This place got me hooked onto jazz clubs and cheesecake so I might be biased but… this establishment is amazing.
TLDR: Great food, fantastic music, cozy and intimate atmosphere.
I went last year during my summer in DC has a last hooray. At first, I was a...
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This place got me hooked onto jazz clubs and cheesecake so I might be biased but… this establishment is amazing.
TLDR: Great food, fantastic music, cozy and intimate atmosphere.
I went last year during my summer in DC has a last hooray. At first, I was a little unnerved by the back alley vibes (I was a young Black woman by myself with no family in DC) but was quickly settled when seeing the cozy tables that were greeting me. My server was attentive and detailed, and quickly got me my shrimp cocktail and delicious pineapple ginger mocktail. Seriously SO good.
The show quickly started after that with some of the grooviest saxophone playing I’ve heard to this date. Lovely bit of crowd interaction without getting too rowdy, and the gentleman on the drums was phenomenal. I had ordered my cheesecake a few minutes before the kitchen closed and it completely converted me from a cheesecake hater to a cheesecake lover.
It didn’t feel like a club, but a jazz lounge with a crowd interested in the fantastic set (which was the perfect length) and the great food. If you like a more rowdy bunch, I’d try somewhere else.
One of my most prized memories in DC and if I ever have the opportunity, I will absolutely come back. Worth every penny. Thanks Blues Alley!