Dan's Cafe — Restaurant in Washington

I had a terrible experience here last weekend. My friend and I were really excited to check this place out and stood in line outside for several minutes to do so. While in line, we inquired to make sure we were at the right place, as Dan's is pretty nondescript. When we got to the front of the line, a couple of drunk college-age people tried to cut in front of us. When my friend reminded them that the end of the line was behind us, they became belligerent. The men at the door, rather than doing the right thing and asking them to step aside, started yelling at my friend and I, telling us it was our fault and it was "too late", meaning we wouldn't be let in. I frankly cannot believe these grown men acted this way, belittling us and telling us we were "too drunk", when we had only had one drink before this.

I'm all for the rough around the edges charm of a local dive, but it seems Dan's Cafe is a little too welcoming to misogynists and frat boys for my taste. I won't...

I love this place. This is where you go for serious drinking, it's a great dive bar. Communal seating with a couple booths, cheap liquor and fun.

First off, this is cash only, so come prepared. Second, pee before you get there, you're going to want to be drunk before using the bathroom.

The drinks, when you order a rum and coke, they pour a small bottle of rum into a glass, stick it into an ice bucket with a couple cans of coke and give you some glasses. What more can you ask for. I also highly recommend the shooters, or should I say squeeze bottles. Order any kind of shot like a kamikaze and you can get it in made up in a squeeze bottle like an old ketchup bottle with a couple of shot glasses.

Again, I love this place, just write down where you live on a piece of paper first, you might not remember at the end...

Are you looking for a place that has clean counters and craft cocktails? Does your idea of a nice bar experience include bathrooms that lock and actual glassware? Regrettably, this may not be the place for you.

Now, are you someone that prefers sliding over some now-damp bills and receiving a ketchup bottle of cheap rum and like 2 ounces of Coke? Do you prefer to practice your balancing skills while walking to the metro station at 1AM? Then I'll likely be seeing you at Dan's in the future.

In a city of high-class people drinking at upscale eateries and cocktail bars, sometimes you want to go back to basics and drink at a place where the fanciest beer is Yuengling. When that happens to you — much like a desert oasis — Dan's Café will be there in your...