Where to Eat and Drink in Mount Pleasant
"This Mount Pleasant spot was part of D.C.’s first wave of local Filipino restaurants in an upscale setting. The sizzling, spicy pork belly and pork shoulder sisig remains a favorite dish, along with such staples as longanisa (sweet garlic sausage) and tocino (sweet grilled pork). You also can’t leave without trying an ube-flavored dessert or the ube waffle with fried chicken marinated in soy sauce and vinegar at brunch. Owner Patrice Cleary, who was born in the Philippines, also opened Joia Burger a block away earlier this year, serving up wagyu beef smash burgers with chopped toppings and ube soft serve." - Emily Venezky
