Union Pub — Restaurant in Washington

If I could give this place 0 stars I would.

Get set up and sit outside. The weirdo server comes up to us without a pad to write anything down and proceeds to ask us what we want to drink. This was almost 10 minutes after we sat down. We order a beer and I feel better thinking okay it was a slight snafu but here we go.

The drink comes from another person, a woman, she puts the drink down and then that was the last interaction we had with anyone that worked there that wasn’t prompted by myself. I drank half the beer waiting another 15 minutes. I couldn’t stand it after the 3rd group of other people had their orders taken instead of us.

I asked to close out my own bill to which this guy had the gall to say, “just give me a minute” lol! As if it wasn’t 25 minutes that had already gone by.

I gave him a rather fitting tip, $0. They should have paid me for dealing with this ridiculous place. The only tip I had to offer this guy was try a different job, but I would have probably had to wait another 15 minutes for him to come by to grab the payment slip. Matter of fact, as I’m writing this, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the credit slip still on the table, waiting for him...

In for a few days of sightseeing. Ended up in this neighborhood because of a VRBO mishap. Closer to town - great, but it’s a bit residential. We were trying to find something easy and kid friendly. This checked all of that - but I should have been more discerning with something like “better than a TV dinner.”

15 year old ordered a grilled cheese - a simple grilled cheese. She said it “had no flavor.” How is that possible? I asked her “Does the cheese at least make it salty or savory?” And just said “it tastes like nothing.” The fries were unsalted. The wife and I split a Turkey Reuben. The turkey was oddly…round. Like it came out of an Oscar Meyer container from Safeway.

Which brings me to the fried pickles. I’m not sure when they were fried, but it wasn’t recently. They were probably “lightly microwaved” and still even then, had an oddly firm consistency, like someone put frozen Vlassic slices into lukewarm oil. They came with a sauce - sriracha Mayo I think. It was flavorless Mayo with just a touch of insect repellent.

My youngest just looked up after a couple of bites and said “this is gross.” She’s 12. You’ve...

There really are a ton of places you can go to watch sports in the District of Columbia. A very accessible location is the Union Pub located on Mass Ave, within walking distance of the Capiol building. If the weather allows, when you arrive, you will be guided towards their impressive size(for DC) outdoor patio. Traffic drives by there so be aware as traffic does get heavy at times. I was there mid-week mid-afternoon; traffic was heavy. Tough situation if you're in DC! I actually found a few Dallas fans, but the Chicago Bears are the main team at this pub. This pub does not have finger held boneless short ribs but they do have wings! There is a good array of sauce options like habanero, lime, bbq, buffalo and a few other sauce selections in addition to a hand selection of craft beers! Look carefully at their day calendar as the options available change. Their team is politely able to serve you a cold, tall one while you're waiting for your order. My choice that afternoon was a hamburger. It was cooked the way I ordered, and the crowd around was very conducive to a visit well enjoyed. Go...