'The Meatball Shop' Opening In DC

WASHINGTON, DC -- New York-based restaurant chain The Meatball Shop is setting down its first roots in D.C., and will open a restaurant in the District this spring.

The Meatball Shop, which first opened in the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 2010, currently has six locations in New York City. The restaurant will open its newest location at 1720 14th Street NW in late spring.

As the name implies, The Meatball Shop specializes in build-your-own meals centered around meatballs.

"The Meatball Shop offers five varieties of meatballs, including classic beef, pork, chicken, veggie, and the daily special, all crafted with responsibly sourced ingredients, to pair with house-made sauces: classic tomato, pesto, parmesan cream, spicy meat, and mushroom gravy," according to a statement. "Guests then choose if they’d like their meatballs naked with a side, over pasta or veggies, on a Kitchen Sink salad (greens with seasonally rotating vegetable and grain sides), in a Hero (on a toasted baguette), or a Smash (on a brioche roll with melted mozzarella or provolone!)"

The restaurant also has a cocktail menu and a wine selection.

Image via The Meatball Shop