I’ll be honest: Lucky Bar is one of my favorite bars in DC. And the funny thing is I don’t have a fucking clue why. If you examine the bar on paper, it would appear that I should hate it: it’s a soccer bar populated by smelly bike messengers and equally odiferous restrooms, with $2 Bud specials.
Perhaps it’s the memories I have accumulated over the years that make it my favorite. These include:
1) The bar staying open during a hurricane when all other bars were closed
2) A friend testing his new waterproof camera by dipping it in his rum and coke
3) A woman flashing me and my friend, my friend licking her nipple (after being invited to do so) and then announcing that it tasted like a pulled pork sandwich.
4) The same woman offering to buy the shirt I was wearing off my back
5) A frank conversation among my friends about sex, which culminated with my friend’s girlfriend (now wife) turning to him and saying “I think you are doing it wrong.”
On a less personal level: it’s a dive bar* that can easily be a sports bar, a happy hour spot or a late night dancing/hookup locale. Woo-hoo for diversity!
There are a good number of TVs scattered around the bar, all of which are tuned to sports. They also have a projection TV that they use for bigger events (e.g. Final Four, Super Bowl). However, televised sports are most often skewed towards soccer, so if you are a soccer fan this is the bar for you.
On second thought, if you are a soccer fan, kill yourself.
Thursday night is the night to go. Drink specials last all night and are $2 for bottles of Bud and Bud Light, and more importantly, mixed drinks. It is possible to get drunk enough to make bad decisions for less than $20, which is a rarity these days in DC. A DJ gets the dance floor going late night, as the $2 social lubricants transform the bar from a happy hour spot into a hookup spot.
If top 40 and old school isn’t in your wheelhouse, Monday night is salsa night, although I’ve never experienced that scene.
Since this is my first bar review, I’ll preface the following paragraph by saying that I am a bit of a chicken tender connoisseur. I have sampled chicken tenders in almost every bar in DC. While not even in my top ten favorite foods, chicken tenders are quite possibly the perfect bar food: easy to eat with your hands, not too messy, easy to share. Of course, some chicken tenders resemble rubber covered in sawdust, so sometimes you are rolling the dice when ordering these in an unknown eatery. Expect me to comment on the quality of chicken tenders at any bar I review, but you have to promise to use this information for good and not for evil.
The chicken tenders at Lucky Bar are the best in DC. I heartily endorse them. They come over in a huge basket of fries – way too much food. But the tenders’ breading is perfect and the chicken is high quality. Plus, you’ll need that amount of grease to soak up a dozen Bud Lights.
Look for a new review next Wednesday.
Belly up to the bar and feel free to buy me a round!
Dr. D
lttourist@yahoo.com
*Dive meaning “crappy and rundown”; not having anything to do with Seahunt or Greg Louganis.
The Skinny
Lucky Bar
Location: 1221 Connecticut Ave NW
Closest Metro: Dupont Circle (Red Line; use South Exit)
Food?: Yes, typical bar food, at reasonable prices.
Chicken Tender Rating: Five Stars! Best in DC
Happy Hour Specials: Monday through Friday, specials vary by day, see website
Drunk Tax: (i.e. how much money will it take to get me drunk): $20 on Thursday, $40 any other night
Dress Code: No
Dancing: Sometimes (Salsa on Mondays, drunken late night dancing Thurs-Sat)
Sports on TV: Yes, especially soccer.
Pool Table: One coin op
Darts: No
Other Games: Golden Tee
Type of Bar: Dive
Web Site: http://www.luckybardc.com/
Perhaps it’s the memories I have accumulated over the years that make it my favorite. These include:
1) The bar staying open during a hurricane when all other bars were closed
2) A friend testing his new waterproof camera by dipping it in his rum and coke
3) A woman flashing me and my friend, my friend licking her nipple (after being invited to do so) and then announcing that it tasted like a pulled pork sandwich.
4) The same woman offering to buy the shirt I was wearing off my back
5) A frank conversation among my friends about sex, which culminated with my friend’s girlfriend (now wife) turning to him and saying “I think you are doing it wrong.”
On a less personal level: it’s a dive bar* that can easily be a sports bar, a happy hour spot or a late night dancing/hookup locale. Woo-hoo for diversity!
There are a good number of TVs scattered around the bar, all of which are tuned to sports. They also have a projection TV that they use for bigger events (e.g. Final Four, Super Bowl). However, televised sports are most often skewed towards soccer, so if you are a soccer fan this is the bar for you.
On second thought, if you are a soccer fan, kill yourself.
Thursday night is the night to go. Drink specials last all night and are $2 for bottles of Bud and Bud Light, and more importantly, mixed drinks. It is possible to get drunk enough to make bad decisions for less than $20, which is a rarity these days in DC. A DJ gets the dance floor going late night, as the $2 social lubricants transform the bar from a happy hour spot into a hookup spot.
If top 40 and old school isn’t in your wheelhouse, Monday night is salsa night, although I’ve never experienced that scene.
Since this is my first bar review, I’ll preface the following paragraph by saying that I am a bit of a chicken tender connoisseur. I have sampled chicken tenders in almost every bar in DC. While not even in my top ten favorite foods, chicken tenders are quite possibly the perfect bar food: easy to eat with your hands, not too messy, easy to share. Of course, some chicken tenders resemble rubber covered in sawdust, so sometimes you are rolling the dice when ordering these in an unknown eatery. Expect me to comment on the quality of chicken tenders at any bar I review, but you have to promise to use this information for good and not for evil.
The chicken tenders at Lucky Bar are the best in DC. I heartily endorse them. They come over in a huge basket of fries – way too much food. But the tenders’ breading is perfect and the chicken is high quality. Plus, you’ll need that amount of grease to soak up a dozen Bud Lights.
Look for a new review next Wednesday.
Belly up to the bar and feel free to buy me a round!
Dr. D
lttourist@yahoo.com
*Dive meaning “crappy and rundown”; not having anything to do with Seahunt or Greg Louganis.
The Skinny
Lucky Bar
Location: 1221 Connecticut Ave NW
Closest Metro: Dupont Circle (Red Line; use South Exit)
Food?: Yes, typical bar food, at reasonable prices.
Chicken Tender Rating: Five Stars! Best in DC
Happy Hour Specials: Monday through Friday, specials vary by day, see website
Drunk Tax: (i.e. how much money will it take to get me drunk): $20 on Thursday, $40 any other night
Dress Code: No
Dancing: Sometimes (Salsa on Mondays, drunken late night dancing Thurs-Sat)
Sports on TV: Yes, especially soccer.
Pool Table: One coin op
Darts: No
Other Games: Golden Tee
Type of Bar: Dive
Web Site: http://www.luckybardc.com/
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