The Black Knight and I go running, and nothing sounds better after a long run than comforting southern food.  Today’s pick: Witness Bar in Capital Hill.  It’s not a super trendy bar, so we were fine in our running gear sitting on the patio. There was a birthday party with a drag queen diva and it’s a lively place, smallish but not too cramped.

chicken & waffles: Love love love the waffles, soft but so buttery! The chicken, well, probably could have used a little more seasoning, but it's the combination of sweet and salty that we're after here.

pork sliders - a nice combination of slaw and pulled pork on a brioche bun; I was in it for the French fries though - and that horseradish cream sauce that goes with the fries! Those are pretty good fries!!!

As with all southern restaurants, a few things are required: sweet tea and possibly beignets.

The sweet tea does not disappoint – it’s so sweet, it’ll “melt the enamel right off your teeth” as that Black Knight phrases it.

The beignets are on the firm side, 4 pillows aobut 1.5 inches each, so manageable after dinner.  They come with sitting in a house dipping sauce – some combination of apple and pumpkin that I couldn’t quite put my finger on, but it’s on the tart side to keep the powdered sugar from overwhelming the dessert and giving it another dimension.

I like southern food and I like Witness Bar.  It’s fun, it’s casual, and it serves high quality comfort food. Roux is still my number one, but this is a solid #3.

SUMMARY
Overall: happily ever after
Highlights: French fries, waffles
Footnotes: if you choose to sit outside, keep in mind this is capital hill and you may get heckled; even though it’s a bar, not the entire restaurant is a bar so you can bring minors if you wish; they have a fancy non-alcoholic drink on the menu – but mine made me buzzed