The food was so good we both had the fried catfish. Mac & Cheese was bit dry. That's why the four instead of five stars. Service was excellent and staff is attentive . No frills on decor just good space and enough room for good conversations. Parking is impossible so plan on a walk. This is a neighborhood restaurant. read more

Wow .....ordered the catfish and fries.....probably the best catfish I had ever ...and the home made tartar sauce was amazing ...and I don't like tartar sauce .....the fries....I wish they would of been shoestring or something like that ...the fries weren't bad but more like wedges ...little to big for me but that just my preference...seasoned good but just to big for me ... I would probably eat there everyday but unfortunately I live way up in Baltimore so to bad for me I hope the restaurant sees this review because that catfish was amazing ... read more

Good food, reasonable prices, comfortable, homey environment, and great staff! I eat there regularly and also bring visiting family and friends. I haven't tried everything on the menu, but the options I've tried are well prepared, and portions are still good, although somewhat scaled down in size. I wish they were lighter on the sugar in the potato salad and cornbread, but that's a personal preference. I'll continue coming back. read more

I was craving soul food and The Hitching Post satiated that need. I ordered the fried wings wig a side of collard greens and both were seasoned to perfection. Service was good and timely. I'll definitely be back. read more

When i worked over in this neighborhood i used to eat here at least once a week. I was in NE and wanted some food from here. Does not matter how long it has been the chicken is always the best! It's crispy and flavorful where you do not even need a sauce. I got mac and cheese and broccoli as my side. Bae loves the mac and cheese and cornbread. Definitely have to try this spot if you are not familiar! read more

The Hitching Post Restaurant - 5 Wings Dinner - Southern Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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The most expensive bland fried chicken I've ever had. If they are really charging DC prices then I need my fried chicken to have insane amount of seasonings.. or unique bread crumbs.. or double fried.. something to really set it apart from normal carry out chicken.. nope I got none of that. The most basic and bland fried chicken I've ever had. People got the nerve to tell me this chicken is better than KoChix? Sounds like DC doesn't want Koreans to have "the best fried chicken in DC" and rather you waste your money at The Hitching Post.. read more

Updating review after a recent experience - overall still good, but quality has gone down a bit. Overall the food was on the saltier side and one note - this included the chicken, crispy spinach, collard greens, fries and burger. the chicken still has an awesome texture, but lacking depth of flavor. the mac is still solid. the cornbread needed some salt and butter - this was very plain. the greens were bitter read more

Very underwhelming food and service. It was fairly empty on Sunday afternoon around 4pm. The bartender was also the server. She was trying her best but fell short. Our margaritas were served in a tall glass and not good. I asked for a sugar rim and we got no rim. The branzino sold out right as I ordered it so I settled for the seafood curry. It was not a good choice. 2 jumbo shrimp and pieces of catfish with bland rice and bland steamed cabbage for almost $30. I asked for the check multiple times but the bartender made us wait until she was done making multiple drinks. Never offered dessert. My mom did not like her pork chops and dressed them up when she got home. Apparently, this place is known for fried chicken but I probably wont be back to find out if the chicken is better. read more

there was a time in yester year when this place had GREAT food. A kinda of neighborhood, family owned meeting spot. I was excited to try it again with my family in tow. Quite possibly one of the worst meals I've had in a long long while, and still pretty darn expensive to boot. fried chicken. while it looked good, was clearly frozen and quickly thawed for cooking. the skin was pretty tasty but simply a blanket for mostly freezer burned and thus hard and dry meat. Let's talk about the $10 sides. Mac and cheese that tasted more like bland buttered noodles void of cheese. I was excited about the potato salad but to my dismay it's grossly sweet! who does that?! The pinch of sugar would do well in the bitter collard greens. Lastly, the fried chicken dinners average about $25 a piece for carry out. Now i'm a foodie and would hardly complain if it weren't so incredibly disgusting. . Sorry. i'm all for neighborhood, family owned businesses that unite communities, but the sweet little old couple that has run this place for years needs to retire. I'm giving it 1 star only because of nostalgia. read more

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This is a wonderful little local spot, with delicious food and wonderful service. Came for the fried whole fish and fried chicken and we were not disappointed. The fried fish was perfectly battered, fresh and very tasty. Fried wings were juicy and delicious. Kiddo also ordered the burger , and it came in great size, she couldn't finish most of it. Appreciate the bartender who was also our waitress suggested the perfect cocktail to pair with our meal. Street parking only. Our overall experience was very satisfactory and highly recommended by @WineDinenVacay read more

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The food is great and the service was amazing. We will be back again. We come once a year for our High school reunion read more

Honestly everyone and everything here was good. 1) Turkey necks 2) Lamb 3) Drinks ... I live in the south so of course I have opinions about southern cooking. This place is doing it right ;) read more

I had an amazing time at Hitching Post Restaurant! The food was absolutely delicious, especially the juicy steaks, and the cozy atmosphere made it the perfect spot for a relaxed dinner. Follow my IG account for Curated Google Maps list for brunch, happy hours, rooftops, parks, wineries & more in the DMV area: @yourdmvbestie read more

This place is a gem. This is our favorite spot for our monthly girls' hangout! The food is always delicious--crispy spinach, neck bones & lima beans, and my personal favorite, the catfish. Alexia is amazing! She's always so helpful and handles our group of 10+ with ease and a smile. Milano is hands down my favorite bartender--if you need a drink, he'll make it just right every time. We've been coming here for over a year and look forward to it every month. Stop by, say hello to Milano, and grab a rum punch--you won't be disappointed! read more

The Hitching Post Restaurant - Crispy Spinach - Southern Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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Sat at the bar, had the fried snapper dinner paired with cabbage and Mac and cheese. The fried snapper was exactly, fried fresh and came out HOT, which I loved. Being greeted when walking in is the normal here! I came here during happy hour, but the Snapper was todays special it is not on their normal day to day menu! read more

The Hitching Post Restaurant - Fried Snapper Dinner - Southern Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

My first time here and the service, food and prices was awesome. Nice quiet, neighborhood restaurant. Wife and I sat outside on this beautiful spring day. Eric, our server was very polite and helpful, in our selection. I will definitely come back again! Sorry no pics, I ate all the food...Lol read more

Great neighborhood restaurant on a quiet street. Large outdoor area where you can sip, eat, and enjoy your friends. Staff are super friendly and the atmosphere is cozy like your living room. The fried fish and chicken is about the best in the city. Both crispy and hot.Not greasy. The cabbage was pretty good too. Good soul food! read more

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Love this historic restaurant near Lincoln's cottage. Wonderful food, staff, and atmosphere. Truly a unique experience!

So the spot has been around since 1967. Now that definitely qualifies as being a DC staple. When you're around that long, there's something that you're doing right. So I had to go find out what that was. Where I am: http://thehpostrestaurant.com . Location Reviewed: 200 Upshur St., N.W. Washington D.C. . Menu Includes: Neckbone & Beans, Fish &Fries, Fried Pickles, & Crispy Spinach as appetizers. Cornbread, Fries, Cabbage, & Coleslaw as sides. Chicken Dinners, Pork Chops, Lamb Chops, Shrimp, Ribs, & Fish as entrees'. Burgers, Chicken sandwiches, Fried Catfish, & Crabcake sandwiches are also offered. They have a full bar as well. . What I reviewed/rating; Their Fish & Chips( fried whiting with hand cut fries $8-Happy hour price). DECENT. This starter was good. That's it. I wasn't wowed. Good price. The "Atomic" Burger (with bacon, onions, mushrooms, peppers, & cheddar $14). STAMP!! Juicy, & Spicy...the peppers, onions & cheddar brought this burger together!! Their side of potato salad ( came with the burger) was actually DELICIOUS!! It was recommended, I got it...I FINISHED it...which is not my norm with this dish. The Mac n Cheese (entree' side)was DELICIOUS as well. With a more creamy cheese rather than dense. Their Collard greens(entree' side)...DELICIOUS!! Seasoned well, it definitely had a meat as a conduit. Thumbs up!! Lastly I reviewed their Fried Chicken (2 breast 2 wings $20)...STAMP!! Fries to perfection!! Crispy, seasoned...you don't need any sauce with these!! . Customer Service: Excellent, informative, and pleasant. . Online Navigation: Fairly simple, no contact 3rd party delivery available. . Parking: Street. No meters. Outside seating available. . Recommendation: The Fried Chicken won't fail you here!! =STAMP =DELICIOUS =DECENT =PASS =NAH #Bjgschlimsreviews read more

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Love the food, especially the fried chicken. But you definitely can't forget the bartender, he's magical. Love the cosmopolitan read more

The Hitching Post Restaurant - 76th Birthday Celebration - Southern Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

This is a truly nice "family restaurant". The food quality was impressive and superb. Very crisp fried chicken, catfish and no kidding perhaps the best collard greens I'd ever had (also vegan)- spiced and neither overcooked nor bitter. I grew up in the deepest of the deep south and while the style of cooking the chicken, catfish, and collards is not the same as Mississippi, I'd say the food quality was as good if not better than any place I've been back home. Bread pudding and cornbread were fresh out of the oven. I took a peek in the kitchen, it was small and sparkling clean. There is quite a bit of family owned pride and excellence happening here. read more

The Hitching Post Restaurant - Southern Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Was NOT impressed. Undercooked, flavorless catfish. Cabbage that tasted sour. Slow service. Will not return.

Again. Time after time. The food, the service, the vibe, is always on point. Tonight, the special crab chowder was amazing, the menu-staple blackened catfish was amazing, and the collard greens are the best I've ever had. Sure, Michelin rated this spot (and gave it a bib gourmand award), but you should too. read more

This DC fixture is a real treat! I was at a real disadvantage since I have celiac, but I still enjoyed a wonderful meal. We were a large table, including a 5 y.o. and 2 y.o. Our servers couldn't have been more accommodating! In fact, one of the women suggested that we order for the kids while we perused the menu. This was truly helpful! Obviously, anyone who CAN eat fried chicken, waffles, and biscuits SHOULD do that here. My table mates raved over all! The crab cakes, according to my husband, were the best he's ever eaten. (He's 70, so he's eaten MANY!) Another of us devoured the fried catfish sandwich, while I dove into the pork neck bones and white beans. As much as I wish I could eat all of that glutenous deliciousness, my lunch was warming, deeply flavorful, and each element was cooked perfectly. read more

It was Memorial Day and my friends and I were desperate for soul food. We are from the East coast so we are very picky about how our soul food is made and even more so, how it tastes. So many places were closed but Hitching Post was open till 5pm so we drove down from Silver Springs to check them out. We got seated outside and scanned their menu, as well as the happy hour menu, since it was happy hour all day. I immediately knew what I wanted but noticed they didn't have candied yams. I asked the waitress why that was, and she noted that they make all their food fresh and would rather not use canned candied yams. Apparently making candied yams from scratch takes long so they didn't deem it necessary to have on the menu. With that aside, I got the fried catfish, mac & cheese and broccoli. The food took a bit to come out but our drinks came out quickly. We all got the rum punch and had to ask for an extra shot because the drinks were weak (as expected bc they were on the happy hour menu). Our food came and much to my surprise, the mac & cheese was NOT good. Like it was probably one of the worst I've ever tasted. Our waitress, although begrudgingly, swapped it out for us and replaced it with the mashed potatoes. Overall, the food was decent but the service was poor. Our waitress had such an off-outing demeanor and it impacted the experience. Won't be returning. read more

The food is so good. The fried spinach is insanely good. It's a staple everytime I am in the DC area read more

The Hitching Post Restaurant - Fried Spinach Salad - Southern Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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Menu has a good selection! The air conditioner works great, and the service was quick seating us and very polite.

This place is a must if you are looking for some down home soul food with late night hours. And be forewarned: the the place is cozy and the portions are humongous! Recommend sharing whenever possible. Oh yea, food specials and happy hour is daily! We we were able order drinks and food, which came out relatively fast, for happy hour. We couldn't resist ordering the fried pickles, fried chicken and fried fish, and the crabcake dinner with mac and cheese and cornbread to top it all off. Everything was delicious, but I was not a big fan of the mac and cheese, unfortunately. Highly recommend for a quick bite or to stay for awhile and chat. And seating can be challenging depending on the time you go. Thankfully the seating moves fast, so you won't have to wait too long to taste this deliciousness! read more

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Our first time in DC and we happened upon this wonderful place! It was so good we came back the next night and our last night

I really wanted to like this restaurant. But there's only one vegetarian entree -- a vegetable curry -- and the portion size was minuscule. It barely had any flavor, the potatoes were undercooked, and the sauce had a weird gritty, grainy texture. I couldn't finish it. I will fully acknowledge that it's probably my mistake for ordering a curry at a Southern restaurant, but there were no other veg options. read more

The Hitching Post Restaurant - Vegetable Curry - Southern Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

This place is a hidden gem Tucktaway in a DC neighborhood. While driving, I actually pass the spot so you have to be very vigilant to see it on the corner. The food reminded me of a southern Alabama meal. The food is cooked to order and they tell you upfront and on the me that it could possibly take 20 to 30 minutes to receive your food. The staff and the assistant wait staff were very helpful and kind. If you're looking for a southern meal, definitely check out the place. the cornbread and the collar greens were my favorite. read more

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Officially my new go-to happy hour spot. Great happy hour prices, great food, and cozy atmosphere. They treat you like family here at the Hitching Post. I got 3 jumbo fried chicken wings for $7 & a nice presented old fashioned for $7 as well. I ordered a side salad for around $5 and greens for around $5 as well. I throughly enjoyed my happy hour experience and the staff were so friendly. The manager of the restaurant even hung out with us. Will be back soon! read more

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Unfortunately, I really did not enjoy my meal! Customer service was excellent. I mean really good. We were greeted immediately and sat quickly. Friendly and attentive service but I try to base my reviews in the food primarily because customer service should be excellent em at any place taking my money for serv Ordered their Rum Punch. It was nice and strong but also still perfectly sweet. Also had a really pretty color from the mango purée muddled into it. My food was the overall problem. I ordered the blackened catfish with mac n cheese and greens. The greens... pretty damn good. Added a little hot sauce, salt and pepper! My catfish hardly blackened at all! In fact was orange. Wasn't finished cooking... still had that wet slimy texture instead of a flake. The mac n cheese was congealed into a ball and was extremely bland. The cheesy factor was missing, no gooey no nothing. I traded in my blackened catfish for fried catfish. Although it was better, still not a plate I'd order again. They serve this creamy, tartar-ish type sauce on the plate. Now that was fire! Elevated the flavor of my fried fish! Swapped out the mac n cheese for mashed potatoes. I did sample their crab cake and that was simply delicious! Had a slight kick and flaked off evenly due to the same sized crab pieces and shreds throughout that crabby patty! read more

The Hitching Post Restaurant - Fried Catfish Mac and Cheese - Southern Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I was pleasantly surprised by this spot. Because they have more of a bar vibe, I didn't expect the food to be as great as it was. However their chicken did come highly recommended by a friend. I don't eat chicken so I wasn't able to order that, but I got the shrimp curry and wow! It was phenomenal. I was dining alone and was on the phone with a friend for a part of the time, and even she commented on how great the service here was. The environment is so kind and welcoming and the staff truly adheres to that kindness and environment. The only downside for me was the fact that there were no vegan desserts. Not even fruit! So when the owner offered me dessert I wasn't even able to have anything. That was very disappointing. However, he assured me that dairy free desserts will be implemented into the menu. So I'm looking forward to coming back and trying them once they are available. I highly recommend this spot if you are looking for great food and a great ambience. read more

The Hitching Post Restaurant - Shrimp Curry - Southern Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Good food. Nice service. The ambiance is: low key, casual, unassuming. We went several times. Ordered multiple times:potato salad, neck bones and beans. The lamb chops, pork chop, fried chicken are all good. The greens are also good. The cornbread is ok. read more

The Hitching Post Restaurant - Lamb Chops Mashed Potatoes Cabbage - Southern Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Still serving tasty Southern fried chicken after all these years... read more

The Hitching Post Restaurant - Southern Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

This was my second time coming to the Hitching Post. I must admit the first time I came, my experience was underwhelming at Best. My friend who referred and treated me to the Hitching Post experience insisted that I give the place another try. Every part of the experience was exponentially better than my first experience. The Fried chicken was fried to perfection..seasoned great and just enough salt for the sodium conscious. Greens and potato salad finished the meal fit for 2. Great place.. great atmosphere and great service!! I'll Be Back!! read more

We had such a great time here and the food was delicious!! The fried chicken was delicious and the service was perfect!! read more

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Be prepared for some of the best fried chicken of your life. Was recommended by a friend and boy is the chicken juicy, tender, skin perfectly and lightly crispy. The fried spinach app is to die for, do try several orders of it. Homemade corn bread is delicious as well. Dish of the day was a fried whole bronzini which was almost better than the chicken. The fish was fresh and still tender and juicy with a perfect crispy exterior. Chandler was a charm at our lunch, highly recommended! read more

This spot is waaaay overrated. I came here upon the glowing recommendations of several neighbors, who said that this was the best place for fried chicken in the city. It absolutely is not!!!! I got the 5-wing entree with fries, and I was really disappointed with this entire meal. Let's start with the chicken. First of all, the wings were HUGE. You know what chicken looks like it when it's just abnormally large -- like it was pumped full of hormones and steroids and what not on the factory farm?!?! Well that's exactly what these wings look like. They were way too big, and while appearing to be fried perfectly -- weren't actually that tasty. There was a layer of too much fat just under the skin. And the meat (and apparently the batter itself) just didn't have much taste. As for the fries -- which were more like potato-ey steak frites than "fries fries" -- those were just ok. Nothing to write home about. Could have used a tad more salt. But they were "ok" overall. Also the side of greens was unremarkable. Not bad -- but just unremarkable. They certainly were not befitting of the flavor of a true soul food restaurant. So all in all, I felt like this meal was 0 for 3 and just a huge waste of money. Additionally, I picked up the order instead of paying extra to have it delivered. But I didn't like how the front door of the building requires you to go through a small seating area (basically where they closed in the front porch to facilitate outdoor dining), which was chock FULL of way too many people sitting in a small, enclosed place in very close proximity to one another -- all maskless, talking, and eating. It was shockingly terrible! Honestly, it seemed like a recipe for COVID transmission. I have no idea why patrons are putting themselves at risk like that, and I feel sorry for the wait staff that has to work in that small area. It was definitely not a socially-distanced eating situation. I literally held my breath as I made a beeline through the small room of ~20 people all seated in the area in front fo the door, which is off to the far right side of the porch. All in all, this was my first -- and last -- visit to Hitching Post. There's far better chicken, fries, and collards at Oohs and Aahs, and for a fraction of the price. And I don't have to drive as far or walk through a non-socially distanced room full of respiratory droplets to get it! read more

The Hitching Post Restaurant - Fried Chicken Dinner - Southern Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia