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Ben's Next Door Info
Amenities
From the business
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Identifies as Black-owned
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Identifies as veteran-owned
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Identifies as women-owned
Service options
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Outdoor seating
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Curbside pickup
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No-contact delivery
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Delivery
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Takeout
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Dine-in
Highlights
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Fast service
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Great dessert
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Live music
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Sports
Popular for
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Lunch
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Dinner
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Solo dining
Accessibility
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Wheelchair accessible entrance
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Wheelchair accessible parking lot
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Wheelchair accessible restroom
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Wheelchair accessible seating
Offerings
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Alcohol
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Beer
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Cocktails
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Coffee
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Comfort food
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Happy hour drinks
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Happy hour food
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Hard liquor
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Late-night food
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Quick bite
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Small plates
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Vegetarian options
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Wine
Dining options
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Breakfast
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Brunch
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Lunch
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Dinner
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Catering
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Dessert
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Seating
Amenities
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Bar onsite
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Gender-neutral restroom
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Restroom
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Wi-Fi
Atmosphere
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Casual
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Cozy
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Trendy
Crowd
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College students
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Family-friendly
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Groups
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LGBTQ+ friendly
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Tourists
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Transgender safespace
Planning
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Accepts reservations
Payments
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Credit cards
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Debit cards
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NFC mobile payments
Children
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High chairs
Parking
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Free street parking
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Paid street parking
Other
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Identifies as Black-owned
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LGBTQ+ friendly
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Identifies as veteran-owned
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Identifies as women-owned
Best WLM Reviews
I went to this location cause I thought it was an extension of Ben. I thought you couldn’t dine in at Bens you would have to go next door at Ben’s Next Door to dine in . I ordered my food at 5pm. However, because I was seated at 4:50pm which I was told. I was charged a surcharge of 10.18 because brunch was not over till 5 and there is a surcharge for the brunch time slot. I did not come for brunch and there was no brunch food. I was very upset about the surcharge. So after eating, I felt this your tip. The food was mediocre by any means. The jerk salmon slider was good at 8 dollars and the fried chicken sandwich was overpriced at almost 20.00. The food at Ben;s was better than Next Door. (picture of chili hamburger is from Bens)
Great experience! Our waitress was super attentive and sweet. The food came out quickly. The atmosphere and music was a 10/10. I would go back. I will add that 20% gratuity is automatically applied to your bill.
OVERCHARGED. I was overcharged. I brought two brunch meals for $21.95 each along with one peach mimosa. The bill should have been $56. THE BILL CAME OUT TO $92. I will never go to this place again. Nor recommend it. They didnt give me a receipt to review BEFORE paying for my meal. Maybe if I got to see the bill prior. I would have caught the error. On the website it says gratuity is added to all brunch meals. The service and restaurant is not worthy of a 20 percent tip. I had 2 people on my bill. I tried calling the phone number listed on the website and no one answered. I even called the restaurant in attempt to speak to management of the Ben’s franchise. I wanted to be reimbursed and heard in regards to this matter. The food was just ok. For $21.95 they should give you more than just 1 slice of bread with the french toast meal. The place smelled like a dirty bar towel. There is a garden wall with a neon sign upon entering the restaurant. It would be a great Instagram picture. However you had about 6 waitress just standing in front of the sign. The waitress were just standing there doing absolutely nothing. Not helping customers. Not being of service . Just being in the way of paying customers that wanted to take a picture in front of the garden wall and sign. In addition the restaurant has several tvs in it. My cousin was watching a movie and a staff member just came by and changed the channel. He didnt even consult with the customers in that area that were watching the tv. I guess it is more important to have something he would like to watch rather than doing his job. Lastly is a picture of my food. Now I have no problem paying $92 for a meal or even more. However, I ask you reading this do you feel this meal was worth $92. ABSOLUTELY NOT. Please don't waste your time or money on this establishment.
Had reservations for 1230 and was not seated for a whole hr (we were also late) while waiting there is not real “waiting” area so your basically standing in the doorway/walkway there is a small sitting like area that holds probably 4 ppl max. Water was tap, my girlfriend ordered a sprite and sent it back for a oj both were nasty. Grits were runny and soupy, shrimp had no flavor, ordered eggs never received them, ordered 2 orders of shrimp and grits one of the orders didn’t come with shrimp, catfish was undercooked although they weren’t pleasing to the eye the deviled eggs was the only edible order needless to say we sent the food back and had to dispute the bill with owner bc we were being charged for food we did not eat. However before the dispute he did come over to try to accommodate us and see what went wrong with the order. Lastly i just feel like it was busy and rushed due to the place being filled to capacity
Best bar experience! Me and my friends sat at the bar on Sunday for brunch and Kamill was a 5 star bartender. The food, music and vibes were on point. Will definitely be back soon.
Food was good, its only a vibe if you sit inside, OUTSIDE has no music and wait staff just like the customers don't wanna be outside
First trip to DC and was told we needed to try mumbo sauce from one of the conductors on our Amtrak that is from DC. Found Next Door and liked the extensive menu. It is a bit loud , had a DJ when we were there, and the restaurant was pretty full so again a bit loud. Had several TVs with football games on, a very lively atmosphere. Our server was Peggy S and she was very nice and helpful with the menu and bar suggestions. We ordered bone in and boneless wings and fries. Had the bone in wings with the house dry rub that is wonderful, sweet but savory and a little smokey. Ordered buffalo, ranch and mumbo sauces on the side and all were amazing. Boneless wing in mumbo sauce that was also amazing,, so good we ordered an order of dry rub wings to go. Also the bar drinks are strong and very good. So there is a 20% service charge added to your check that is divided for the staff, and there is a lot of staff, some goes to your server but there is an option to tip your server separately if you choose.
Food was very good. Great portions! Brunch menu and drink menu brunch prices were great! The atmosphere was very 'clubbish' and it was very loud.
One thing we noticed was a heavy sewage smell that was trying to be masked by the incense burning. I couldn't stop smelling it. I'll get it another try in a couple of weeks.
Overall, a nice time.
Quick Facts About Ben's Next Door
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Opening Hours
| Monday | 02:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
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| Tuesday | 02:00 AM - 11:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 02:00 AM - 11:00 PM |
| Thursday | 02:00 AM - 11:00 PM |
| Friday | 12:00 PM - 01:00 AM |
| Saturday | 11:00 AM - 01:00 AM |
| Sunday | 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
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