“ Went to 219 during restaurant week for an early dinner. Amazing meal and service. Got the braised short ribs on the recommendation of our server and it was a great choice! The meat was tender and falling apart with amazing flavor. I capped off my meal with a decadent chocolate mousse dome. It was so indulgent and sinful. My brother got the crème brûlée cheesecake so we could try both desserts, but the mousse was the winner. ”

“ This isn't what I expected when my colleagues said we were going to a New Orleans style bar. You walk in and there's stairs that goes downstairs or upstairs. For the live music, you go upstairs. After climbing the stairs (not sure if there's an elevator for accessibility), you enter through the door but don't miss the sign that says it's a $30 minimum on nights there are live music. As soon as you enter you either go straight into the bar, turn right to find seating for about 50, or turn left to find a cigar lounge with about 25 seats and a tv. The bathrooms are either up another flight of stairs behind the stage where you'll also find 5 more tables, or you can take the stairs all the way down to the basement to find another bathroom in a separate bar which is connected. Menu is pretty simple. One page. Southern style food - catfish, mac n cheese, shrimp creole, southern fried chicken, blackened salmon, jambalaya, truffle fries etc. There's also burgers and salads. There's a full bar but whiskey rules this place. There's over 50 selections to choose from. They also have all sorts of wine to drink. Lastly, they have a cigar list. It runs from 8 dollars to over 50. You'll smell it all around so not ideal if you have asthma. You'll definitely smell like cigar when you leave. The place on a Wednesday night was packed. We came in a group of 12 and nobody complained about their food. I had some of the other people food and it made my oyster po'boy seem not that great, but it was still pretty tasty. That Blackened salmon smacked. Service is okay. They were extremely busy. Seemed semi annoyed that we came in such a large group without a reservation and wanted separate checks. They did help us when one of my colleagues kept getting hit on by one of the guys at the bar. The bartender (there was only 2 workers in the front of the house and they were running back and forth handling nearly everything) told him to chill out. The live music was lit. We listened to the sounds of the Bill Pappas Project. It was a combo of Blues / Rock / Funk / Jazz. It was a beautiful ending to a long work trip. ”

“ Recently ate at 219 and pleasantly surprised their ribeye is back to being awesome! Pre-COVID, their ribeye was absolutely the best in the DMV / NCR. It split like butter and flavor was supreme, then after COVID, the quality of the cut was modest and the prep / cooking was moderately good. This week, I had a ribeye that's back to being awesome! Ordered medium and it came out exactly as I ordered it and it sliced like butter. Fantastic flavor on the palate. Wholesale recommend for the ribeye. Their other food is very good as well, such as their salmon and jambalaya. This review is specifically for the ribeye. Thank goodness the ribeye is back as I remember it. ”

“ Live soul music every Sunday. Great vibes, truffle fries are , and the overall ambiance can't be beat. You'll leave smelling like cigar smoke and the bar tenders may take a while to get your drink but it's expected when it's packed with only 2 bartenders for the entire restaurant..only suggestion would be to staff more people on Sundays ”

“ Soooo delicious. The she crab soup was soooo creamy and all the flavours were there! The drinks were also pretty strong which is a huge plus! I really enjoyed the experience and creole flavours. Our sever was super attentive and kept checking in at the right time and also made some great recommendations. The bonus is that downstairs is a bar/club and upstairs was live jazz music. So we had options after dinner ! ”

“ Wow! I had plans to go to another place that go too crowded and pivoted to this spot and reminded me how cool it is to stumble into a Gem of dining experience! I went on a Sunday and I highly recommend it, street parking is free, less crowded, and you can still experience great food, service and live music. Service; Tom was our server and he provided great recommendations and provide great service with a jovial spirit. Recommend a great wine as well Longevity nice Cabernet. Good: She Crab Soup -- tasted great, small pieces of crab in soup --would have loved to have some lump crab on top, however it was a nice portion and tasted great. Gumbo - doesn't have pork which I appreciated and was flowered very well and good pieces of chicken, crab and shrimp or crawfish Gulf Shrimp Creole - this was recommend from my server, when I said I was thinking of This he said it's his favorite dish ( along with the she crab) ..great red roux sauce, shrimp and white rice very tasty Shrimp and Grits - it has very similar red sauce as the Gulf Shrimp and again very tasty and nice size shrimp. Shrimp Jambalaya- again very flavorful and nice size shrimp. After Dinner - went upstairs and experience amazing Live music that is worthy of $20-60 cover, but it was free on Sunday there is a small $5 cover after 9pm On some nights. Overall great experience and look forward to Coming back. ”

“ GREAT LIVE MUSIC VENUE: First of all, this is a cigar bar. So the reviews which complain about the smoke and penalize this place aren't taking this into account. The live music here is outstanding. They are clearly selective in the music acts they have perform here. The cocktails are also solid and made with high quality spirits. If you enjoy live music definitely check this place out. Also, the closest garage provides parking for cheap! ”