OT: Nice places to take a date in DC

Bill Bradley · Post #1 » by **Bill Bradley** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:56 am

Hi Wiz fans. I'm visiting your city next week and have a date with a local there but I don't know where to take her. Basically, I want to take her someplace nice. Like go for a nice dinner and maybe to some sort of jazz club or other nice bar. It's okay if it's a bit pricey so long as it's not filled with aholes. I'm a vegetarian but don't need to go to a vegetarian place. Thanks in advance.

mzaretsk · Post #2 » by **mzaretsk** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:42 am

if its on a thursday, 1905 on 9th st is the place for you.

queridiculo · Post #3 » by **queridiculo** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:45 am

How about some fan mail to Blatche? He knows the best spots in town.

closg00 · Post #4 » by **closg00** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:28 pm

Will you be here during the week or the weekend? Since you are vege, I highly recommend you make a reservation for Rasika, a high-end Indian restaurant with a large vegetarian component. It is very popular so book in-advance.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/rasika-washington

An alternative is to go for some Ethiopian food in the Adams Morgan neighborhood in DC, I recommend Meskerem (They have a great vegetarian combo).
http://www.ethiopianrestaurant.com/dc/meskerem.html

Not into Ethnic foods? Go to Clydes in Georgetown, there's always plenty to see/do in Georgetown.
http://www.clydes.com/main/RestaurantsD ... ction=Main

Good luck!

fishercob · Post #5 » by **fishercob** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:31 pm

1) yes on rasika!
2) ethiopian doesn't do it for me
3) clydes has steadily fallen from mediocre to plain gross. If you want to be in Georgetown, go to Bourbon Steak

FreeBalling · Post #6 » by **FreeBalling** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:08 pm

Top 100 in the area with reviews, we have a local magazine called the Washingtonian that does dinner reviews.

http://www.washingtonian.com/restaurant ... index.html

closg00 · Post #7 » by **closg00** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:24 pm

fishercob wrote:1) yes on rasika!
2) ethiopian doesn't do it for me
3) clydes has steadily fallen from mediocre to plain gross. If you want to be in Georgetown, go to Bourbon Steak

Re: Clyde's. It's decent food, not very-good or excellent, but just good. People who are used to "American food" seem to like it and it's not too pricey. Bourbon Steak is $$, but probably a better choice if you have the cash.

Bill Bradley · Post #8 » by **Bill Bradley** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 5:00 pm

Thanks everyone. I appreciate the suggestions and will check some of them out when I am in town. A couple of people recommended Proof, so I might try that one. I lived in Adams Morgan for 4 years during grad school but couldn't afford to eat out back in those days

Wizards2Lottery · Post #9 » by **Wizards2Lottery** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 5:10 pm

Take her for a nice walk on New York Avenue.

daSwami · Post #10 » by **daSwami** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 10:51 pm

Bill Bradley wrote:Thanks everyone. I appreciate the suggestions and will check some of them out when I am in town. A couple of people recommended Proof, so I might try that one. I lived in Adams Morgan for 4 years during grad school but couldn't afford to eat out back in those days

Proof is nice, great wine list, and the sweet breads are money. There aren't really any good music venues in that part of town (Penn Qtr), however, grab a cab to the U St. corrider and check out Bohemian Caverns for a laid back jazz tip.

Post #11 » by **TheSecretWeapon** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 1:09 pm

Take her to Blues Alley, a historic jazz club in Georgetown. GREAT atmosphere, great music, decent food. I proposed to my wife there (Dianne Reeves performing that night). Also caught shows by Wynton Marsalis and Ahmad Jamal (among others).

keynote · Post #12 » by **keynote** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 1:47 pm

Busboys & Poets (http://www.busboysandpoets.com/) is a good place to hang out. For after hours, check out Station9 (http://www.station9dc.com/) and Creme Cafe (http://www.cremedc.com/).

He Hate Me · Post #13 » by **He Hate Me** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:36 pm

Yep, U street is the place to go. Twins Jazz, and Utopia are pretty cool places with live music. For dinner hit up Dukem or Straights of Malaysia.

Hawaii · Post #14 » by **Hawaii** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:52 am

Some good suggestions here. I've always been a fan of Blues Alley, and I also like Bohemian Caverns, if you're into jazz.

One place where I've taken a couple of dates was Tony Cheng's in Chinatown for the crucial Chinese food, and it's always gone over well.

I was in the Chinatown area a few months back, and took a chick to Zengo lounge (I think that's what it was called)...I'd never been there before, but we had a hell of a good time, and went to Lido's Irish Pub that night as well. She had a great time.