Barred in DC

A former bartender recently reached out to Barred in DC saying he had quit the industry for a desk job “because of the way people were talking/treating me. Hurling insults, slurs, etc… All these experiences took a great toll on my mental [health] and I had to quit.” He also said that as places began…

Here’s a roundup of spots in DC and their plans for Thursday, May 5th 2022 Mexican (or Mexican adjacent) Spots Mission Dupont open at noon w/ DJ $5.50 16 oz Pacifico drafts / Dos Equis bottles. $7 Disparos Blanco shots. $10 Patron Blanco shots. $30 margarita pitchers. $9 Mission Margs $2 chips/salsa; $8.50 cheese quesadilla;…

Farmbird, the fast casual grilled chicken spot which first opened on H Street NE in August 2017, expanding following $1 million investment to Penn Quarter (Feb 2021) and Ballston (June 2021) with Navy Yard and others to come, appears to have permanently closed all of its locations as of Wednesday, April 27th. Sources spotted appliances…

Eighteenth Street Lounge, which announced in June 2020 that it was permanently closing after 25 years in Dupont, and then instead announced in June 2021 that it was relocating to a 5,000 square foot (half the size of original space) property off Blagden Alley in Shaw (near 9th and N NW), has faced a bitter…

Updated 4/25 with a liquor license attorney’s thoughts The DC Alcohol Beverage Control Board approved a settlement on Wednesday between the DC Government and the DC Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) following the Washington Post’s November 2021 triple-byline (including one Pulitzer Prize winner) investigative story that reported that the lodge bought, engraved with the FOP…

As I noted in the recently published list of DC bars where 35+ could feel comfortable going out even at 11p on a weekend night, it would probably be easier to make a list of the spots where the majority of the patrons are 25 or under (roughly Generation Z at this poitn) late night…

Post Updated : April 6, 2022 Let’s get this first out of the way: for many people, there’s no such thing as “feeling old” at a bar, as you can have fun anywhere. Younger folks aren’t going to side-eye you out of there or intentionally make you feel uncomfortable. But a lot of people prefer…

Update: Hellbender was approved for a new liquor license on April 27th, 5 weeks after they shut down Hellbender Brewing Company, which opened in November 2014, has not been open since last Friday, March 18th. On Saturday, the brewery posted a message on their Instagram, stating that they had “reached a critical mass of routine…

Bo & Ivy Distillers, [2052 West Virginia Ave. NE, website, Facebook, Instagram] which took over the Jos A. Magnus & Co. distillery space in Ivy City (above Atlas Brew Works) in late 2020, is now selling its spirits. The distillery is launching with 3 spirits: gin, corn whiskey, and vodka. Sales will start from the…