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Mike Miller at Dr. Dremo's. (Sora Devore for The Washington Post)

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We've loved the Hawk N' Dove (329 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, 202-543-3300) for over 35 years. Why? How about:

· Five separate bar areas, each with its own personality:

1. Small bar -- Locals who dig sports and point spreads.

2. Big bar -- Mini meat market + big plasma TV; chaos.

3. Back bar -- Tables with parties of more than two; Hill types in a hurry.

4. Way Back bar -- When you read Bode Miller got wasted, here's where it happened.

5. Side bar -- Grease rink.

· Staff attitude range: County polite to city edgy.

· Staff attire: What you wear while waiting for your pj's to get out of the dryer.

· Food quality: Actually, quite good. Salad green & not brown; burgers brown & not green.

· Ambience: Rhapsodic iambic pentameter of menu not quite a match for chow-hall-casual presentation.

-- Bartley and Judy O'Hara, Washington

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