If you know anything about good soul food in Washington, D.C., Oohhs & Aahhs Soul Food Restaurant has been the only thing your palette craves after a long night at the club or a nice day on U Street since about 03!  In 2003, Indiah Wilson combined vision with Oji Abbott to open Oohh’s and Aahh’s Soul Food Restaurant.  These two capitalized on the opportunity after finding out in the U Street barbershop the place was up for grabs!  Without much hesitation, Indiah and Oji scooped the joint up and started feeding the U Street community. Hungry??? Get in the chow line on the next page…..

The business people, residents, and frequenters of U Street started grubbin on the reg in Oohh’s and Aahh’s.  The aroma or fried chicken, sweet cornbread, and macaroni and cheese flooded the streets like a mating call for all us D.C. food feens who have been waiting for some up to par soul food.  Indiah admits she wasn’t the better cook between the two; Oji combined recipes from his family and Indiah’s to set the restaurants menu.  Like a moth to a light in the dark, Washingtonians flocked to Oohh’s and Aahh’s for its great cuisine and good treatment.  

Over the years, Oohh’s and Aahh’s has impressed many Washingtonians, and visitors to the city, with their care for each customer.  Their efforts have paid off and the Washingtonian, City Paper, and many other restaurant reviewers have put Oohh’s and Aahh’s on the map!  Indiah even graced the cover of the 2006 Cheap Eats Guide by the Washingtonian. Because of their consistent kindness and exemplary service, Oooh’s and Aahh’s has been featured across the cities publications.

Oohh’s and Aahh’s has penetrated many different communities, but one group that really couldn’t get enough are the club heads.  Back in Pearls hey day (R.I.P), when H2O wasn’t ghetto and Republic Gardens and Love were the jump off, Indiah started serving late night plates to her friends and people who she met in the club.  If you roll with a ball player or a balla with some doe and he asks you if you want something to eat after you leave Lux, more than likely he is gonna take your ass to Oohh’s and Aahh’s and sweetie, don’t complain.  They started serving late night plates to the public in 2007 on Friday and Saturday nights (soon to be Wednesdays and Thursdays too says Wilson) and it’s the perfect fix after you downed that cup of Ciroc because the lights cut on.  The day and night dynamic of the restaurant is different, but the service is consistent.

Needless to say, Oohh’s and Aahh’s is the bomb.com!!!  I’ve been going to this spot since 2006 and have been hooked ever since.  If you decide to check it out trust me, everything is good!  Make sure you get a piece of cornbread and if they have it, sweet potato cake!  I whole-heartedly recommend you try this anything at this spot and judge for your self. 

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