Flash!

Flash Lounge is a hip new lounge two blocks from the infamous U St corridor. An international group of friends and I checked the place out Saturday night and had a great time. Flash greets you with a small patio and as you cross the thresh hold, the long busy bar on the left is usually lined with a throng of 20-40 somethings indulging in the neighborhoods increasingly gentrified feel. To the left are various pose worthy seating areas where the young ladies will most certainly stop to get their mandatory selfies taken care of for their Instagram feeds. An amateur would think from the music and the chatty crowd that this is a perfect place to lounge for the night. This is a mistake. Walk to the very back of the venue and you will find a small line to a photo booth with a velvety curtain hosted by a pretty girl inviting people to step inside. Once you get your free snap shots, a sly back door will open to a set of stairs to the main event.

I was lucky enough to catch two awesome DJs spinning tunes. One from Serbia and one from Germany both who brought some amazing sounds to the night's young and beautiful. I really dig DJ M.A.N.D.Y.'s groove. it was amazing! My friends and danced for four hours straight under an awesome sound system and the eye-pillaging synchronized lights.

The place was full of various femme fatale'. Blonds, brunettes, Indian,  latin, and other flavors of lust danced

well into the darkness. The two women I arrived with boasted the men were the hottest collection of guys they'd ever seen. They'd be right as the ratio that night was about 4:1 guys to girls so fellas... bring your A game and a couple wing chicks with you to balance things out.

The drinks price in from $9-15 and up and the average wait could be improved on the 2nd floor but the wait was worth the well made cocktails. Even  my Russian Comrade Alex had to take his time with his drinks. Last call lights will catch you at 2a but the place doesn't close till 3am. Don't forget to get your after picture taken. #EPICSaturday