Diners will find a familiar steakhouse ambience along with the trademark caricatures of local notables and celebrities lining the walls. The food runs to outsize portions of USDA Prime steaks and lobster, cracked table side by your server, along with straightforward salads and sides such as the Half & Half, cottage fries and fried onions. A range of chops, fish (broiled, blackened, sautéed or peppercorn-crusted) and Italian dishes is on hand for those looking for an alternative to the beef. This is all complemented by a standout New York cheesecake and a notable wine list trumpeting familiar labels.
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Encore B&B Receives a Standing Ovation
Encore Bed & Breakfast, which has been open since 2001, offers just four contemporary accommodations in the South End neighborhood. The alternative to typical hotel lodging, Encore offers 21st-century comfort in a 19th century Victorian town house. Each room features modern amenities, including a private bathroom with shower, queen-size bed, cable TV with DVD player. In keeping with the theatrical theme of the Inn, the rooms are named after choreographer Jerome Robbins, conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein, playwright Edward Albee and composer Stephen Sondheim. A continental breakfast is served each morning featuring European-strength coffee, pastries, granola, and fresh fruit.
DC’s Best Indie at The Black Cat
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Kings of Leon. Death Cab. The Strokes. The
Black Cat’s mission is to bring D.C. locals and visitors the best in live independent music and it’s been succeeding since its opening in 1993. Located in the famous U Street Corridor, the club has served as a staple in Washington DC’s alternative music scene and draws large crowds with its live bands and DJ sets.
Nightly, The Black Cat hosts bands on the local, national, and international levels. Major names include Arcade Fire, Beck, Andrew WK, Korn, Moby, The Killers, Jamiroqui, Foo Fighters, and the list could continue all night. With its cool atmosphere and even cooler bands, The Black Cat is always on the forefront of alternative, independent music.
Last Stop, Rockbar
It’s on East 
Colfax. It’s ensconced in a motel called the All In whose history of ill repute is far from ancient. And its logo is a burst of flames. Rockbar is marked by warning sign after warning sign—otherwise known as green lights to Denver’s anything-goes afterparty crowd.
Low-ceilinged and packed tight, the dance floor’s made for getting down and dirty—and so is the music, from 80s faves to heavy metal and back again. For that matter, so are the drinks: aside from the requisite cans of PBR, cheap shots of Mad Dog are a no-brainer—almost literally.