‘Bebo Trattoria’
courtesy of ‘Samer Farha’
Noooooooooo! Tom Sietsema is reporting that Bebo Trattoria has closed, as it had lost about 40% of their business this year so far. That means that the DC area is without a Roberto Donna eatery until he can reopen Galileo in the old Butterfield 9 location.
Tom Bridge: Tom Bridge moved to the DC area in 2000 and hasn't looked back. Well, once. But it was his job that was broken, and not DC. Before founding We Love DC with several friends, Tom was the City Captain for Metroblogging DC for four years. He is a partner at Technolutionary LLC and works in computers for a living. He and his wife Tiffany live in Brookland. Read Why Tom Loves DC
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6 Responses to “Chef Donna Closes Bebo Trattoria”
April 15th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Sop this must be why they still had christmas decorations up in March. I can’t say I’m sad. Bebo had **super crap service**, even if the food was yummy.
April 15th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
I’m with KatieT here. The food I had on my one and only visit was really fantastic; the service was the absolute worst I have ever received in any restaurant, ever.
No doubt the closing will be spun that it has to do with the recession. I think the reality is enough people got burned (because I know that Katie and I are not the only ones) that they’d run out of a customer base willing to suffer.
April 15th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
Yeah, I understand that service went way downhill since the last time I was there about a year ago. Here’s hoping the new Galileo won’t suffer from the same problem.
April 16th, 2009 at 8:36 am
Recession or not, there is a reason that richard and wiedmaier are the new kings of dc cuisine. donna has jumped the shark due to his own ineptitude and overinflated ego. enough said.
April 16th, 2009 at 9:22 am
@Greg, I can find plenty of pizza and pasta in this city without having to wait 20 minutes to even get acknowledged. No loss.
@Radman, so funny – I was just having a conversation about Wiedmaier taking over DC. He might take a break before opening anything new, right? Wise, you are.
April 16th, 2009 at 10:23 am
Not really the recession, actually another case like Murky Coffee…