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Image: Four square. Last Updated: August 2025 Overview: DCity Smokehouse started small, but it was stepping into the giant void of good BBQ in D.C. Despite not employing a traditional smoker – always a difficulty for urban spots – it garnered attention and propelled pitmaster Rob Sonderman to prominence. After a few years, Sonderman would […]
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DC has a lot of liquor stores. It has fewer wine shops. It has a few big places like MacArthur, Calvert Woodley and Scheiders that serve big chunks of the District. What is harder to find are wine shops that either carve out a niche or do right by their neighborhood or both. There are […]
Read MoreWe are rolling out the next batch of reviews in the next week or two. First up: The Red Hen, the blockbuster in Bloomingdale. There is a theme to the group, that won’t prove too difficult to discern. Reminder: The Red Hen is one of the more than 200 recommended restaurants on our site, displayed […]
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Last Updated: 7/6/2021 Current Status: THE’RE BACK!!! Red Hen is open for dine-in service. Reservation are best, But they have opened for walk-ins too now. Oh, how we miss that bar. The continue to do take-out/delivery. Gift Cards Employee Relief Fund Before Times Review: Last Visited: December 2019 The elements of The Red Hen are […]
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