Science Club (Reported Closed)

(5 Dec 2005 – 19 Mar 2016)
Indie Bar ~ Restaurant ~ Wicked DJs (202) 775-0747

Vegetarians and vegans rejoice! The bar menu is strictly comprised of vegetarian and vegan options--even the desserts. Hello, Sticky Fingers brownies.

Hogwarts fans and former high school science geeks will relish the establishment’s wink to cryptic laboratories. The bar stools are just like the ones you had in Chem 101--spin them to adjust the height to your liking.

A saturated solution of "hip" and "quirky" fills this handsome four-story Golden Triangle brownstone that's a "cool, but mellow spot" where "hipsters" gather for "after-work drinks" or dancing to edgy DJ spins; yes, there are decorative nods to the chem lab and, no, "you don't actually get your beer in beakers", but the "deft service" and "nice" patio help assure a "kind of awesome" evening.

The name is no gimmick. Before they learned how to dress, ice-cube-sucking patrons all used to be card-carrying members of high school science clubs across America. Grand staircase hints at Mayfair but leads to Soho's white-painted brick and mini-booths. Periodic table of classy wine, elemental beers. Middle-eastern light bites small enough to be cooked on a Bunsen burner. DJ gets grown up...

Despite rumors that this bar used to be home to the geniuses of National Geographic, Farragut West's Science Club received its name when owner Steve Maguire saw the space and thought it was...

With a name like Science Club, you'd expect nerds or a big dance floor. You'd be wrong on both counts.