Last week, D.C. native Curtis Nysmith discussed his plans to transform the former Goa space into a deluxe sports bar called Capital City, which should open August 1. He enlisted Tag Front (BOA, Blue Velvet, Luckyfish, Takami) to fashion the sprawling space after the kind of place you’d find along the D.C. waterfront, with plenty of brick, stone and glass and a mezzanine overlooking the main floor. Nysmith promises 46 TVs, with nothing on the main floor below 60 inches, plus a 14×8 foot high def “monster” and 4-5 different audio zones. Capital City will also have back and front decks and roll-up windows to allow open-air. Nysmith says, “If you took all the TVs out it still stands alone as a beautiful restaurant.”

In terms of food, Nysmith is planning on California fusion with “some typical sports bar classics, but well done.” He envisions “nachos laid out flat on a porcelain plate, hand sprinkled. A lot of places you go, the top is good, the middle is dry and the bottom is soggy. Build your own burger with high-grade meat like short rib. Choose what kind of bun and fries you want. Skewers and coconut shrimp and tuna tartar. It’s certainly going to be a menu with healthy foods, so if women do want to come eat, it won’t be greasy.”

To drink, Capital City will feature 30 beers on tap and 30 more bottles. The tap lines will be stainless steel and Capital City will have secondary refrigeration to bring the brews down to 31 degrees, with every beer served in a frosted glass.

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6 Comments

1. Pat, June 15, 2009:

   Ugh, think I’ll skip that one (hand-sprinkled nachos?), but thanks for the news.

2. Joshua Lurie, June 15, 2009:

   When nachos were first created in the ’40s, they were individual chips instead of a heap. Sounds like that’s what Nysmith has in mind for Capital City.

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3. Livia, June 16, 2009:

   Capitol City sounds totally awesome!

4. AJ, June 17, 2009:

   Curtis Nysmith sounds like a greasy douche, but a less greasy douche for the ladies.

5. Sammy, June 17, 2009:

   42 TV’s sounds good to me!!

6. mmmmm, July 25, 2009:

   i think it sounds awsome…its what hollywood really needs!!!! and AJ why does Curtis Nysmith sound like a greasy douche??i don’t find anything he said offensive….

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