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Fran sends us this excellent summary of the newly opened Rocket Bar (714 7th St NW):
- It is a pool hall done by the owners of Atomic Billiards and Bedrock Billiards. It is a bar bar, no food served but you can take your own in. They have a full bar as well as 4 pool tables, 2 shuffle puck games, 3 dart boards and a tabletop video game with old school games on it. It is a laidback bar open til 3am so a good place for the last drink. It is already getting crowded. Male dominated crowd. It is just a door leading into the basement, next to Ruby Tuesdays.
This blogger has visited the bar and I can attest to the laid-back, neighborhood-bar atmosphere and good prices: Beer is about $5/pint and pool is $12/hour. Pool is charged in 5 minute increments, so if you only use 30 minutes, it’s $6.
And here are some other reader reviews from the last Rocket Bar post:
- Columbo said…
My girlfriend & I stopped by on Sunday, late afternoon. Thought the place was a great addition to the neighborhood. The bar is big (there are actually 2 bars, but the second smaller one wasn’t open), lots of tables, games, etc… Had a few pints and played connect four against my girlfriend (won 4 games to 2, but who’s counting?). Good beers, they do serve mixed drinks. They don’t serve food at the moment but said they were looking to partner with a local restaurant, and right now they’ll let you bring food in from any where you like.
Also lots of big, pretty tv’s. Only complaint was they didn’t have sound or closed captioning on for the simpsons when we were in there. Hard to read cartoon lips.
- Kimberly said…
Was up at the Rocket Bar this weekend – awesome place. Totally not a Lucky Strike (take all your money place), in fact I think they’re exactly opposite of that.
Shuffle board is awesome and rumor has it – they’re getting a sit-down ms. pac-man game.
- dryclothes said…
the mixed drinks were in the same price range as the wines…about $6-8. one of the bartenders said they were looking to hook up with Ruby Tuesday’s for food options.
it was a nice, low- key and casual place. i don’t think you’ll forget the bright green hallway on your way down to the bar.
- Tra said…
Hung out there last night with the fellas. A great “neighborhood” bar without all the pretentiousness of a Lucky Strike or Indie Blue. Drinks reasonably priced and a great atmosphere. I can’t wait until the jukebox starts cranking.
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Rocket Bar is already my favorite place in the neighborhood. Love it! My filial feeling was reinforced by my visit to the Chophouse on Saturday night, where I had to eat on a pool table (surprised they even allowed it) since all the tables and seats at both bars were taken. Ugh.
Do we think RB is less packed due to its rather inconspicuous entrance? Don’t get me wrong, it’s busy, but not nearly as uncomfortable as the other bars in our area. And the crowd is cool, not the usual RNR rejects that trample our neighborhood before heading home to Clarendon.
After the recent Travel + Leisure write-up of DC, I fear my other favorite, Capital Q, will now get overrun as well.