DCist: First Look: Co Co. Sala

DcNightlifeRaw

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:10:16 -0500

Co Co Sala , D.C.’s latest exploit on the popularized desert dining trend, bills itself as “a premier coffee, chocolate and cocktail lounge”. But have Co Co Sala’s owners’ or the restaurant’s public relations firm, Heather Freeman Media & PR , run up a tab they can’t afford - by trying to pass off scripted prose on local media, blog and message board websites as fake ordinary patron reviews? The proof is, well, in the pudding.

monkeyrotica

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:43:17 -0500

Let us replace DC's churches with cathedrals of bacon fat. Only then can we truly worship the One True God of Refined Lard.

Bethesdaist

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:40:16 -0500

Hahaha! Yeah, it was 2007 actually. Sigh.

Hillman

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:09:51 -0500

"2008 is the year of my ass growing to epic proportions ....." Wasn't that 2007?

Hillman

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:49:32 -0500

"Bacon dipped in dark chocolate?!?! Together @ last." If these two can finally settle their differences and dance happily on my tongue perhaps Hill Rat and I can bury the hatchet and sing a nice rousing We Are The World duet........

Bethesdaist

Sat, 31 May 2008 06:23:35 -0500

2008 is the year of my ass growing to epic proportions if I go to this place.

badtzmaru

Fri, 30 May 2008 17:43:08 -0500

I am liking CocoSala a lot. Everything I have eaten there has been great. Their small bites are pretty good -- especially the mini burger and the mac and cheese with the infamous chocolate strip. As for dessert, the chocolate souffle with the kahula shooter is terrific. The crowd right now seems to be mainly friends of the owners. It's a late 20s and early 30s. I don't know if that's a good or bad thing but can friends and friends of friends sustain a restaurant? The music can get a bit loud too. And there's no need to keep turning down the lights as the night progresses. Some of us want to see our food!

IMGoph

Fri, 30 May 2008 16:37:33 -0500

damn, boondoggle, i'm sorry that something crawled up inside your ass and died today. hopefully we can get some snark back in your system next week :)

monkeyrotica

Fri, 30 May 2008 15:42:47 -0500

And even smaller plates. In fact, Jaleo will soon debut its "thimble menu." Same old prices, but it's much lighter and healthier! Fifty-percent less food, but for the same price!

Mike Licht

Fri, 30 May 2008 15:28:47 -0500

2008 is the year of Type 2 Diabetes.

monkeyrotica

Fri, 30 May 2008 15:03:33 -0500

They ONLY way this place is going to survive the coming recession is if they open a Moloko Plus Milk Bar next door.

boondoggle

Fri, 30 May 2008 14:54:25 -0500

If the early success of Co Co. Sala is any indication, could 2008 turn out to be the year of the chocolate bar? Fail. Sorry. The correct answer is: 2008 is the year where an unsustainable equilibrium that has roots in the trade deficit and the credit bubble beings to present Americans with a stark and unpleasant choices about their future.

TripleE

Fri, 30 May 2008 14:39:12 -0500

That ACKC place on 14th is alright when the weather blows and I want to chill with my friend that occasionally does shows at the Studio Theater. They have some amusing stuff in there, but the only thing I've ever bought was a latte that was slightly better than Starbucks[0]. I'd go back to try the chili hot chocolate thing, but that's about it. It's just not that appealing, and this new place doesn't look like it'll make me care either. I'm mildly intrigued by the bacon and dark chocolate thing, only because I once thought roasted garlic and chocolate would be ass-nasty too, until someone fed it to me. It was actually really good, and well, maybe this bacon thing is too, in a sinfully wrong sort of way. Man, I'm angstier than usual today. Clearly, being stuck in the office with just a tiny glimpse of sunshine is not helping. ~EEE~

flapjack

Fri, 30 May 2008 14:16:06 -0500

The only way bacon and chocolate would be good together is if the bacon is that crispy melt in your mouth kind. The idea of biting into a chewy piece of hog fat covered in chocolate is disgusting.

DCStranger

Fri, 30 May 2008 14:07:52 -0500

I get all my chocolate from www.thecacaotree.com To . . . die . . . for.

Bladezone

Fri, 30 May 2008 14:03:22 -0500

And they open up a place like this in a city where 1 in 8 of those have a heart attacks makes it to the hospital, thanks to our clueless EMTs??

monkeyrotica

Fri, 30 May 2008 14:02:53 -0500

Hey, I'm just a simple guy with simple tastes. I like lollipops in my mouth and cocoa butter in my a**. Respect the cruller! Tame the donut.

Vaughan

Fri, 30 May 2008 14:01:22 -0500

bacon dipped in dark chocolate? i like bacon and i like chocolate - esp. dark - but the two in an unholy conflagration? isn't that a sign of at least one religion's apocalypse? chocpocalypse? that's all dc needs - interns, staffers, and possibly anc commissioners even more hopped up on sugar, caffeine, and bacon drippings. i don't see the scandals or ridiculous anti-good-city policies ending anytime soon. and $21 for three bowls of mac + cheese? no thanks.

furcafe

Fri, 30 May 2008 14:00:40 -0500

Bacon dipped in dark chocolate?!?! Together @ last.

Wizzyliz

Fri, 30 May 2008 13:51:33 -0500

Good lord. Just slide me a 1/4 lb bag of M&M's and a Happy Meal.

monkeyrotica

Fri, 30 May 2008 13:50:04 -0500

This is truly shameful. The FDA has consistently proven that chocolate is addictive and a "gateway snack" to more dangerous treats. The chocolate industry regularly "spikes" their product and packages them in such a way as to target them towards OUR CHILDREN! The Surgeon General has also determined that eating chocolate may lead to being really fat. I've already emailed Jim Graham about suspending their nougat license. We need to send a message to Big Chocolate: you're not welcome in DC!