by Larry Janezich
Posted: Friday, April 17, 2026
Here’s Hill’s Kitchen – from left, Miles Hamilton, John Johnson, and Sarah Needles. Hill’s Kitchen is at 713 D Street, SE.
Hill’s Kitchen has stepped up to help the 7th Street and other nearby neighbors who are protesting the opening of Wingstop – a fried chicken carryout – on Barracks Row across the street from Popeye’s in the troubled 400 block of 8th Street, SE.
The store has copies of the petition available for Ward 6 residents to sign.
The well-organized group of neighbors behind the effort has been active for more than a decade, urging ANC6B, the Board of Zoning Adjustment, the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration, and the Zoning Commission to enforce existing regulations on restaurants and bars on Barracks Row. They have been instrumental in helping negotiate settlement agreements with food and liquor establishments, insisting on best operating practices regarding rodents, trash, traffic, odor and noise. Many of the neighbors support going beyond targeting Wingstop and favor a ban on fast food outlets on the street and this group is circulating this petition.
The petition says, “Enough is enough!” It calls on CM Charles Allen to “fight to Save Barracks Row Main Street.”
Here’s the operative language:
Support our petition to DC Ward 6 Council Member Charles Allen requesting
1. Immediate moratorium against any opening of new cannabis or fast food retailers.
2. Department of Building Enforcement reviews of All Barracks Row establishments operating as cannabis stores or fast food restaurants
3. Clear statutory language requiring all Barracks Row establishments to comply with best practices on rodent control, sound mitigation, and odor prevention
Fast/Fast Casual Food on the 400 block of Barracks Row
- & Pizza
- Taco Bell
- Popeye’s
- Chipotle
- Ledo Pizza
- Pizza Boli
- Chiko
- Dunkin
- Maman Joon Kitchen
- Union Kitchen
- WingSpot (applicant for special exception)
Weed shops on Barracks Row
- UpNSmoke 427 8th Street, SE
- Miel Wellness 727 8th Street, SE
- Sticky Meds 1104 8th Street, SE
- Aloha 539 8th Street, SE
And weed shops near Barracks Row
- No Kids Allowed 637 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
- High Demand DC Weed Dispensary & Delivery 511 11th Street, SE
- New Leaf Dispensary (formerly Taste Budz) at 317 Pennsylvania Ave, SE
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