Located on 14^th street before Columbia heights, this is practically walking distance from our house.

And there’s only one way to describe it. Delicious!!

From their Shrimp spring rolls to their Yellow curry salmon (my Favorite)

They have a beautiful bar and can make a large array of equally delicious cocktails from a ginger martini (amazing) to the toasted Almond (Renee’s favorite). Not looking for anything Alcoholic (haha) try their Thai tea which is basically desert through a straw.

It’s a sexy scene, perfect place for a date ;-)

I love the décor, Adore the Drinks, and am Crazy about the food J.

P.S. always great service.

Love it scale 10 out of 10!

I love the décor, Adore the Drinks, and am Crazy about the food J.

P.S. always great service.

And it wont break your budget.

“I have Social Disease. I have to go out every night. If I stay home one night I start spreading rumors to my dogs.” – Warhol

www.warhol.org

One word. Amazing. This museum is massive. Like a labyrinth filled with treasures from centuries before that will remain for centuries to come.

I love Art.

Everything here was cool. From the stone waterfall to the “star trek” (as Phalan dubbed it) moving sidewalk.

Its like an adventure around every corner, art adventure.

And then there was Warhol.

Though I thought it to be small it was awesome to see his work in person having learned about him for so many years. I think collectively our favorite pieces were the 2 large canvases that were a collaboration between him and Basquiat.

Love it scale. Of course 10 out of 10!

Having never done one of these before we were both exited and weary. Or maybe I was just the weary one ;-)

Can you find the ghost in one of our pictures?

Well my anxiety built as the ghost tour guide informed us that 1/3 tours makes a sighting.

I never realized how much history was right there, always thinking DC is the end all be all (it still sort of is J)

Well in was a spooky night but interesting above all. We stood in front of bars and restaurants that were frequented by our founding fathers. One in particular that George Washington (yes THE GW) is known to have been chased out of for hitting on the owners wife. Scandalous!

Spookiest moments belong to: the light turning off while we were in the cemetery surrounded by crypts covered with skull and bones markings, and when one of the fellow tour members caught something in his camera. Either its light or a ghost. You be the judge.

Love it scale 8 out of 10

Because it was cold and drizzly for too much of the tour. But still enjoyable

Happy Hour!!

Yummy Yummy Yummy.

Happy hour menu include $3 Mandu (dumplings fried or steamed) and delicious$4 Chicken Wings (Bar only)

And $4 Sojutinis that came in a gazillion flavors like Aloe, grape, mango, and more!

Great times, you can eat and drink good for $20.

Great décor and even better atmosphere.

The bartender was friendly and even though Phalan is our expert on Korea he was happy to explain some things to us about the menu.

On our love it scale 9 out of 10 

Enjoyed the bar folk, food, and drinks.

Would have been good if the food menu for Happy hour had more options

We’ve reached our halfway mark!

What better way to celebrate then with a great view and even better company.

We made our way to the waterfront, completely ready for happy hour. The crowd wasn’t what we’re typically used to, being that they were slightly older, but the bar still had a good vibe.  

Sequoia’s is a full restaurant overlooking the water.  There are two bar options for enjoying happy hour: an outside terrace bar and a bar located on the top floor inside of the restaurant.  We opted for the terrace bar and the view was stunning, day and night. 

They had excellent bartenders that had us laughing the whole night with their dancing and jokes.  Thanks Nate and Nam!  

The music was quite interesting: hardcore hip hop music fused with sped-up techno beats.  Hilarious combination.

When the crowd died down a little, one of our favorite bartenders, Nam, put on his iPod and entertained us with some Common, Kanye and Jay-Z.  

There’s an option of about 7 cocktails on the happy hour menu at $5 each, along with a few bites to eat.  We didn’t end up eating there but it’s worth mentioning that the food smelled amazing.  They make excellent cocktails and their definitely not stingy with the wine.  Happy hour ends at 7 pm but it’s still worth going even if you can’t make that time. 

Love it scale: 8.5 out of 10

We had a great time, but had hoped for a younger crowd.

“Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you’re free
Look into your heart and you’ll find that the sky is yours” - Jason Mraz

Not quite sure how to start this review.

Not at all what we thought it to be, but a good lead to a great evening

Which is kind of the point, get out the house. There’s a world out there!!

Great place for kids. Everything in here was funny/cute.

Everything in the store was something that made me laugh.

For instance a brick marked “Skipping stone”, with a small description underneath letting you know “It’s all in the wrist”

Or silly things likes unicorn tears which is a Jar of water and Glitter.

A very short trip which landed us in the center of Columbia heights.

We ended up sitting by the fountain for a couple hours watching at the kids laughing their little hearts out playing in the water fountain, people watching, and just enjoying a beautiful day outside.

so if your in columbia heights and have some kids with you, take them. It’s Free!

Love it scale: 8 out of 10

Only because we felt a little duped when we realized it wasn’t a real/full museum.

Still was a great day :-)

A true open mic night…finally!

We saw some poetry, hip-hop, stand-up and even a crazy incoherent rant lol.

We took the bus for the 1st time so transportation was only $1.70.

We arrived at 8pm and bought our $4 wristbands while waiting for the doors to open at 8:30.

Get there early because this room fills up fast.

The Langston Hughes room was decorated with a “wall of peace” cluttered with pictures and quotes from all of our favorites including: Dr. King, Gandhi, Mother Theresa, Langston Hughes and many many more.

Beautiful.

We felt every emotion! It was an all together, well rounded evening.

A personal favorite was MC Lurch who went on a literal 5 page rant where he said the word sh*t at least 100 times and the word pu$$y an additional 47 times. Out of control!! Nonetheless, I laughed so hard my stomach hurt.

There was a well rounded group of performers including a great stand-up comedian who, for her second time ever doing it, had the whole crowd laughing.

Our favorite moment was the reading of the “community poem”. At the beginning of the night, they pass around a sheet and every audience member contributes a “poetic” line. Pure genius.

Here’s a sample:

“Progression.

Even though it’s hard, it’s better than staying idle.

‘Cause idle muthafuckas die ‘cause they idling too damn much.

Live bitch, live!

…and, make it rain. Make it rain on these hoes while going hard in the muthafuckin’ paint. Because closed mouths don’t get fed on this boulevard. #church”

*snap* *snap* *snap*

Love it Scale: 10 out of 10. (I’d give 11 if I could…)

Price: $4 Entertaining. Engaging. Great crowd and staff. Truly no complaints.

Well this started off as a good night. Chose downtown Silver Spring as our destination to watch Monday night football.

Galaxy Billiards Café was standing room only and packed to the brim with Redskins fans… and fans from the less important team.

With drinks flowing and high-fives being thrown left and right, the crowd was in a great mood.

We met some cool people too. It’s amazing how football brings people together.

Overall it was a great night, despite the home team losing.

Food served here is typical bar food (nachos, wings, burgers, etc.) and a couple of restaurant-type meals like salmon.

Drinks were made strong and worth the price.

Love it scale: 8.5 out of 10

Wish we were able to find a seat easier. The large screens were on a time delay from the smaller TV’s which was a little annoying.

Perfect venue for fanatics watching sports.

Eatonville, a Zora Neale Hurston-inspired restaurant named for her hometown in Florida which was the first African-American incorporated town in the United States.

Everything inside has a connection to Zora’s life, including a huge mural that depicts a scene from her famous book ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’.

There is art on every wall in this restaurant, even the walk to the bathroom is lined with paintings and pictures.

The staff is extremely friendly there and even stopped to talk football with us. Thanks, Drew!

The food can only be described in one word: delicious.

The “must-haves” include the lamb chops and their macaroni and cheese as an extra side (no substituting sides there).  Its honestly the best mac and cheese I’ve ever had.

Love it Scale: 8.5 out of 10

The menu is a little pricey and the drinks could be better. 

“Women forget all the things they don’t want to remember, and remember everything they don’t want to forget.”

- Zora Neale Hurston

We definitely added a lot of places to the list of things we don’t want to forget