page_title: The Palm (restaurant)
section_title: Expansion
hierarchical_section_title: The Palm (restaurant) / Reviews / Expansion
caption_attribution_description: English: 1225 19th Street NW in Washington, D.C., in the United States. This image is looking northeast. The structure is known as the Jefferson Building, designed by Vlastimil Koubek and erected in 1963. It became home to the upscale The Palm steak restaurant in December 1972. At some point between 1972 and 2005, the building's exterior reflecting pool and fountains were replaced by single-story, aluminum-and-glass extension of the restraurant onto the plaza area. A garden and small trees were also added around this extension. At some point, The Palm expanded
context_page_description: The Palm is an American fine-dining steakhouse that opened in the 1920s. It is located in New York City at 837 Second Avenue in Manhattan.
  Since its beginnings, management has opened additional restaurants throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Mexico. The Palm is notable for steak, lobster, traditional Italian dishes and the caricatures of individuals sketched on its walls.
context_section_description: The Palm opened its second location in Washington, D.C. in December 1972. According to the company's web site, the prodding of former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, then U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, encouraged the families to open the second location.  Bush often quipped that there was a "lack of good American fare" in the capital city.
  In 1973, the restaurant's third location, the "Palm Too," opened across the street from the original New York location.  During the 1970s the restaurants also expanded to three other cities, Los Angeles, Houston and East Hampton, NY.
  The Palm found another home in 2000.  The Nashville, TN location opened in the heart of music row.  The restaurant is situated across from the Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena and is a popular hot spot.
caption: The Palm restaurant in Washington, D.C.
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