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Fireside Bar  - City Tap House - Penn Quarter, Washington, DC

City Tap House - Penn Quarter

4.0
4
1233 Reviews
$30 and under
American

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2 people
19:30
Booked 28 times today

About this restaurant

  • Great for happy hour
  • Great for craft beers
  • Good for groups
City Tap House boasts one of the area's most extensive local, national and international microbrew line ups, including over 40 drafts and an extensive bottle collection, with seasonal and rotating options, as well as a house made specialty cocktail menu. Complimented by our American regional cuisine and gourmet brick oven pizza menu; City Tap House offers guests a rustic, comfortable dining and bar setting adjacent to our spacious open kitchen.

Currently open for lunch and nightly dinner service as well as for weekend brunch, City Tap House looks forward to having you join us for any occasion! Enjoy happy hour in our bar area Monday - Friday from 3:00pm - 6:00pm. Seasonal patio dining available.

Please inquire about large group accommodations and catering menus for happy hours, cocktail receptions and seated functions as well as full-venue buy outs. We offer both semi-private and fully private event space.

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American, Gastro Pub
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu 11:00 am–12:00 am Fri, Sat 11:00 am–1:00 am Sun 11:00 am–10:00 pm
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Parking lot access on I street and K Street for hourly & daily fees. Additional public lot on 9th Street. Metered street parking available.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa

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What 1,233 people are saying

City Tap House - Penn Quarter reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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4.0
4 based on recent ratings
  • 4.2Food
  • 3.6Service
  • 4Ambience
  • 3.9Value

NoiseModerate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
City Tap House - Penn Quarter offers a lively atmosphere with a "great beer selection" and a diverse menu. Diners appreciate the "fantastic" Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich and "delicious" pretzel appetizers. While the self-ordering system is not for everyone, many enjoy the "quick service" and "attentive staff."

1,233 Reviews
  1. Kevin VIP

    New York City5 reviews

    3.0

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Odd approach with no actual wait staff. Burger was over cooked and order was wrong, supposed to swap fries for a salad but that didn’t happen

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  2. Tom VIP

    Washington DC170 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 7 March 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    The food is excellent. I have had their deli salad a couple of times and it is consistently good. The service is excellent. A number of servers will take care of you. You don't necessarily have to wait for your server to take care of your table. This is a real plus.

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  3. Robert VIP

    Washington DC1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 27 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Good food and quick service with the app ordering system.

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  4. Susanne

    Washington DC15 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 25 February 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We were seated immediately for our reservation. We took advantage of happy hour. Pork nachos are wonderful. Ordering is easy and our items came out promptly. Great place to go before Capital One Center events

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  5. Alexis

    Washington DC1 review

    3.0

    Dined on 15 February 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    The food is great but the services is very bad because you need a creat the order in a web and any employees does not support in the process.

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  6. Joseph

    Washington DC1 review

    3.0

    Dined on 14 February 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    My chicken and waffles sat on the counter for 20 mins until my pizza was complete. Therefore, my food was cold and I couldn’t change it because I had somewhere to go.

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  7. Matt

    Washington DC1 review

    1.0

    Dined on 9 February 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Order by app yet correct meal served and no server follow=up to check on meal or make correction. Disappointing.

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  8. Susanne

    Washington DC15 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 4 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We we greeted and seated promptly. The server explained how to order and the food/drinks came out quickly after ordering. The manager checked in on us to make sure everything was ok. Overall a great experience. We’ll be back!

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  9. Jill VIP

    Washington DC12 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 2 February 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    For Brunch on a Sunday, there was a good menu selection and clear gluten free choices on line. Food was as described and came at the same time for our group which all ordered separately. The ordering was through QR code on your phone. The ordering and payment process was smooth but I was a bit offended when it came time to pay. The default option was 22% tip when we saw our server twice - one to give us water when we sat down (never refilled) and once to ask how our food was after delivery. Seemed more like a counter service interaction vs full service tipping. I reduced the tip and went on my way.

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  10. Jessica

    Las Vegas1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 26 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 2
    The music was set on “explicit” (lots of cussing) and there were a lot of kids in the restaurant at the time

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City Tap House - Penn Quarter is rated 4 stars by 1233 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
19:30
Booked 28 times today
Google Map for City Tap House - Penn Quarter

901 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American, Gastro Pub
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu 11:00 am–12:00 am Fri, Sat 11:00 am–1:00 am Sun 11:00 am–10:00 pm
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Parking lot access on I street and K Street for hourly & daily fees. Additional public lot on 9th Street. Metered street parking available.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
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