#11 Columbia Heights ever-changing scene

Tonight I went on a Columbia Heights bar crawl (ok, slight exaggeration, I mean its 10pm and I'm home watching 20/20), including two new bars/restaurants - Social and Room 11, both of which are very cute, modern, with great reasonably priced food and wine, and to be honest, quite surprising and welcome in C Heights. I remember 2.5 years ago when we moved into the neighborhood and Ruby Tuesday, and a string of Latin places - Rumberos, El Rinconito Dos, Rincon Deportivo were our only choice within a four block radius. And then came The Heights, which we then overdosed on ginger calamari and grilled romaine salad for a good year. Well now there's a parade of new restaurants, including the main corner of 14th and Park which has changed three times since we've moved in - always something new, even in the same location. We've seen the fall of Carvel, and the happy addition of a Potbelly. Its been a great time to live in Columbia Heights and watch its transformation (in both good and bad ways). Ruby Tuesday is still hanging on, and although I love the salad bar, I'm not sure thats enough to keep it in business for long....