Yelpin’ In The Jungle

I’m +1-​ing Marc’s «shouldn’t go out on a Monday night» sentiment.
That being said, I had way too much fun here. FRED Wildlife Refuge is a gem of a location, with copious amounts of room to dance, mingle, eat, and anything else you might have wanted to do at a rad Unilocal Party.
I loved the photo booths, DJ, vibe, and vendors. Face painting was nothing short of museum quality work, all food was delish and served by the nicest folks (especially Wing Central and Triple Door) and everything else was just as good.
Can’t beat the amazing mixes slung at the bar, either. I also had more samplings of that great wine from the last event.
Thank you to every Unilocaler who helped set up, take down, and dance /​make fun of me drunkenly mingling.

Great event supporting a good cause.
Lots of samples of food to go around, face painter, massage chair, and a bar with $ 1 drinks!
These events are a lot of fun, a great way to meet other Unilocalers!

A little behind! my bad for the delay! Any to the way!
I really enjoyed my romp through the Unilocalie jungle. Katy throws an amazing party and this is no exception.
Soul’d Out Events brought the fire once more with amazing DJs and a big ass Panda! The food was pretty plentiful and and the drinks flowed freely. I had a blast hanging with my friends and even made a few new ones! This was a fabulous event and another reason why Katy rocks my socks so hard…
cheers and rawr!
5 why-​is-​the LION-​king-​of-​the-​jungle-​when-​the-​LION-​lives-​in-​the-​savannah stars out of 5

Nice event in an interesting and spacious venue. Enjoyed milling around the different areas sampling various treats including Pop chips, Kind bars, and food from Wild Ginger and Wing Central. Everything was tasty!
Drink tokens were $ 1 and supported The World is Fun. Had a nice glass of wine and sampled some local brews. Music was energizing and crowd had a good vibe. Met a few interesting «characters» and saw some impressive face painting.
All in all a well-​done Unilocal event! I look forward to attending the next one!

Both of the Unilocal’s a Zoo parties that I attended definitely lived up to the hype!
At the Jungle event, there was a DJ panda, photobooth, wine, beer, cocktails, massages, Kind Bars, Pop Chips, Wing Central, Wild Ginger and lots of candy and masks!
My boyfriend enjoyed the sliders from Wing Central, although we were both sad they didn’t have that amazing buffalo chicken pasta from the Safari event! We both scored a coupon though to return. I really liked the vegetarian rolls from Wild Ginger though, and I’ll need to go back for more of those soon!
Thank you again Katy and to all the vendors for such a fun time!

Katy throws great parties! What can I say?!
This time, Wild Ginger was the different vendor from the undersea event. They had vegetarian rolls with pineapple sauce. It’s very unique since most of the time they either pair with plum sauce or peanut sauce. Also, they had those beef rolls on the stick. It was super good! Wing Central had sliders instead of taco this time. Food was just as good no matter what form it was. The BBQ sauce and hot sauce were super good.
I love the photo booth!
If you haven’t made it yet, there’s the last one on the 28^th of May! :-)

I chose this one of the four Unilocal’s A Zoo events because there were fewer of my oldschool Unilocal friends in attendance: I wanted to meet a few new Unilocalers for a change. This was easily done, with tons of friendly people in attendance. I spent a lot of time chatting with Kate E and her friend in the facepainting queue, which involved plenty of laughs. It was also fun to catch up with Aaron E, Ian M, Don B and Katy of course.
The drinks were some of the best I’ve had at Unilocal events: $ 1 each for a fair pour of Captain Morgan Black over ginger beer and lime. Delish!
The owners of Wing Central were incredibly friendly, repeatedly telling me to have as many of their pulled pork sliders as I wanted. And they were great!
The Wild Ginger people were nice too, and while their veggie fresh rolls were a little bland, the beef skewers were tasty.
A bag of Pop Chips and a bite of a Kind bar, and I was set for the evening. I don’t know for sure whether I’ll be able to come to next week’s event, but I sure hope I can make it!

After a day of wind and rain, the clouds parted and the sun came out. We found the last legal spot of street parking on Capitol Hill. Free even. Just half a block from the venue. We expected to wait a bit to get in, but the line was moving swiftly and were almost immediately greeted by a friendly, er, greeter dressed in garb that looked like it had been stolen off the set of «Gilligan’s Island.»
The stars had aligned and the Unilocal gods were looking down upon us with favor. We knew we were in for another great Unilocal event.
We were not disappointed.
Where else but at «Yelpin’ In The Jungle!» would you find tasty noshes, groovy drinks, dancing, face painting, chair massaging, people with tails, and a barrel of inflatable monkeys all under one roof? And, if that is not enough, you got to know that the small fee ($ 1) being collected for drink tokens, was going to support The World is Fun. What could be better than having a good time while supporting a good cause?
Thanks, as always, to Katy, for working her event-​constructing magic. Putting together one event is a feat. Doing it four times in as many weeks is nothing short of amazing. Thanks, too, to the other Unilocalers who volunteered their time to help make the event a success, the vendors who came out to share their wares and the folks at FRED Wildlife Refuge who hosted us so nicely.
Unilocal is indeed a zoo! Glad I got to come out and play…

Just like last week’s Under the Sea event, Unilocalin’ in the Jungle was a blast!
While of course I give mad props to Katy for planning such a well-​rounded event, her boyfriend is definitely 5-​star worthy… as bartender I found him to be friendly, fast, and definitely pours a good drink.
Music was bumpin’, there was an abundance of schwag, the pulled pork sandwiches were delicious, appetizers from Wild Ginger were fresh and light, and even though I stuck with mixed drinks, props for having beer and wine!
There’s only one more event in this series… if you haven’t been to one, GO. If you’ve been to one already, GO (you already know they’re fun). And keep in mind you can consume a Crown and Coke for $ 1 and the moola goes to charity! I dare you to find a cheaper drink.

I really shouldn’t go out on a Monday night, but I could not resist the promise of a party with great local food spots like Wing Central and Wild Ginger, tasty wine, expertly-​made cocktails, and delicious local beer. And for charity! Partying for a cause? I can dig that!
I really dig the layout of the Fred Wildlife Refuge and have already started to ponder about the kind of parties and special events that can be thrown here. It’s a great location, and the layout makes it so you can blast the music downstairs for booty-​shaking, but if you want to have a conversation and stick your pinky out while you drink some vino, go upstairs where you can be heard.
The folks at the Unilocal event were great too. Friendly fun people who know how to have a good time. And of course, Ms. Katy H did a great job putting together a fun shindig, with a good DJ (I actually Soundhounded a few dance songs I didn’t know), good food/​drink vendors, and and all around good time. Thumbs up, Ms. CM!

Even though I just returned from an amazing Unilocal Spring Break Vegas vacation, Katy H still managed to impress with what is now the third of four « Unilocal’s a Zoo» events at the Fred Wildlife Refuge on Capitol Hill.
Free food was brought in for the party goers by vendors like Wild Ginger, Kind Bars, Pop Chips, and Wing Central and you could also purchase drink tokens for beer, wine, and cocktails for only one dollar each. The best part is those dollars benefit The World is Fun so all the alcohol we drank went to a good cause.
The event space is great with two floors with lounge space on top and a huge dance area down below with music provided by the one and only Soul’d Out Events Crew who I have seen do their thing many times over the years. Believe me, they know how to get the party started.
So much else was going on like face painting and massages I couldn’t even keep track of it all as I was too busy mingling with all my fellow Unilocal people. Some day I wish I could find a way to get to know everyone, but there’s so many cool people and not enough time to make my way around.
If you have had the misfortune of missing the first three events, you must make a point to be there for the final installment of «Yelp’s a Zoo» because if it is anything like this one, and I have no doubt it will be, you will not want to miss it.