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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