cheezepowder Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 The Washington Business Journal reported last week that Timberlake's is closing on June 1. The restaurant’s owner is retiring, but the plan is to reopen the place under new management with a different identity, according to Jeff Mathewson, manager of the restaurant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertyy Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Aw man. I love that place. The service is crap, but the room, food, and drinks have always been solidly comfortable. Not many bars left in that area that are neither divey nor styley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hersch Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Aw man. I love that place. The service is crap, but the room, food, and drinks have always been solidly comfortable. Not many bars left in that area that are neither divey nor styley.It seems not everyone agrees whether Timberlake's is or isn't DIVEY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitman Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Gotta say that even though I've bee working four doors down from Timberlakes for almost ten years, I've been tempted to darken their door very few times. Indeed, I've closed it down on Saturday nights with a couple of local somms more times than I've hit it for lunch or dinner. Very little to recommend it. On the other hand, it is a proper "bar bar" (as opposed to "fern bar" or "singles bar" or "hipster bar") and, as such, one of an endangered species and I will be sad to see it go. Maybe I'll wander in tomorrow for a bacon cheeseburger and a beer -- lunch of champions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 While I've stumbled out many times, I never managed to get myself thrown out. Nor have I ever managed to fall down the stairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 It seems not everyone agrees whether Timberlake's is or isn't DIVEY. I had totally forgotten that. Timberlakes isn't a dive, really. Waitman is right (as always) that it is a proper "bar bar." It's good for drinks, and maybe a burger if you're starving. I'll be sorry to see it go, especially if it gets replaced with another overhyped lounge serving $10 gin & tonics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hersch Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Scary: Timberlake's has been in business for 31 years, and I remember when it opened. A (very nice) guy I had known in high school who tended bar at the Childe Harold moved to Timberlake's as manager, I seem to recall. Nothing has really been the same since the Ben Bow closed, though. Now that was a "bar bar", and, yes, sadly, hardly any such establishments remain, at least in Washington. My impression is they still have them in New York. I had a drink in one on Eighth Avenue the last time I visited Manhattan about three years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Troutman Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 First the Childe Harold, now Timberlakes. This is sad news. All the good old bars along the main drag in Dupont are going away What's next to go, the Big Hunt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 First the Childe Harold, now Timberlakes. This is sad news. All the good old bars along the main drag in Dupont are going away What's next to go, the Big Hunt? The rumors of Timberlake's demise have been greatly exaggerated. Dan and crew were going strong last night, complete with the obligatory Saturday night bar brawl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 The rumors of Timberlake's demise have been greatly exaggerated. Dan and crew were going strong last night, complete with the obligatory Saturday night bar brawl. Timberlake's will remain open in the evenings until July 1st. For the rest of June, they're offering very limited lunch service, so make sure to call first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitman Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 And, in the mean time, long-time bar star Babak has begun transitioning to his new job as a Washington pundit, which, when you think about it, isn't that different from being a bartender at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Has anybody been to Maddy's, which took over the Timberlake's spot? Apparently, it's owned by the same person who owns The Ugly Mug on Barracks Row (at least that's what I heard a while back). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 IMHO there is an opportunity for a place to stay open to 5 AM. There is this largish after bar crowd that will go to a place with decent food/ and drinks into the wee hours of the evening when sane people have gone home. Its often a bar business crowd and they spend well while not being too demanding. But in any city there is only so much opportunity, so IMHO you have to be better than anyone else. When Bistrot du Coin closed for the night, and you had to move over to Timberlake's ... my goodness those were desperate times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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