Sticky Rice

Sticky Rice is a cool Asian hangout in the middle of "Capitol Hood", as I call it, just a few doors down from Granville Moore.
They offer reasonably priced and cheap popular Asian offerings with a little bit of a twist.
The location is within reach of a few popular neighborhood watering hole such as The Red and the Black, Palace of Wonders, The Pug and Granville Moore. Once you walk in the space looks larger than it is: a bar to the right; about 8 tables and a couple of tall tables by the window. To the far left stairs to the upstairs sushi bar and more seating.
The decor is Asian with mostly red hues on the wall. I always sit at the bar.......in fact I've never actually sat at a table.
There's a sushi item called Godzirra, which is a variation of a california roll made with shrimp, avocado, tempura crunchies, cream cheese and tobiko (flying fish roe).......now I'm not quite a sushi person but this is very good. I'm not sure if it's because of the cream cheese that made it creamy or the combination of the crunchiness and the sushi-like consistencies that made it very appealing and yummy. The Godzirra itself is a meal so, it's good to share. I also tried the Mongolian Beef noodles.....it's pretty much a stir fried noodle in a Hoisin-like sauce.....messy and very good. The other noodle offerings are soup-like and hearty and yummy. The crispy tofu chunks are also great; I grew up eating these with Indonesian sweet soy, so this is a welcome surprise to see it on a bar menu.
I need to visit Sticky Rice mor often as they don't break your bank; you can have a beer or two and have a satisfying meal and go home without shelling out more than $25. And that's rare these days.

Sticky Rice
1224 H Street, NE
Washington DC 20002
www.stickyricedc.com
Pricing: $20-25/pp excluding tax and tips.