Cue Bar Opens
After a weekend of recovering from holiday parties and revelry, I figured what better way to start off the week than with talk of yet more places to test your liver's resilience?
It appears as if the Cue Bar on U Street between 11th and 12th is now open. I wrote about it back in August but lost hope that it would ever open after the "coming soon" sign was taken down and the place looked abandoned. But lo' and behold, I noticed a chalkboard out front this weekend that proclaimed the place is now open. All I know is that it's a pool hall. Anyone out there know more?
The new bar takes the place of Between Friends, which closed last year after someone was murdered inside and after "ANC Commissioner-elect Dee Hunter discovered that the club was operating while bankrupt," according to a DCist post about troubled clubs.
Meanwhile, according to washingtonpost.com's Nightlife Agenda, Felix's Spy Lounge is back after an extended absence following a fire in March and Science Club has opened near 19th and L streets.
It appears as if the Cue Bar on U Street between 11th and 12th is now open. I wrote about it back in August but lost hope that it would ever open after the "coming soon" sign was taken down and the place looked abandoned. But lo' and behold, I noticed a chalkboard out front this weekend that proclaimed the place is now open. All I know is that it's a pool hall. Anyone out there know more?
The new bar takes the place of Between Friends, which closed last year after someone was murdered inside and after "ANC Commissioner-elect Dee Hunter discovered that the club was operating while bankrupt," according to a DCist post about troubled clubs.
Meanwhile, according to washingtonpost.com's Nightlife Agenda, Felix's Spy Lounge is back after an extended absence following a fire in March and Science Club has opened near 19th and L streets.
Comments
Place has a big bar and a bit of a lounge area. It's going to be a good place, i'll definitelly be back during the week. nice folks.
I also found the Dupont Current story on Cue Bar: As reported above, there's ping pong, pool and 8 beers on draft; look for pool leagues and/or tournaments, Saturday night movie screenings, and 12:30 pm openings on Sundays for football fans.
There are 2 TVs over the, a large flat screen on one wall (near some couches and chairs) and 4th TV near the Ping Pong table. Not sure it would be the best place to watch a game (but given that the options in the area are limited, it might get some business on Sunday afternoons).
Talked to the owner for a bit. Nice guy. Also owns the pool bar in Georgetown (the one near Cafe Milano). Seems like he wants to try and make the place part of the local scene (i.e., the pool and darts league). He talked about trying to have some sort of special deal for people who live nearby (I suggested he copy The Reef which gives people with local zip codes a discount on non-weekends).
When I want to play pool (or ping pong) in the U St. area, Cue Bar is the place I'll go. But for a drink at the bar, I am still more likely to hit The Saloon, Bar Pilar, Cafe Saint-Ex and Stetson's.