Food Pics of the Week (FPOTW): J. Hollingers Waterman’s Chophouse

J. Hollingers Waterman’s Chophouse (***)

8606 Colesville Rd Silver Spring, MD 20910

 
J. Hollingers' banner
 

I think hubby and I have found our local happy hour spot for the following reasons:

  • A generous happy hour, Tues – Thurs 4-9 pm and Fri – Sat 4 – 7 pm

  • A nice selection of happy hour food and beverages starting at $5.

  • $1 oysters – you know I love my oysters

  • Diverse clientele

  • Friendly staff

 
J. Hollingers happy hour specials
 

For our dining pleasure, we went with a roasted beet and burrata salad, fried calamari, and mussels, Of course, we did mussels since it's a part of the restaurant's name.

 
J. Hollingers ' spread of food - 1. gin tonic, 2. oysters, 3. lamb meatballs, and 4. ceviche
 

For our dining and drinking pleasure, we had delicious gin tonics (I had a couple of Manhattans too), a dozen oysters, lamb meatballs, and ceviche. With the exception o f the ceviche, EVERYTHING was amazing especially the meatballs. The ceviche wasn’t bad, but it tasted more like guacamole with some shrimp.

While the food and beverages were great, I really enjoyed the diversity in the bar’s patrons. Often, I have to deal with the fact that I will be the only Black person in many places. However, J. Hollingers had folks of all colors, sizes, and shapes. The only downside: I wish it was in walking distance. Looking at Google, commuting to the spot is 1 hour on foot, 26 minutes by bus, and 9 minutes by car. Oh well, can win them all.