Local 16

Local 16 is a lounge/club located in the U Street corridor that has been around since September 2002. For the past few years, it has been one of my favorite venues in the U Street area. It was created with the vision of providing the local U Street denizens with a cool place to hang […]

Comet Ping Pong

Comet Ping Pong is a pretty cool little restaurant / bar / ping pong club located at 5037 Connecticut Ave. between Van Ness and Chevy Chase.
Cost - $$
Service - A-
Comet Ping Pong is very much a neighborhood spot and consequently, has a pretty friendly staff of waiters and bartenders. I’ve only been a couple […]

New Heights

New Heights Restaurant is a DC landmark. For just about 20 years it has been offering patrons some of the top “New American” cuisine in the Washington, DC area. Over that time it has developed quite a loyal following amongst DC insiders. For the gin connoiseur, the downstairs bar dubbed “The Gin Joint” […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 service at Charlie […]

Proof

ver the past few years there have been several notable wine bar openings in the DC area including Cork, Veritas, Enology and Proof.  What differentiates Proof is certainly the space and the tremendous dining experience it offers.
Cost - $$$
Service - A
We knew our server so I can’t give an unbiased account of the service. […]

CityZen

CityZen, is one of my personal favorites for modern American cuisine. Chef Eric Ziebold, formerly of Napa Valley’s renowned The French Laundry, was voted in Food & Wine magazine as one of ‘America’s Best New Chef’s’ and the restaurant one of the ‘Hottest Restaurants in the World’. CityZen is located in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel […]