
Maupillier’s love of pig is on display in the maple-spiced pork rinds with bacon dust, paprika, and maple sugar. Photograph by Erik Uecke

Amish chicken, cooked in the wood-burning oven, will be served with a cipollini onion shepherd’s pie. Photograph by Erik Uecke

Owner Saied Azali has lived in Adams Morgan for 32 years, and is happy to see the return of the neighborhood restaurant there. Photograph by Erik Uecke

Can’t say we didn’t warn you! Here is chef Maupillier with a pig’s head. Photograph by Erik Uecke

Booths lined with repurposed wood are designed for date night or an early dinner with the fam. Photograph by Erik Uecke

The Mintwood dining room seats 120. Photograph by Erik Uecke

The owners are playing with the idea of keeping the bar open after dinner for late-night sipping. Photograph by Erik Uecke

Mintwood Place opens Sunday for dinner; brunch will begin in coming weeks. Photograph by Erik Uecke