The Atlas Brew Works outpost at DCA (licensed to the operator like most if not all DCA restaurants) has several beers on tap. $11 for a pint ($13 for 20 oz) so paying the airport markup

Biked to DCA for 2nd time (just 25 minutes from Cap Hill). 1st time doing so directly from school dropoff and 1st time using one of these free snazzy smart bike locks (use the Bikeep app) located near baggage claim (they also have lockers on other side of garage)

Sazerac House DC at 5th and C NE bought a ton of Compliments Only sandwiches, chips, and sodas to give away to Feds today. Til 1p. Pete Sitcov is there onsite dishing them out

Invited/hosted to check out the Holly Jolly Christmas Bar at Puttery, put on by company Bucket Listers. Directly adjacent to the DowntownDC Holiday Market, expect spot to be popular for next 6 weeks. Open mostly Wed-Sun, $22-27 90 min time slots (includes a $17 drink)

If you’re a furloughed Fed not required to go back to work tomorrow, Lobby Bar is taking 43% off (1% for each day of the lapse) between noon and 4p

Someone referred to me as an “influencer’s influencer” tonight which was def gratifying to hear

Barrel and Cork will run their shutdown specials as reopening specials through end of Friday. McClellan’s extending until end of year

Snuck in one last shutdown special - this one the $12 double smash burger and fries ($10 savings) from Lobby Bar once again (can’t believe I had my 1st special from them the night of the TS album release, long ass shutdown). It’s a good burger if you want to get a meal there

Amtrak NE corridor pricing is funny - looking at trains to/fro NYC in June. Most non Acela prime time trains are $233(!) each way, while many Acela around same time is $85 (some non Acela $38)

Tim Carman and Rachel Weiner from Post report out the official reasons supporting DDOT’s streatery regulations. Says they were going to charge $35/SF, now $20/SF. I think charging any amount will get rid of the red herring trashy streateries wapo.st/3LXgc5F

Any day off camps for kids (5 yo+) around DCPS winter break in late December? Polite Piggy’s has been reliable on Cap Hill past couple years but seeing if there are other options

The Roost is providing a sneak peek exclusive for a new Girl Scouts cookie this Saturday morning

Washingtonian magazine has about 50,000 subscribers (including me, since 2007 or so). The sell about 10,000 copies a month on an issue by issue basis and give away 30,000. 1,000 e-subscribers monthly

I need to get some influencer $$ for this banana water I just found for $2 at Safeway. No water added, just juiced Thai Bananas

Gtown BID says car crashes went down big on all blocks w/ streateries, but 1/2 won't come back and all are not technically compliant with new regs. Data from AdMo BID about costs under regs. ath about streateries/tax revenue

Final updated shutdown specials with it likely ending Wednesday or Thursday. Almost 15,000 hits for me, I did this to compile for selfish reasons like I do all lists barredindc.com/2025/10/01/d...

Barred in the burbs in unsuccessful attempt to get some Abe’s vegan/allergen free cupcakes for a school event last night from the Potomac Yards Amazon Fresh. Ended up seeing this spot Omar’s on Toast, got a massive tasty chicken/lamb wrap for just $10. Open late

The replacement for Tom Sietsema as the Washington Post’s restaurant critic is Berkeley CA native Elazar Sontag, who’s been the restaurant editor at Bon Appetit magazine for past 3.5 years and lived in New York for past 6. Now lives in Columbia Heights www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/11...

District Taco giving Feds and members of military 25% off rest of year

Hill East Burger still had some pupusa burgers left last night. I got the fried chicken version, so good

Probably not super surprising…but this dude bagelambassador discovered that bagels, etc. in Dupont sources their bagels from a NY wholesaler.

Report from the field from Barred’s Evil Twin

Late stage capitalism

Did someone say brewery + playground in DC??? And it’s extremely bike friendly being off anacostia river trail east bank???

Most Feds missing their 2nd biweekly paycheck today (plus 1/3 of another one). 4.3 weeks unpaid ain’t good

Scenes from/near Anacostia Park (which I learned today housed a golf course from 1933-1958)

The pizza king of DC himself

Atlas Brew Works new flagship location a 1/4 mile from the Anacostia Metro and across the Douglass Bridge from Navy Yard opens to the public tomorrow at 11a Massive at 24K SF, with Andy’s Pizza’s 13th location (free slice w/ pint this wknd). Huge patio +playground!) opens spring

The Stacks development (north of V between 1st and 2nd St SW) in Buzzards Point just south of Audi Field turned out pretty nice similar to the renderings. There’s some sort of clothing shop and a small market, this cool curved pedestrian lane has several retail spaces + housing

Appreciate the generosity of World Central Kitchen, their volunteers donors and restaurant partners. No line at the Archives location. Meals available on weekdays 11-1 here and in Navy Yard

More freebies and discounts added barredindc.com/2025/10/01/d...

This joke I stole from my friend killed on threads

Streateries, when done right, bring a lot of value and life to a city block beyond more seats for a restaurant. During a roundtable today on DDOT’s proposed changes, I heard a lot of businesses tell me the rules are too strict and too expensive and that worries me. Here’s what I told the director:

Eater preview of the now open Eebee’s in Ledroit Park/Shaw is quite detailed and makes me want to go there right now (despite slightly marred by the headline reference to “dive”). dc.eater.com/openings/164...

If the mustard don’t drip, you must acquit

No way this happens. Yes this is DC

"I could smell the onions and mustard” Evil Twin/Other Half collaboration double IPA, 8.5% ABV Citra, late harvest Mosaic, Mosaic Incognito, Idaho 7

is there a good way to send the same text to different, disparate group text chats simultaneously? Not quite the same but I find this is the one major benefit to email, you can bcc

Per a police source, the Felony Footlong patches (referring to Sandwich Guy Sean C. Dunn) are very real.

Moby Dick and Taqueria Xochi shared the number of free sandwiches and tacos, respectively, they’ve given away to affected Feds

Haven’t got this q yet but expect to - as they always do, Shaw’s Tavern will be hosting election watch party tomorrow night. Union Pub usually does something. Anywhere else?

@kotensixtysix.bsky.social Mizzou playing AT Howard tonight pretty wild. Got it cheap

Jose Andres Group continuing free weekday lunch for Feds at China Chilcano (no longer at Jaleo, Zaytinya, or Oyamel) (expecting a lot of folks not to get the word this week and show up disappointed)

Which DC restaurant streateries were still well in use this fall?

holy moly. on the blue line and a father and son barely jump on before the doors close. dad waves through the window to mom (?) "we'll get off at the next stop." son waves his hands and yells "we left her again?!" AGAIN

The 2020 Barred in DC March Madness Champion Blaguard celebrating 15 years under current ownership today (former owners opened it in former Common Share in 2008)

Went by this specific spot countless times, but have never detoured til today

Sound on for game 7 upstairs Solly’s

Any spots been good for World Series watches this week (sound and at least some fans watching )??