menu features twelve draft beers from local and regional breweries.
Dishes will include spuntini like Whipped Ricotta with Calabrian chili honey, toasted almonds, and fried rosemary, and Spring Asparagus with whipped robiola, toasted sesame, lemon and salsa verde. Delectable antipasti selections include a Pizzeria Salad, which is a fun play on a pasta salad from Chef Mike Friedman’s childhood in New Jersey, Fried Mozzarella with grated parm and marinara, Crispy Arancini Verde with basil pesto and lemon aioli, and beef and pork Tomato-Braised Meatballs with tomato ragu, stracciatella, and scallions.
In addition to seafood dishes inspired by the restaurant’s waterfront views and the Amalfi coastline, the menu will include the Apollo - a roasted porchetta pizza with caciocavallo cheese, broccolini, sweet peppers and sesame, as well as the Rockaway with New Jersey clams, smoked bacon, parm fonduta, lemon & breadcrumbs. Don’t worry - Shaw classics like the Buona, the Sedgewick and the Sicilian Marinara are all headed to the Capitol Riverfront location as well!
About All-Purpose:
Located at 79 Potomac Avenue, SE, All-Purpose Pizzeria is the sister restaurant for the acclaimed Italian-American restaurant All-Purpose Shaw. From the team behind Boundary Stone and The Red Hen, All-Purpose Pizzeria serves local beer and seasonal dishes inspired by the Eastern U.S. and Italian Coastlines in a relaxed riverfront gathering spot across the street from Nationals Park and neighboring Audi Field.
