Gin and Tonic Progressive Happy Hour

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5-9 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays

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Gin & Tonic Tavern

2408 Wisconsin Ave. NW
Washington, DC

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Thursday through Saturday, beers start at $1 and ixed drinks cost $2, with prices rising every hour.

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Gin & Tonic has made quite a name for itself since taking over Grog & Tankard in Glover Park a few months ago, with Georgetown's young-and-preppy waiting in long lines outside the back-to-basics tavern on weekends. The draw: DJs spinning '80s classics and current hits, tables folded out of the way to turn the room into a huge dance floor and heavy-handed bartenders.

But, says owner Fritz Brogan, there was a problem: The crowds weren't showing up until after 10 p.m. So he's trying to lure them in the old-fashioned way: drink specials. The four-hour progressive happy hour on Thursday, Friday and Saturday means that, beginning at 5 p.m., selected domestic drafts are $1 and mixed drinks $2. Prices rise a dollar an hour until 9 p.m. Is the idea new? Hardly. But finding $1 drinks on Friday and Saturday nights is a steal, even if it means having to leave the house a little early.

-- Fritz Hahn (Dec. 19, 2008)

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Posted by cheznous440 | Nov 01, 2009 | Mark as Inappropriate

since one Of Fritz Brogan's "buddies" (or is it his alter ego wrote this review. Curiously there have been no others here until today. Strangely, Fritz Brogan or whatever advertises himself as a law student. I guess I see he will earn the reputation that some lawyers have as sleazy. The reality is this is a dive bar dressed up as a frathouse in Fritz's basement. I am taking bets on how this lasts. Check of Fritz's history as self-proclaimed "super promoter" (by the way, anytime you see that phrase, you might be right if you guessed that the copy was authored by Fritz himself). I would change it to "super self-promoter." Beware the thugs he uses as bouncers.

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