Tasting UB @ DC

DC is home to a lot of great restaurants, and my ALLSAUCES are making their way into them, one great spot at a time. Here, we’re visiting two; Ben’s Next Door and Dangerously Delicious Pies. How do they use their Uncle B’s? Taking my cousin Rhonda along for the ride, I stopped by each spot for a taste.

Ben’s Next Door is a modern, more upscale twist on a DC landmark, Ben’s Chili Bowl, and their spicy hot wings are quickly becoming as popular at Next Door as the chili is at Ben’s. The chef there has incorporated both No. 9 and No. 10 into their wing recipe. Rhonda and I settled in and quickly ordered a plate of 10 wings and a side of sweet potato fries. To call the wings fantastic is an understatement. The wings are definitely spicy, tender, and filling. Sweet potato fries added just the right dash of…sweet to balance the savory. We polished off the wings and fries in under twenty minutes easily. Had to resist stealing the last wing from my cuz’n! After catching up with a few friends there, we rolled over to Dangerously Delicious Pies on H. Street.

Dangerously Delicious blows up the notion of the traditional pie. While you can enjoy your favorite fruit pies (apple, peach, cherry), I recommend you try the savory pies. I ordered the SMOG, which with steak, mushroom, onion and gruyere is a lot better than the nasty L.A. air it implies.  Rhonda tried the vegan curry tofu pie. With the Uncle B’s bottles right on the table, it was easy to add a dollop to the already tasty pies. Again, awesome. The sauces really heightened the flavors in the pie, especially on the flaky crust.

With ridiculously full bellies, we wrapped up our very successful day of tasting Uncle B’s at two great spots around DC. Even though Rhonda got the last wing, I’m just proud that word of my ALLSAUCE continues to spread while bringing the heat AND the flavor to the District!