Perry's - 1811 Columbia Road NW

It's been a while since the last post on here. Im going to go ahead and blame that on me starting a new job rather than plain ol laziness. Ok so the weather is now nice enough to eat outside during any time of the day. This mindset led myself and a few friends to the Perry's top deck a few weekends back.

I had eaten at Perry's before, but it was when it was still cold as shit so we were sitting inside. There were a couple things that led me back here: 1) I wanted to try out this famous top deck and 2) I wanted to try the caipirinha's as well. Caipirinha is Brazil's national cocktail and I figured these would be even better than the one I had in Athens, Ga during college. The drink is made with fermented sugarcane so it makes for a great summer drink...couple that with sushi and you have a pretty chill meal.

One of the knocks I have on Perry's is that the dinner crew kinda hates on the people there for the bar scene so it was hard for us to make the transition from caipirinha to sushi which sucked. After we got seated everything was cool though. I started with the seafood ceviche which turned out to be a de-constructed plate as opposed to traditional ceviche. Everyone else went ahead and ordered their sushi which covered the whole spectrum from traditional cali rolls to interesting BLT roll (applewood smoked bacon | romaine | tomato | green tea mayo). 20 minutes later out comes out sushi orders on a Hummer Tire sized plate. This was perfect for sharing and thats what ended up happening (partially because the waiter didn't tell us what was what). The drinks kept flowing and we had a great table overlooking Adams Morgan. The sushi here is great because the list is extensive and the rolls are HUGE. I have not tried too many of the tapas here because I personally think tapas are a bit risky considering the size/price ratio. Case and point is the ceviche here which was good, but not great.

We were at Perry's for like 2 and a half hours just chillin and having a good time. Get there early to avoid long bar lines and the dinner haters. Seriously, try the caipirinhas because they are awesome. This is the perfect place to enjoy the weather and have drinks and dinner with a group of 5 or 6. I think my total for the night was around 60 bucks everything included which is not too bad. I give this experience a very high A and the food like an A-.

Highlight - Scene, eclectic croud
Lowlight - smug host seating dinner crowd.