The Black Squirrel takes its name from the furry critters that Canada gave to the National Zoo back when Teddy Roosevelt was President. Between 1902 and 1906, 10 of the original Canadian black squirrels and 8 of their offspring were released around the zoo. The black squirrels you see throughout Washington today are descendants of those animals.

 

The Black Squirrel has been charting a slightly NEW COURSE on the 18th Street strip, serving up duck roll appetizers, fried chicken entrees and tasty beers. The Washington Post

 

One of Washingtonian Magazine's 75 BEST BARS, this new eatery that seeks to bring CIVILIZED FOOD and OFFBEAT BREWS to a neighborhood saturated with jumbo slices and Miller Lights. Washingtonian Magazine

 

For those who crave a DECENT MEAL before a night out on 18th Street , HOPE has arrived in the surprising form of a squirrel. The Black Squirrel pairs the CULINARY BRIO of chef Gene Sohn, a veteran of the downtown Belgian standby Marcel's, with 1970s-inspired design to craft a watering hole for grown-ups who love good food. The Hill

 

The Black Squirrel, one of the area's only bars to have an EXTENSIVE IMPORTED BEER LIST, offers you just enough to WHET your APPETITE or just enough to satisfy it, all in one sitting. NBC Channel 4

 

Those who haven't ventured to the Black Squirrel in Adams Morgan are missing out. This is a PRIME SPOT for beer lovers, and has a MORE SOPHISTICATED feel than other AM bars. On Tap Magazine

 

Voter by City Paper readers as one of DC's BEST NEIGHBORHOOD BARS. The Washington City Paper

 

Just when it seemed that Adams Morgan's non-stop party scene had chased away D.C.'s fine-dining establishments, along comes the Black Squirrel, brandishing a FINE-PEDIGREED CHEF and a menu of scaled-up American comfort food. Better World

 

The Black Squirrel carefully balances being a FUN, neighborhood hangout and place for FINER DINNING. On Tap Magazine

 

The Black Squirrel cleverly hides its CULINARY pretensions underneath a kitschy retro-jock veneer -- which, you have to admit, is kind of BRILLIANT. The Onion

 

The Black Squirrel stands out from the crowd for its EXTENSIVE beer selection, EXCEPTIONAL food and comfortable, neighborhood FRIENDLY atmosphere. So Good

 

A sit-down UPSCALE restaurant in Adams Morgan! The Washington Times

 

Atypical Adams Morgan DEN OF DELIGHTS for brew snobs, honoring Washington 's imported native mammal.  Black Book Magazine

 

 

 

We cater events large and small.

Our entire menu is available for take-out. Ask your server for a take-out menu.

 

The Black Squirrel

2427 18 th Street NW

Washington , DC 20009

202-232-1011

http://www.BlackSquirrelDC.com