All,
Last minute change to Happy Hour tonight - it will be at Red Derby at 3718 14th Street starting around 6 or 6:30.
And, as an end to an era and a beginning of a new one, this will be the final blog posting. If you've been a frequent Wednesday happy hourer, you'll most likely be getting future emails about happy hours. If not, contact whoever you know on the happy hour group and you can get added back to the email list if you'd like to join us at happy hour!
Signing off,
JK
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
The Young and the Professional 07.01.09
Hey people,
I already wrote up this damn thing and then lost it so you're getting the abridged version.
There is a Professionals in the City event poolside at the Washington Plaza Hotel which sounds pretty sweet. Check out the third event at this link.
There is Bangkok One in the vicinity for cheap drinks and thai food.
There is Palette with what seems to be a degree of hipness unusually present at our gatherings. Seems cool.
Jump on the wagon, Rock the Vote, and professionalize yo'sef!
Cheers!
I already wrote up this damn thing and then lost it so you're getting the abridged version.
There is a Professionals in the City event poolside at the Washington Plaza Hotel which sounds pretty sweet. Check out the third event at this link.
There is Bangkok One in the vicinity for cheap drinks and thai food.
There is Palette with what seems to be a degree of hipness unusually present at our gatherings. Seems cool.
Jump on the wagon, Rock the Vote, and professionalize yo'sef!
Cheers!
Monday, June 22, 2009
Center of the Universe HH 06.24.09
Hey people,
This week we're thinking about participating in some social life in what I fondly call the CENTER of the UNIVERSE. Here are our thoughts for the week:
Main show;
Buffalo Billiards
Charity special - $5 for a bracelet which extends happy hour by 2 hours until 9:00pm. Figure you get two drinks after 7 you've made your money back potentially plus (lush, yeah I'm talking to you!)
$2.75 Miller lite, bud lite bottle and draft, $3.50 rail drinks, $3 coronas, select half prices apps.
Bracelet proceeds go to NCSC (Newcomer Community Service Center) which is a minority-based non-profit organization that helps refugees and immigrants from all countries achieve self-sufficiency and become participating members of American Society.
After hours;
18th Street Lounge
Hopping place to go hear some sweet reggae on Wednesday nights. Dreads optional.
Hope to see you people there! I will take any and all challengers at billiards. I used to be good and now I suck so this is a really good opportunity to try to fleece me out of some serious cash.
Cheers!
p.s. This weekend is the 17th Annual Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle.
Check it out.
This week we're thinking about participating in some social life in what I fondly call the CENTER of the UNIVERSE. Here are our thoughts for the week:
Main show;
Buffalo Billiards
Charity special - $5 for a bracelet which extends happy hour by 2 hours until 9:00pm. Figure you get two drinks after 7 you've made your money back potentially plus (lush, yeah I'm talking to you!)
$2.75 Miller lite, bud lite bottle and draft, $3.50 rail drinks, $3 coronas, select half prices apps.
Bracelet proceeds go to NCSC (Newcomer Community Service Center) which is a minority-based non-profit organization that helps refugees and immigrants from all countries achieve self-sufficiency and become participating members of American Society.
After hours;
18th Street Lounge
Hopping place to go hear some sweet reggae on Wednesday nights. Dreads optional.
Hope to see you people there! I will take any and all challengers at billiards. I used to be good and now I suck so this is a really good opportunity to try to fleece me out of some serious cash.
Cheers!
p.s. This weekend is the 17th Annual Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle.
Check it out.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
As If Ethiopia Really Needed to be Belittled
Well, Team, last week's Gang Out was a success in that we got a healthy bunch out to previously uncharted waters, and the HH followed by a show brought even a few more participants (and whether or not they actually "participated," I'll leave that up to history to decide).
This week we're sticking to the "there's a show worth seeing so let's try to be in the 'hood for it" theme. This week: Little Ethiopia.
6:30 or so (this part is democratic):
Queen Makeda - an appropriately Ethiopian establishment in Little Ethiopia.
El Sol - no web site so unsure about specials, but it's got a number of reviews, and PoP could use our rating...
Expo Lounge - probably not the cheapest or dive-i-est of all venues, but they've got hot cornbread & butter during HH...
1905 - 1/2 priced wine by the bottle utnil 7pm.
8:30pm (this is a bit oligarchical):
DC9 to watch "The Dig," or DC9 to rock it out downstairs. Thanks to a Gang Out contributor for this suggestion!
Vote, fools.
This week we're sticking to the "there's a show worth seeing so let's try to be in the 'hood for it" theme. This week: Little Ethiopia.
6:30 or so (this part is democratic):
Queen Makeda - an appropriately Ethiopian establishment in Little Ethiopia.
El Sol - no web site so unsure about specials, but it's got a number of reviews, and PoP could use our rating...
Expo Lounge - probably not the cheapest or dive-i-est of all venues, but they've got hot cornbread & butter during HH...
1905 - 1/2 priced wine by the bottle utnil 7pm.
8:30pm (this is a bit oligarchical):
DC9 to watch "The Dig," or DC9 to rock it out downstairs. Thanks to a Gang Out contributor for this suggestion!
Vote, fools.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
If You Like to Breathe...
You'll love Airness. If you like life (i.e. breathing regulary) , you'll probably love sex.
Come to Gang Out this week for a fun Happy Hour in advance of the most awesomest of awesome and wacky competitions, Air Sex.
!! Get your tickets, people: http://www.ticketalternative.com/Events/6521.aspx
Oh, and support our unique form of democracy, too:
The Pug: http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-pug-washington
Sticky Rice: http://www.stickyricedc.com/
H Street Country Club: http://www.nbcwashington.com/around_town/nightlife/H-Street-Country-Club-Rolls-Out-the-Astroturf.html
Come to Gang Out this week for a fun Happy Hour in advance of the most awesomest of awesome and wacky competitions, Air Sex.
!! Get your tickets, people: http://www.ticketalternative.com/Events/6521.aspx
Oh, and support our unique form of democracy, too:
The Pug: http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-pug-washington
Sticky Rice: http://www.stickyricedc.com/
H Street Country Club: http://www.nbcwashington.com/around_town/nightlife/H-Street-Country-Club-Rolls-Out-the-Astroturf.html
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
"Please Define Art" Happy Hour 6.3.9
Hey people,
This week we have an opportunity to spend our Happy Hour in a place of unbridled artistic and cultural richness, namely, the DC Artomatic.
Many of us have also contributed to a piece of "art" that was entered in the show. It is on the ninth floor of the building facing the Nationals' stadium. The show is in the same building as the Navy Yard Metro Stop.
There is music, dancing, photography, painting, sculpture and more.
Here is a calendar of events.
There is cheap beer from Flying Dog and more, as well as Red Bull galore. There's also a SmartFood cart out front.
Here are some photos of the incredible "art" to be found at the 10th Anniversary of the DC Artomatic!
Artomatic closes at 10:00pm so get there early and we'll hit some nearby bars afterwards on Barracks row or metro to somplace else. Let me know if you have any questions people. If you don't have my cell already and have questions email me. Yay.
Cheers and see you tomorrow!
This week we have an opportunity to spend our Happy Hour in a place of unbridled artistic and cultural richness, namely, the DC Artomatic.
Many of us have also contributed to a piece of "art" that was entered in the show. It is on the ninth floor of the building facing the Nationals' stadium. The show is in the same building as the Navy Yard Metro Stop.
There is music, dancing, photography, painting, sculpture and more.
Here is a calendar of events.
There is cheap beer from Flying Dog and more, as well as Red Bull galore. There's also a SmartFood cart out front.
Here are some photos of the incredible "art" to be found at the 10th Anniversary of the DC Artomatic!
Artomatic closes at 10:00pm so get there early and we'll hit some nearby bars afterwards on Barracks row or metro to somplace else. Let me know if you have any questions people. If you don't have my cell already and have questions email me. Yay.
Cheers and see you tomorrow!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
My Life is a Weekend
So the weather may have been pristine, but Lucky Bar provided an old familiar look and feel for this Wednesday's Gang Out: an indoor, beer-scented environment with more access to liquor than windows or water. And while the 'Outers may have spoken about art, the Banda Sea sea, and the benefits of more formal dresswear in the classroom, one thing couldn't escape this group: the weekend.
Who really has time for much in a M-F kind of world? We're considered not to "have a life" if we don't do stuff outside of work, and yet we work and are often bums during the week because of it. I think all signs point north here folks, our life is a weekend. Let me explain.
So even if Friday's party was one heck of a success, surely the team would've gotten over the weekend and on to talking about bigger, better, and more important things had it not been for Saturday morning's pole-dancing, followed by saturday afternoon's oxygen high, or the mid-afternoon #18-winning contest. But still, the weekend permeated all, even after reminiscing about the deliciousness of the triple-meatwich, and a winning ticket here and there after there were finally zero MTP for the Preakness, and yes, even after Round 5 of the day that included a stopover in downtown Baltimore followed by the craziest and most dangerous ride you've ever known.
And if not then, then surely conversation would have shifted after having recounted a weekend-long need for BBQ/foot massage, a bout with some home-grown karaoke, a derby-style game of boat races, and yes, you heard right, the baby-faced neighbors were severely shamed.
And so with little sleep and a whole lot to say, Team Gang Out moved on from one crazy weekend, skipping the mundane, and launching right into the next: next weekend! Jazz is back, Month of Bess is coming to a raucus close, Pierre is turning 30, Artomatic is in high gear, and Monday's a holiday, making it an extra-long weekend. And so without really even thinking about it, and in only a blink of an eye... we're at it all over again.
See you Wednesday...
Who really has time for much in a M-F kind of world? We're considered not to "have a life" if we don't do stuff outside of work, and yet we work and are often bums during the week because of it. I think all signs point north here folks, our life is a weekend. Let me explain.
So even if Friday's party was one heck of a success, surely the team would've gotten over the weekend and on to talking about bigger, better, and more important things had it not been for Saturday morning's pole-dancing, followed by saturday afternoon's oxygen high, or the mid-afternoon #18-winning contest. But still, the weekend permeated all, even after reminiscing about the deliciousness of the triple-meatwich, and a winning ticket here and there after there were finally zero MTP for the Preakness, and yes, even after Round 5 of the day that included a stopover in downtown Baltimore followed by the craziest and most dangerous ride you've ever known.
And if not then, then surely conversation would have shifted after having recounted a weekend-long need for BBQ/foot massage, a bout with some home-grown karaoke, a derby-style game of boat races, and yes, you heard right, the baby-faced neighbors were severely shamed.
And so with little sleep and a whole lot to say, Team Gang Out moved on from one crazy weekend, skipping the mundane, and launching right into the next: next weekend! Jazz is back, Month of Bess is coming to a raucus close, Pierre is turning 30, Artomatic is in high gear, and Monday's a holiday, making it an extra-long weekend. And so without really even thinking about it, and in only a blink of an eye... we're at it all over again.
See you Wednesday...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Sun Worship Happy Hour 5/20/09
Hey people,
Here are the outdoor choices of the week. Apparently we had great weather last week but I missed it so I'm stoked for some outdoor drinking/eating.
The Reef
2446 18th St NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 518-3800
www.thereefdc.com
They've got a ton on tap and real good food.
Lucky Bar
1221 Connecticut Ave NW # 1
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 331-3733
www.luckybardc.com
Good food, great deals.
CommonWealth GastroPub
1400 Irving ST. NW
Washington, DC 20010
202.265.1400
www.commonwealthgastropub.com
Super cool, all local, fun experience, a little pricey.
The choice is yours...
Here are the outdoor choices of the week. Apparently we had great weather last week but I missed it so I'm stoked for some outdoor drinking/eating.
The Reef
2446 18th St NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 518-3800
www.thereefdc.com
They've got a ton on tap and real good food.
Lucky Bar
1221 Connecticut Ave NW # 1
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 331-3733
www.luckybardc.com
Good food, great deals.
CommonWealth GastroPub
1400 Irving ST. NW
Washington, DC 20010
202.265.1400
www.commonwealthgastropub.com
Super cool, all local, fun experience, a little pricey.
The choice is yours...
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
The Caps Lost, Nelly's Won, and Adem Broke Even
Team Gang Out (TGO) ventured out to Nelly's to join their team on the final night of the Caps/Penguins Stanley Cup series. The beer was remarkably light, the weather was great, and if you like sweet tea and you like Vodka, and for some reason you like to mix both of them with water at the same time, then Firefly is the drink for you.
Nelly's outed some new gang outers, and did its darndest to starve a couple others. An hour and ten minute wait for food may sound like torture to some, but not to those who had experienced far greater an atrocity the night before. The odds were 196 to 1, and one wise soul was in the market for a damn good payout of four shiny quarters if the Caps pulled through. Too bad they got klobbered.
So distraught was TGO about the defeat of the home-town-team (not to mention the discontentment surrounding a not-quite-fit-for-Fashion-Avenue display of Caps pride with heather red on Granny Smith red) that the obvious next step was to quit this peculiar bar that sells beer to kids with high school library IDs and take over the back room of Ben's Chili Bowl - a must-eat DC icon for the recently-transplanted.
And though it may have taken a good four attempts and one Michael Jackson tune to get its order in order, TGO set its chess clock to zero to count the seconds for the much-anticipated arrival of chilidogs, chili fries, chili burgers and half-smoked chili wieners. Before the sand had completely left the hourglass (and well before any overdramatic displays of how to drink icewater and listen to a friend on your left hand side ever took place) in walked the Knights from New York, who spiced things up being as XXX rated, and well-dressed as they were.
And even after such a disappointment from the Caps and a general stomach-turning about paying for food that was over an hour late, Ben's provided so much so quickly, even the opportunity to discover that Adem (sp?) had gone above and beyond (or should we say down and inside) by providing even more, and at the near-zero cost of a taxi cab reciept.
See you next week. Wear a helmet. Get on Nelly's' mailing list. Dress Romanian. Pack mace.
Nelly's outed some new gang outers, and did its darndest to starve a couple others. An hour and ten minute wait for food may sound like torture to some, but not to those who had experienced far greater an atrocity the night before. The odds were 196 to 1, and one wise soul was in the market for a damn good payout of four shiny quarters if the Caps pulled through. Too bad they got klobbered.
So distraught was TGO about the defeat of the home-town-team (not to mention the discontentment surrounding a not-quite-fit-for-Fashion-Avenue display of Caps pride with heather red on Granny Smith red) that the obvious next step was to quit this peculiar bar that sells beer to kids with high school library IDs and take over the back room of Ben's Chili Bowl - a must-eat DC icon for the recently-transplanted.
And though it may have taken a good four attempts and one Michael Jackson tune to get its order in order, TGO set its chess clock to zero to count the seconds for the much-anticipated arrival of chilidogs, chili fries, chili burgers and half-smoked chili wieners. Before the sand had completely left the hourglass (and well before any overdramatic displays of how to drink icewater and listen to a friend on your left hand side ever took place) in walked the Knights from New York, who spiced things up being as XXX rated, and well-dressed as they were.
And even after such a disappointment from the Caps and a general stomach-turning about paying for food that was over an hour late, Ben's provided so much so quickly, even the opportunity to discover that Adem (sp?) had gone above and beyond (or should we say down and inside) by providing even more, and at the near-zero cost of a taxi cab reciept.
See you next week. Wear a helmet. Get on Nelly's' mailing list. Dress Romanian. Pack mace.
Tonight - HH at Nellie's!
Hey all,
Nellie's is the winner for tonight! Again, they're at 900 U Street, NW - get off at the 10th Street exit to the U Street Metro.
Nellie's has a "Beat the Clock" happy hour: $1 Miller Lite, bottled beers and rail vodka drinks from 5 to 6, with prices increasing $1 per hour until 8. See you there, and Go Caps! (Gametime at 7)
Nellie's is the winner for tonight! Again, they're at 900 U Street, NW - get off at the 10th Street exit to the U Street Metro.
Nellie's has a "Beat the Clock" happy hour: $1 Miller Lite, bottled beers and rail vodka drinks from 5 to 6, with prices increasing $1 per hour until 8. See you there, and Go Caps! (Gametime at 7)
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Happy Hour - Sports Bar for Caps Game 7!!!
Hey all,
In celebration of the Caps Game 7 against the Penguins, we're going to check out a sports bar to watch the game at. The game starts at 7.
Here are the options, vote for your top choice:
Momo's Sports Bar
http://www.momosdc.com/
1334 U Street, NW
Metro: U Street (13th Street Exit)
3 floors, 25 TVs, and pretty good wings too! After 9 pm, to celebrate the Caps win, there will be $3 Coors Lights and $4 Rails.
Penn Quarter Sports Tavern
http://www.dcsportstavern.com/ordereze/default.aspx
639 Indiana Ave., NW
Metro: Archives or Gallery Place
This one might be on the crowded side before the game starts since it's near the Verizon Center. It has a nice outdoor patio, and they have happy hour specials until 7.
Nellie's Sports Bar
http://nelliessportsbar.com/index.php
900 U Street, NW
Metro: U Street (10th Street Exit)
The game will be on with sound upstairs, and the spacious roof deck will be open. Downstairs, there is trivia that will be going on at 8 and 9 pm.
In celebration of the Caps Game 7 against the Penguins, we're going to check out a sports bar to watch the game at. The game starts at 7.
Here are the options, vote for your top choice:
Momo's Sports Bar
http://www.momosdc.com/
1334 U Street, NW
Metro: U Street (13th Street Exit)
3 floors, 25 TVs, and pretty good wings too! After 9 pm, to celebrate the Caps win, there will be $3 Coors Lights and $4 Rails.
Penn Quarter Sports Tavern
http://www.dcsportstavern.com/ordereze/default.aspx
639 Indiana Ave., NW
Metro: Archives or Gallery Place
This one might be on the crowded side before the game starts since it's near the Verizon Center. It has a nice outdoor patio, and they have happy hour specials until 7.
Nellie's Sports Bar
http://nelliessportsbar.com/index.php
900 U Street, NW
Metro: U Street (10th Street Exit)
The game will be on with sound upstairs, and the spacious roof deck will be open. Downstairs, there is trivia that will be going on at 8 and 9 pm.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
5/6 Gang Out
You choose, fools...
Gallery Place / Chinatown: Irish Channel Pub (was a runner-up several weeks back)
Barracks Row / Eastern Market: The Ugly Mug (another runner-up a few weeks back)
Union Station / Capitol Hill: Union Pub
Gallery Place / Chinatown: Irish Channel Pub (was a runner-up several weeks back)
Barracks Row / Eastern Market: The Ugly Mug (another runner-up a few weeks back)
Union Station / Capitol Hill: Union Pub
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Things that Were Touchy-Feely: My 16th Birthday
Despite looming inclement weather (yes, April has held true to dumping down more liquid than a bus full of school children after a stop at a Long Island Taco Bell) a healthy host of gang outers ganged up on the Red Derby to kick the crap out of their front bay window. While other attempts to destroy the bay windows of bars were more effective, this gathering clearly packed a good punch.
From Jenga sabotagery to tumbling beer can towers - from swine flu on one side to mad cow disease on the other - from gory scars from the Delaware wilderness to renditions of 90's punk rock that could shatter an old lady's bifocals... little was held back from the cluster of tables in the window - save decency and a little respect for the obsequious.
And should you have been so unlucky as to have chanced upon the bad ass biking crew that stormed out not long before the Witching Hour (and even the most righteous who may have - no joke - caught a newborn that popped from the womb that very day could not be spared, cuz aye, one of this ilk was among the pack) you would have been remiss not to mention that their bike locks were big, that their boxes were bigger, and that the Schlitz in their hand was damn near the bestest brew that ever spouted forth from a can.
Now was it Schlitz's or was it Dale's? Was it Natty Boh's or was it Baltica 5? Posing such a juvenile inquiry would have left you bloody on the sidewalk, because clearly such an query is like comparing apples to oranges. Obviously, the right answer was "Star Wars." Know your audience: a literate little literalist on the littered littoral - literally... like (Lumpy Bumpy) lickorish... sort of.
From Jenga sabotagery to tumbling beer can towers - from swine flu on one side to mad cow disease on the other - from gory scars from the Delaware wilderness to renditions of 90's punk rock that could shatter an old lady's bifocals... little was held back from the cluster of tables in the window - save decency and a little respect for the obsequious.
And should you have been so unlucky as to have chanced upon the bad ass biking crew that stormed out not long before the Witching Hour (and even the most righteous who may have - no joke - caught a newborn that popped from the womb that very day could not be spared, cuz aye, one of this ilk was among the pack) you would have been remiss not to mention that their bike locks were big, that their boxes were bigger, and that the Schlitz in their hand was damn near the bestest brew that ever spouted forth from a can.
Now was it Schlitz's or was it Dale's? Was it Natty Boh's or was it Baltica 5? Posing such a juvenile inquiry would have left you bloody on the sidewalk, because clearly such an query is like comparing apples to oranges. Obviously, the right answer was "Star Wars." Know your audience: a literate little literalist on the littered littoral - literally... like (Lumpy Bumpy) lickorish... sort of.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Red Derby
May*.
What a glorious month. Did you know that May is:
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
National Military Appreciation Month
New Zealand Music Month
Older Americans Month
And, just recently decreed, the Month of Bess.
The Official Gang Out Photographer and Videographer is retiring. She is leaving us pictureless and videoless to go to East Timor. Sad times. However, because it is the Month of Bess, we are going to kick it off in style. B Star recently told me that if she could have one wish come true, it would be a gang out at the Red Derby. And so, in honor of B Star, there will be no poll this week. Red Derby it is.
*Yeah, I know. Tomorrow is April 29. Not May. Whatever...
What a glorious month. Did you know that May is:
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
National Military Appreciation Month
New Zealand Music Month
Older Americans Month
And, just recently decreed, the Month of Bess.
The Official Gang Out Photographer and Videographer is retiring. She is leaving us pictureless and videoless to go to East Timor. Sad times. However, because it is the Month of Bess, we are going to kick it off in style. B Star recently told me that if she could have one wish come true, it would be a gang out at the Red Derby. And so, in honor of B Star, there will be no poll this week. Red Derby it is.
*Yeah, I know. Tomorrow is April 29. Not May. Whatever...
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
STANding in the Underworld.. with slugs
Back to reality - whup, there goes gravity! Yup, we fell straight into the trap... Stan's does not at all rhyme with Dan's - nor does it allow alarmingly large liquor drinks with mixers that make a thimble's worth look generous - nor does it exist in the underground (i.e. the netherworld). Actually, this is all a big lie. Stan's downtown basement provided a unique venue for springtime re-uniting, first-time gang-out-ers, and a some friggin' tall-ass glasses of gin.
Team Gang Out was a bit divided (due to awesomeness) between a few parts of the bar. Much of this dispersion had to do with aggressive waiters who were very intent on us ordering the special not-so specials. If you thought not-so specials were special, you should try slugging with a NoVA slugger who, much to her excitement, finds that her seemingly not-so special warming of the passenger seat (even if silent until called upon per slugging protocol) allows someone to abide by the law, get to work on time, and save some friggin' Carbon, too.
Word. None other than the Flaming Lips were tamed by none other than a greasy bag of fries from Five Guys. Join us next week for a whole new month of awesomeness that some have dubbed, "Month of Bess."
Team Gang Out was a bit divided (due to awesomeness) between a few parts of the bar. Much of this dispersion had to do with aggressive waiters who were very intent on us ordering the special not-so specials. If you thought not-so specials were special, you should try slugging with a NoVA slugger who, much to her excitement, finds that her seemingly not-so special warming of the passenger seat (even if silent until called upon per slugging protocol) allows someone to abide by the law, get to work on time, and save some friggin' Carbon, too.
Word. None other than the Flaming Lips were tamed by none other than a greasy bag of fries from Five Guys. Join us next week for a whole new month of awesomeness that some have dubbed, "Month of Bess."
Tonight's Bar: STAN'S
And the winner is...Stan's Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge! Hope to see you there!
Stan's Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge
1029 Vermont Ave NW
From Yelp: "Stan's isn't a hole in the wall, it's a hole in the basement." It seems to have a similar concept as Dan's Cafe, where the drinks are mix-it-yourself and the alcohol is flowing!
http://www.yelp.com/biz/stans-restaurant-and-bar-washington#hrid:O_v-xklqDKlh-qJ6UnCnrw
Stan's Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge
1029 Vermont Ave NW
From Yelp: "Stan's isn't a hole in the wall, it's a hole in the basement." It seems to have a similar concept as Dan's Cafe, where the drinks are mix-it-yourself and the alcohol is flowing!
http://www.yelp.com/biz/stans-restaurant-and-bar-washington#hrid:O_v-xklqDKlh-qJ6UnCnrw
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
This Week: Random Downtown Bars You've Never Been To Before
Ever walked around downtown and noticed an intriguing bar sign for some random dive? This week, we'll check one of those bars out!
Here are the options:
Black Rooster Pub
1919 L Street, NW
http://www.blackroosterpub.com/
Self-Proclaimed The "Cheers" of Washington, DC
On Wednesdays, they have half-priced wings and happy hours drinks till 8
Recessions
1823 L St NW
http://www.yelp.com/biz/recessions-washington
We went here about a year ago. Ginormous beers for really cheap! And you can buy a $25 gift certificate to Recessions for $10 at Restaurant.com here
Post Pub
1422 L St NW
This bar has made a few appearances on our voting list but has never been selected. A good downtown dive!
http://www.yelp.com/biz/post-pub-washington
Stan's Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge
1029 Vermont Ave NW
From Yelp: "Stan's isn't a hole in the wall, it's a hole in the basement." It seems to have a similar concept as Dan's Cafe, where the drinks are mix-it-yourself and the alcohol is flowing!
http://www.yelp.com/biz/stans-restaurant-and-bar-washington#hrid:O_v-xklqDKlh-qJ6UnCnrw
Here are the options:
Black Rooster Pub
1919 L Street, NW
http://www.blackroosterpub.com/
Self-Proclaimed The "Cheers" of Washington, DC
On Wednesdays, they have half-priced wings and happy hours drinks till 8
Recessions
1823 L St NW
http://www.yelp.com/biz/recessions-washington
We went here about a year ago. Ginormous beers for really cheap! And you can buy a $25 gift certificate to Recessions for $10 at Restaurant.com here
Post Pub
1422 L St NW
This bar has made a few appearances on our voting list but has never been selected. A good downtown dive!
http://www.yelp.com/biz/post-pub-washington
Stan's Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge
1029 Vermont Ave NW
From Yelp: "Stan's isn't a hole in the wall, it's a hole in the basement." It seems to have a similar concept as Dan's Cafe, where the drinks are mix-it-yourself and the alcohol is flowing!
http://www.yelp.com/biz/stans-restaurant-and-bar-washington#hrid:O_v-xklqDKlh-qJ6UnCnrw
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
The Rain Did Not Pass us Over
The wonderfully gracious staff at Zorba's were once again marvelously hospitable to the various dietary needs at the table - and early on a Passover observer said to the group, "no one can drink beer." Indeed this was a sad day for mankind, and eating grout and bitter herbs did most certainly sound better than such a harsh reality.
Thankfully, this was simply a misunderstanding. So the relatively small (and damp) group of Gang Outers moved on to wheatier pastures (most certainly avoiding all things that may have been leavened or overly yeasty) and found themselves in Costa Rica, East Timor, Malaysia, Jordan, and French Guiana (or was it Guinea? - same f'ing thing...)
Rib cages were broken (or fractured) - but we couldn't tell if it was the laughter, the vinaigre, or the mistreatment of an absent Au Pair. Epiphanies were most certainly had, and surely they were artistic - but we weren't able to discern whether they were sculpture-like, semi-poetic song-like (and kind of like super-famous for the over-forty crowd), or whether it was the performance art of Elijah drinking his Manischevitz and leaving without actually drinking it at all or ever stopping by in a very Da Da kind of way.
Coffee was a popular topic of conversation - or should we say rap... what's your grind? Heightening the experience and the aromas, Greek coffee (shhh! it's actually Jordanian and Anderson Cooper loves it (shhh! it's actually Cyprian and you've wasted half your saturday (shhh! it's actually Turkish and it has nothing to do with coconut shavings, but a lot to do with steeped sugar (too soon?)))) was sipped by a few relatively damp souls that may have been passed over by God him- (or her-) self, but most certainly not by the God of Rain...
For some, we say "Dayenu!!" For others, we say, "à Boby!!"
No goats were harmed in the writing of this message.
Thankfully, this was simply a misunderstanding. So the relatively small (and damp) group of Gang Outers moved on to wheatier pastures (most certainly avoiding all things that may have been leavened or overly yeasty) and found themselves in Costa Rica, East Timor, Malaysia, Jordan, and French Guiana (or was it Guinea? - same f'ing thing...)
Rib cages were broken (or fractured) - but we couldn't tell if it was the laughter, the vinaigre, or the mistreatment of an absent Au Pair. Epiphanies were most certainly had, and surely they were artistic - but we weren't able to discern whether they were sculpture-like, semi-poetic song-like (and kind of like super-famous for the over-forty crowd), or whether it was the performance art of Elijah drinking his Manischevitz and leaving without actually drinking it at all or ever stopping by in a very Da Da kind of way.
Coffee was a popular topic of conversation - or should we say rap... what's your grind? Heightening the experience and the aromas, Greek coffee (shhh! it's actually Jordanian and Anderson Cooper loves it (shhh! it's actually Cyprian and you've wasted half your saturday (shhh! it's actually Turkish and it has nothing to do with coconut shavings, but a lot to do with steeped sugar (too soon?)))) was sipped by a few relatively damp souls that may have been passed over by God him- (or her-) self, but most certainly not by the God of Rain...
For some, we say "Dayenu!!" For others, we say, "à Boby!!"
No goats were harmed in the writing of this message.
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