Category: Barred in DC Overview
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Guest Post – Trying to Clear Up Confusion Surrounding Tips and Service Charges
Guest posters Scott Rome and Dan Koffman are attorneys with The Veritas Law Firm, a general practice DC business law firm with a specialty in hospitality law. Scott is the head of the litigation team at Veritas, has handled numerous employer-employee claims, and has partnered with Andrew J. Kline for over a decade as owners of…
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Where to Get In-House Restaurant Delivery in DC
A lot of ink/pixels have been spilled on the drawbacks of third-party delivery apps (Caviar/DoorDash, Grubhub, UberEats, and Postmates specifically), including high commissions (temporarily capped at 15% in DC during pandemic) predatory behavior (like setting up phone numbers/websites deceiving customers that they’re ordering directly from restaurant, or including restaurants w/o consent) customer service issues (misplaced…
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Barred in DC’s Essential Sandwich Spots Now Posted
Read about Mangialardo’s and Barred in DC’s also essential sandwich spots here.
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Favorite DC Bars of PoPville Readers – 2019 Edition
PoPville recently reprised (ok, 3 months ago in March, but I’ve been busy, uh, tweeting) his Friday question of the day: Who/Where are the Best Bars in D.C.? Just like Barred in DC analyzed 5 years ago when basically the same question was asked, I’m doing it again. Around 110 bars made the cut (not…
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See the #FOIACakes Documents; Court Hearing Set for Wednesday
[Note: My earlier post in May 2016 on this topic engendered indifference and/or hostility from the few who cared, though it led to one Capitol Hill-area ANC commissioner to refer to me as a jackass, which is now part of my Twitter bio. Krepp, the only ANC commissioner to be opposed in ANC 6B, easily…
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Shake-Up on Barracks Row – Say Hello to Finn McCool’s (Again) & Tio Javier
Visitors to Barracks Row will see some changes to a few of the eateries/bars on the 8th Street SE strip owned by Xavier Cervera’s group. Molly Malone’s is now called Finn McCool’s, which was the name of the bar that previously occupied the space before Molly’s opened in 2009. Pacifico Cantina is now Tio Javier.…
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Barred in DC’s Hot Takes
A list of hot take opinions that Barred in DC actually holds, with varying levels of rational thinking or time spent considering the implications or impact on others. I’m guessing many will not be popular (particularly the last one). Subtweets are encouraged. Adams Morgan is the best neighborhood in DC 150 hours of the week.…
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Best DC Bar Twitter Feeds
Look at the title. Getting into the listicle game. Ivy & Coney The Pug Showtime DC Reynolds
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Bardo River Brewery Approved – Kind Of, Sort Of
[UPDATE: Bardo is appealing order to DC courts, claiming that ABRA engaged in illegal ex parte communications with ANC and Nationals. See Bardawg’s comment below: https://barredindc.com/2016/10/06/bardo-river-brewery-approved-kind-of-sort-of/comment-page-1/#comment-57491] Yesterday, ABRA issued an unusual preliminary decision regarding the proposed new Bardo brewery just south of Nationals Park. Basically, ABRA is allowing Bardo to operate a brewery on the Anacostia River site…
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Where to Watch the Presidential Debates in DC – 2016
Because it’s DC, plenty of bars will be hosting Presidential (and VP) debate watch parties in the lead up to the 2016 general election. Whether this is terrible or “This Is Why I Love DC” is debatable (as someone who cares more about my local ANC and ABRA decisions than Congress, it’s clear where I stand).…
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