Friday, July 30, 2010
Fruit Bat Comes to 1236 H Street
I've mention before that a craft cocktail lounge will occupy the space left vacant by H Street Martini Lounge. I've also mentioned that it would come courtesy of the guys behind Wisdom. Now H Street Great Street has some more detail, including a name: Fruit Bat. HSGS reports that the place will have a South American theme, so expect lots of good summer drinks, with a tropical flair. This pretty much guarantees that you'll see pisco sours, and capirinhas. Other than that, I expect the drink list will look a bit like the specialty cocktail offerings from Ceiba and Cafe Citron (link plays loud music). The kitchen will offer up South American street food. Sounds interesting.
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fruit bat? what, was Howler Monkey already taken?
Yes, yes and double yes.
Finally a gay bar in the neighborhood!
Finally a gay bar in the neighborhood!
Thunk...thunk...thunk...
Nope, still nothing. Looks like my gaydar needs recalibratin' again.
Only the downstairs is "Fruit Bat" and will be opening shortly; the upstairs is still under construction.
Certainly didn't use a focus group to find that name. Sounds like a kindergarden.
I heard their marketing people decided to go in a more literal direction. With all the ironic and obvious cliche names for bars out there these days. So they're actually going to sell baseball bats and fruit baskets.
If it's going to be a cocktail place in that space, they should have left the Martini sign...that was the best sign on H St., or maybe tied with Sidamo!
wow, i totally didn't get the name until i read the comments.
what does "shortly" entail? a month? six? 12?
For those of you who are lucky enough to live near old growth trees in the neighborhood you probably are very familar with fruitbats swooping around in the dusk light. I think it is a very appropriate name.
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