Category: Neighborhood
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DC Harvest Introduces New Spring Cocktails and Friday Lunch
DC Harvest (517 H St. NE, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, website), the family-owned H Street restaurant, recently introduced its fresh new spring cocktail menu. The spot focuses both its constantly-changing food and drink menus locally and regionally, with emphasis on local, as it partners with urban farms across the District. Barred in DC was invited by…
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Sushi Hachi Set to Open on Barracks Row in June
Sushi Hachi is set to open on Barracks Row in June, according to the owner’s remarks at a recent ANC 6B meeting. The Japanese restaurant from Steve Yoon, who also has owned Sushi Rock in Courthouse/Rosslyn in Arlington since late 2012, will be moving into the space at 735 8th St SE most recently occupied by…
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Mackey’s Replaces Laughing Man Tavern on St. Paddy’s Day
As first reported by Barred in DC (and then by PoPville), The Laughing Man Tavern has been transformed into Mackey’s Pyblic House at 1306 G St. NW, the bar announced on its Facebook account just two days after ABRA approved its name change. The Irish pub, which was in Dupont/Midtown from 1999 until just a…
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Mackey’s to Replace Laughing Man Tavern
Mackey’s Public House is set to replace Laughing Man Tavern at 13th and G Streets, Barred in DC has learned. Jessica Sidman reported on February 10th that the pub had lost its lease near 19th and L and was moving to a larger space in Metro Center, though the specific address was not announced. On…
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Bardo Officially Moving Permanently Out of Trinidad to Nationals Park Location
Bardo Brewpub officially announced today that it will be permanently closing its Trinidad location, moving to the new Bardo River Brewery just south of Nationals Park in the Navy Yard/Capitol Riverfront neighborhood. This move, which was first reported months ago by Barred in DC, is required by DC law (specifically section 25-303 of the DC Code).…
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A Real Life Footloose Situation Averted and ABRA Defines “Dance Floor”
In an illuminating decision, ABRA ruled this week that Policy’s 2nd floor Liberty lounge does not improperly offer a “permanent space for dancing.” Instead the 14th Street bar, according to ABRA, “merely operates a cocktail lounge with a large standing area.” Under DC law, bars with restaurant liquor licenses cannot “offer facilities for dancing” without…
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Bardo River Brewery Gets Approval – Can Stay Open til Midnight
[This story has been updated on 12/3 & 12/6 based on comments to the post below, which you should definitely read] The long saga for the Bardo River Brewery appears to be over. On Wednesday, ABRA and Bardo entered into a consent order, resolving the issues with Bardo’s manufacturer liquor license application for its new…
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Brass Monkey / Spaghetti Garden / Roxanne’s / Peyote Cafe Fined $30,000 & Shut Down for Month
Brass Monkey aka Spaghetti Garden aka Roxanne’s aka Peyote Cafe, the legendary Adams Morgan meat market, has been fined $30,000 and has had its liquor license suspended for 30 days for failing to keep books and records and qualify as a restaurant. The collection of connected bars in adjacent 18th Street rowhouses has been a…
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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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Joselito Set to Bring Andalusia to Eastern Market in November
Joselito, a Spanish restaurant focusing on dishes from the southern area of Spain, Andalusia, is set to open in November in Capitol Hill, just steps away from Eastern Market. The eatery, located in the shuttered Sona Creamery space at 660 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, comes from the folks behind the acclaimed SER Restaurant in Ballston. News…
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