Comments on: Bloomingdale to Get a Neighborhood Bar! Really!

By: BloomingdaleGuy

BloomingdaleGuy — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:59:09 +0000

What’s a “bloomingdale type”?

By: thirsty

thirsty — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:18:09 +0000

this place would have made a killing if it had been open during the snow.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:34:40 +0000

how do we force dcra to make thing easier? it sucks being a small business in this town.

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:57:30 +0000

I have been around Bloomingdale long enough now to know that until I see a grand opening sign, I am not going to hold my breath. Unfortunately for our community there is too much red tape. I was helping the owner of Barki cut through this red-tape for some time. DCRA has simply not given him the construction permits on time. He received his outdoor construction permits (which is why working on the outside commenced) but still has not recieved his indoor construction permits. He applied for those over a year ago.

That being said, I’m delighted that people are investing in our neighborhood and I will be a regular at Rustik.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:57:07 +0000

i hear it a lot but i have no idea what “the next adams morgan” means.

AM is a very unique place, how would anything else in the city be like that?

bloomingdale especially could never be anything like adams morgan. the commercial strip is only a block long.
while its closer to a metro stop, it has far less density and zero parking, so its fairly unlikely to become a destination.

By: PSA

PSA — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:45:54 +0000

I have a little bit of a different view on this. I don’t think having one or two sit-down restaurant/bars is going to turn the neighbhorhood into the next Adams Morgan. In fact, I feel like it can strenghen the community – it will give people in the neighborhood a place to relax and hang out together, get to know eachother.

By: Saudade

Saudade — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:18:24 +0000

5 years from now that vibe will be gone.
revitalization is inevitable.
empty spaces will get filled.
there will be more people on the streets that only have a connection to the neighborhood because of where they eat/drink.
fewer people will know each other, or even say hello.
even fewer people that grew up here will stay here.

but also, older people that have lived a long time here will feel safer and safer, and maybe even walk around more.
it will be cleaner as takeout places and liquor stores are replaced by sit down joints
there will be less and less tolerance for public urination/defecation/ drugs/ prostitution/ harassment

things will be lost/ things will be gained.

By: Kamal

Kamal — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:57:25 +0000

I think a bar will ruin the vibe of the hood. Just saying.

By: TC-Anon

TC-Anon — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:51:07 +0000

Still undetermined at the moment.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:16:06 +0000

Hopefully it works out and becomes a neighborhood bar…I think most who live in Bloomingdale and the surrounding neighborhoods will appreciate it. Does anyone know what is going to become of the location on P and 3rd in Truxton Circle, I had seen things on the web about a wine shop or possibly a cafe, anyone know?