Poor Robert's Tavern and Roma's
This file appears in: Lingering on the Palate: Roma’s (1920 - 1997)
The Cleveland Park commercial strip on the east side of Connecticut Avenue was the location of Roma's and its adjoining bar, Poor Robert's Tavern.
This file appears in: Lingering on the Palate: Roma’s (1920 - 1997)
Lingering on the Palate: Roma’s (1920 - 1997)
The early twentieth century brought on an influx of Italian immigrants who sought to recreate the taste of home in a new country. One of the earliest Italian restaurants to grace Washington, DC, was Roma’s.
Roma’s was first opened by Frank Abbo on F…