Ben's Upstairs

I agree with another comment concerning the portion size of the Shrimp and grits, it was good, but not enough food if you are hunger. I've posted a pic. The service was good, it started off rocky, but got better. Maybe too many people or just distracted by their friends. FYI the bathrooms are unisex!

Pretty surprised. Service slow but the bar tender actually came out to serve us at a table. Super cool and helpful. The food I was skeptical but, it was very good. Flavorful. Good price and decent servings. New menu and the Mac’n cheese is gone but, the food is good. Definitely will return.

Great spot, great roof top bar, come for the food and drink, stay for the comedy on Thursday nights!

Looooove this place their brunch is really good. I love that they display art too. #localspot #romantic #drinkoutside #happyhour #livemusic #rooftop

This was a HORRIBLE experience. Initially the bartender was fine, however, when the food came out, the catfish was undercooked, the sliders were undercooked, and the shrimp were overcooked. My friend reserved a table, which was non-existent and/or reserved for "another" party. The manager seemed less than qualified and even attempted to argue with why I should feel justified about him taking undercooked seafood off of my bill. Overall, it was a horrible experience. Myself and the six other people in my party also believed so. Do Betta Bens!!!!!! 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾 Below, are pictures of our "reserved" table, which didn't even come with a server to take our orders. 🤔

Fun rooftop bar above the Atlas District / NE DC outpost of Ben's Chili Bowl.

Tried for the first time tonight and had a great time! Our bartender was April who was friendly and knowledgeable about the menu and made some great drinks! All the staff was very friendly! We ordered a few small plates and our food was served quickly and came out hot. The pulled pork sandwich and gnocchi were both amazing. We will definitely be going back to check out the rooftop soon and see the new menu.

I really like this place, especially the rooftop. The bartenders are always nice and if they don't know something, they'll definitely go find the answer for you instead of saying "I don't know". Just one note, in the evenings the rooftop tables don't have servers so you have to go to the bar to place your orders which can be kind of annoying, especially if the bar is crowded. Not sure if this is the case every evening the rooftop is open but it was when I went 2 weeks ago. The food is pretty good and they do have specialty drinks. The prices are what you'd expect from a place in DC so don't come expecting Friday's or Ruby Tuesday prices. Totally recommend.