Two eateries on the GW campus have recently recieved liquor licenses.Wow Wingery's menu of burgers and wings will soon be complimented wtih draft beers and bottles. Students can expect Wow to carry alcohol within three to four weeks.
Tonic, the relatively new restaurant on the corner of 21st and G Street, has had a rockier road to their liquor license. Their first request was rejected in fall of 2006. They met with much opposition from Foggy Bottom residents that were worried about increased noise that might come from bar patrons.
Tonic continued the fight and the second request for a liquor license was approved with strict stipulations on the type of alcohol they could serve. Their drink menu will now include beer and wine, with hard liqour only being served on weekend mornings. Pitchers of beer and drink specials after 7pm will not be allowed.
Tonic must also comply with mandated hours. The restuarant will remain open until 1am on Sundays and Thursdasy and 2am on Fridays and Satrudays.
The resturant plans to have daily happy hours from 5-7pm. These include half-price draft beers, $5 wine, and 50-cents wings. There are already 10 beers on tap and two more are on their way.
Judging by the turn-out last weekend to watch the Patriots-Jaguars game on the three large flat-screen TVs, Tonic is sure to become the new bar to go to in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood.
Senior Max Bernstein is glad the two eateries obtained their licenses. "It's always nice to sit with a group of people and drink a beer during football games," he said. "I'm excited that Tonic and Wow are bringing that opportunity to the GW community. It's definitely a void in the neighborhood that needed to be filled.
- Julie Hyman
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