Common Grounds is the anti-Starbucks coffee house. They place unusual music, have comfy OLD and ugly couches, and the sweets they serve are actually home made! It's a wonderful place to hang out and relax with friends or acquaintances. In fact, it's a great place to meet an Internet date for your initial meeting. (Trust me on this one!)
Try their wondeful chai. You can hook up your lap top and hang out all day on a Saturday or Sunday. They'll never chase you out or give you dirty looks. The staff is very friendly and they tend to become friends rather quickly with "regulars."
This is the "English Pub"--warm and friendly, albeit nonalcoholic--for the D.C. hipster set!
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