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The latest scuttlebutt about the fate of the Capital City Diner, as gleaned by a job listing that briefly appeared on Craigslist, is that the beloved diner that closed in February will be retooled to include Kosher sandwiches and Asian fusion dishes when it re-opens under new ownership.

EXPERIENCED SERVERS & COOKS!!!!! New 24 hour diner being moved to Columbia Heights/Petworth seeking experienced cooks & servers for all shifts / full or part time. We purchased a classic silver diner car will move it to the CoHi/Petowoth area. We plan to be open by August 1, and are seeking experienced persons to help open this exciting venture.

We plan to seat appx 75, with a rooftop outdoor patio featuring a tiki bar. Food will be classic diner fare, with Asian fusion. Menu will prominently feature Kosher-style Jewish deli sandwiches, with bread baked fresh every morning.

Prince of Petworth caught the Craigslist ad, which has since been removed, and proceeded to run with the football, gleeful that the beloved eatery could be coming to his home turf later this year.

Matt Ashburn, who opened Capital City Diner in 2009 when he moved the 1940s-era silver car from Upstate New York to the District, told the Post’s Tim Carman yesterday that the diner is just about ready to be relocated pending the finalization of the sale to new owners.

But assumptions the rebooted diner will serve Jewish deli and Asian fusion in addition to standard diner fare from a new home in Columbia Heights or Petworth are premature, Ashburn wrote in an email to DCist today. “Still sworn to secrecy, unfortunately,” he said.

In the mean time though, Ashburn has gotten a clever joke running on Twitter in the form of #dinerrumors. Suggested futures for the now-shuttered temple of chicken and waffles range from it being “placed atop the Capitol columns at the Arboretum as a part of a mile-high club themed bar” to this:

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