Mums — Restaurant in Baltimore

If you're a band looking to book a show here, beware that the integrity of the booking process is completely lacking.

My band had confirmed a date here, booked two other acts to fill out the bill, and promoted the show for weeks only to be told upon our arrival with all of our gear that the show was not going to happen.

We were told that because there was a sporting event that night, the priority of the bar was to accommodate that crowd, and music was cancelled. It should be noted that at this time there were exactly 6 people sitting at the bar watching the football game on the television.

Instead of an apology we were given excuses of:

"well there's no door man to collect a cover" "we wouldnt have booked you tonight, you must be confused"

We replied that we would play for free since we had so many people already on the road and heading to the venue (some from out of state), that we could push the start time back, and then produced the timestamped e-mail showing when we were confirmed we were flatly told that it wasn't going to happen.

Damage control was difficult, but thanks to a lot of very understanding yet disappointed people assisting in spreading the word, we were able to spare some of our friends the hassle of parking only to find an empty bar.

I will not ever patronize this establishment again, which is a shame, because it could have been...

Update 17OCT24: This still remains the best bar in Baltimore. Bonus points for the free grilled hotdogs on Ravens home games, and an array of grilled food and sides on holidays and special events. Truly a gem of a bar.

My new favorite "hole in the wall" bar! Pretty small place that used to be a house. No food, just booze. Keeps it simple. I get the impression that this is a place mainly visited by regulars, and the lucky few that happen to wander in such as myself. Chris, the owner, is a super cool guy. Sofia, Brian, and Phil are also awesome bartenders that I suspect have been around a long time. This is about as real life "Cheers" as I've ever found. Do yourself a favor and check it out!

Edit: As a now regular, can confirm this place is amazing and you...

Freaking horrible waitress, not discreet at all and runs her mouth real quick. Who asked for your opinion? Worse than a cop to check an ID. Bruh you think I don't know what's on the ID I showed you? She was like: tell me what's your name, tell me this, tell me that... Bruh, it's on the ID I just gave to you. Are you going to believe me or the ID then? I found embarrassing she question the ID wasn't mine, like it was stolen. I even had to show her my credit card for her to see the name matches. And she kept running her stupid mouth. I didn't even drink....