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Tattoo Bar

Tattoo Bar is located in the continually emerging K-street corridor at 1413 K Street. Tattoo is a Michael Romo venue (Fur, Lotus, Play) and was designed by Michael Francis of Queue Design. The venue’s mission is “focused on bringing the love of rock ‘n’ roll back to the DC nightlife scene.” We visited the place […]

Eighteenth Street Lounge

Unmarked and situated between Daily Grill and Five, Eighteenth Street Lounge has a reputation of being a long-time DC hot spot with a velvet rope and trendy crowd. I suspect a lot of it may be relative to what my idea of a picky doorman type of nightclub is, but ESL remains one of my […]

Italian Pizza Kitchen

Italian Pizza Kitchen is a small pizzeria located in the Van Ness / Tenleytown area that just opened up this past year (2007), at 4483 Connecticut Ave.  They have what I consider to be some of the best pizza in the DC area actually and I am A) A big pizza eater; and B) a […]

2 Amys

There is a cool little neighborhood in the Glover Park area on Wisconsin that lays claim to some popular DC-spots. Probably the most notable is 2 Amys, an Italian-style Pizzeria that has gained a reputation for having the best pizza in DC. They refer to themselves as a ‘Neapoloitan’ pizzeria and take that designation relatively […]

Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse

Fleming’s is actually a chain of steakhouses. This review will specifically refer to the one located at 1960 Chain Bridge Road in McLean, Virginia. Cost – $$$ Service – A The service was actually quite incredible. The waitress knew the menu back-and-forth and seemed to pop her head up at precisely the right time. The […]

Chef Geoff’s

Chef Geoff’s has two locations in DC: 3201 New Mexico Ave., NW and 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. Both restaurants are similar but the main difference is that the uptown location is more of a neighborhood feel and has a large outdoor seating area. If you are downtown looking to catch a sports game without dealing […]

Brasserie Beck

Brasserie Beck is a Belgian / French restaurant located at 1101 K Street NW.  It is a fairly trendy place and can fill up on both weekday and weekend evenings so I would advise calling ahead and making reservations. Cost – $$$ Service – C+ I wasn’t terribly impressed with the service at Brasserie Beck.  […]

Fly Lounge

Fly Lounge is a trendy little night club located at 1802 Jefferson Place, in Dupont Circle. Cost – $$ Service – B Service-wise, Fly is notorious for two things: turning people away at the door and copious amounts of cleavage from their scantily clad bartendresses. I think these two things cancel one-another out, hence the […]

Charlie Palmer Steak

Charlie Palmer Steak is a restaurant and lounge along the National Mall. They host a Thursday happy hour on the rooftop in the warmer months which offers a great view of the Capitol and monuments. The address is 101 Constitution Avenue, NW. Cost – $$$ Service – A- I have read mixed reviews about the […]

Atomic Billiards

Atomic Billiards is a pool hall located at 3427 Connecticut Ave. in Cleveland Park. Cost – $ Service – B Most of the places in Cleveland Park cater to a neighborhood crowd and subsequently tend to have pretty friendly people working behind the bar and on the floor. Atomic Billiards is no exception, having friendly […]