Wingo's has opened it's doors at 2218 Wisconsin Avenue NW, the former site of Mad Fox Taproom. See prior blog article on Wingo's. The restaurant was packed on Friday night by around 7:30 and they don't even have a sign out front yet! It seems that: inexpensive food + a large menu of popular choices + drink specials + a nice ambience with sit-down service = Glover Park Restaurant Success. Such success has been challenging for restaurants in Glover Park over the past few year

Wingos restaurant at 3207 O Street, NW in Georgetown suffered catastrophic damage in an accidental kitchen fire on June 26th and is closed indefinitely (see WTOP article). Why is this relevant to Glover Park? On February 28th, 2018 Wingos' application to purchase the Class 'C' liquor license held by Mad Fox Taproom was approved by DC Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA). Mad Fox had closed their Glover Park location due to a history of sub-par attendance and lo

Mad Fox Taproom at 2218 Wisconsin Avenue, a companion to the Mad Fox Brewing Company in Falls Church VA, closed its Glover Park doors for good on Tuesday March 27th, 2018. This closure comes amid a spate of vacancies and turnover on the Glover Park commercial strip on Wisconsin Avenue. See vacancies blog post from December 2017 for recent history. The head of Mad Fox Brewing Company, Bill Madden, had high hopes for the tap room in 2015 when it opened, but recently acknowledg