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    Dirty Water

    3.8 (52 reviews)
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    DIRTY WATER ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Divey
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Nice service and a good vibe for people who love Boston! Didn't appear to have a food menu. Only offered drinks.

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    I love this place. Always a go to! Best bartenders evaaaa!!! casual place not a Boston fan but so cute and always lively!

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    Amazing bar! Great atmosphere and even better service. Great place to get a drink or watch some sports. Will definitely be back.

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    5 years ago

    Bouncer was extremely rude and unprofessional. Not an inviting environment. Not worth going.

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    Amazing!!! Their bud lights with limes are superior. 10/10 would recommend. I love it here

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    Why tf are your outside speakers on? It's 20 degrees outside. Annoying Boston sports bar.

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    This funky Boston themed dive bar is filled with solid tunes, good company, awesome employees, food, and drink! Check it out!

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    Sports & Social DC - Pineapple jalapeño margarita

    Sports & Social DC

    4.2(104 reviews)
    2.3 miU Street Corridor
    $$

    So Good!!!! The service was great and I love the ambiance…read more Checked out the "Burger Night in America" only on Thursdays by the way, special at Sports & Social, featuring Chef Mark Bucher. For $35 you get a massive burger, crispy fries, and full access to an all-you-can-eat salad and side bar. The Smash Burger and Chef's Secret Burger absolutely hit the spot. Come by to Thursday Burger Nights from 5 PM - 9 PM plus explore the rest of their menu throughout the rest of the week and weekend! I also heard their wings are the best in the city so if you beat me to it, definitely try it.

    Last Friday was my first time at Sport & Social, and I can't believe I didn't even know this place…read moreexisted. My friend hosted a happy hour there, and I love when events like that introduce you to new spots. The drink specials were honestly amazing with $6 drinks, which is hard to beat. The food specials ended at 7 while the drink specials continued until 8, so I was a little bummed to miss out on that. One thing to note if you're ordering food, the four cheese pizza comes with burrata, which I didn't realize ahead of time. I'd definitely come back to try more of the food, especially the flatbreads since they seem to have a lot of good options. That said, I don't think the staff was fully prepared for the size of our group. My friend brought around 60 people on a Friday night, and it was clear the servers were overwhelmed. At times, it took over 10 minutes just to place an order. I don't necessarily think that's the norm, so I'd be open to coming back during a regular happy hour to get a better feel for the service. Great size bar as well.

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    ChurchKey

    3.9(1.5k reviews)
    2.1 miLogan Circle, Downtown
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    Great local bar with large rotating craft beer selection. Highly recommend for any beer…read moreenthusiast. They have wine and cocktails as well. They are happy to recommend beer for your taste, and let you sample. It can be very busy and difficult to get a seat at the bar or get a table on a Friday or Saturday evening. We ordered food, and were expecting elevated bar food. The tater tots were a huge disappointment- they were very large squares , bland, and not crispy. The wings were okay. The cheeseburgers were the best- from the restaurant downstairs- mallard. Huge burger, done perfectly medium.

    Here's a review written as part of a visit to both Churchkey and Birch & Barley (the downstairs…read morerestaurant -- together they form the "2 Enjoy Everything" concept by Neighborhood Restaurant Group): A DC Gem That Delivers on Every Level If you haven't made it to Churchkey on 14th Street yet, move it to the top of your list. I visited as part of the full experience -- dinner downstairs at Birch & Barley, then up to Churchkey for drinks -- and honestly, it's one of the best evenings I've had in DC. Churchkey itself is everything a great bar should be. The beer selection is absolutely unreal -- hundreds of carefully curated labels spanning every style, region, and flavor profile you can imagine. What sets it apart is that the staff actually knows the menu. Our server walked us through a few options based on what we liked and landed us on perfect picks both times. That kind of genuine expertise is rare. The tavern pizzas from the wood-fired oven were a wonderful surprise -- thin, crispy, and the perfect companion to a cold draft. The smash burger also deserves a mention: simple, well-executed, and hits the spot. The vibe is warm and lively without being overwhelming. Great for a date, a group, or even just sitting at the bar solo with a good beer and good conversation with the bartender. This place has earned its reputation as one of the best beer bars on the East Coast -- and then some. Highly recommend making a full night of it with both floors. You won't regret it. Feel free to adjust the tone or add any personal details from your actual visit!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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    City Tap House Penn Quarter - Pulled Pork Nachos

    City Tap House Penn Quarter

    3.9(1.9k reviews)
    1.6 mi
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    Great beer selection and a nice environment. Our servers were very friendly and I like when there…read moreis a QR code AND you can place orders as you go. Pretzel: These were amazing! The pimento cheese dip was great. Pulled pork nachos: Huge portion! These were also exceptional. BLT w/ tomato soup: "This hit the spot". Nashville Fried chicken sandwhich: I was quite disappointed in this, considering how good everything else was. The chicken was very dry and overly salty IMO. Not at all spicy either. Thyme fries: Loved these! Really cool flavor profile. I would happily come back and try a different entree.

    I won't be back unfortunately and you should probably keep walking and find something else. Didn't…read morerealize what kind of restaurant this was until I was told to order off an app and then my food would be ran out to me...and that's all you get for customer service. Runners just do that. Run around the restaurant throwing food down on tables and run back to the kitchen. Never checking on anyone to see if they need anything and how the food is. I ordered the SW Salad ($16.50) with a steak add on ($9.00) at medium temp. I also ordered a cup of Clam Chowder ($5.95) as an appetizer. Chowder came out pretty much right on top of my salad, but no big deal. Chowder was decent taste, but only found one clam. Ok whatever. Salad came out looking like a side salad on a large plate with five slices of rare, tough steak. It was so rare, that it was extremely hard to cut through, but again, who was I going to talk to about it. No wait staff would even look my way. I couldn't even get a refill on my water and there is no place in the app to order a glass of water...so that's that. Unfortunately it was just an extremely bad experience for $40. I'll be looking for dinner somewhere else tomorrow night.

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    Proper 21 - F Street - Buffalo wings

    Proper 21 - F Street

    3.9(945 reviews)
    2.0 mi
    $$

    This place appears to be in the upscale side (looking from outside) although it's a Motif is cool-…read moreit's just a sports bar type restaurant with sports bar type food. The food was okay. I had the steak frites, I had it cooked well because my only other choice was Medium and when I'm told the chef can't cook my steak medium-well- I don't think i could have stomached a steak with too much red ( to each its own). The fries were delicious! My son had the pastrami sandwich and he said it was good with some vinegar chips. My husband had beef sandwich with French onion dip and chips. He enjoyed. Happy Hour house wine was just that- nothing tasty. Service was okay, Probably will not go back. But it was worth experiencing.

    I have mixed feelings in leaving a review but these were my observations. I do want to preface that…read morewe dined during the UFC Freedom 250 event. 1) my reservations were for 6 and they would not honor (only 4). We made it work. This was approved by the Hostess Hanna and confirmed by the manager. 2) a good amount of tv screens and they played the volume pretty loud which was great. 3) great atmosphere and live 4) birria egg rolls delicious and summer salad very refreshing 5) server can use some customer service skills (very disappointing). We had to flag the servers to get service, but expected during a busy time. However I did notice the servers carrying buckets of ice and putting ice packs on their shoulders. Could be overworked. 6) overall we made the best of our experience. I wouldn't be opposed to visiting again.

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