is open to shelling out big bucks for tasting menus.Įater reached out to the restaurant’s team for comment but has not yet heard back. The closure comes just two weeks after the spot said it would dramatically dial back its concept by slashing both prices and the course count in half, offering a seven-course menu, including a welcome cocktail, for $95.ĭespite the shutter saying otherwise, places like Aaron Silverman’s Pineapple & Pearls have proven D.C. Soon after, it received a tepid preview from The Washington Post. Dinner for two could stretch close to $1,000 at a restaurant from a chef opening his first place in D.C. When The Shaw Bijou first opened in early November, a $185-per-person tasting menu was the starting price, not including drink pairings. The 20-person staff also found out about the restaurant’s sudden demise on Sunday.īarman Zac Hoffman, who was one of the first employees tapped by Onwuachi two and a half years ago, told Eater that “every single person” at The Shaw Bijou was among the “most qualified” he’s ever worked with and “one hundred and ten percent dedicated-that should not be overlooked.” “It just became too costly with labor and the quality of the ingredients, and unfortunately, if you can’t cut those two things down, it’s usually the end of business,” Gorsuch told the media outlet. Washingtonian broke the news on Sunday, confirming the closure news via co-owner Kelly Gorsuch. Just two and half months after debuting to much fanfare, “Top Chef” alumnus Kwame Onwuachi’s restaurant, The Shaw Bijou, has already served its last meal.
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