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Your New Favorite Restaurant Mandu’s Danny Lee and Scott Drewno, previously at The Source, have teamed up to create your new favorite DC restaurant, CHIKO. Their Chinese/Korean fusion, counter-service style restaurant will surely have block-long lines in the coming months. Chinese and Korean flavors meld beautifully with these two extremely […]
Summer may be coming to an end, but there’s still time to enjoy a beautiful night out with your best friend. Located in NoMa, Wunder Garten is a beautiful outdoor beer garden where you can enjoy some cold brews with your four-legged and two-legged friends. On Friday evening, we were […]
Daikaya Izakaya are two restaurants under one roof in Chinatown DC. Daikaya the perfect laid back ramen house, and Izakaya the more exotic and mysterious restaurant (a great place to take a date). Hungry Lobbyist decided to go with the more exotic one and after sampling the menu we left […]
1. Different than other fast casual restaurants Especially living in DC, I am sure you have been to plenty of fast casual restaurants – from Cava to Sweetgreen to Beefsteak. But Honeygrow turns their fast casual restaurant into a whole different experience. 2. They hire some of the friendliest staff […]
One of Belgium’s best exports has found its first home in the United States in Leesburg, Virginia – just 40 miles outside of downtown DC. The original Delirium Cafe, located in Brussels, Belgium, is famous for the more than 2,000 beers it offers patrons. It even holds the Guinness World […]
National Wing Day calls for a cheat day pit stop to WingStop. WingStop is easily my favorite place to go when I’m craving boneless wings. They are always hot and made fresh when you order them. The high quality juicy white meat is just an essential when it comes to […]
If I could describe Momofuku CCDC in one word it would be – unapologetic. Every person who seems to go eat there is coming fully and proudly as themselves, there for you to like or not. Clearly one can see Momofuku has established a niche clientele. Momofuku’s first restaurant in […]
Elevated Comfort Classics in Frederick, MD My hometown of Frederick, MD is just a quick trip north of DC (not including rush hour). In just over 45 minutes you’ll be among sprawling farm land, historic downtown neighborhoods, quaint small businesses and a bustling food scene. Of all the new hot […]
Downtown DC steak and seafood hot spot, Ocean Prime, keeps lobbyists and tourists alike entertained with a fresh new summer lunch card series. These delicious offerings inspired by Executive Chef Jason Shelley are sure to keep you coming back for more. Traditional options and a changing sushi roll, along with Rose […]
A giant golden pipe, tasting flights, and growlers. Clinking glasses, caffeine laced laughter, and the loud whoosh of freshly tapped nitro. Intoxicating scents of freshly roasted beans and subtly sweet pastries. You have arrived at Commonwealth Joe Coffee Roasters. Commonwealth Joe takes the idea of a coffee shop, turns it on […]
You either jumped off your seat out of happiness for this vegan brunch or cringed at the thought of eating a full menu of vegan food. But let me tell you, Equinox Restaurant has finally made a vegan brunch that is worth talking about and jumping off your seat. So […]
Masa 14 encompases Latin-Asian small plates, designed for sharing and sampling by acclaimed Chefs Richard Sandoval and Kaz Okochi. It makes you want to eat your way through the entire menu, I strongly considered it. I’ll start off by saying the whole team at Masa 14 is incredibly fun and provided […]