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Immigrant Food
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Restaurant information
EstablishedNovember 12, 2019 (2019-11-12)
Owner(s)
Head chefEnrique Limardo
Food typeFusion cuisine
Street address1701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
CityWashington, D.C.
Postal/ZIP Code20006
CountryUnited States
Websiteimmigrantfood.com

Immigrant Food is a fast-casual restaurant located at 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington D.C. It was founded by chef Enrique Limardo, Peter Schechter, and Ezequiel Vázquez-Ger, and opened on November 12, 2019.[1][2] Located near the White House, the restaurant combines its food offerings with pro-immigrant activism.[3][4]

Immigrant Food serves fusion cuisine from China, El Salvador, Ethiopia, and other countries.[5] Its menu is prepared by Limardo.[6]

Immigrant Food opened two more D.C. locations in 2021: a food stall at Union Market on May 12,[7] and an "offshoot" location, Immigrant Food+, in the Planet Word museum on October 7.[8][9]

Advocacy

Immigrant Food partners with five non-governmental organizations — Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center, Ayuda, Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition, CASA, and CARECEN — that use the restaurant's upstairs space for meetings and events, including English and citizenship classes.[10][11] Immigrant Food's work has been called "gastro-advocacy," and its educational materials are critical of the Trump administration's immigration policies.[12]

References

  1. ^ Carman, Tim (November 12, 2019). "A new D.C. restaurant will promote immigrant causes right in Trump's front yard". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 16, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Spiegel, Anna (October 3, 2019). "An Advocacy Restaurant Called "Immigrant Food" Is Opening by the White House". Washingtonian. Archived from the original on March 17, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "'Immigrant Food' Restaurant, Trump's New Neighbor". NPR. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  4. ^ Garrett, Brianne (November 14, 2019). "A Restaurant Serving Immigrant Causes Opens Steps Away From The White House". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  5. ^ Adkins, Lenore (November 11, 2019). "A New Fast-Casual Place Called Immigrant Food Preaches 'Gastroadvocacy' in Trump's Backyard". Eater DC. Archived from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  6. ^ Yagoda, Maria (November 8, 2019). "'Immigrant Food' Restaurant Is Opening Next to the White House". Food & Wine. Archived from the original on January 6, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  7. ^ Plumb, Tierney (May 12, 2021). "Immigrant Food Brings Its Brand of Fast-Casual Fusion Into Union Market". Eater DC. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  8. ^ Plumb, Tierney (October 1, 2021). "Immigrant Food's Fancy New Offshoot Serves Fusion Dim Sum Inside a Museum Downtown". Eater DC. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  9. ^ Clabaugh, Jeff (October 6, 2021). "DC's Immigrant Food opens museum restaurant at Planet Word". WTOP-FM. Archived from the original on June 11, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  10. ^ Somvichian-Clausen, Austa (November 11, 2019). "'Immigrant Food' opens a block away from the White House". The Hill. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  11. ^ Lozano, Gabby (March 2020). "Immigrant Food Attracts Many with Gastroadvocacy". Food Tank. Archived from the original on April 20, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  12. ^ Shoichet, Catherine E. (November 16, 2019). "A restaurant called 'Immigrant Food' just opened a block from the White House". CNN. Video by Mackenzie Happe. Archived from the original on November 19, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2020.

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