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The Worst Places You Can Wind Up After a Night Out in DC

We’ve all had those nights where you go out with the best of intentions…
I’m not going to drink ‘too’ much, I have to work tomorrow, I have that marathon to run, or I’m meeting my parents for brunch
Cut to, winding up in an undisclosed basement in Centreville, a strip club in Baltimore, the slammer or worse.  We know it happens to the best of us, so let’s commiserate on some of the worst places party goers (not you of course- wink wink) can wind up after a night in the nation’s capital.

The Suburbs After Party

The Worst Places You Can Wind Up After a Night Out in DC

Nothing like waking up in the butt crack Northern Virginia.  Seems like most after parties wind up somewhere way too far south or north of DC.  You come out of your after party haze, like where the hell am I? Siri? Google Maps? Yellow Cab?  There are kids outside playing in the neighboring yard and there you are stumbling out of a Centreville basement with the rest of the zombies.  Keep it classy!

 

Baltimore Strip Club

 Baltimore Strip Clubs

This is one area that Baltimore excels, there’s Score’s, Larry Flynt’s Hustler, well you dirty boys know them all by memory.  It all sounded like a great idea until the sun comes up and you’re broke and in Baltimore, even the strippers have gone to bed, and your ride home will be a true test of your manhood.

 

Honey Pig

Honey Pig DC

Damn you 24 hours! Korean BBQ sometimes sounds like a good idea when you’ve had a few too many, but then you wake up ten pounds fatter, and somehow your hair and clothes are covered in a sticky layer of grease, just like your insides.

 

The Streets of DC Walk O’ Shame

 The Worst Places You Can Wind Up After a Night Out in DC

We’ve all done this victory lap. But perhaps no other city in the country is the walk of shame, more shameful than the nation’s capital. Why? Because you cannot avoid the DC political type, suited up, conservative office types rushing to work, and yuppie mommies with baby carriages giving you disapproving looks, all this on the mean streets of DC.  For comparison’s sake, walk of shame in NYC or LA, not so bad, there’s tons more freaks and geeks to blend in with.

 

The Drunk Tank

 The Worst Places You Can Wind Up After a Night Out in DC

Your night out antics sometimes wind up with a good old-fashioned trip to the po po.  Quite possibly the worst place on earth to end your night is the police station, so don’t drink and drive and quit it with the bar brawls because this one is the gift that keeps on giving- Mug shots!

 

Your Ex’s Bed

 The Worst Places You Can Wind Up After a Night Out in DC

How did this happen? You check your phone. Drunken texting will get you every time.  Good luck sneaking out before that stage five clinger wakes up!

 

The Hospital

The Worst Places You Can Wind Up After a Night Out in DC

You definitely shouldn’t have worn those 5-inch heels out while trying to twerk at Echostage.  But hopefully you looked good doing it, before the fall…

 

NYC

The Worst Places You Can Wind Up After a Night Out in DC

Washingtonians are lucky to be able to easily take a car, bus, train, or short flight to New York City.  But you know what’s not easy? – Deciding to head to the big apple mid way through your night out in DC and realizing it’s a long way home. It always seems like a great idea at the time…

 

The Tow Company

The Worst Places You Can Wind Up After a Night Out in DC 

DC loves to tow cars, they really really enjoy ticketing and towing, so if you don’t obey the signs and the times, you’re likely to wind up in a really seedy area on DC begging for your car back. Or they might just ticket it and tow it to another street, which will have you walking aimlessly around the district like, Dude Where’s My Car?

 

Downtown Chinatown

 The Worst Places You Can Wind Up After a Night Out in DC

There’s that one Chinese restaurant in Chinatown that will keep serving you vodka red bulls after hours until you’re peeing yourself.  So, that fried rice that was supposed to sober you up and end your evening out, turns into drunken rocket fuel, and then any of the previous scenarios will be geared into action.

CLOSED: Cloakroom

Cloakroom main stage

  • Venue Type: Upscale Gentlemen’s Club
  • Amenities: Ahem, do we really have to tell you?
  • Hours: Weekdays: 11am – 2am
    Weekends: 12pm – 3am
  • Dress Code: Business casual. Team jerseys allowed Sundays and local team game days.
  • Age Requirement: 21+
  • Location: Chinatown
  • Address: 476 K St NW, Washington, DC
  • Contact: 202.371.2223
  • Website: www.cloakroomdc.com
Venue Overview

The Cloakroom is Washington, DC’s newest and most luxurious gentlemen’s club. There are plenty of strip gentlemen’s clubs in DC, but as soon as you approach Cloakroom you know it’s going to be different. Being greeted at the door by polite and friendly staff is refreshing, in fact all of Cloakroom’s staff fits that bill. After walking past the velvet ropes and making your way inside a massive main stage is the center of attraction. One side is adjoined by a bar complete with seating. Multicolor lights and funky (in a good way) carpets give the venue a retro-chic feel with modern features.

Seating is comfortable, and refined. Two two-story poles (and of course the dancers) steal the show. They have to be seen in person for full effect but we can tell you they look like they go on forever.

The second story has a VIP feel complete with its own seating, a separate stage and bar.  No need to miss the action on the main floor though, the second floor wraps around complete with clear views of everything going on. A VIP Guest Lounge truly defines VIP accommodations: the closed-off room contains couches and plenty of space and an option to view what’s going on outside. A DJ booth is also on this level with clear sight lines of the entire venue. This open format compliments the setting nicely.

Food and drinks are done right, the hilarious menu makes ordering food much more fun than it should be. Cloakroom raises the bar on adult entertainment while offering a comfortable environment for all.

Photo Tour
Cloakroom Stage Bar
First Floor Main Stage Bar
Cloakroom main stage
Two Story Main Stage Poles
VIP Guest Lounge
VIP Guest Lounge
Second Floor Seating
Second Story Seating
Second Story Stage
Second Story Stage

Cloakroom Dancers

All images courtesy cloakroomdc.com and facebook.com/cloakroomdc

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Lucky Strike

  • Venue Type: Bowling Alley, Lounge, Restaurant
  • Estimated Size: 600
  • Amenities: Full restaurant, bowling alley, full sports bar, happy hour
  • Cover Charge: None
  • Hours: Sun-Thu: 12pm – 1am, Fri & Sat: 12pm – 2am
  • Dress Code: Neat and Casual
  • Age Requirement: 21 + after 8pm daily
  • Location: Gallery Place/Chinatown
  • Address: 701 7th St. NW, Washington DC, 20001. 202.347.1021
  • Website: http://www.bowlluckystrike.com/
  • Atmosphere: Lucky Strike DC is a chain of hip and trendy bowling alleys throughout the US and Canada. It’s not the local bowling alley with cheap beer, dried-up pizza and cold nachos. It’s more like a lounge that just happens to have a giant bowling alley on one end. Located just above the Verizon Center it’s a convenient place to let out your competitive spirit before or after a Wizards or Capitals game.
Venue Overview

Lucky Strike is located on the second floor of Gallery Place.  The 21,000 sq. ft. venue features 14 state-of-the-art lanes, three tournament-quality billiard tables and a 50-foot bar. It’s a place to come if you want to do more than sit at a bar and drink, but you can do that here too- bowling, a game of pool, dancing, watching the game, basically an adult playground.

Bowling
Lucky Strike Lanes
Bowling

Bowling can be purchased per game or per hour depending on your needs and time of day.

Reservations are not required but recommended, especially on the weekends. Groups of 8 or more are required to reserve lanes two days in advance on the weekends depending on your location.

Lucky Strike Lanes
Lucky Strike is not your average bowling alley!
Events

Lunch and Bowl– Pay $9.95 for the lunch specials and get a free game of bowling including shoes with your meal.

*Excludes certain holidays and the month of December. Please check venue for details.

*Only valid for groups of 7 or less.

Sundays– Salsa Sundays 8pm – 11pm $4 Coronas, $6 Well drinks, DJ Gringuito, Salsa Lessons and prizes

Mondays-$15/person All You Can Bowl

Happy Hour

Mon-Thur 4pm – 8pm, Fri 4pm – 6pm $2 off all beer, well drinks and house wine

Latest Updates from Lucky Strike
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Photo Tour Lucky Strike
Lucky Strike lanes and lounge
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