Meridian Pint Spot Coming to Brookland to be called – Brookland Pint – Hoping to Open in July

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by Prince Of Petworth January 28, 2014 at 11:50 am 31 Comments

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Owner John Andrade in front of the Brookland Pint at corner of 8th and Monroe St, NE

We got a name for the restaurant from the owners of Meridian Pint – it’ll be called the Brookland Pint. If all goes according to plan they’ll open in July.

Anonymous

I went to CUA and I am not sure what I would have done if I had encountered good beer back then. We used to buy cases of Busch beer for $6. I love Meridian Pint and hope this place is a resounding success.
- saf
  
  I went to GW. We drank at the Brick. At that time, it was THE place to get good beer.
  
  Spoiled us for life.
Anonymous

Not the the most creative name but I care not for a creative name only for a creative beer!!! quote me on that!
- John Andrade
  
  Creativity is not my best quality but I’m not too shabby at beer. I’m not even that good at beer, that’s why I’ve hired what I believe to be the best beer team in DC. They will, of course, be running Broodland Pint’s beer program as well.
  - Anonymous
    
    I wasn’t doubting the brewing talents of the pint. I can’t wait for you guys to open!! Do you have a sample of the food menu? Please let it consist of bbq.
    - saf
      
      Sadly, it appears that the chef from Meridian Pint will be involved.
      
      Sorry John. Love your beer, love you staff, hate the food.
      - John Andrade
        
        The chef of which you speak is no longer with us. I am in the process of hiring a new chef for Brookeland Pint.
      - saf
        
        Thanks John.
  - wylie coyote
    
    I think Brookland Pint is a perfectly serviceable name. It lets people know the connection between that bar and Meridian Pint and it lets people know they can buy beer there. Mission: accomplished, as far as names go, if you ask me.
  - saf
    
    Dear John;
    
    Please do not take away my Meridian Pint bartender dream team. Thank you.
    
    Sincerely,
    The redhead at the basement bar
Anonymous

Good name just in case patrons won’t know they’re in B R O O K L A N D.
BeverlyS

I am so so so excited for this. Looking forward to enjoying a good beer after work.
Anon

We need a Hill East Pint too! There’s plenty of good commericial space along 15th street SE itching for this.
brookland_rez

Awesome! Great news!
DM

I hope they didn’t spend too much on a marketing agency to come up with that name. But exciting nonetheless! Meridian Pint is a wonderful bar.
Anonymous

Petworth Pint has a certain ring to it…
Anonymous

I think the name is great! Gives it local identiy with a realtionship to its “family” places. Keep them going…Hill Pint, Petworth Pint, Georgetown Pint. I do wish the Meridain Pint was named Columbia Pint….it is columbia hts, not meridian hill…….but the concept is GREAT!
- John Andrade
  
  The idea for Meridian Pint came to me because of Meridian Hill Park which got it’s name from the effort, over a century ago, to establish a prime meridian here in DC. This effort clearly failed but the park was left with the name it now bares. I like the name because it represents a high point or a central starting point both of which are representative of Meridian Pint. As the ‘Pint’ brand grows, Meridian Pint will be where it all started.
  - Anonymous
    
    Fair enough. Thanks for clarifying. BTW you guys have an AWSOME brunch!!!!…to hell with the Coupe ;-)
  - Anon
    
    John! You are fantastic. Now please come to Hill East (maybe new the development by Stadium Armory, or one of the commercial places up for auction on 15th street).
Randy

The food is great. Don’t listen to what’s-her-face.
- Stavros
  
  Nah, do listen to what’s her face. The food (and service) at MP is wildly inconsistent. I’ve gotten some terrible meals there: terrible. I’ve gone back because the beer is great, it’s close, it’s easy with a baby if you go early, and I want to like it. They’ve got problems there, though. We went just the other day and had a good meal (not for the first time, in fairness), but that was after a run of lousy ones. I said to my wife walking in “If this one sucks we’re never eating here again.”
  - saf
    
    Huh. I have never had service issues, but I find the food very inconsistent.
Anonymous

Just leave off the tacky Christmas lights from the new place.
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SO excited for this! please have some vegan menu options!
Mike

Excellent. Looking forward to the openinf
Evan

On everything I love, I named this restaurant when they had the contest. I need my gift card lol
CopPerson

Brookland is kind of a rough area. Especially walking home after a night out from this spot towards the metro. NE DC aint no joke. But I guess revitalization has to start somewhere.
- Eponymous
  
  You obviously don’t live here. First, you can pretty much walk directly from this restaurant into the Metro. It would be difficult for it to be any closer. Second, I regularly walk around the neighborhood at night, and while it’s not a great idea to walk through dark alleys waving your iPhone around, it’s probably the safest neighborhood in NE – and safer than plenty of NW and WOTR SE neighborhoods as well.
  - Eponymous
    
    Also – welcome to the neighborhood John! I’m a big fan of Meridian Pint but don’t get over there as much as I’d like. I look forward to drinking copious amounts of beer at Brookland Pint.
- agree
  
  This is a laughable comment on so many level.

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