My better half's band had a show last night. After playing a good set and checking out the other bands, we went to a little dive on U Street. He's a southern boy at heart, and I knew he'd love Oohhs and Aahhs with its sweet tea, macaroni and cheese and other soul food staples. http://www.oohhsnaahhs.com/10.html It's not a place for dainty portions, or the health-conscious, but it's extremely satisfying. It is a steamy, cash-only, hole-in-the-wall open late night near 10th and U Street NW. We split one meat + 2 sides meal and it was enough for two people.
Fried Catfish with macaroni and cheese and rice with gravy ($16.95)
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I thought he would be satisfied with this post-show snack, but since we were on U Street, we wandered on down the street in a post-soul food bliss to a neighborhood legend...Ben's Chili Bowl (which is also cash-only).
Chili fries ($4.30) - Spicy chili blankets french fries
(if these were Five Guys fries, it would be amazing)
Bill Cosby's Original Chili Half-Smoke with mustard and onions ($5.45).
The halfsmoke was well-grilled, bathed in the spicy chili. Much better quality at the original Ben's than the version served at the National's baseball stadium.
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We'll be working off this epic late night meal for the next few days with some day-long hikes and an all-fruit and vegetable diet. Oohhs and Aahhs has great catfish (blackened or fried), meatloaf, fried chicken wings, macaroni and cheese and yams. If you haven't stopped in there, you should.
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