Logan Circle Lands a New Golf-Themed Bar With Retro Flair | Eater DC
"Opening Friday, January 17 on the second floor of the Mai Place apartment building (1400 14th Street NW), this clubhouse‑style venue — developed with partner Jim Abdo and operated by H2 Collective (the Hilton brothers' group behind El Rey, Cafe Colline, Crimson, and Chez Billy Sud) — transformed a former office into a sprawling bar with room for 280 customers. The concept and theme pay homage to municipal golf courses: a pro shop upon entry invites customers to dress the part with for‑sale swag like embroidered caps and customized golf tees. The Mad Men–like look embraces the sport’s midcentury‑era rise to fame, with old‑school photos of golfing greats, tufted leather couches, plenty of preppy plaid accents, and a handsome green paint job. Riffs on country‑club classics include a vodka‑fueled “Transfusion,” Screwdriver‑esque “Breakfast Ball,” and “Don Daly” spiked with Don Julio ($14–$15), alongside a mostly canned beer list; a short selection of drinking snacks includes 10‑inch pizzas, chicken tenders, and fries — “We aren’t going for a Michelin star,” jokes H2’s regional operations manager Chris Janiak. High‑tech virtual simulators let patrons aim for a hole in one on some of the world’s most iconic courses, from St. Andrews in Scotland to Torrey Pines in San Diego, with tee times starting at $50 per person. Games aren’t limited to golf: customers can also throw a football and shoot penalty kicks on an interactive darts display, and nine‑foot‑long putting greens double as spots to play games like “putt” pong and tic‑tac‑toe. The venue keeps the party going late (as late as 2:45 a.m. on weekends), opens at 5 p.m. during the week and noon on weekends, features 20 TVs expected to show support for D.C. sports teams, and broadcasts the cult classic Caddyshack on loop on two huge projectors near the bar; as Janiak notes about a possible celebrity cameo, “I’m friends with his sons when I lived in Charleston.” “We like to say it is the 'graduate' of Players Club,” says H2’s regional operations manager Chris Janiak." - Tierney Plumb
