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Video FeedBack: Next Door

By Alejandro Salinas ,   Jessica Sidman   Published Thursday, January 08, 2009

Brothers Nizam and Kamal Ali recently opened Next Door, a new bar and restaurant next to their famed Ben's Chili Bowl. How are diners taking to chef (and Hell's Kitchen winner) Rock Harper's cooking? Do the crab cakes and mussels hold a candle to Ben's vaunted half-smoke? We set up our camera to find out.

Have you been to Next Door? What were your thoughts? Let us know in the comments!

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Next Door is a rare and excellent experience. A major advance for the DC restaurant scene. While the food is great - the Next Door experience is transformative ... try it out.

Posted by: Tim W., Jan 09, 2009 05:56:30 PM

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