MAKI SHOP | The DC sushi restaurant that stole my heart

Maki Shop dc roll

After one too many glasses of wine on Friday night, the boyfriend and I woke up with slight headaches (whoops). Not sure what would cure us, we began to list off different things to eat… mac & cheese, bacon, sushi…? The sushi idea stuck!

We remembered we had passed by an interesting looking sushi-to-go style restaurant on 14th street the night before. It was within walking distance and we could wear workout clothes to it (win, win!)… the sushi plan was in motion!

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FOOD COMA | OKI Bowl DC and Sake

OKI bowl DC and sake

Is it possible to fall in love with a meal? Who am I kidding, of course it is!

I fell in love Saturday night… and then fell straight into a food coma (aka best Saturday night I have had in a while)! Ramen + Sake = Heaven

(Note: there is nothing lady like about how I consumed this meal, but I’m ok with it)

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STEAK FEAST | Del Campo in DC

Del Campo steak

It was the boyfriend’s birthday and all he requested for his birthday dinner was “meat”. In DC, that left hundreds of restaurants to choose from. After extensive researching, review reading, and menu perusing, the birthday celebration location was selected, Del Campo!

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VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT | Pho DC

pho dish

Everyone is obsessed with pho… it’s the new trendy thing to eat. If you don’t know what it is… here’s Wikipedia’s description:

Pho is a Vietnamese noodle soup consisting of broth, linguine-shaped rice noodles called bánh phở, a few herbs, and meat.

The boyfriend and I headed to an award-winning pho restaurant in DC called… Pho DC (creative name, right?)

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