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Breaking News: Farrah Olivia Is Closing
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Todd Kliman
And another one down . . . Farrah Olivia, the freewheeling, modern American restaurant that cemented chef Morou Ouattara’s reputation as one of the city’s top talents, will send out its last plate of shocked escolar at dinner on April 29th.
The restaurant’s landlord is Balducci’s, and Ouattara says that he and the company had been in negotiations for months about a new lease. A deal could not be reached and the chef decided to shut down the two-and-half year old restaurant (which clocked in at number 20 on our list of 100 Best Restaurants).
The news is not all bad. Morou and his wife, Heather, are set to open a restaurant/bar/lounge in Crystal City sometime this summer. Morou’s brother Amadou, who previously cooked at I Ricci, will also be in the kitchen.
And Morou insists that although Farrah Olivia in Old Town won’t survive the spring, Farrah Olivia itself is not dead. He fully expects to reopen the restaurant in downtown DC within the next “nine to 12 months.” More>> Best Bites Blog | Food & Dining | Restaurant Finder
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We just saw the WETA special on these great DC restaurants last night. Baba was supposed to go to sleep early because he had to wake up at 4am. But instead, we were watching our new LED TV with digital antenna and found this interesting program on WETA. So we figured we’d take our hottie, T Rex, out to this restaurant. WTF is wrong with you, Balduccis? Why you gotta be f’ing up all my plans? What the hell?! We hate you! We’re gonna take a poop on your front door step (We’re dogs so that’s what we do!). Please, Farrah Olivia, come back to us! Please grace us with your presence, and your spectacularly spherical soy sauce. Balducci’s, you can kiss our hair dog bungs!
Posted by: SASHA & SONJA, Dec 17, 2010 04:07:11 AM
I just saw this cutting-edge hip place on WETA as somewhere my girlfriend would enjoy for her upcoming birthday. She loves anything that’s interesting and well presented. Now I understand they’re closed. What a bummer. I’ll never patronize Balducci’s again, moreover I’m telling all my friends to join me.
Posted by: Disappointed, Jun 28, 2010 10:38:57 PM
Oh my, I’m very dissapointed to hear that Farrah Olivia has closed - but delighted to know it will return again in the near future. A downtown location will be much better for this wonderful restaurant - as someone else stated, the old town location just didn’t do it justice. I highly recommend this restaurant once it establishes itself again in DC!
Posted by: Tina L, Jun 01, 2010 12:20:06 PM
How dreadful!! I’m up at 3:25am watching WETA-Create and saw this wonderful place. I immediately put Farrah Olivia in the search engine but only to see this article and discover that it no longer exists. I am a foodie at heart and enjoy new and fresh cuisines. There is a dismal representation of high-end African cuisine in this area and the people of the DMV suffer for it. I can’t wait to see what turns up.
Posted by: Not A Happy Camper, Jan 07, 2010 01:00:26 AM
Looking forward to new place..We love your food.
Posted by: Neddie , Nov 11, 2009 04:45:21 PM
Unacceptable.
I’ve been looking forward to eating here and imagine my surprise to read this news. Lesson learned: if there’s a restaurant you want to go to, go asap.
Posted by: ceenahoo, Aug 06, 2009 11:22:00 AM
Shame on them! My daughter traveled down from Philly specifically for a celebration centered on the testing menu. We arrived on time, Saturday night, to find an abandoned restaurant. The sign had been ripped from the wall but there was no note of explanation on the door. I asked one of the Balducci’s workers who seemed stunned and replied, ’they were here last night.’ They had my phone number. As a basic courtesy, could they have not called to warn me, rather than leave my daughter and me stranded at 7 pm on a Saturday night?
Posted by: Cindy Richmond, Jun 07, 2009 03:11:05 AM
Oh no!! This is tragic news. A favorite spot for me. Makes me want to boycott Balducci’s from now on.
The City of Alexandria should do everything in its power to keep Chef Morou in town and find him a new home. He is an enormous asset to the City.
Posted by: Kelli, Apr 23, 2009 05:53:05 AM
I am devistated. I love Farrah Olivia. I’ve had the best service there.
Posted by: JB, Apr 18, 2009 04:19:55 AM
Ouch - bet Alexandria is regretting their choice for the face of the city’s recent ad campaign! But it was such an obscure location, I’m sure they’ll fare much better in the District.
Posted by: Colleen/FoodieTots, Apr 17, 2009 05:25:09 PM
This is sad. Farrah Olivia is one of my favorites, and very easy to get to.
Posted by: AJ, Apr 17, 2009 07:05:22 AM
Looking forward to the opening of his place in Crystal City... we could use a few good new restaurants!
Posted by: Elle, Apr 15, 2009 02:37:04 PM
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