So it’s Wednesday. What are the chances that I want to go to the grocery store, pick up some grub, wait a million hours in line to gawk at the final amount, lug my ridiculously heavy bags, in my sweaty mess of a body while dodging logs of dog poop to get back to my apartment, wrestle with my keys while managing said ridiculously heavy bags, to plop them in my kitchen to only realize I forgot my Diet Coke?
Probably nil.
So I look in my wallet, find a What’s the Deal coupon, and head out to eat. Tonight’s grocery shopping saving destination – Social 14.
*Tip for Cheapies like me. Every time before I go to a restaurant, I go to Open Table just to reserve a spot. For those of you who do it, you know the more bookings you have, the more points you earn towards a gift certificate. They occasionally do specials that if you make a reservation at a certain place at a certain time, you get 1,000 points (half of what you need for the gift certificate). Social 14 is one of them. BOOM! Go there twice, you have extra $$ to spend. Don’t say I never try to help you.
Living in Columbia Heights, Social 14 is a close walk- up 14th St. (hence Social “14”… get it?) past the crazy intersection by the Target in a more quiet and low key part of the area. They have more outdoor seating than most places in the area, but one look at my dining mate, and we wanted to feast on the cool AC. Good choice Dining Mate.
The space is mostly grey and red; very clubby looking. The bar/lounge area is filled with leather and velvet couches and even some of the tables have overstuffed chairs. Most of the menu items are served tapas style but with 3 prices- one for a single serving, one for a double serving, and one for a triple serving. When I asked the waitress what a single serving was, she said most of them consisted of 3 items, which for 2 people I think is enough to share. We started off with the poke with is rich, raw tuna covered in a sweet seaweed salad. This dish was my favorite; I could have just ordered the triple and have been happy. My dining mate had the lamb special which also did not disappoint. Round 2 we got the pulled pork sliders topped with asian slaw and the fish tacos. Again, the food was wonderful – warm, tasty and fresh, and definitely enough for the 2 of us.
Of course we had to sample the drink menu. The one they have online is not up-to-date; they actually have more selections that are better for the warmer weather. I had a really refreshing Bacardi Limon with Ginger Beer. Dining mate got the Manhattan. Both delightful.
Oh Dining Mate would like to add something.
Dining Mate: I really liked the music.
Thanks Dining Mate.
We peeked in downstairs at the lower bar area, which was a little more basement-like, but had a bunch of big TVs with sports on. I see this place in the future as a good place to bring a bunch of friends to sit, chat, share a couple of good places and be social… oh hey, that’s where they get it! I bet on the weekends, it’s a little more bumpin’ and the outside tables are pretty full. If you’re a night owl, I bet you could just stay there and order from their great brunch menu. Or, you can just stumble down the block to my place. Just avoid the dog poop.
-Jackie Carl-WTD Lover
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