amazing food! amazing service! amazing decor!…read more the food was very good and the staff was very attentive. the soup was warm and came out quickly

I came here for drinks one evening and had a great time! This spacious Korean pub is a great spot…read moreto hang out with friends and grab some food/a late night drink. When I was here, I didn't get any of their food but I did they their house honey makgeolli and really loved it! Would love to come back and try other drinks + food sometime!

3.5 stars. This place is somewhere in between "A-OK" and "I'm a fan!"...so I'll round up…read more This was the last stop of our Korean Crawl through Annandale. I was rather impressed, however it's in a terrible location. If you aren't looking for it, you'll never find it. It's completely surrounded by other buildings, and the only way to get to the place is through a small tiny backalley road. At first glance, the exterior of the place looks rather nice and inviting. When you step inside, you are greeted with an equally nice interior. Our group, a bunch of Asians (not all Korean though) and our token white girl all sit at the bar. Service was average, and as a previous reviewer mentioned, the female bartenders were young and attractive. It was hardly busy especially for a Saturday around midnight. We order a few drinks as we wind down our night. The complimentary popcorn was much appreciated. All in all I had a great time. Hope to be back.

Go to Cafe Sole if you enjoy singing karaoke while choking in smoky rooms with terrible…read moreventilation. Patrons were smoking at the bar and in the adjacent karaoke room and the smoke came through the wall. It's a throwback to the bad old days of leaving a bar with your clothes and person wreaking of cigarettes. Since there are so many other good nearby options for karaoke -- with the same karaoke machine and setup -- there is no reason to go here if you are a non-smoker. Could be a cool place otherwise. Service was decent. UPDATE Wanted to suggest three good karaoke alternatives: Cafe Tu Ah (within walking distance) has a nice bar and karaoke rooms, friendly service, and the same karaoke machines as Cafe Sole with English, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese songs that gets regular updates with the latest hits. Dain Cafe also has this machine but with more sparkly lights to help set off your awesomely bad singing. Cafe Muse serves tasty entrees and has an extremely deep song catalog but it usually takes many months for them to update with recent songs. In-room service is provided at all three of these places and none allow smoking.

I KNOW a rack of y'all smoke hookah. So a homie of mine recommended a spot out Virginia that got…read morethat, & food. I'm no hookah smoker, so y'all let ME know if their hookah is STAMPED or not!! . Where I am: @fumee_cafe . Location Reviewed: 7250 Columbia Pike, Annandale VA. . Menu Includes: *See Website* https://fumeecafe.co/ . Items Reviewed: Their Special Head Blue Mist Hookah (Most Popular $12)._____!! Fill in the blank when you go!! Taste like fruity smoke to me!! Their Jalapeno Poppers (with tzatziki sauce $8). DECENT. Not the best, not the worst. Their Mozzarella Sticks (with marinara sauce $8). DECENT. It's your average mozzarella stick...that's it. Their Fried Pickles (with tzatziki sauce $8). DELICIOUS. Well fried, but good dipped into the tzatziki sauce. Their Gyro (with lamb meat, tzatziki sauce, & l.t.o $9.50). DELICIOUS. Well sauced. Their Cheeseburger (with cheese l.t.o, & ketchup $9.50). DECENT. A bit lackluster...decent. Their Mocktails; The Céline (with raspberry, blueberry, fresh lime, & mint $9). STAMP!! Fresh Fresh, sweet,& palate cleansing!! The Kanicule (with cucumber, lime, Thai chili, & orange juice $9). STAMP!! Mildly spicy but super refreshing!! Their 3 Chocolate Mousse Cake ($7). DELICIOUS. Creamy, & good. Their Knafeh (a sweet pastry layered with cheese, honey, & pistachios $11). STAMP!! Surprisingly the cheese blends well with the honey & flaky pastry!! Their Steak n Cheese (with l.t.o, provolone, & mayo $9.50). LIKE THAT!! Cheesy, meaty, well prepared!! . Online Navigation: Easy . Customer Service: On Point!! . Parking: DECENT!! . Recommendations: The steak n cheese, & drinks, & dessert!! . Music:YouTube-Rare Essence Mickey Solo 5 Stars=STAMP 4 1/2 Stars=LIKE THAT 4 Stars=DELICIOUS 3 Stars=DECENT 2 Stars=PASS 1 Star=NAH #Bigschlimsreviews

One of the best places I've been, its redesign is elegant and modern, the attention is incredible,…read moreeveryone is very friendly and the cocktails were delicious, without a doubt my new favorite place to hang out with friends Also the owners are excellent people, they were aware that the attention was impeccable, one of the places of VA that you have to go

The best nightclub outside of DC. Why deal with ubering when you can have a free parking lot and…read moreget the same nightclub experience? Full food menu until late. Full bar. Amazing variety of international events and DJs! They have a Mexican food menu most nights but on nights where there are special events, the food is customized and offers international cuisines as well. There is also a Vietnamese pho and grill in the back. The food here is above average for a nightclub. This place has such amazing lighting and sound. Lots of space and VIP rooms, including a hookah room and stage. Asian music night is usually on Sundays and sometimes Saturdays. Other nights have Latin music. Special events have covered everything from Romanian to Mongolian and Middle Eastern cultural events.

I cant say it enough, don't bother to wasting your time in this place. Food, bluh, over priced…read moredrinks assuming the bartenders even know how to mix drinks. Abiance is mediocre, go somewhere else.

I WANTED to give this place my business and they made it more or less impossible to do so…read more My coworkers and I wanted to do karaoke after work on Friday. Since Annandale has so many karaoke spots, I asked for a recommendation from my cousin, and she said Cafe Chocolate has the better music, etc. She said since there's only 5 karaoke rooms, getting reservations is best, and that the rooms were about $40/hour. I called them about 2 days before, and they said they didn't take reservations and that it was first come first serve. Hm, okay. My cousin thought, well, maybe they recently changed that policy. My coworkers decided then that we'd come right after work to make sure we could get a room. Firstly, we get there and they tell us it's $60/hour, no matter if we get the smaller room or the medium sized room. Why are both rooms the same price? Second, the menu is mostly bar food and no actual food. We just came from work and we were really hungry. Not to mention, the prices were terrible. It was like $9 for a plate of fries. The worst is that even though we were already contemplating trying somewhere else to go, the people explicitly suggested to us "maybe you should go somewhere else." They didn't even want us? Our theory was maybe because we weren't planning to get drunk, that we weren't worth using up a room. Who knows. Also, I told my cousin about all of this, and she was pretty shocked. She also went here last weekend, and they definitely only charged her $40/hour. Now I'm pretty convinced they just didn't want our business for some odd reason or other.

This is my new spot, thanks to Tina. We both fucking smoke and you can fucking smoke here. I've…read morebeen about six times in as many weeks. The kimchi fried rice is off the hook, I love soju and they have lemon, grape and mango soju. Beware, the grape is nasty. It's good for the wusses who can't handle plain soju, though. It's totally chill and they have buzzers at the table if you're feeling drunk and sadistic and spendy. Night before NYE, I had a crew a dozen deep; we waited and waited for a karaoke room but none ever opened up (I think they only have three), so we took over the nonsmoking room, which has karaoke and worked out fine because we had a few nonsmokers with us plus there was no hourly fee. Score! The service is great and the bartenders and waiters are super sweet. The first time I ever visited the Cafe, one of the bartenders came up to Tina and me and asked if we needed anything with a shark finger puppet. That's right. A SHARK FINGER PUPPET. This holiday season they had fully decorated, upside down Christmas trees hanging from the ceiling. UPSIDE DOWN CHRISTMAS TREES. There are always lighters in the bathroom. All the guys have amazing hair cuts. This place rules. In a nutshell, if I was Belinda Carlisle, back when I was penning "Heaven Is a Place on Earth," I so would have worked shark finger puppets, service buttons, upside down Christmas trees and free lighters in my lyrics. Just sayin'.

Goddamn Came to…read morethis place craving pork belly. Pork belly was overcooked and portions were too small (best judge of a restaurant-- could you make this yourself? Not even close here and thanks to Costco I could've 3x the portions). But the other two dishes I had were out of this world. Best kimchi pancake I've ever had and the spicy seafood soup was just incredible. Looking forward to coming back whenever I'm not in the mood for pork belly

Chung Dam is fairly new and recently came under new management, so we decided to give it a try!…read more We went on a weekday during dinner time, and surprisingly, the place wasn't loud or crowded, which made it nice to sit, eat, and actually have a conversation. The menu has a pretty large selection of Korean dishes, and a lot of them come in generous portions that are perfect for sharing. I also love that they offer Korean street food like tteokbokki and grilled skewers! The tteokbokki was SPICY, and I mean really spicy, but it was so delicious! Definitely worth trying if you can handle the heat. For the skewers, I ordered corn, shrimp, chicken heart, and king oyster mushroom, which came out to $17 total. A little on the expensive side for skewers, but honestly, not too bad. Everything was seasoned really well except for the king oyster mushroom, which I felt could've used a little more flavor. Overall, I enjoyed my experience at Chung Dam! The atmosphere was comfortable, the menu had plenty of options, and the portions were great for sharing. I'll definitely be back to explore more of their menu, especially since there were so many other dishes that caught my eye!

Delicious and services was very nice. The waiter cooked the meat for us and we just had to eat eat…read moreeat. If you make reservation directly through their website in advance, you dont have to wait for a table at all. The meat was well marinated but it might a little salty if you don't mix it with rice or veggies. I drank lots of water after the ayce option B. So far everything was great! I will come back. We went on weekdays and it was not crazy busy so the waiter paid more attention to our table and cooked the meats to perfecto.

Returned to Kogiya after many years and it was still pretty good but not exactly as I remember. I…read moredo love that they have way more options now. The price was $35 per person and fairly standard for the area. The pork belly here tasted gummier than other places but besides that everything else was fine. The service was pretty fast too. I would consider returning especially since many other kbbq places are packed and they often some availability.

I am not Ethiopian but I have visited this restaurant a few times and have heard and been…read morerecommended this restaurant by other Ethiopians who say that the food here is good & it is! I always have a great experience here and enjoy the atmosphere of the restaurant with the big screens to watch sports. This is where I tried tere siga (raw meat) for the first time and had a pleasant experience that I can now say I know how to eat it. I have had their tere siga, goden tibs, kitfo, asa goulash, and regular tibs. All very flavorful and items I would come back to order again. Their coffee is also great and poured out of a jebena like how it is traditionally and should be made. The customers that love this restaurant will not normally go out of their way to write a review, but seeing some of the negative reviews I needed to post one of my own.

Review I ordered…read moregluten-free injera with my vegetable and fish dulet meal and was charged extra for the gluten-free injera. However, they gave me regular injera instead, which I cannot eat. To make matters worse, the vegetables were placed directly on top of the injera. When I called to explain the mistake, the woman I spoke with was extremely rude. She essentially told me, "Too bad, I can't do anything about it," and then hung up on me. I tried calling back several times, but now the phone is simply off the hook. I just wasted $52 on food I cannot eat, and the customer service was completely unacceptable. I would not recommend this restaurant based on this experience.

Yummy cocktails. Can't taste the alcohol at all - don't know if that's cuz there isn't enough or if…read moreit's masked well enough... Anyways - Food is very yummy. Came here with a large group of friends and we ate very well!! All the dishes were yummy, so can't complain. Army stew, kimchi pancake, corn cheese, etc. Many shareables and perfect for big groups to split. Also they have somaek towers which is pretty cool and niche! Service was great too. They were playing country music but we asked for it to be changed and they were very accommodating! BTW at night, the lighting in the restaurant is a bit dark and food looks very contrasted dark. Idk if this matters to anyone but makes reds look extremely pigmented in the light.

Pochas are the one place where ambiance matters more than food. We went for drinks late evening on…read morea saturday and walked into... country music. There only seemed to be one or two waiters in the whole restaurant and we were checked up on maybe once after receiving our food, even though it was shockingly empty. The food itself was good, rosè tteokbokki was spicy and texture was perfect. Kimchi pancake was also crispy and had a good ratio of batter to kimchi, but it was pretty bland and definitely needed the sauce. Kkanpungi was decent as well as the buddaejiggae and prices were fair. Drink pictures may be misleading so make sure to look at the description! Anyways the whole experience felt like we were just eating in the dark with quiet background music. Don't expect anything for birthdays either. Anyways would go back for the food but extremely lacking ambiance wise.

We went to Kilroy's pretty late at night, so the full menu wasn't available anymore and we were…read moreordering from the smaller bar menu. Even with the limited options, the food we got was actually really good and we enjoyed everything. The service was a little slow, but considering how late we came in, it wasn't enough to ruin the experience. The vibes were honestly one of the best parts. It was lively, fun, and just a really good atmosphere to hang out, have some drinks, and enjoy the night. We ended up having such a great time overall and would definitely come back, especially earlier next time so we can try more of the full menu!

Place is apparently under new ownership. Don't waste your time. Overpriced terrible food and new…read moreowner isn't interested in customer service. Out of half the beers on tap and some of the menu wasn't available either. Our server was good but that was the only positive. Spent $170 plus tip on two dinners, an app and a couple beers each. Which is insane. Place isn't actually open until 11. Only the bar area is and even there the owner was pushing people out at 10:30 and reminding everyone they had to be gone by 11. Was putting up chairs around people and turning off TVs. Don't waste your time or money. You can get a better steak at Golden Corral.