Comments on: Menomale, Pizza Napoletana and Craft Beer, Facing Liquor License Fight in Brookland

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 03:41:47 +0000

What a shame. The sooner Menomale opens, the better. It sounds like Mr. Bennett is holding a grudge or something. As far as I can tell, he has yet to even share why he is opposing Menomale to his constituents. The longer he waits, the more suspicious this whole saga gets. Sorry for your troubles Menomale. My family and I are really looking forward to your arrival! Please let us know how we can help you overcome this pesky obstacle.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:03:20 +0000

This guy should be taught a lesson by way of the owner’s of Menomale selling out to a larger franchise-type restaurant (maybe a hooters?) with much deeper pockets to bribe, cohort, and peddle their way through an even bigger/gaudy development that offers little to the surrounding community. As a further smack down to this creep, we can watch as his neighbors fall one by one as they are eventually bought out by a modern condo developer with immense political clout and even deeper pockets.

How dare these people open up a small pizza place in “his” community.

By: brookland_rez

brookland_rez — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:36:54 +0000

LOL

By: brookland_rez

brookland_rez — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:27:47 +0000

Who is this Mr. Bennet? Is he someone with ABRA? As a Brookland resident, I support this business and their liquor license.

By: truxtonette

truxtonette — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 01:14:43 +0000

Who cares if there is a protest by the area neighbors?! TRUST ME, that ABRA doesnt care! I live in Truxton Circle and have participated in two protests against liquor licenses and went to the hearings and the ABRA still rules in the store’s favor. Let me add that these were liquor and beer and wine establishments and not restuarants. We had a ton of ppl at the hearing as well as a lot of signatures and guess what, IT DIDNT MATTER! I would bet $1000 that they still award the license and maybe throw in a voluntary agreement, they dont care about the area or its development, ABRA only cares about revenue. Just saying it like it really is.

By: progentrification

progentrification — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:08:15 +0000

Gotta love DC development politics. According to the Brookland Heartbeat, the six most immediate “200 footers” who protested the 901 Monroe Street development (currently Col. Brooks) will be getting $5,000 each for landscape improvements.

Guess I can’t blame these folks for also trolling for their bribes…

By: BLandNeighbor

BLandNeighbor — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:38:43 +0000

Bobby’s Q or i think they call it Optimism got a liquor license, and this is a nightclub / lounge. I have been told that by the owner himself. He apparently is a long time resident of Brookland and his bar on 12th and Kearney is one block from a school. He also only brings in MD people who park all over, are extremely loud late night, and smoke all night under the illegal awning that he erected Christmas Eve to avoid being shut down. Oh yeah they all drive drunk back home too, I watch every night. So tell me why a pizzeria who wants to serve draft beer is not allowed…. DC politics

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:36:18 +0000

To:
“i look forward to being old and having the young folk not respect what i think about a neighborhood i’ve lived in for 30 years.”

I’ll see your 30 years and raise you 18 years.

I was born and raised in Brookland 48 years ago and still live there (and I’m African American if that makes a difference to anyone).

I’m looking forward to a change in Brookland and welcome the addition of Menomale as well as other good restaurants and establishments (Wings to Go just doesnt cut it!).

As i tell folks at work, change is a constant. In this case the change is for the better.

When is the ANC commissioner election? I think Mr. Bennet needs to be sent packing by the residents of Brookland.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:16:47 +0000

you missed the point entirely.

By: Reader

Reader — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:02:21 +0000

From the various listservs, it seems quite obvious that this is being orchestrated as some sort of vengeance because of issues with other establishments and their licenses.

It’s been blatantly said that owners Menomale don’t deserve a license because they are assumed to be white, and have only been in the neighborhood since December. And are from California. Oh, the horror.