DC Alcohol Sales Extended on Holidays
While Mayor Vincent Gray’s attempt to raise an estimated $5M in tax revenue by extending bar hours may have failed, at least 1 small victory was won by the nightlife community of Washington, DC.
DC nightlife’s consolation prize: A new city policy that allows for extended alcohol sales on holidays.
The District of Columbia’s 2013 fiscal budget (effective 10/01/12) allows venues to apply for extended liquor permits on the evening before holidays such as Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day and even Inauguration Day.
What does this mean for you?
It means you can party harder, better, faster, stronger when you have work off for a holiday! Work has been cancelled, everyone’s in from out of town and you definitely want to be out partying later than 2AM. Well… now you can!
REMEMBER: Extended bar hours do not mean you can drive drunk through the streets of DC blasting your horn and screaming out the window. Be smart and be safe.
Washington DC’s ABC affiliate recently reported live from Ultrabar, profiling the venue as a prime destination for DC parties:
57 bars applied for permits and 42 received them, thus earning extended hours for Columbus and Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and more next year.
Included in that list are Ultrabar, Barcode, Josephine and Echostage.
Pre-Thanksgiving Eve at Barcode
Catch up with your friends (and get wasted in the process).
Who:
The Panorama Productions family
(Glow, Echostage, Barcode, Ultrabar, Josephine) presents:
What:
A prelude to the biggest ‘going out’ night of the year. Celebrating 10 years of Thanksgiving week celebrations.
Where:
Barcode
1101 17th Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20036
When:
Tuesday November 20, 2012
Why:
Thanksgiving week is like homecoming for America… literally if you think about it. In many cases, it’s your first chance in a while to catch up with all your friends from home. Oh… your family too.
Who doesn’t like to find out the ‘cool kids’ from HS are pumping gas, or that the quiet nerdy chick from calculus came back from college looking and acting like Lindsay Lohan.
Extra Info:
- Free entry all night for 21+
Reduced for 18+ - $3 Bud Light, PBR
- $5 Patron XO Shots, Bacardi & Coke
- $9 Red Bull Vodka
- $150 Ciroc Bottle Special – Call 202.955.9001
- Music by DJ Saam (Top 40, Mash Ups)
Barcode’s 2 Year Anniversary Event – Saturday November 3
Midtown-K Street Restaurant/Bar/Lounge Celebrates 2 Years!
What:
Barcode’s 2 Year Anniversary!!!
Where:
Barcode
1101 17th Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 955-9001
When:
Saturday November 3, 2012
Complimentary Hors d’Oeuvres, Champagne, Beer and Wine starting at 8PM
Barcode is extremely proud to celebrate a 2nd year of business on November 3 with food, drinks and friends. From the very start, Barcode has been defined not by what it is, but what it can be.
From power lunches and happy hours to wine and beer tastings, dance parties, sporting events and more, Barcode has managed to set itself apart with diverse offerings and a menu of classics with a twist.
Barcode has been voted ‘Best Happy Hour’ by the Washington Post and hosted a diverse range of patrons from former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to 5-time and current #1 DJ in the world Armin van Buuren.
Barcöde Restaurant, Bar and Lounge
- Venue Type: Bar/Lounge, Restaurant
- Estimated Size: 500 people
- Amenities: Full Menu, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Valet, Bottle Service, Kitchen until Midnight
- Hours: Mon – Thurs: 11:30am – 2am, Fri: 11:30am – 3am, Sat: 5pm – 3am, Sun: 12pm – 2am
- Dress Code: Casual
- Age Requirement: 18+
- Location: K Street
- Address: 1101 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20036. (202) 955 9001
- Website: www.barcodedc.com
- Atmosphere: Barcode provides comfort built on a high-end backdrop of marble, open-air and illumination. The venue boasts a 45 ft bar, HDTV’s, massive booths, a lounge area with projector, dining area/dance floor and sliding glass-door-panels in the spring/summer to create an indoor/outdoor ambience. A no cover/no dress code policy promotes a relaxing vibe in a modern setting. The music format is generally top 40/pop-house/popular hip-hop
Venue Overview
Lunch, happy hour (4-7 half price drinks), dinner, cocktails, late night; Barcode’s days run parallel with those of its clientele. It’s all about the people: food, friends and fun.
The gradients created by Barcode’s stainless steel exterior, Brazilian Ipe furnishings and white marble walls creates a different air of modernity at every turn. In the spring/summer, sliding glass-door-panels open to create an inside/outside effect. Moving from left to right, Barcode showcases a 45 ft bar, dining tables, massive booths; a dining area by day/evening – dance floor by night, and a lounge stocked with couches and a projector.
With a background of light club music, Barcode’s happy hours give way to dinner, cocktails and starting at 10:30/11 each night, dance floor action provided by DC’s top local DJs.
Virtual Walk-Through
Parties
- Happy Hour: Monday 3pm-close, Tuesday-Friday 3pm-7pm: half-off beer, wine by the glass and rail drinks.
- Dinner: Kitchen open until midnight, 7 days a week
- Monday: Happy Hour, Dinner
- Tuesday: Happy Hour, Dinner, Half-off wine all night!
- Wednesday: Happy Hour, Dinner, Latin Wednesdays
- Friday: Happy Hour, Dinner. Top 40/pop-house/mash up
- Saturday: Dinner 6pm – midnight, Latin Night
Latest Updates from Barcode
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GG from “Shahs of Sunset” – Official Teaser Video
“I think people who bark the loudest
in the end have the biggest hearts.
I just want everyone to know I’m really nice…
Just don’t fuck with me!”
Co-star of hit Bravo TV series “Shahs of Sunset,” GG came out for an evening of clubbing in Washington DC at Barcode Restaurant, Bar and Lounge.
The controversial “Persian princess” lived up to all sides of her reputation, extremely nice and definitely feisty.
Bravo is currently filming Season 2 of the wildly popular “Shahs of Sunset.”
Rocket Bar
Venue Type: Bar, Dive Bar- Estimated Size: 300
- Amenities: Happy Hour, Bar Games
- Cover Charge: None
- Hours: Sun: 12:30pm – 1:30am, Mon – Thu: 4pm – 1:30am, Fri: 4:00pm – 2:30am, Sat: 11:30am – 2:30am
- Dress Code: None
- Age Requirement: 21 +
- Location: Gallery Place/Chinatown
- Address: 714 7th St. NW, Washington DC, 20001. 202.628.7665
- Website: rocketbardc.com
- Atmosphere: Great spot for Caps, Wizards and Hoyas victory parties. Rocket Bar is simple, a little divey and an overall good place to get wasted and be loud before, during and after games at the Verizon Center. It’s got ski ball, pool, Big Buck Hunter, shuffle board and a serious happy hour.
Venue Overview
A simple spot to chill with your friends. Rocket Bar isn’t necessarily a dive, but it’s certainly not something you need to get dressed up for. Walking down the stairs and into the space, there’s a bar to your left, booths, pinball and some other games in the corner. Straight ahead you’ll find pool tables, shuffle board, darts and more booths. To your right is another bar with HDTVs behind it. Around the corner on your right is more shuffle board, skee ball and Big Buck Hunter aka the best game ever.
Happy Hour
Every day 4pm – 7pm: $4 Drafts (Beer of the Month), All Wine, Champagne, Rail Drinks
Latest Updates from Rocket Bar
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Shahs of Sunset come to Washington DC
Golnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi
hosting International Thursdays at
Barcode Restaurant, Bar, Lounge
Thursday May 24
Will GG ever chill out? Get married? Support herself? For some members, the show was a gross misrepresentation of the Persian-American community. Others identified 100% and then some.
GG is an exotic beauty with a fiery temper and very little filter. Fully supported by her father, this classic “Persian Princess,” goes out to lunch with her friends during the day and shops for Mr. Persian Right at night. More than ready to start a family, GG is definitely looking to settle down, but the 29 year old is having a hard time finding a man that can support the lavish lifestyle and handle her unapologetic personality.
The Top 50 DJs in Washington DC
Over 500 DJs entered the 1st Annual DC Clubbing Top 50 DJs Poll. The 2 week voting period tallied over 4,000 votes. When the dust settled, we were left with the top 50 DJs in Washington DC.
They spin at some of the best bars, lounges and nightclubs throughout every neighborhood in The District.
Huge thanks to Chuck Levin’s Washington Music Center for providing over $5000 in prizes and being the best audio/lighting outlet in DC. Whether you’re opening a venue, need DJ gear or want to build a studio, Chuck’s is your starting point.
And of course, thanks to everyone who voted!
DJ Enferno: Fri 04.13.12 [Barcöde]
DJ Enferno lands at Barcode on Friday April 13
The world turntable champion, Madonna tour DJ, Michael Jackson Cirque music consultant and DC nightlife native returns home
Who:
When:
Friday April 13, 2012
Where:
Barcode Restaurant, Bar and Lounge
1101 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
Extra Info:
Ages: 21+
Cover: None
Dress Code: Classy casual
Amenities:
39 beers (12 on tap)
12 specialty cocktails
Extensive wine & champagne menu
Bottle Service: 202-955-9001
(drink menu)
Kitchen ’til Midnight
(food menu)
Large, heated, outdoor patio
Valet
Grand Central
- Venue Type: Bar
- Estimated Size: 300
- Amenities: Outdoor patio, Sat/Sun brunch, old-time photo booth
- Cover Charge: None
- Hours: M – Th: 6PM – 2AM
F: 6PM – 3AM
Sat: 11AM – 3AM
Sun: 11AM – 2AM - Dress Code: In Effect after 10PM on weekends: No Sweats/athletic wear, hats, boots, baggy/offensive/see through clothing, sleeveless t-shirts, chains, hoods, camouflage, white tees, sunglasses at night
- Age Requirement: 21+
- Neighborhood: Adams Morgan
- Address: 2447 18th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009. (202) 986 1742
- Website: grandcentraldc.com
- Atmosphere: The center of it all. Grand Central is right in the thick of it every week in Adams Morgan. It’s got 2 levels, a slightly sunken dance floor and like most of the bigger places in AdMo, it’s full of people looking to have fun, party hard, get wasted and hook up.
Venue Overview
Grand Central features a relatively simple layout. Walking in passed a patio that’s great in the warmer months, guests find an old-time photo booth should they want before, during and after shots of the evening. To the left is a sunken dance floor ‘room’ with entrances on each side. DJs spin the typical pop you hear on the radio.
Straight ahead is the main bar and standing room. Looking up, patrons suddenly realize why Grand Central is named after the famous Manhattan train station. The rounded, patterned ceiling is modeled after the storied hub of NY travel. A massive portrait of ‘The Most Interesting Man in the World’ adds the perfect touch.
Between the dance floor and main bar is a staircase leading to an upstairs bar and tables.
Parties
Sports Affiliations: Buffalo Bills and Sabres, Syracuse Orange, Washington Capitals
$5 Captain Morgan drinks during Caps games, $3 Labatt during Buffalo games, $3 Bud/Bud Light ’til Midnight during baseball games.
Sun/Mon/Tues: Bocce Court
M – F: Happy Hour 6-9PM
Tuesdays: Bocce League
Wednesday: Flip Cup League
Thursdays: Bocce League
Latest Updates from Grand Central
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