Bars & Clubs
Public Bar
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AWESOME bar
NO cover charge, stiff drinks, and something for everybody: really good upscale-ish bar food with half-price happy hour deals, 9 million TVs showing all the games on the first floor. On the second floor, leather couches overlooking the balcony and the DJ booth. the best part: ROOFTOP! amazing DJ on Saturday nights up there - i bought a table last weekend and it was sooo fun. Oh ya its crowded but the staff it totally nice and everyone has a good time :) 4 stars
Something for everyone at Public
Public is what DC really needs - mostly a sports bar but also a great singles place with good quality food and a great rooftop with two bars. The middle floor is a lounge type area with tables and leather couches etc. Something for everyone at this place - which is needed in this town.
Not a Sports Bar and a really Bad Dance Club
I went to Public for the first time tonight after its make-over from Club Five. Nice place but at 10pm the music starts and the sports bar atmosphere ends because the DJ turns the game audio off. The DJ plays wack ass tunes which have been over played the last 10 years. Lots of TV would be a good place to watch the early games of college football the food was good except for the hot wings. We order spicy wings but they were not even mildly sauced. The lines start around 10pm with a cover charge. Long lines and overly dressed poisers waiting to listen to bad music. Either your a sports or not. The space is really to small to be a dance club and nobody here dances its to crowd. SAVE YOUR MONEY. BRING BACK CLUB FIVE the Public BLOWS
Why is this place so crowded?
I've been to Public twice, and although there are a lot of people, none of them ever seem to be having much fun. The roof top bar is pretty cool, but be prepared to wait in line for over an hour to get up there (I don't know how much longer it would have taken, I gave up) if you arrive after 10:30. Not worth it. Also the sports bar theme is weird: it leads to a bad gender ratio and its awkward to dance with athlete's foot advertisements on giant TVs behind you.
Has great possibilities!
Public Bar is still pretty new, but I think once it fully opens, it'll really be the place to be. Everytime I've been there, it's always been packed even though the kitchens aren't open yet. Don't go there for a happy hour if you're hungry! But drinks are powerful and they even have a bar open on the roof- it has great ambiance.
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