January 30 is the last night for Nanny O'Briens bar in Cleveland Park. They're being taken over by Bedrock Companies, owners of Bedrock Bars. Bedrock already own Atomic Billiards and Aroma on the same block as Nanny's so maybe one day the strip will be called Bedrock Row. They also own Buffalo Billiards in Dupont Circle and lots of other places locally and around the country.
A Nanny's bartender said that Nanny's will be closed on Wednesday and back open on Thursday so don't look for wholesale changes. All they have time for I guess is to clean up a little and try to do something about that smell that's taken over since the smoking ban. Well something more than just leaving the front door open anyway. And maybe straighten the Nanny O'Brien's sign above the entrance. The word is that the St. Patrick's Day Parade fundraiser scheduled for Saturday, February 3 will go ahead as planned.
I never much cared for the name Nanny's although it's certainly recognizable -- there's only one Nanny's. Still, when I've said "I'm going to Nanny's" or "I spent the night at Nanny's last night," it always sounded to me like I'd been spending an inordinate amount of time with my grandmother. As long as they don't go through the identity crisis that the Four Provinces/Four P's/Four Green Fields/Ireland's Four Fields did across the road.
Bedrock claims they're going to keep the Irish music -- something I can happily live without -- but I can put up with it as long as they keep the Guinness. I'm going to take a stroll down Bedrock Row this weekend and check it out.
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Let's see - you don't like the bar's smell, you don't like the name, and you don't like Irish music...sooooo, um, WHY do you go there?
For one of the better pints of Guinness I've tasted. I liked the way it was kept and the way it was poured. That made up for everything else.
Exactly how old would that hypothetical grandmother be? Do you think she'd be carrying a newspaper arround? Me B Curious.
Sorry to see "Nanny" falling into the corporate fold of business. Very much a shame. They poured an outstanding pint. Yet the rotten attitude of the musical "talent" was oly surpassed by the snotty service of the family's daughters bar service. Good way to run a perfect little Irish pub into the ground.
Sorry to see "Nanny" falling into the corporate cookie cutter world of business. Very much a shame. Yet this isn't unexpected. The snotty attitude of the musical "talent" was only surpassed by the rotten disposition of the family's daughters bar service. While they poured a great pint, the pettiness served out on the other side of the glass always left a bitter taste. Regardless, best of luck to the establishment. Quick tip: lose Brian on the stage.
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