When are they going to do something with the boarded up storefronts on U Street in between Vermont and 9th? Such an eye sore.

This seems like as good of a place as any to mention that I went to four different bars in Petworth and Columbia Heights last night in search of a TV that had ESPNU so I could watch the Maryland game. Comcast = no ESPNU

Looking Glass Lounge — has DirecTV but doesn’t shell out the $12 a month for the sports package, which is where ESPNU is located.

Next to Commonwealth — Comcast, so no ESPNU

Next I popped in The Heights — crappy TV situation/didn’t even ask

As a last resort I drove over to my secret stand-by in times of desperation like this…the always reliable worst-bar-in-DC, The Library, over on 12th St. NE in Brookland. It finally seems to have gone out of business. Man that place sucked, but it did have ESPNU for those handful of games when Maryland is relegated there.

I took it as a sign that I wasn’t meant to watch the game last night…bought a 6 pack, and listended on the radio in my kitchen.

Does anyone know of a bar in the immediate Petworth/Columbia Heights area that has ESPNU? I would like to avoid despair next time this happens.

markus
Another option closish to petworth is cut through rock creek park and go the cleveland park sports pub on connecticut.

you’re not getting any sympathy from me when you’ll drive (drive!) to brookland, but won’t even think to try to go to a sports bar somewhere. that’s why sports bars exist. you could have hit ventnor in adams morgan as well (though I agree with the person that suggested U street–you could have just ridden the green line 2 stops to momos or nellys…or gone a whopping 5 stops to gallery place and the espnzone). Are you the same person that wrote into this blog about their experience on Eastern Travel (or whatever the “real” Chinatown bus–and thus the worst of them all–is called)? That person had trouble doing basic things as well.

I watched the MD game at Trusty’s on PA avenue (right by Potomac Avenue Metro). Great bar, total dive and not too crowded. Kick ass cheese steak sandwhich too.

Anonymous, I so missed living within a block of trusty’s. Yes you will come out of there smelling like a burger, but it is well worth it.

A few points…

1. I had to take care of something at home literally right after the game ended, so going to College Park wasn’t going to be an option…wouldn’t have made it back in time.

2. Trusty’s is great.

3. I didn’t want to deal with parking in Adams Morgan and going back to reason 1, I didn’t do U st. Bc I had to draw a distance barrier somewhere and Col Heights was it.

4. Tonic is a good suggestion…I didint even consider Mt. Pleasant.

Trusty’s rocks man, cool place. One of the few unpretentious bars left in this fine city of ours. Maryland sucks. If you want to watch them, go to Maryland and stay there.