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The Wonderland Ballroom
Beer Garden and Rock Club$$$$
Columbia Heights, Washington
"Spike the ranch dressing with hit sauce for your eggplant fries."(4 Tips)
"your hipster friends"(7 Tips)
"... Tacos (beef or bean) & Live Band Karaoke!!! Also...order your beer DOWNSTAIRS! The..."(2 Tips)
"Try the blueberry pancake beer."(2 Tips)
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- The Brew NoobAugust 10, 2015This bar is best known for its mixed drink, but also has a great selection of beer on draft, as well as the cheap stuff in bottles for your hipster friends who want to dance + drink.
- If you really want to enjoy the show: I recommend that you get there early with your friends, find a table, dig into the food & a few cocktails, because this is not karaoke for your weak. They Party!
- Get in Early...invite as many peeps as you like. Make it your party! 70,000 Songs, Drink Specials, Great Tacos (OMG!!!) and great staff. Whatever you do...do not drop the mic!
- Don't Be Serious, Relax, Undo your tie, Hell, take off your shirt! Dance...everybody, somebody, SING! Great karaoke, food, and drinks. You gotta try the tacos! Get there by 8PM to get your seat.
NightSceneNovember 18, 2010The large open patio is legendary, down stairs is a great hangout, and upstairs parties hard, with live music, karaoke or a Dj. You can't not find something you like here. Hipster haters beware
- $2 Tacos beef, chicken, or veggie. Karaoke &Cocktails to keep you warm. BTW, parking is generally free after 7:30/8pm. Good luck n be careful out there. It's Winter time!
CassidyFebruary 12, 2017I wish I could live here. get a beer and shot combo. dance. drink. make new friends.
MJGSeptember 24, 2012One Friday a month the graduate students of the University of Maryland's Creative Writing program read from their poetry and fiction--quality work, more absurdly fun than serious. Eye the calendar.
This place has everything: a divey bar, outdoor patio, and upstairs late night dancing. New favorite spot.- Get there early and get your seat. It fills up rather quickly and this guys are serious about having a good time and singing karaoke!
John BakerNovember 19, 2014Food is delicious! Try a brunch skillet. So good! They also have a yummy beer selection!
Make sure you stop by Fridays at 8pm for You, Me, Them, Everybody a live, late-night style talk show complete with local musicians & guests hosted by Brandon Wetherbee! Twitter: @YMTE
Fun place, but in a Shyamalan-esque twist, it's the people that are really friendly (if a bit meek) while the bartenders at this neighborhood watering hole/dive are Midtown-on-a-Friday caliber dicks.
Go for quality dive bar eats and dranks on the outside patio and the fun dance parties upstairs.
Ben GAugust 8, 2014Great for outdoor seating and cheap drinks on any given Sunday. Need to recover from last night? This should be the first stop of the day.
Karthik RamanOctober 19, 2015Good beer selection. Fried chicken sandwich was good, but have had better. Eggplant fries are addictive. Monday at 6 was pretty empty, but good crowd as evening continued.
Stop by when you're walking your dog; Wonderland is pooch friendly.
Matthew TaubOctober 14, 2017Friendly service and a nice outdoor area. They have comedy shows at night.- Get there early and get your seat....we go hard or go home! ...Don't wait to sign up..
Columbia Heights staple. Great outdoor brunch and late night dance parties
great during the warm months. communal outdoor picnic tables fill up quickly on nice afternoons. dancing upstairs can be fun, too, though dc9 is a more consistently fun bet.
Brian SchwarzSeptember 3, 2014Thia place has racist bartenders until you seem like a good tipper, at which time they will run to our credit card and see how much they can charge you for a local beer on the beer list.
Brunch on sat and sun with awesome skillets, bottomless mimosas, and the wonderland mimosa (orange juice and a high life)
A great combination of a dive on the first floor and dance floor on the second. Tends to get packed but the more the merrier.
The large open patio is legendary. Upstairs parties hard. You can't not find something you like here...what?- Get in early, have your list of songs ready (3 max) and sing!
Jim Beam shot and Genny Cream beer, $6. Can't beat it.- They are into having serious fun @ Wonderland Ballroom. Every Tuesday @ 8PM.
Leandro LageraMay 29, 2016Day drinking dive bar extraordinary. Wouldn't trade this in for any fancy joints ever.
Brian ChamowitzMarch 20, 2014Guaranteed sloppy drunken make-outs on upstairs dance floor on fri/sat nights after 11pm
One of my favorite places in the world. Piles of memories made here. All good ones too.
Juliette HApril 10, 2010returned in the daytime because as the sign out front says: "yes you did leave your card here last night". If you do, like I did, the check will have conveniently been closed out for you + a 20% tip
They have a meat free menu for the beginning of February in addition to their usual veggie options.
The FeastJune 10, 2011Check out the four varieties of grilled cheese with brie, cheddar, Swiss, feta, and muenster.
Meg BiallasMarch 16, 2012Outdoor seating only if you get there before 6. Otherwise, you're sent to the dingy dark inside. But def get the eggplant fries!
Metro WeeklyDecember 14, 2011You'll want to check out DJ Joey-O's "gay but straight-friendly" night goGAYgo every other Tuesday. The next one is Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. NO COVER! Read more
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The Wonderland Ballroom
1101 Kenyon St NW (at 11th St NW)
Washington, D.C. 20010
United States
Washington, D.C. 20010
United States
Closed until 5:00 PM (Show more)
- Mon–Thu
- 5:00 PM–2:00 AM
- Fri
- 4:00 PM–3:00 AM
- Sat
- 11:00 AM–3:00 AM
- Sun
- 11:00 AM–2:00 AM
(202) 232-5263
Features
Credit Cards
Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Music
Live Music
Food & Drink
Menus
Brunch, Happy Hour
Drinks
Beer, Full Bar, Cocktails
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