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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.

Beignets – Boxing Room

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Beignets - Boxing Room
Chocolate espresso cream. $7
Boxing Room, San Francisco CA

Wow, these were delicious! I loved their light texture and they had a great flavor. That chocolate espresso cream dipping sauce was killer too! It was a little milky, silky, and yummy.

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Downtown
Downtown.

Fig glazed pork belly – Boxing Room

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Fig glazed pork belly - Boxing Room
Corn puree, caramelized figs, pickled watermelon rinds. $15
Boxing Room, San Francisco CA

I liked the flavors in the dish, and the pork belly was tasty BUT it was way too fatty! The pieces of pork belly were pretty much slabs of fat with very little meat on them. I think this is the first time that I couldn’t finish pork belly. I just left the huge chunks of fat on the plate.

Fabaceae family, Noe Valley
Fabaceae family, Noe Valley.

Fried gator – Boxing Room

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Fried gator - Boxing Room
Creole remoulade, lemon. $13
Boxing Room, San Francisco CA

I thought maybe the alligator would be tough and dry, but it really wasn’t. The breading was delicious and it was fried perfectly. I’m not sure that I could really taste and describe the gator apart from the breading and frying oil, but the whole thing tasted great to me.

Red wine - Boxing Room
Gamay Noir, Champier Buissonnate, Beaujolais Villages, France. 2012. Glass $11.50
Cabernet Franc, Filliatreau Grande Vignolle, Saumur Champigny, France 2011. Glass $10

Fried gator - Boxing Room
March 25, 2015. $14

Sidewalk stencil
Sidewalk stencil.

Crispy boudin balls – Boxing Room

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Crispy boudin balls - Boxing Room
Creole mustard aioli. $7
Boxing Room, San Francisco CA

These little balls were scrumptious and I liked the creole mustard dipping sauce. The boudin balls weren’t too dense but they were definitely rich. Here’s to a night of splurging at the expense of my arteries, lol!

Flatbread with pimento cheese - Boxing Room
Flatbread with pimento cheese. Complimentary

Unknown flowers, West Field Road
Unknown flowers, West Field Road.

Baby back ribs – Carolina Kitchen

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Baby back ribs - Carolina Kitchen
Grilled bbq pork ribs with baked beans, homemade coleslaw and Cajun fries. Full rack $25
Carolina Kitchen, Washington DC

These ribs were decent. They were pretty salty, but I still liked that they lathered on the bbq sauce. They also weren’t as tender and smoky as I wanted. The fries weren’t crispy, but the beans were tasty.

Cornbread - Carolina Kitchen
Cornbread. Complimentary
These were dripping with butter, therefore delicious!

Vaquero sculpture, National Portrait Gallery
Vaquero sculpture, National Portrait Gallery.

Buffalo wings – Carolina Kitchen

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Buffalo wings - Carolina Kitchen
Covered in spicy Buffalo sauce, with celery sticks, blue cheese and ranch dressings. $8.99
Carolina Kitchen, Washington DC

These wings weren’t very good and there weren’t very many of them either. They were dry and pretty small in size. Boo!

Peach sangria - Carolina Kitchen
Peach sangria. $10
Apparently when you order a sangria, they assume that you want peach instead of red. What? This tasted disgusting!

Neon US map, National Portrait Gallery
Neon US map, National Portrait Gallery.