Orchid 7 - [A Rather Sordid Story, With New OA Input], Washington, DC (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

JD Johnny Dollar Tiki Socialite Flyover, Missourah Joined: Oct 01, 2003 Posts: 3159	JD Johnny Dollar Posted posted on Sat, Feb 19, 2011 4:35 AM Name:Orchid 7 Type:restaurant Street:1055 Thomas Jefferson St., N.W. City:Washington State:DC Zip:20007 country:USA Phone: Status:defunct Description: this restaurant was opened in 1977 - which seems late into the "tiki devolution" period - ? it would be interesting to know how long it operated (at least until 1979 according to the Washington Star). this restaurant does not appear to have any marked mugs, menus or matchbooks extant. the evidence of its existence comes from several sources, so far: online discussions of area businesses, the WaPo archives, a mention in the Washington Star (a defunct local newspaper) and an article in Jet magazine (!). In 1985, TC member Sabina visited Oceanic Arts and saw evidence of First, we were shown the most AMAZING huge panels that once adorned a place we had never heard of in DC in Georgetown- "Orchid 7". The panels were a series depicting a poetic mythic story, carved in wood. (No I don't have any further details, but their files and photos are a treasure trove!) Unfortunately, not only are the whereabouts of the panels unknown, but any history of Orchid 7 has also escaped our research before this revelation! http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=14770&forum=17&vpost=172399 http://dcgrocery.multiply.com/journal/item/260 Anyone have memories of the Pagoda 7 / Golden Carriage Chinese Restaurant? They had a pretty nice interior with a Polynesian design. The same owners had a liquor store in the mall next to the restaurant. I'm not sure why it closed because they had a brisk business (the liquor store, not the restaurant). A sister restaurant to the Iverson Mall location was called Orchid 7 and was in Georgetown. [ Edited by: Johnny Dollar 2011-02-20 18:20 ] [ Edited by: johnny dollar 2011-02-22 11:16 ]

Name:Orchid 7
Type:restaurant
Street:1055 Thomas Jefferson St., N.W.
City:Washington
State:DC
Zip:20007
country:USA
Phone:
Status:defunct

Description:
this restaurant was opened in 1977 - which seems late into the "tiki devolution" period - ? it would be interesting to know how long it operated (at least until 1979 according to the Washington Star). this restaurant does not appear to have any marked mugs, menus or matchbooks extant. the evidence of its existence comes from several sources, so far: online discussions of area businesses, the WaPo archives, a mention in the Washington Star (a defunct local newspaper) and an article in Jet magazine (!). In 1985, TC member Sabina visited Oceanic Arts and saw evidence of

First, we were shown the most AMAZING huge panels that once adorned a place we had never heard of in DC in Georgetown- "Orchid 7". The panels were a series depicting a poetic mythic story, carved in wood. (No I don't have any further details, but their files and photos are a treasure trove!) Unfortunately, not only are the whereabouts of the panels unknown, but any history of Orchid 7 has also escaped our research before this revelation!

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=14770&forum=17&vpost=172399

http://dcgrocery.multiply.com/journal/item/260

Anyone have memories of the Pagoda 7 / Golden Carriage Chinese Restaurant? They had a pretty nice interior with a Polynesian design. The same owners had a liquor store in the mall next to the restaurant. I'm not sure why it closed because they had a brisk business (the liquor store, not the restaurant). A sister restaurant to the Iverson Mall location was called Orchid 7 and was in Georgetown.

[ Edited by: Johnny Dollar 2011-02-20 18:20 ]

[ Edited by: johnny dollar 2011-02-22 11:16 ]

Post #576777 by Johnny Dollar on Sat, Feb 19, 2011 4:35 AM