The kind of place where you go for the wings and stay because the crowd is genuinely having more fun than anyone else in the room. Locals and visitors alike pack in for drag brunches and bingo nights that feel less like performances and more like you accidentally wandered into someone's really good party.
Bar · 900 U St NW
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