Left to right:
The Palace
of Wonders;
Nurney
Mason of
Mason’s
Barbershop;
The George
Hotel lobby.
riots of the 1960s. His store was damaged
in the upheaval and business slowed for
some time. “It stayed down for a long
time. Plus, people started wearing their
hair long,” he says.
Where Funky Meets Historic
As you move east into the Atlas District,
the clubs get more chic and the restaurants livelier. Among them is Sticky
Rice, a two-floor venue that combines
Asian décor with just the right amount
of kitsch. The menu fuses Pan-Asian
and American cuisines, with items like
sashimi rolls, pot stickers, barbecue pork
and Tater Tots.
A favorite at Sticky Rice? “The Tater
Tot sauce,” says co-owner Jason Martin.
“People go crazy over the Tot sauce.”
Martin multitasks behind a bar where
customers sip on pear sangria and sake.
He breaks from mixing drinks now and
then to bang on a large gong that hangs in
the center of the bar. Sporting tattoos and
earrings, Martin is the epitome of the new
H Street—young, innovative and edgy.
He also is co-owner of the Rock &
Roll Hotel a block away. Among his
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