Bar Hop to Hogo

[ 0 ] June 28, 2013 | Johnna

A lapse in my schedule landed me in Hogo one random afternoon and apparently the 5 o’clock hour was the perfect time to pop in for a cocktail. The dark space offers the bar scene you’re looking for but if you envision the typical tiki bar, Hogo will not offer you that scene. Most notably known for its rum selection, the bar has over 75 for you to choose your poison. I stuck with Tom’s Punch on this visit, which was a concoction of Cruzan Light Rum, Black Strap Rum, Spicy Falemum syrup and Ginger Liqueur. A little on the fruitier side than I would have liked, but with over 75 rums on deck, I have plenty of options to change that on my next visit.

Though a huge rum selection is enough of a draw for yours truly, it’s the bar menu that is more enticing. Hogo does not subscribe to the in-house chef, instead the tiki bar rotates up and coming chefs weekly. With a bar menu that’s unpredictable and the broadest rum base in the District, Hogo really does not need to match up to its original title of a tiki bar, it’s making a name of its own.

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Tags: bar, dc, Hogo, late night dining, late night drinks, Mount Vernon bars, new, rotating chefs, Rum, Washington

Category: Alcoholic beverages, Happy Hour, Washington D.C.

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Johnna French is a Harlem NY native with deep roots in Panama, Washington, DC and North Carolina. All four places have heavily influenced her life and the foods she loves today. After graduating Howard University School of Law and beginning her life as a young professional in the city she was led to start Johnna Knows Good Food in November 2007 to keep family, friends and colleagues updated on where to go and what to eat while dining in the nation’s capitol. French, who still practices law, leads a team of three writers to cover the ever expanding Washington, DC food scene. French has been featured in print and television, appearing in Washingtonian Magazine and is a regular contributor to various local TV affiliates including WUSA 9, FOX 5 DC and WJLA (ABC Affiliate) News Channel 8. During the 2016-2017 football season, Johnna aired on Comcast Sports Mid-Atlantic (CSN) show, Redskins Life, as the weekly tailgate host. Johnna is currently a regular contributor to the FOX Baltimore Weekend morning show.