Bars

Dear PoPville – Playbill Cafe Closing at the end of the Month in Logan

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I heard from a friend of mine who’s a regular there that Playbill Cafe on 14th St, which has been around as long as I can remember, is closing at the end of this month! It’s never super busy, but it had a good vibe and that was one of the things that I liked about it. I know they also sometimes hosted live touring shows in the back. He said he thought they were looking to re-locate.

I wanted to let you know that I got confirmation from one of the bartenders Friday night that Playbill IS closing at the end of the month. He said that they are looking for a new location but haven’t found one yet.”

1409 Playbill Cafe is located at 1409 14th St NW (near 14th and P St, NW.) The Post had an article late last week:

While an opening date and location have yet to be determined, Manour assures that the re-opening of the restaurant will be before the end of the year. They are looking at locations around U Street or possibly Arena Stage. They have “three options” as to where they will move the new restaurant, but “haven’t decided yet” on a new location, and will make a decision “very shortly,” Mansour states. “I hope the place we will get will be the same handsome place like we have now.”

They say to check in on their Facebook page to hear where/when the new place will open.

For those who are fans – do you think they’ll be able to keep the same vibe in the new location?

PoP Preview: Smoke & Barrel – Beer.BBQ.Bourbon

By Prince Of Petworth

Smoke and Barrel is the new Craft beer, bourbon and BBQ joint opening up above Asylum at 2471 18th St, NW in Adams Morgan. When we last checked in on them in late Aug. they were still finishing the renovations and finalizing the menu. Well, the renovations have now been completed and some folks who remember what the space used to look like will think they are hallucinating. Contractor Joe Wood did an amazing job with the bar.

They will be having their grand opening on Tuesday. Lots of photos including a look at their menus after the jump. I know there are tons of bbq fans so we’ll def. revisit to see what you guys think of the food.

Ed. Note: Asylum and Smoke & Barrel are owned by the same folks who own Meridian Pint (primarily John Andrade) and is a PoP advertiser.

Lots more photos after the jump. (more…)

Your Chance to Own a Piece of the Hawk N Dove

By Prince Of Petworth

Hawk N Dove, located at 329 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, will undergo major renovations in October. You can see details about the new plans here.

From an online auction site:

“Online Bidding Only

Starts Closing At: Friday, October 07, 2011 at 11:07 AM EDT
Inspection

Begins: Thursday, October 06, 2011 at 10:00 AM EDT
Ends: Thursday, October 06, 2011 at 4:00 PM EDT

Brief Description:

The Hawk ‘n’ Dove, Washington DC’s oldest Irish bar, in service since 1965, is closing and the owner will make a complete liquidation of the substantial decorative accents, furniture, fixtures and equipment.”

Judging Hotel Restaurants – Avenue Cafe

By Prince Of Petworth

Avenue Cafe is located at 1501 Rhode Island Avenue NW and is part of the Holiday Inn. I can’t imagine this would be too many people’s first choice for the Logan area but I’m just curious if anyone has stopped by to try out the BBQ menu?

This one actually first caught my attention because I thought it was advertising a happy hour at the breakfast buffet starting at 6:30am. Reading comprehension has never been my greatest strength…

Room 11 Seeks to Expand Outdoor Patio – Columbia Heights Listserv Chaos Ensues

By Prince Of Petworth

What I thought was going to be some just straight up good news – is slowly devolving into listserv hilarity/insanity.

The super popular Room 11 is hoping to expand its outdoor patio at 11th and Lamont St, NW. I hear they’ll be adding 18 seats. To do so they’ll need to amend their voluntary agreement. Which leads us to the Columbia Heights Listserv which started with the following message at 8:25am this morning:

“Commissioner Boese,

You’re a lowlife! I was under no obligation to stay until the very end of the meeting. Other commissioners left before the meeting’s end; why couldn’t I?

–Lenwood Johnson, ANC 1A10”

An email from ANC rep 1A08, Kent Boese, sent to one of the owners of Room 11 (as well as all ANC reps) was included in the above message. Apparently the offending language was:

“1) While we were able to add the amendment of your VA to the agenda of the last ANC meeting, but the time we got to that item Commissioner Lenwood Johnson had left the meeting reducing the number of commissioners present to five. We need at least six for a quorum. Because of this, we were not able to take a vote.”

You can find the full emails and resident responses on the Columbia Heights Listserv here.

While ANCs can play a positive role in our neighborhoods, (and personally I think voluntary agreements can be very useful) this is a perfect example of why many people either actively dislike ANCs or completely tune them out.

At the end of the day – I hope this doesn’t negatively affect Room 11’s ability to expand their patio.

The 5pm Post – Bar Rouge Celebrates National Punch Day on Tuesday, September 20

By Prince Of Petworth


Swig a glass of Rouge Punch at Bar Rouge on Tuesday, September 20, in celebration of National Punch Day. Photo Credit: Michael Harlan Turkell

From a press release:

“Need something to punch up a dreary work week? Head to Kimpton’s Bar Rouge on Tuesday September 20, for its celebration of National Punch Day. From 5:00 p.m. until close, Bar Rouge patrons will enjoy a glass of signature Rouge Punch with the purchase of any seasonal American small plate. (Limit 2 per person.)

Bar Rouge’s signature Rouge Punch is the brainchild of innovative Bar Manager / Mixologist Rico Wisner. The concoction rotates unique liquors, house-made syrups and in-house grown herbs on a weekly basis, so no two brews taste the same. And at Bar Rouge, it’s safe to ask what’s in the punch!

Bar Rouge is located at 1315 16th Street, N.W. neighboring the Hotel Rouge.”

Tangier Lounge Applies for Liquor License (Transfer) in Adams Morgan

By Prince Of Petworth

Tangier Lounge, located at 2305 18th Street NW has applied for a liquor license transfer:

“This is a restaurant that is taking a license previously located at 1832 Columbia Road NW (safekeeping) and moving it to a new location at 2305 18th Street NW. Tangier Lounge offers some of the finest Moroccan Cuisine to include hummus and baba ghanoosh. Selection Shisha flavors and Hookah pipes.”

1832 Columbia Rd, NW is the current location of La Granja De Oro.

We judged Tangier Lounge back in May ’09.

PoP Preview: Boundary Stone – Opening Soon in Bloomingdale

By Prince Of Petworth

Back in Aug. ’11 I was able to get a pre-preview of Boundary Stone coming to 116 Rhode Island Avenue, NW in Bloomingdale.

At the time I could only get a taste of how cool the place was going to look. Now it is confirmed how cool this place looks:

In August we were told that they’d definitely be opening in Autumn – and as you can feel it the air Autumn has arrived. Boundary Stone has received their C of O yesterday and pending a few more final details they could open as early as this Friday or possibly later next week. I’ll be sure to update/tweet an exact date when it is chosen.

Back in August we got a look at the menu but here’s a look at the beer list:

This is one of the bars where your jaw just drops when you enter because of the transformation. For those that live in the area this should take a little sting out of the Shaw’s Tavern debacle. Boundary Stone is a big score for Bloomingdale.

A few more shots of the inside, including an old school juke box, after the jump. (more…)

Whoa, Pearl Dive Oyster Palace Looks Freaking Amazing in Logan

By Prince Of Petworth

And these photos are just from the street. Pearl Dive Oyster Palace located at 1612 14th St NW in the old 100% Mexico space – has achieved an amazing transformation. I was walking by last night and could hardly believe my eyes.


100% Mexico closed their doors in 2007

This has rocketed to the top of the list of places I can’t wait to try.

And mad props for the sweet signage as well:

The 5pm Post – Fundraiser to Combat Breast Cancer Tonight

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user schmiddi

From a reader:

“I was wondering if you would be able to put in a plug for a happy hour I am putting on to raise money for breast cancer. It’s at the Iron Horse tap room on September 15th. $5 suggested donation gets you $2 off beer and $5 rails all night.

We will be giving out wristbands and collecting donations from 4:30-7:30, but the wristbands are good all night. The happy hour is at Iron Horse Tap Room at 507 7th St, NW in the downstairs bar area.”

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