New restaurant coming to Washington: Janelle's

pheightsresident

Janelle's was good, but not consistently so. My first visit there I had the curry goat, which was atrocious. I only went back as my friend wanted to check things out; I had a fish dinner and he had curry chicken, both of which were delicious. Had Janelle's been consistently on point, it could've succeeded there. 

But I, too, wish that The Islands had the resources to take over that spot...while I'm not always in the mood to take a walk to that location when I'm in BK, I do love their food. And its cheap, too, a fact which would probably change if they moved to the Janelle's location. 

As far as Janelle's business, it was empty most of the time that I recall. There were a few evenings, however, when the place was packed (it didn't seem like a party). I saw Janelle cut back on staff over the years. Specifically, when she first opened (if her name is actually "Janelle"), there seemed to be a full time cook and Janelle was more so of a hostess. Over time, however, I saw the cook was gone and Janelle had taken charge of the kitchen. Overall, sad to see this place go as the owner was trying to provide a quality service to the community, but am excited to see what takes its place!