The chain adds another link: Taylor Gourmet opened location No. 4 in the former space of the Ruff & Ready secondhand store. (Tim Carman/The Washington Post)
Apparently the crush had arrived earlier than my 1:40 lunch visit; some 100 customers had already welcomed Taylor Gourmet to the U Street neighborhood. The sub-freezing temperatures no doubt played a role in the modest turnout because, God knows, there was plenty of advance publicity on the Philly hoagie shop.
The menu is the same, although the decor is ever-so-slightly modified from the other three Taylor locations, mostly because Patten and Mazza couldn’t find a way to incorporate their signature oil drums into the new spot. The work buckets were, well, a work-around.
Look for more changes in the very near future, Patten says. He’s planning to roll out about nine new menu items soon.
More photos after the jump.
