Washington City Paper Best of DC

Best local cover band: White Ford Bronco

Best Go go band: Backyard Band

Best DJ: DJ Rico (No Kosmo?)

Best Local Original Band: Dan Wolff and the Muddy Crows (huh?)

Best Local hip hop: WALE

Best music venue: 9:30 Club (wow)

Best outdoor venue: Wolf Trap

Best place to see local music: Gypsy Sally's

Best record store: Joe's Record Paradise (this is truly hard to comprehend and I shop there) .. runners up: Joint Custody, Smash Records, Som Records

Best Browsing Experience: Red Onion Records (I think this is one of those weird categories they choose whoever they want to write about.. not users)

Best bar: The Park at Fourteenth (I don't know about this one)

Best dive bar: The Pug

Best gay bar: Nellie's Sports Bar

Best 930 Forum boardie: Julian

Best pho: Pho 14 (Pho 75 is one of the runner ups)

Best neighborhood bar: The Pub and the People (I guess it overtook the blaguard)

Best local brewery: Fair Winds Brewing Company

Best kabobs: Moby Dick House of Kabob

Best place to have dinner with live music: Songbyrd

Best wings: Duffy's
hutch wrote:
Best 930 Forum boardie: Julian
You know, I really can't argue with this.
hutch wrote:

Best gay bar: Nellie's Sports Bar



I'm pretty sure no gay people voted for this.
Bombay wrote:
hutch wrote:

Best gay bar: Nellie's Sports Bar



I'm pretty sure no gay people voted for this.
Hand to God, I'd been there probably 10+ times before someone clued me in it was a gay bar and I had no idea.
Great pre-show spot.
StoneTheCrow wrote:
Great pre-show spot.
Yeah it always seemed like a sports first bar. I've been to gay bars and I picked up no gay bar vibe from Nellies. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I mean, no one bought me a drink anytime I've been there. Am I magically worse looking the second I step into Nellies? Not bloody likely.
The readers' poll results are mostly usually garbage.

At least Baked and Wired beat Georgetown Cupcake.
azaghal1981 wrote:
The readers' poll results are mostly usually garbage.

At least Baked and Wired beat Georgetown Cupcake.



What does this mean? You don't think people vote what they feel or you don't trust the people?

I mean the 930 Club is the best venue…ammirite?
Well, it's not like it has a pool or anything.
hutch wrote:
azaghal1981 wrote:
The readers' poll results are mostly usually garbage.

At least Baked and Wired beat Georgetown Cupcake.



What does this mean? You don't think people vote what they feel or you don't trust the people?

I mean the 930 Club is the best venue…ammirite?


I did say "mostly."
And I don't trust the people. I mean Brexit and Trump did just happen.
azaghal1981 wrote:
hutch wrote:
azaghal1981 wrote:
The readers' poll results are mostly usually garbage.

At least Baked and Wired beat Georgetown Cupcake.



What does this mean? You don't think people vote what they feel or you don't trust the people?

I mean the 930 Club is the best venue…ammirite?


I did say "mostly."
And I don't trust the people. I mean Brexit and Trump did just happen.



you strike me as one of those guys who before the election would have said Hillary and Trump where the same thing…so are you one of "the people"??
Julian, wrote:
I mean, no one bought me a drink anytime I've been there. Am I magically worse looking the second I step into Nellies? Not bloody likely.

your opinion of your good looks is overrated
azaghal1981 wrote:
hutch wrote:
azaghal1981 wrote:
The readers' poll results are mostly usually garbage.

At least Baked and Wired beat Georgetown Cupcake.



What does this mean? You don't think people vote what they feel or you don't trust the people?

I mean the 930 Club is the best venue…ammirite?


I did say "mostly."
And I don't trust the people. I mean Brexit and Trump did just happen.


AZ…you've been kinda quite the last year…but that's some bordie gold
POTW
One of the worst beer stores in DC (actually Silver Spring) wins this award yearly for the best beer store. I'm perplexed, but this happens yearly. This survey has zero cred, brah.
I don't think it is so much that people are stupid.. I think certain stores do a better job of getting people to vote for them…. but YMMV

I completely agree that some of the results are ridiculous.. Exhibit A is Joe's Record "Paradise" winning best record store..
hutch wrote:


  Exhibit A is Joe's Record "Paradise" winning best record store..


I would agree with that actually. Love that place.
Yada wrote:
hutch wrote:


  Exhibit A is Joe's Record "Paradise" winning best record store..


I would agree with that actually. Love that place.


Have you checked out CD Cellar or Som?
hutch wrote:
Yada wrote:
hutch wrote:


  Exhibit A is Joe's Record "Paradise" winning best record store..


I would agree with that actually. Love that place.


Have you checked out CD Cellar or Som?


I don't go to Virginia.
Yada wrote:
hutch wrote:
Yada wrote:
hutch wrote:


  Exhibit A is Joe's Record "Paradise" winning best record store..


I would agree with that actually. Love that place.


Have you checked out CD Cellar or Som?


I don't go to Virginia.


Well Som is in DC….on the same block as the Black Cat… Have you ever been there?