Today is Small Business Saturday
where Americans are encouraged to patronize small businesses. Though I know quite a few entrepreneurs, I do
this often, I’ve decided to eat dinner at a restaurant I’ve never gone. Checking the promotion’s website, I find
Marvin restaurant in DC. I’ve heard of
it but never known its location until searching for online directions. I come
to learn that it is two doors down from Lost Society. Who knew? Certainly not I! I enter the establishment meeting with the
hostess who takes me to the second floor.
Even with the steep stairs, as a non-drinker, I don’t want to share
space with the lushes! I get there and
the music is blasting from four speakers. Immediately my memory goes back to
1905 restaurant where I gotten a headache from being seated right underneath
the speaker. However, this isn’t the
case. My waitress/bartender is very nice
and knowledgeable. I order the shrimp
& grits as an appetizer. It has
three shrimp with the heads detached.
This is awesome presentation and the first time I’ve ever seen the heads
as part of the dish.
Marvin Restaurant Shrimp & Grits
Combined
with the grits and this deal is filling.
I order the chicken and waffles.
After finishing the waffles and the chicken leg, I ask for the rest of
the chicken to be wrapped. Initially, I
ask the waitress for the dessert menu but decide against it since I am
stuffed. I leave Marvin full and confident
that I will be frequenting this neighborhood gem beyond Small Business Saturday.
Marvin Restaurant Chicken and Waffles
Participating
in Small Business Saturday has given me new options that I wouldn’t have tried
with the promotion. I think that
American Express and the Small Business Administration should do this promotion
on a quarterly especially since small business is the cornerstone of the
American economy.
