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Fuego Cocina y Tequileria to Ignite Clarendon Next Week
By Amy McKeever, DC Eater
September 28, 2012
Here now is the first look inside Fuego Cocina y Tequileria, which aims to open its doors in Clarendon next week, possibly as early as Wednesday. This latest project from Passion Food Hospitality follows quickly on the heels of year-old sister restaurants District Commons and Burger, Tap and Shake. It's also the very first time the restaurant group has taken over an existing restaurant space, which is how they've been able to turn this around so fast since taking over the ill-fated Harry's Tap Room/Market Tavern space.
Fuego's design intends to evoke an "old cantina in Mexico City that's been revived with a modern edge," according to press materials. To that end, the lower level of the restaurant will be the tequileria with a 50-foot wraparound bar showcasing more than 100 tequilas, winding embossed leather couches in the lounge, mix-and-match chairs, and brushed-metal stools (holdovers from the Market Tavern days) at a stone bar.
