![]() The multi-level setup can seat 75 and has a 260-person capacity. In response, El Centro fired the bouncer who denied the patron entry - and did away with the no-sneaker policy.Īt Salazar, “there’s no dress code, no cover,” Landry assures. In 2017, El Centro came under fire for denying a Black man entrance at the door for wearing Converse sneakers on a Saturday night. “El Centro had a great run but it was an older building - our main interest was sprucing it up,” he says. Mission Group’s largely cosmetic makeover included fresh paint, updated lighting, and greenery. Daniel Swartz for SalazarĮl Centro regulars should feel right at home, he says. Daniel Swartz for Salazar Salazar opens with 50 types of tequila that swing from “basic to high end,” co-founder Reed Landry tells Eater. Salazar revives El Centro’s red-toned cave with DJs on Friday and Saturday nights and weekend brunch. This time around, the refreshed drinking den will host rotating DJs on Fridays and Saturdays and offer overflow seating at brunch. In addition to Mission’s familiar margaritas on tap, Salazar cocktails include a “smoky skinny” option with mezcal and a dark ’n’ stormy.Įl Centro’s iconic basement bar, which flipped into a sweaty salsa club on weekends, will also live on at Salazar. Mission Group’s busy bottomless brunches stand out, says Landry, because the deal includes margaritas and not just mimosas. on weekends) includes $1 chips and salsa, half-off quesadillas, $4 Coronas, and $24 pitchers of margaritas. There’s also quesadillas, a Cubano sandwich, and Mexican hot dog dressed with bacon jam, pico, homemade pickles, smashed avocado, cotija, and crema. Quirky pulled pork nachos sub in pork rinds for tortilla chips, and starters also include bacon corn fritters and black bean sopes featuring a fried masa base. The opening food menu tops tortillas with proteins like steak chimichurri, chipotle chicken, mango shrimp, and crispy pork belly. We’ll let people take it and run with it.” “We found a perfect little nook in the back of the bar. “We’ve talked about doing it for a while, but you have to have the right space to pull something like that off,” Landry says. The idea already exists at touristy places like Minus5 Ice Bar in Vegas, where everything - down to the bar and chairs - is frozen, but swapping glass for ice is a rare bar feature for D.C.Ī Salazar employee giving the “bell challenge” a shot. Because no one likes a warm tequila shot, a frozen drinking vessel is pretty smart (not to mention eco-friendly). There’s 50 types of tequila to choose from, but just four are officially part of the opening ice luge-like “bell challenge”: Sauza Hacienda, Milagro, Don Julio, and Casamigos ($10-$15), with a $2 upcharge for anything else. A new neon sign with subliminal undertones reads: “Drink Tequila Daily.” A neon sign that suggests guests “Drink Tequila Daily” sits near one bar. Like El Centro, tequila remains the spirit of choice across Salazar’s four updated bars. So when Richard Sandoval Hospitality’s rowdy, Mexican mainstay closed during the pandemic after a 10-year run, Mission Group quickly called dibs on the prime piece of real estate with a year-round rooftop. Planting a bar on 14th Street NW’s hot nightlife corridor was always in the cards, but lack of availability held up that plan, co-founder Reed Landry tells Eater. empire that includes Mission (Navy Yard and Dupont) Hawthorne on U Street NW The Admiral in Dupont and Royal Sands Social Club, opening in May in Navy Yard. Salazar, which means “old hall,” is the latest member of Mission Group’s millennial-driven D.C. Weekday hours and bottomless brunch will join the mix in February. ![]() ![]() on Thursday, January 20, to Saturday, January 22. The following weekend, Salazar opens at 4 p.m. on Friday, January 14, and Saturday, January 15. ![]() Just ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, there’s a silly new spectator sport in town that entails hurling an empty, icy shot glass at an easy target: a big brass bell just a few feet away.įind the random rooftop drinking game at Salazar, Logan Circle’s anticipated Tex-Mex bar opening this weekend in the three-story former home of trendy taqueria El Centro D.F.
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