Virginia’s Newest Barbecue Joint Opens Inside a Founding Farmers | Eater DC

"Hidden at the back of the six-floor National Union Building, a desk and a secret passcode (or just a knowing glance) grant entry to a fully revitalized 1920s speakeasy that now extends upstairs with vintage Baltimore church lights, an original tin ceiling, and hand-formed bricks along the walls; head down a spiral staircase to the full bar in the original hidden room, which had four distinct entrances when it was first built. Rediscovered during building repairs in the 1990s and later opened to the public by Pirate Ventures (the team behind Hook Hall and Kraken), the space now serves a menu ranging from skirt steak with chimichurri to a show-stopping bananas foster for dessert, with reservations available online." - Tierney Plumb