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Had a great time with my friend! She had never been there. Although they consistently played bachata it was still a great time!

The food was so very average. I got the chicken quesadilla and mild wings and I can’t say anything special about them. It’s your average buy the wings frozen and fry them and chicken, cheese and tortilla quesadilla. It looked like they were remodeling inside but still had customers dinning as well… I would normally give a place like this a three star review which I think is average but I’m tired of these places serving sub par food yet charging regular prices.

Fun place to go dance! :-)

Great post-​work happy hour, where you don’t have to elbow your way to the bar or justify $ 12 drinks. Bravo Bravo has great well drinks, a decent array of house wines, and a unique atmosphere!

I would give this place 0 stars if I could. I went there once on a Saturday night and I am never going back. They act like this is some fancy upscale place when it is far from it. As I was entering Bravo Bravo around 11pm a guy was getting talked to very rudely by the security/​front door staff. I should have took that as a sign and left.
The night got worse as time went by. To keep this review short I go assaulted (someone punched me in the back of my head unexpectedly). Instead of them escorting the person out and notifying the cop right by the front door they let the person go home without notifying the cops. I couldn’t press charges if I wanted to because the person was no where to be found. Never going back here again! I suggest not to go here.

Happy Hour review
Great prices but there is just something a tad bit off about Bravo Bravo. The first thing is the layout, the place is huge, I see why it becomes a club at night, plenty of space to move around, not such a great thing at happy hour when it is nearly empty. You have to walk deep to the back of the place to find the bar that is open during this time. Bar setup is weird, on the back wall they have two bars side by side separated by a wall but only one bartender for both bars, so if you sit at the bar without a person manning the station, you have to wait for the bartender to come over from the other bar to take your order, this can be more than a tad bit annoying.
Drink specials are great, 3.50 for rail drinks and domestic beers, 5 dollar for cocktails like mojitos or margaritas. I started with the mojito, this was not a good idea as it was way too sweet, need to cut back a tad on that simple syrup and throw in a little more rum.
They also have food specials for 5 each, I was able to try the sliders, decent meat but sightly overcooked so it came out dry, also had a personal size cheese pizza, definitely better than I expected, I thought for sure they would offer some kind of microwave pizza option but you could tell this was cooked in an oven.
The customers were all over the place, the biggest and loudest crowd appeared to be a part of some kind of organized gambling ring. There were also men in business suits right out of a boardroom. Kind of a exotic mix.
While the prices are right, the atmosphere just wasn’t to my liking.

Bravo is definitely my favorite happy hour spot in DC. Congenial staff, great vibe, sweet scene and characters galore. See you soon!!!

If I could put less than one star I would! Service is horrendous! The management is beyond rude! Do yourself a favor and never go here!!! Can’t express how horrible the service is!!!
Update as of 10÷09÷13
The manager was so inappropriate that she found me on Unilocal and was extremely rude instead if apologetic for her behavior. She claimed I was drunk. I suppose that is why I was able to write a coherent Unilocal review! Beware if you leave a negative review, the unprofessional management will stalk you! Best to just stay away from this establishment! And they’ll get their friends to stalk you!
Another update! I also received a message from someone claiming to be at the bar… interesting since the bar was empty besides employees!!! Obviously this place is desperate when they get people to stalk you for writing about their personal experience!

Happy hour review only:
I love this place, and it’s a lot bigger than you’d think from outside. The staff is always incredibly attentive and friendly. Ana knows our drinks and has them ready by the time we make it to our barstools. The drinks are very strong – and such a good price during happy hour ($ 3.50)! I just wish they had an outdoor section – then this place would be perfect!
It’s not fancy – it’s a very laidback place to get a couple strong drinks after work. The place turns into a dance club on weekend nights, but I’ve never been. But I’d definitely recommend for happy hour with your friends!

***This is for the weekend club – never done the HH here.***
Ok people, get it together. This place plays the best latin music and has the largest dance floor for latin dancing in all of DC. Citron – pffft – only if you want to know the life of a sardine packed in a can. No, no, no… if it’s dancing and drinking you want, look no further. This is not a throw back to Miami nights, there are no fancy shmancy lights and/​or décor – nothing but dancing. All dance levels can be found dancing their little hearts out all night long. I really love this place – and it’s impressive since the place is older than most of it’s clientele by far…
Word to the wise: Don’t show up any earlier than 12midnight – that’s right, this is the after party till 4am. If you see a line, fear not, it goes by quick. If you decide to arrive any earlier, be prepared for an empty venue. This place is usually the place everyone ends up at after all the other latin clubs have closed… I don’t know how they do it, but they do!
DO NOT GO IF:
You are a frail little princess in need of serious personal space
You are an uptight «real» dancer who requires nothing but the best of dance partners
You do not want to pay a cover at any time
GO IF:
You want to dance all night
You like a stiff drink under $ 10
You don’t mind the occasional latin transvestite roaming about (full disclosure)
So the crowd ain’t the trendiest – so what! This place is dive-​latin-​dance heaven for those lucky enough to know a good dance floor when they see it – boougie people need not apply.

Horrible service… They only take cash! How convenient… IRS?! anyway… attended a girlfriend party and my name was added to the list so i didn’t have to pay the cover charge of $ 20.00 This place is in the basement and my girl didn’t have reception. I kept emailing her to get the email and prove to this bastards, money hungry that i was in the list. After 20 minutes waiting i decided to pay but guess what they don’t take CC. So they offer i walk a few blocks to an ATM… My girlfriend finally came up and showed them the email. I was first on the list… this is not the first time they do this. people pay over $ 300.00 for a table and they never have the name of the guest on their list forcing people to pay when in reality they don’t have to. How convenient to forget to add the guest names to their list. they will not get my money ever again…

Unilocal really needs a negative star option, this place exemplifies the reasons why.
We showed up with a group of friends, 3 males/​2 females around 930 – 10 on a Saturday night. Not one of us was wearing sneakers. This place is notorious for ripping off the latino clientele they usually cater to with their outrageous cover charges and charging people different cover based on attire.
Needless to say, with not one single person inside, the «door manager» wanted to charge each person $ 10 at the door. $ 50 for our group to enter a desolate establishment that does not get a decent crowd going until 12 AM. When we asked him why the cover was so high, if there was not a single person inside, his attitude turned really nasty and told us we had to leave. Thanks buddy, that’s the type of customer service I expect from a place like this.
Having been here before, I can tell you their drinks are overpriced and the bartenders have no clue as to what they are doing. You can expect to see at least one fight breakout per night and someone getting kicked out. It puzzles me as to how this place is still open and why people spend their hard earned money and expect so little in return. Can’t say much for their food as I never had it.
To sum it up: rude and terrible customer service, expensive and an overall bad experience.

I really wish there was a –10 star because that’s what they deserve. Staff is horrible and I mean disgusting customer service I hope this place gets closed. The bouncer is needs to get laid maybe his Attitude might change I bit! Stay away you have been warned !!!

So ive been going for a while. I love it because it is pretty much a speak easy. It’s so close to Farragut North its funny. Now that I. Take the Westside I just walk straight up the street and im there. I still love the food. Try the pizza, hot wings and hamburgers. Great for my lunch break and the price is great.
As I said earlier in the year, it’s a Latin bar and club at nights and on the weekends and if you are into it go! It’s great. Overall I will keep it as my and whoever I take speak easy. It’s very inviting.

Not bad… but not great.
literally steps from Farragut North metro, you really can’t beat the conveinance.
Went there for a happy hour with a friend a couple weeks ago.
For happy hour this place is great for big groups, cheap drinks, and strong tart margaritas. The chips and salsa were a bit… blah, as was the quesadilla.
I can imagine this place is pretty interesting on weekends, judging soley from the décor I can only imagine how rowdy it can get on weekends.
Service was pretty slow, and we were sitting in a section with like 1 other person… took us 20 minutes to flag the guy down to get the check.
That being said… it is a great place to talk during happy hour without feeling like some prepsters are going to knock their drinks on you while cheering for the game.
Lots of seating, and I think I may have to come here on a weekend… get my salsa dancing on!
If I were a bride to be… this place would be on my must visit list for my bachelorette party… if nothing else just to people watch.

The façade is very unassuming. I expected to see a shanty little latin place with a cactus on the bar, but no! It’s a MASSIVE area. You walk down a staircase and land right on the dancefloor. There’s a ton of seating surrounding the floor, lights, and the whole she-​bang.
My friend and I moved to the back for the bar area where we sat and ordered our $ 5 happy hour margs. They arrived prompty, no salt on the rim (that’s a minus for me)… but they were zesty & strong, so I’m a fan. We ordered some bar food, and it was just that — but I was starving. Chicken quesadillas were very standard, but tasted fine. Chips were a bit stale, but again — I was clouded by my hunger goggles and ate them all anyways.
There was an interesting clientel there at 6pm… and old man to our left with newspapers and multiple glasses of wine, some young girls chatting it up, a few professional men having after work drinks. and then us.
All in all it was an interesting place, I think I’ll have to go back and experience a late night dance session there.

Happy Hour review only:
Dead quiet, cheap drink prices, crappy food. Know recessions? Kinda like that, except slightly better drinks, minus the big glasses of Miller Lite, and a lot fewer people. Basically it is a good value to knock back a few drinks for HH. Don’t come here expecting a great scene and I definitely wouldn’t suggest it when the weather is great outside since Bravo Bravo is a dark, poorly lit basement.

I went to Bravo Bravo on a Saturday because my friends and I were itchin’ to go dancing. The cover is $ 10 and more if you wear sneakers (que?! Can’t say that I get that…). They play a nice mix of Bachata, merengue, salsa, and some Central American music like punta. They close at 4AM, which is awesome if you love dancing and are the type who never wants to leave, like me :). I must say that the actual venue is one of my favorites for Latin dancing, if only because it has a very spacious dance floor, high ceilings, and it is kept at a very comfortable temperature, even if you dance all night like I did.
I did not see any debauchery there, but of course there were some slimy guys. If you are going with your girls and they don’t want to be bothered, then keep a close watch on them. The guys are like vultures and they’ll see you from a mile away if you are standing alone. The sound system is certainly not the best, but that is typical for what I’ve experience in this type of club. I had a great time and I wasn’t dancing shoulder to shoulder packed on the floor, despite the fact that the place was definitely busy. I would definitely go back in a heartbeat. In fact, if it weren’t so far, I’d be a regular.
The one downside here is the «DJ,» which I honestly don’t think they have. I suspect that this is all an ipod. Anyhow, they are in the habit of literally playing 6 – 8 of the exact same genre back to back to back. That seems to be their thing. I mean, you will wait like 15 – 20 minutes just to hear a new genre. Can you imagine? 5 Central American songs, then 8
bachatas, then 6 loooong salsas, then 5 puntas, then finally like 6 merengues. If they would do no more than 2 – 3 of the same genre then life would be great at Bravo Bravo.

Ok, so my first time here I was BLACKED OUT, I have never in my life been cut off until I stumbled into this terrible dungeon of… well I cannot even think of a word to describe it, this place is just the worst. Anyway, I ended up having a good night, only due to the fact that I was so trashed from the party I had been at before…
SO I decided to give it a go again when I was, well lets say «in better shape.» My girl friend and I didn’t head that way until after 2:30, the HORRID bouncer still tried to make us pay a $ 10 cover. For what? To go dance on a «club» floor that’s worse then those trashy joints in Cancun, or some other college SB spot.
I will NEVER return here, and recommend that if you are looking for cheap drinks, latin music, and some great dancing head to CAFE CITRON!

There is nothing I have to say about this place is good. First off, our waiter was pretty rude till the end when he remembered he wanted us to tip him. He looked a combination of impatient, disinterested, and angry. He was also standing on my foot half the time and made no effort to move. Really. I know. that’s insane. When we asked for some stellas he said they tasted bad with no other explanation given.
My friends mixed drinks sucked as well.
Bravo Bravo excels at clearly not caring about your experience at their establishment.
My club sandwich had no mayo. It was the driest sandwich you could possibly make. In a sense this was impressive.
Bravo.