Great size venue and the food was actually pretty good!! The tater tots and quesadilla were done…read morewell. The drinks were a little expensive but it's dc. I'd come here again

Was here this past weekend and watched JVB and Joshua Raw. The venue was great and staff here very…read morefriendly. I got my husband a tea and his brother and espresso shot and spent less than $5. For DC idk how that was even possible. Crowd is dependent on the show but I was upstairs cuz im an old lady and can't stand anymore.

stopped by for a show and had a great experience! The margarita and spicy paloma from the bar were…read moreboth excellent. I waited a little too long to grab a slice of pie this time, but I'll definitely be back to try it next round. Everyone working here was professional, polite, and kept the vibe positive. The venue has a large, well-lit patio in the back, plenty of bar seating, and good space around the stage for viewing. Thanks for a great night!

great pie and music…read more Cool H street spot. ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................

It's been a few years since I came here, but since KAYTRANADA was in town for 2 days I had to go!…read moreSecurity was in full effect for the event and made the entrance procedure very smooth. Make sure to have your ID ready before entering! Once we got inside, they had two people scanning your tickets and then you were free to Rome and party. The ambience is pretty chill, but the best part for me is the light effects that they do. It was awesome! Plus the entire DJ set that night was . In addition the entry was calm that night and It felt safe. (Which is a major thing these days). As far as parking, there is street parking near by, but right next to the club you can have your car Valet for $40 (cash only).

It was pretty organized to get in. They had a few lines, women on one side, & men on the other once…read moreyou got close to the entrance. They check bags, wand you, & if I remember correctly pat you down. Bar prices were expensive. $2 surcharge on all purchases. Stage was visible. Sound system was nice. Amine' was a good time. Not sure how the restrooms were.

This place rocks, and I'm not saying that because of the music…read more Looking at DC9's reviews over the last 15 years, high praise for the burgers is not hard to find. Funny, though, it is even harder to find DC9 on any "best" burgers lists in the city, at least among the local publications that cover food. Trust in the recommendations from Reddit led me here. I left a little room for disappointment, but it was ultimately filled with a delicious burger and fries. The first floor is a dedicated bar and restaurant with the concert venue upstairs. On a 20-degree Sunday night, it looked spacious. The menu is not large at all. There are six types of burgers and I chose the French Onion - "saucy" caramelized onions, Gruyère cheese, and crispy fried onions on top of a half-pound patty. I give it an "A" presentation. The ingredients were not stacked too high and I loved the caramelized onion flavor in each bite. The burger meat also was cooked at medium. Next to it was a stack of garlic fries. Shouldn't there be bits of garlic all over it? No, just bite into a fry and it tastes like garlic! I don't know how they do it. On the way out, I asked the one bartender that night if DC9's burgers were a huge draw. He said yes, it's a low key place for burgers but people do come here for them and the chicken sandwich as well. DC9 deserves a spot among the greats in the city not only because the burger tastes good, but it is also a great value! $15 for a burger that comes with fries. There are places where that's the price of the burger alone, or it is even more now!

I don't really go "clubbing" much but DC9 was a lot of fun. We attended two performances. The club…read moreis not far from metro. The rooftop bar is not as exciting as I hoped but it is a fun place to grab a drink or have a snack. The bar food is reasonable (average items $3-$10, & up). Happy hour drinks were $3-$6 on average. There are lots of stairs. I am not excited about stairs. There is a bar on the lower level. Guests can grab a bite and a drink and never deal with stairs. If you attend a concert or a show, you will go up a flight of stairs to enter (two flights for the rooftop bar). The schedule is laid back. When a flyer says, "Doors open at 7:00pm," they mean 7:00pm-ish." The stage area is small. There are only a handful of tables. The metal stools are not extremely comfortable. But after you pay the cover charge (varies $15-$20 the night we visited) there isn't a minimum amount of food/drinks. There are complimentary water pitchers. The place is a fun dive. I would enjoy date night without seeing a show. The space is limited but people enjoyed dancing. Independent artists perform and sell merchandise at the counter. Be alert at night. I would have people with me if I were visiting in the evening.

Came to check out brunch here. Online, it shows a la carte options - when we walked in, we were…read moretold it was a Buffet Brunch only, $30 per person. We decided to stay and check it out, @1pm on a Sunday. Brunch is from 11a-4pm. There was only 1 other person for brunch, when we arrived. There was a DJ was that playing super loud music. Mostly rap music. The food was good. Fresh salad, fruit, meats etc. Unlimited mimosas was $25 per person. We could only order 1 flavor at a time, which there was about 8 flavors. They were good By 3pm, the place was more so filling up. What was crazy was at 4pm, the workers started breaking down the buffet-- quickly!! A group that had arrived @ 3 were caught off guard that brunch was ending. The workers did provide everyone with TAKE HOME Boxes, so we filled our boxes as fast as they were breaking it down lol Hookah guy arrived, think it was a total of $68. The hookah was good Gratuity is automatically included. Our waitress was GREAT! Only thing I didn't like, the place had her walking around in a tight leopard body suit, with her arms out, like this was the Playboy mansion. It was cold in there. I would come back for brunch - just know, there was not a mention of a Buffet brunch online

I came to Throw Social for Howard's Graduate and Professional mixer during Homecoming week. The…read morevenue is on the 2nd floor of the Axe Throwing venue, and it is spacious. I love the cabanas they have for lounging and eating/drinking. Since the event was catered, I can't speak on the service too much, but the spread of food was impressive and delicious.

This place is really neat. It feels like a well kept secret! You enter through a walk in fridge…read moredoor and are presented with a well decorated speakeasy with perfect decor. When we went it was nice and quiet and a great place to spend time with a date. It would be a really cool thing to take a first date to. Service was outstanding and we really enjoyed it after the theatre.

This is the first speakeasy in the city I've been to that feels like a hidden club. I don't need to…read morespeak on the history of speakeasies, but some have looked and sounded like clubs -- having live music and such. So I won't spoil the entrance here (though some already have), but as soon as I stepped in this place, I was SHOCKED by how big it was! It was by far the largest speakeasy I had been in. There was a live DJ and there were places to sit -- though by the time I got there they were all occupied. There were two separate bars -- neither had a physical cocktail menu, just QR codes you could scan. Averaging $15, I started off with a gin-based drink that was 10x stronger than I would've expected. Talk about bang for your buck LOL! No seriously, it was tasty, but I had to drink water in order to finish it. That aside, the DJ was playing hits back-to-back... I wish I got his name! The fact that everyone was up and dancing and it got so crowded made it feel even more like a club. I'd go back honestly... but sheesh, it was just so clubby!

I'm shocked this spot doesn't have better reviews! I was blessed by the weather gods to come on a…read moregorgeous spring day, so I experienced the best St. Vincent has to offer. My friend and I shared curly fries and Brussels sprouts along with a bottle of chilled red. Everything was delicious and our wine was recommended by a consultant on staff. I'll easily return here to catch up with friends or even enjoy some time to myself!

I had such a great experience at St. Vincent Wine! I went on a Thursday night for a friend date,…read moreand it was the perfect setting to catch up. The food was delicious, the wine selection was excellent, and the overall atmosphere was fantastic. What really made the evening special was the live jazz music -- it created such a relaxed and inviting vibe while we enjoyed our dinner and conversation. The combination of great food, great wine, great company, and live music made for a perfect night out. If you're looking for a cozy spot in DC with amazing ambiance, this is definitely it. I can't wait to go back!

Red rocks: Will never make a return visit!!…read more Let me start by saying the establishment itself is great and aside from this particular incident about this particular individual that I'm writing this review for me and my friends did enjoy ourselves prior to. The Incident: So I'm on the third floor at the bar and we decide to go down to the second floor for a change of scenery as the place appeared to have 3 floors. This is my first time here and I needed to use the bathroom so on that floor I start walking around and then I come across a sign saying employee bathrooms on my left hand side so I assume the door to the right of that may be bathrooms for the general public like the ones available on the 3rd floor. I walk through the door and it leads outside to the rooftop so I realize that clearly isn't it and proceed back through the door I came. As I walk back to the bar and common area to head back upstairs (to the 3rd floor bathroom since I knew where that was) a heavy set bouncer with dreads approaches me and asks me where I'm coming from (really wish I knew the individual's name because I don't want to give the entire security team a bad rep as the others were extremely helpful during this incident). I initially politely explained that I was looking for a bathroom and didn't find it, ended up on the rooftop and came back in to head back upstairs. The guy says no that's $10 to go back upstairs. I then explain to the guy that I've been in here over 2 hours (got in around 10:50pm with a ticket so therefore it was free entry and the incident took place sometime around or after 12:30am) and that i was just trying to get to the bathroom. Again he says he needs $10 and that he hasn't seen me before inside the establishment (mind you this is a place with the lights low and hundreds of people going in and out) So again I explain my position that I've already been here and explain to him that I understand him doing his job and questioning people who seem suspicious due to the fact that I was coming from the direction of the employees bathroom earlier but that I could provide him several witnesses, my two other friends who were still on the upper floor that could vouch for me having already been in the bar hours before. And in using common sense it's unclear how I would have come Into the place from that door if i hadn't already been in there (maybe I scaled the building like Spider-Man?? Not sure of his logic here). Needless to say this particular guard or bouncer was unconvinced and my pleasant and calm demeanor then turned to being annoyed and frustrated as I started to feel like I was being profiled or at least not being treated with the same respect that the other attendees were receiving all because I was trying to use the bathroom and took a wrong turn. He began to raise his voice I did the same pleading the same point and that's when another helpful security member came and talked to me (someone who remembered me coming in as well) and says I'll talk to him and walks me back toward the direction where the other guard is. He vouches for me but this still wasn't enough and he proceeds to ask again for the $10. I'm still refusing to pay for a place that I've already been in and never left and at this point I'm so frustrated I want more witnesses to hear this situation so I began to explain my point loudly to other guests coming into the establishment so they can be aware of the mistreatment I had been receiving. The guard is frustrated so then I call my other two friends to come downstairs providing further witnesses to support my credibility with respect to already having been in the building however this still isn't enough to appease this particular bouncer. At this point I've already acknowledged this is just an ego issue and refusing to admit that you're wrong so by that point the bouncer who vouched for me led me downstairs to the first floor to cool off and then I decide to leave altogether because it wasn't even worth the treatment I was receiving. At that point I had already made my point and provided the people to support my claims one being a fellow staff member and that wasn't good enough. Needless to say I probably will never return to red rocks and that management may want to look into some sort of formal training or reprimand of this particular guard because I'm sure this isn't his first incident with mistreatment of guests or institute some sort of hand stamp or marker policy at the door to avoid any such incidents in the future if common sense won't be a factor in making such decisions about the whereabouts of guests in the establishment.

This is the best places to go to on H st. on a Saturday/Friday night. I was always a bit confused…read morewith the vibe of H st. when compared to other areas in DC. Ex: Dupont is for the preps, M st. for the clubbers, Adams Morgan for the young kids on the block or people who don't want to spend a lot of money, U st. is for the anything goes, have a good time crowd (My favorite in DC!). Yet, I still don't know where H st. fits in, and I guess that's perfectly fine because not every place needs an identity. Yet, RedRocks is definitely encouraging me to explore my own area - RedRocks is an extremely fun place where you can stuff your face, dance your booty off, and chill on the rooftop while sipping and chatting with friends. The crowd is diverse, the vibe is great, and venue is amazing! The RedRocks on H st. has three floors: the 1st floor has a restaurant with a bar, the 2nd floor is a dance floor with a DJ, and the third floor has also another dance floor with a different DJ (different music selections is a plus) plus a nice size rooftop patio to take in the H st. views. Everyone was having a good time and extremely friendly; however, the only negative is that bar is swamped! It takes about 15 minutes to get a drink - but that shows how much people go to RedRocks on Friday and Saturday night! Also, great music - when I went they had a Michael Jackson tribute going on. RedRocks is a hidden gem on H st.

Ladies And Gentlemen. The Ambiance Of This Establishment Is Simply... Incredible. My Granddaughters…read moreFriends Are In Chicken Costumes, And We Are On The Hunt. Consider Us Apex Hunters. Sadly, The Chickens Are Not Here. Onto The Next Bar... Received The Next Riddle. Steve, You Are Incredible. Beautiful Vodka Water, Will Visit When We Aren't Hunting Chickens.

I was there for my second time, Parts of the place was a bit…read moresmelly, and the Bartender turned-out to be unclassy casually yellowing over the Bar looking over the Video Slot machine i was attending too. For someone who is working, he shouldn't be over-looking my shoulders watching the Video Slots machine, paying attention to what's not his business. Shallow person, and unclean atmosphere. Service & Atmosphere: D -

My first time to Penn Social and it was for a Prof & Pints Event. Great location that isn't too…read morefar from the metro. Our event was in the basement and was a large space with a full bar and easy ordering from QR codes at the table. Different options with seating from high top tables to long tables with plenty of seating. I didn't have any food myself, but from others, service was quick and looked to be a decent variety of items. (Also, our Prof & Pints talk was really good!)

Everything here is pretty good. The mushroom pizza is a pretty big portion-- could probably split…read moreit. I've only come here as part of the profs and pints, so I've been in the downstairs area which is just a large room with a bar and a stage. There are happy hour specials that seem like a good deal but I can't figure out how to order them with the QR code and have to go to the bar to order. Service is quick considering how crowded it can get in a hurry.