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Week(s) in Review – 4/14 – 4/28
Sorry-I was still recovering from a tremendous weekend in Portland, Oregon, one of the great eating & drinking destinations in the U.S. so missed on a weekly roundup last week. I’ll combine it this week. If I’ve missed anything, like always, you’re welcome to email me at barredindc@gmail.com for suggestions New Reviews: One of my…
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J&G Steakhouse – Wine Bar & Patio
J&G Steakhouse – Wine Bar & Patio, website, Facebook, Twitter, 515 15th St. NW (15th and Pennsylvania near G), open 5-11p (Sun-Thu) 4p-midnight (Fri.-Sat.) + lunch non-Sunday, est. 2009 [Yelp] [Update 6/22/13: Wine Bar and newly constructed bar upstairs to be renamed Bar 515, opening in mid-September] The W Washington hotel, with a location a block from…
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Week in Review – 4/8 – 4/13
Decided to start a new weekly week in review (posted on Mondays), where I summarize developments in the DC bar scene during the previous week (if you follow me at @barredindc you may know much of this already), note any reviews I posted, and recap where I’ve been. If I’ve missed anything, like always, you’re welcome…
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Smith Point
Smith Point, website, Facebook, Twitter, 1338 Wisconsin Ave. NW (at O St. NW), 202-333-9003, open 10:30a-3p Fri-Sat, est. 2000 [Yelp, Complex City Guide, Washington City Paper] Possibly the most infamous bar in DC (surpassing even McFadden’s), Smith Point is the closest thing to a UVa frat party in DC. Opened way up Wisconsin Ave. in Georgetown back in 2000,…
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Darlington House – Cantina Pub
Darlington House – Cantina Pub, website, Facebook, Twitter, 1610 20th St. NW (20th and Q), 202-332-3722, opens at 4p (weekdays) 11:30a (weekends), HH 4-7p weekdays, est. 2009 [Yelp] Just north of the Dupont Circle North/Q Street entrance, this basement bar-known as Cantina Pub, though I’ve never heard anyone call it anything except Darlington House-opened up…
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BlackFinn
BlackFinn, website, Facebook, Twitter, 1620 I St. NW, 202-429-4350, opens at 11a everyday, HH 4-7p weekdays, est. 2009 [Yelp, WaPo, Tripadvisor] Unlike most non-lounge/club bars in downtown DC (which really doesn’t exist as a neighborhood, but it’s roughly between 11th and 21st streets between E and L Streets for the purposes of Barredindc), BlackFinn draws…
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Chi-Cha Lounge
Chi-Cha Lounge, web site, Facebook, Twitter, 1624 U St. NW, 202-234-8400, opens at 5p everyday, HH 5-7p M-F, est. 1997 [Yelp, WaPo] Small hookah bar/lounge with lots of couches, $8 beers, and a dress code. If you like that sort of thing, you might like it. I don’t. Have been here twice as it was a…
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