Black Restaurant Group

Washington City Paper: Young & Hungry

For nine out of 10 Takoma Park residents that Jeff Black encounters, their first questions about his new restaurant Republic are not about the hours, the location, or the food. "The first question is: Are you going to have a bar?" Takoma Park has a serious dearth of watering holes, especially ones where you can get a good cocktail.  Read More...

Washington Business Journal: People’s Republic of Takoma gets its own Restaurant

Even with its tongue planted firmly in its check, Black Restaurant Group can still take a bite out of a new neighborhood. The Gazette reports that Black Restaurant Group's newest restaurant, Republic, opens on Sunday in Takoma Park.  Read More...

Washingtonian Best Bites: 5 Things to look for at Republic

Takoma Park is about to get a new neighborhood—and possibly destination—restaurant. Restaurateur Jeff Black, who’s behind BlackSalt and Pearl Dive, among others, has teamed up with longtime chef and Takoma Park native Danny Wells for a seventh venture. Here’s what to look for in the funky space.  Read More...

Bethesda Magazine.com: Preview of Republic

If the food at last night’s preview party at Republic is any indication, the new Takoma Park eatery will likely become a dining destination even for those living outside the nuclear-free zone.  Read More...

The Washington Lobbyist- Rammy’s 2012

More than 1,500 guests gathered tonight at the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington‘s (RAMW) highly anticipated annual RAMMY Awards gala to celebrate the outstanding achievements and excellence in the Metropolitan Washington restaurant industry. Host venue, the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, saw chefs, restaurateurs and key restaurant industry players awarded prestigious honors including “Fine Dining Restaurant,” “Upscale Casual Restaurant” and “Restaurant Employee of the Year.”  Reaad More...

Brightest Young Things- Rammy Review 2012

The big winner of the evening were Jeff & Barbara Black who won the inaugural Restaurateur of the Year Award as well as the Upscale Casual Restaurant (for BlackSalt) and Hottest Bar Scene (for Black Jack) Read more...

The Washington Post: In Logan Circle, a Pearl of a Place. 12/18/11

An admission: To keep restaurant staffs that recognize me from knowing whether I like a dish, I leave some food on my plate.  And yet, no amount of discipline can keep me from polishing off a whole catfish po' boy at the new Pearl Dive Oyster Palace in Logan Circle.  Blame my lapse on the deftly fried, clean-flavored fillet. Point also to the pedigreed Allan Benton bacon tucked inside the sturdy (but not too!) roll. Indict as well the gently cooked farm egg that floods the Delta prize with even more flavor when teeth strike yolk.  Read More...

Washington Business Journal, WBJBizBeat: Pearl Dive/Black Jack: A tour

"Pearl Dive is the more sit-down restaurant concept, serving lots of oysters and Southern-influenced seafood dishes. Black Jack, meanwhile, has its own bar menu of soups, sandwiches and daily specials upstairs, along with unusual cocktail creations, whether they be seasonal frozen updates of classic cocktails, or Ari and Michael Wilder's own spin on classic cocktails like the Brass Nail."
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DC EATER: A Sneak Peek Inside Pearl Dive Oyster Palace and Black Jack

"Fall's first big restaurant opening is soon at hand as Jeff Black's duo Pearl Dive Oyster Palace and Black Jack near completion on 14th Street. The pre-opening party is tomorrow night, but the restaurants hope to soft-open next week once the liquor license goes through. Eater took a look around both venues and can officially confirm that they will be very popular, thanks to an indoor bocce court and the solid reputation for seafood that Black has earned from restaurants from BlackSalt to Black's Bar and Kitchen."
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