Tom Seitsema Gives Toki Underground 2.5 stars
That's no small potatoes coming from the Washington Post food critic. It places tiny Toki Underground (2nd floor 1234 H Street) on par with the Atlas Room (1015 H Street) as far as Seitsema's appraisal.
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A look at what's going on in Trinidad, on H Street, and in the larger area north of Capitol Hill.
That's no small potatoes coming from the Washington Post food critic. It places tiny Toki Underground (2nd floor 1234 H Street) on par with the Atlas Room (1015 H Street) as far as Seitsema's appraisal.

Curbed mentions the Popularise experiment in which people can vote on the type of business they would most like to see come to 1351 H Street. Curbed also notes that you can now be part of a hard hat tour of the space. For those who have not been following the votes, the H Street Joodlum is currently in the lead with 288 votes.

Disgraced former ANC 5B Chair William Shelton has admitted that he stole public money from the Advisory Neighborhood Commission. He must repay all of that money, serve 6-12 months in federal prison, and could be fined up to $20,000. His sentencing is scheduled for May 4th.
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I've mentioned the long anticipated Seven Deadly Sins cocktail menu at Church and State (2nd floor 1236 H Street), but it's been a while. The seven deadly sins is meant to be a a non-traditional menu complement the more traditional menu they have been serving (AKA The Bill of Rights). Urban Daddy has the full menu, as well as photos.
Housing Complex speculates on what really lead to the shuttering of the Roadside Cafe. Oh, and it's being replaced by a tire shop.
They posted a letter on their site. Stop by and say goodbye between 7am and 6pm Saturday and Sunday (1050 Bladensburg Road). It's sad news, but it's a tough economy, and (with help from Harry Thomas Jr.) a Denny's recently opened up down the street. That can't have helped.

I did not make it to the Ward 5 candidates forum at Lace Lounge in Brookland last night from 6:30-9pm, Attendees saw 13 candidates strutted their stuff. One notable exception was Delano Hunter, who confirmed his attendance, but then pulled a no-show. Hunter's Twitter account says he attended at SOTU watch party at Lima Lounge instead. On its Twitter account Lace describes itself as a lounge/club for LGBT women (though I saw a note online indicating it's not strictly a lesbian bar anymore), so I've heard some speculation that that fact may have kept Hunter away. For the record, Lace Lounge has hosted local ANC meetings in the past. Whatever Mr. Hunter's motivation in snubbing the event, it was a weird (and kinda rude) thing to do. Hopefully he can be bothered to actually show up for the next one since he's considered one of the more serious candidates (the rest of whom all attended).
Apparently, everybody.
