The Official DC/Maryland/Virginia Area Thread

[Sankofa Alwayz]

If you like sultry deep house music, then you’ll really enjoy the vibes there. Deep house is their specialty, but the play all kinds of music depending on the night and have live jazz bands come in from time to time. It got pretty packed when I went there pre-COVID, but overall the crowd is more grown, without being pretentious, and everyone is there to just chill and eventually dance.

The owner didn’t renew the lease of the original location during COVID, so he’s opening it back up in Blagden Alley during the Fall. OG spot went on strong for 25 years until the pandemic.

I’ll miss the old location in Dupont because of the charm it had inside, and as far as nightlife went, all of my other spots were conveniently in the vicinity.

You know how much I love me some Deep House and Jazz (especially if it’s live)

What’s the average age range you think is common in there? I’ll be 29 in two months so I’m kinda in that weird transition zone where I prefer to party with ppl no younger than 25 and no older than 35.

Is it mixed racially?

Any entrance fee and dress code?

And that sucks about the relocation because I’ve always to check out their OG spot Hell, it would’ve definitely been convenient since Decades is a mere walk from it too. But at least Blagden Alley is like a 9 min walk or 5 min Lyft ride to Eaton Hotel, I believe I told y’all about its lit ass rooftop parties

 

[lightskin jermaine]

Where some good seafood spots to eat in DC? I'm in the city this week.

 

[Lootpack]

You know how much I love me some Deep House and Jazz (especially if it’s live)

What’s the average age range you think is common in there? I’ll be 29 in two months so I’m kinda in that weird transition zone where I prefer to party with ppl no younger than 25 and no older than 35.

Is it mixed racially?

Any entrance fee and dress code?

And that sucks about the relocation because I’ve always to check out their OG spot Hell, it would’ve definitely been convenient since Decades is a mere walk from it too. But at least Blagden Alley is like a 9 min walk or 5 min Lyft ride to Eaton Hotel, I believe I told y’all about its lit ass rooftop parties

Honestly? I wanna say 25 to early 40s age range. I scoffed when someone told me it was a grown spot. Basically said let me see for myself and found out my friend was telling the truth. It was dimly lit when I walked in, very spacious, and there were a total of 5 bars in the joint including one that was outside.

I was 23 at the time when I first went, and as someone with an old soul, I wanted something more mature. Like you mentioned, Decades was right across the street from it and that place felt like it catered to the wild, college crowd folks which I got tired of haha.

Dress code there wasn’t crazy strict. No entrance fee. As long as you looked presentable and weren’t wearing shorts, it’s no problem. It’s a balance of all kinds of races there, beautiful women all around really.

 

[Sankofa Alwayz]

Honestly? I wanna say 25 to early 40s age range. I scoffed when someone told me it was a grown spot. Basically said let me see for myself and my friend told the truth. It was dimly lit when walked in, very spacious, there were a total of 5 bars in the joint including one that was outside.

I was 23 at the time when I first went, and as someone with an old soul, I wanted something more mature. Like you mentioned, Decades was right across the street from it and that place felt like it catered to the wild, college crowd folks which I got tired of haha.

Dress code there wasn’t crazy strict. No entrance fee. As long as you looked presentable and weren’t wearing shorts, it’s no problem. It’s a balance of all kinds of races there, beautiful women all around really.

Both me and my friend (she’s 22) are old souls and we always wanted to hit up a House music spot, thanks for putting me on breh Hopefully the new Blagden Alley location will have retained some of the magic of the OG spot.

 

[Sankofa Alwayz]

Where some good seafood spots to eat in DC? I'm in the city this week.

Horace & dikkie’s
Joe’s Seafood
Fish in the Hood (it says Neighborhood but fukk that, it’ll always be Hood )
Hank’s Oyster Bar
Damn near anything at The Wharf (Maine Avenue Fish Market)

I mainly eat seafood out here in Maryland tho so I don’t got too much experience with seafood spots in DC other than the above.

 

[lightskin jermaine]

Horace & dikkie’s
Joe’s Seafood
Fish in the Hood (it says Neighborhood but fukk that, it’ll always be Hood )
Hank’s Oyster Bar
Damn near anything at The Wharf (Maine Avenue Fish Market)

I mainly eat seafood out here in Maryland tho so I don’t got too much experience with seafood spots in DC other than the above.

Already. We might go to MD too.

 

[BigMan]

@BigMan @norfwestdc @ThiefyPoo

How y’all pulling up?

I’m there

 

[str8cashhomie87]

Near DC or further in the city?

Its about 2 or 3 lights from the DC border along Georgia ave.

 

[norfwestdc]

Near DC or further in the city?

10 mi away from dc

 

[Sankofa Alwayz]

Its about 2 or 3 lights from the DC border along Georgia ave.

I think I know the strip you’re talking about. That’s the joint that’s like a block or two down from City Place Mall?

 

[BigMan]

 

[Spade]

Horace & dikkie’s
Joe’s Seafood
Fish in the Hood (it says Neighborhood but fukk that, it’ll always be Hood )
Hank’s Oyster Bar
Damn near anything at The Wharf (Maine Avenue Fish Market)

I mainly eat seafood out here in Maryland tho so I don’t got too much experience with seafood spots in DC other than the above.

Yeah fish in the hood a good spot. Pricey but worth it. Glad to hear eighteenth street lounge is opening back up. Missed that joint. Now all they have is public and Sauf Haus which are cool but for a younger crowd. Beer great tho. I ain’t fukkin with decades and especially rose bar.

 

[ThiefyPoo]

@BigMan @norfwestdc @ThiefyPoo

How y’all pulling up?

Oh we back baby !!!

Last one I went to was two years ago and excellent !!!!

 

[Sankofa Alwayz]

Wow

 

[Sankofa Alwayz]

Oh we back baby !!!

Last one I went to was two years ago and excellent !!!!

This will be my first African/Caribbean festival in decades. I went to one at PGCC but I was like 7 years old at the time (this was back in 1999 or 2000), so I’m definitely hyped for this shyt. The DMV IS fukkING BYKE!!!!