Bars
Jimmy Valentine’s
I’m still not entirely convinced that Jimmy Valentine’s is actually a bar and not just the living room of someone named Jimmy Valentine, who lives on Bladensburg Road in Northeast and has a phone booth in their house. As a matter of fact, I have been to house parties that are better publicized and more inviting than Jimmy Valentine’s. The fact that it has a loyal and consistent clientele however seems to indicate that it is worthwhile to some people.
Cost - $$
Service - B
If you can figure out how to get into the bar, the service is actually pretty good. The bar staff is friendly and will definitely engage with you if it is a slow night.
Food - ?
I am not entirely sure if they serve food at Jimmy Valentine’s but the place smelled like fried chicken so I sort of feel like they must have been cooking something there. That being said, I don’t know what it was or if it was any good.
Decor - A-
I think someone has done a pretty decent job of decorating the place because as far as dive bars go it certainly has a cool feel to it, and I think that is largely due to the general decor of the place.
Feel - B-
I have to admit I’m not much of a dive bar guy. The night we headed out to check the place out, it may have been too early (around about 10PM) and from what I have heard, things don’t get really started until midnight. That being said, it was sort of sparse while we were there - and it isn’t really the type of place you drop in for a few drinks (unless your wanderings take you to the Bladensburg Road area) but it is worth a visit if you want something new and interesting.
Jimmy Valentine’s is located at 1103 Bladensburg Rd. NE.
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Dive bar? Please, other than the area, there is nothing about this that speaks to being a dive bar. Its usually inhabited by hipsters, yupsters with a smattering of old folks like me.
Really? I guess we may not agree on a definition for ‘dive bar’. According to Wikipedia, “In the US, so-called dive bars have become a fad among urban hipsters. Since working class people and urban hipsters rarely care to mingle, urban hipsters go to bars that specially recreate the physical characteristics of dive bars (run-down hardware, outdated furnishings, general uncleanliness) but without the working class clientele.” I guess that is the definition I had in mind. . .
Not a dive bar. Wiki you quote calls it a “SO-CALLED” dive bar. So the working-class place is a dive bar. Hipster-filled wanna-dives are just called “Bars.”
The Raven in Mt. Pleasant is not a dive bar either. Nor is Pharmacy bar, or …. etc. etc.