Vibez on H St

I came here on a Friday night around 8, looking for food, drinks, and fun - man, this spot has 5 star potential but the highest I can rate it now is 3 stars.The great:1) The vibes are real! This is a 2 level spot with plenty of seating for guests, 2 bars, awesome open face brick, and great interior lighting. They're a fun mix of bar and lounge - perfect environment for the 25-35 crowd looking for drinks and music. 2) The food is really, really good! And the portions are even better. I had a $10 fried whiting box with fries and hushpuppies. My date had the $11 fried fish sandwich. Both portions were huge - well worth the price. The food itself was near perfect, fried and seasoned beautifully. The hush puppies were sweet and buttery. I want to try the wings, should I return again...other folks were saying how good they were.The good:1) There was a live DJ that came around 9-9:30 to play music throughout both levels the bar. Definitely got folks out of their seats and dancing; I haven't seen other live DJs in bars in this area. Really cool.2) The drinks were nice and strong. We got simple rails and enjoyed them - love a strong pour.The not so great:1) There was some confusion about happy hour. The menu states that Friday HH is 5-9pm. Discounted rails, wines, and beers. However when we ordered our first drink around 8, we didn't get the happy hour discount (our rails were $10 each instead of $5). The waitress said happy hours have changed to only Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday form 6-9 (no longer Mon-Fri). This would have been okay....except that my buddy was at Vibez the day before; the bartender told him happy hour on Friday is still 5-9. Seems like the staff weren't on the same page - what's the actual HH day/time?2) Throughout the night, I spotted 3 ants on the bar. One made it onto my food to-go tray...the other two were just crawling around. Definitely not something you want to see.3) The upstairs area + bar were open when we arrived at 8 but we were told the upstairs bartender wouldn't be there until around 8:30. No problem, we grabbed a drink downstairs and walked it upstairs. However, the bartender didn't actually show until close to 9:30. So for about an hour longer than expected the 10+ guests who were sitting upstairs had to go to the downstairs bar to order more food and drinks. Not a back breaker but definitely an inconvenience.Overall, lots of potential to be a great spot but also has a couple of kinks to work out (and bugs to get rid of). The fun environment and food is a great start - I'd come back for a good time.

This is a magnificent bar & lounge. The family atmosphere and professionalism is far beyond their contemporaries. Would would H street do without a business like Vibez on H street! Spectacular food and drinks.

Went here over the weekend to catch a vibe and instead had a roach crawling next to me while eating...not a vibe at all!