It hasn’t been ten years...it’s been a few
But the point is I would go to U Street cause of the 930 Club and Black Cat and U St Hall (RIP) and a few record stores
What is there on H Street to go to? RNR Hotel was a crummy venue
I work nearby and would hit Whole Foods for a pint and Craft Beer Cellar (one of the best beer stores in DC) for takeaway beer. I went to Granville Moore's once or twice but mussels make me violently ill and there's cheaper Belgian beer found elsewhere. Maybe there are some other good food destinations down that way? Probably a question for Yada, I don't really follow the foodie scene.
I say that in the past tense of course.
There was a shooting at the Whole Foods last year but that was an anomaly. That end of H Street always seemed pretty safe though maybe it gets a little sketchier down toward RNR. The one or two times i had been to RNR lately i had parked up in the Whole Foods area and walked down.
All in all though i think that area has markedly improved in terms of safety, though i haven't read the stats.