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Seafood nachos – Hell’s Kitchen

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Seafood nachos - Hell's Kitchen
Tortilla chips topped with she-crab soup, backfin crab, shrimp, melted mozzarella cheese, lettuce, diced tomato, Old Bay and scallions. Served with sour cream and Hell sauce. $10
Hell’s Kitchen, Norfolk VA

This was certainly interesting. I wanna say that I liked it, but here was also something about it that wasn’t fresh tasting. It definitely wasn’t healthy but I didn’t expect it to be either. The bad eater in me says “Yes” while the common sense side says this was “disgusting”!

Bulleit bourbon Manhattan cocktail - Hell's Kitchen
Bulleit bourbon Manhattan. $7.75

Battleship Wisconsin
Battleship Wisconsin.

Dynamite & Spider rolls – The Hamilton

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Dynamite & Spider rolls - The Hamilton
Dynamite: tempura calamari, spicy scallop, spicy lump crab, habanero tobiko, soy bean paper. Happy hour $7
Spider: tempura soft shell crab, spicy napa cabbage, asparagus, habanero tobiko. Happy hour $6
The Hamilton, Washington DC

Thank goodness The Hamilton was able to restore my confidence in DC’s ability to serve sushi worth eating after my horrible experience at Asia Nine! These rolls were fun and delicious, and you can’t beat their happy hour prices!

Dancing Manhattan cocktail - The Hamilton
Dancing Manhattan: Dancing Pines bourbon, Dolin Vermouth Rouge, splash of Angostura bitters, bourbon soaked cherry. $13

The Concert For Valor
The Concert For Valor. We couldn’t get very close to the stage, but there were screens everywhere and everyone had a great time!

PEI mussels – Logan Tavern

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PEI mussels - Logan Tavern
White wine and garlic broth. $11.50
Logan Tavern, Washington DC

These mussels were a mess! They were gritty and the actual mussel flesh were SO tiny. The herbs and other ingredients were also too large to navigate through to easily eat anything. And the broth was bland and boring.

Watermelon Basil Slush cocktail - Logan Tavern
Watermelon Basil Slush: shaved ice, vodka, watermelon, basil, sparkling wine. $8
Sweet but not very refreshing. Definitely not worth the calories.

Bread and butter - Logan Tavern
Bread and butter. Complimentary
Best part of this meal! That’s sad…

White House from the South Lawn
White House from the South Lawn.

Shrimp po’ boy – Pearl Dive Oyster Palace

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Shrimp po' boy - Pearl Dive Oyster Palace
House pickles, cayenne aioli. Served with French fries. Happy hour $10
Pearl Dive Oyster Palace, Washington DC

This place was jammin’ during happy hour! I was lucky enough that a gentleman was leaving the bar shortly after I arrived so I squeezed myself in. Thank goodness I’m small, hehe. I wanted to try more food than I did, but I wasn’t yet hungry. The shrimp po’ boy was very tasty though! The shrimp were cooked nicely and not greasy. I liked the flavors but thought that the bun was too thick and dry. It need more aioli or something to add some moisture. The fries were lovely though!

Sobieski vodka martini - Pearl Dive Oyster Palace
Sobieski vodka martini. Happy hour $7

Vodka cranberry - Pearl Dive Oyster Palace
Vodka cranberry. Happy hour $7

Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln Memorial.

Streets of Baltimore – Urban Putt

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Streets of Baltimore - Urban Putt
Bulleit bourbon, Swedish punch, amaro, Angostura bitters, lemon. $11
Urban Putt, San Francisco CA

This is a pretty cool putt-putt place in San Francisco. Yeah, it’s small and indoors but there aren’t many putt-putt options within the city proper. I had a great time and you can get your drink on at the bar beforehand. I think it loosened me up because I ended up beating all my friends, lol!

Urban Putt
Urban Putt. One of their creative holes.

Fusilli with basil-walnut pesto – Rose’s Luxury

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Golden raisins, basil. $14
Rose’s Luxury, Washington DC

It’s cool that a simple ingredient like golden raisins can totally change the game for a pasta dish like this. That simple addition enlivened this dish and made it interesting and new. Very cool…

Rickey #7 cocktail - Rose's Luxury
Rickey #7: bourbon, ginger, lychee, Korean mint, soda, lime. $11

Marvin Gaye mural, Shaw
Marvin Gaye mural, Shaw.

Duck rillette – Tuscarora Mill

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Duck rillette - Tuscarora Mill
Dijon, cornichons, caper berries, croustades. $7
Tuscarora Mill, Leesburg VA

Mmm, the duck rillette was very tasty and super rich. It was also nicely priced at what I thought was a low seven bucks. My cocktail was on the sweet side. Otherwise, I wasn’t too impressed by the restaurant. It seemed old and outdated, not in a good charming way, more in a tired and sad way.

Makers Mark Manhattan cocktail - Tuscarora Mill
Makers Mark Manhattan. $11.50

Great Falls Park
Great Falls Park, McLean VA.

Pasta bolognese – Volt

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Pasta bolognese - Volt
Calamari and pepperoni, roasted tomatoes, ricotta cheese cavatelli with squid ink, grated parmigiano reggiano. Tasting menu $95
Volt, Frederick MD

This pasta was very rich and delicious. I like that it was unconventional with the seafood additions of calamari in the sauce and squid ink in the pasta. These ingredients really changed the flavor and feel of the bolognese. This was about the point when I was getting VERY full and started wondering how many more dishes were left, hehe.

Sazerac cocktail - Volt
Sazerac: rye, bitters, lemon, fennel. $11

Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah National Park, VA.