Penn Social - Washington, District of Columbia

Melissa E.

Came here for the Christmas drinks and really enjoyed my time. Friendly bartender, a great spiked cider that wasn’t too sweet. And nachos piled high with cheese and toppings. Go and have a good time.

Evan H.

Scam. Since when is a “pint” the same size as a mixed drink? In no definition of the word pint in any country or region is it this big. The cup is clearly marked 12oz as mentioned in another review, the owner replied saying it’s 14oz when filled to the brim (which it was not). An American pint is 16oz and a British pint is 20oz, far off from the 12oz that is given to you.

Completely scummy tactics, the OZ of the drink should be listed, not some seemingly arbitrary definition of the word pint. The owner is using what’s called a “cheater pint” and hoping no one notices, they’re 14oz and typically only filled to 12oz, so they pocket the difference from only giving us 75% of the real pint that’s listed on the menu.

It would have been completely fine if the volume was listed and I knowingly paid $8 for the beer, but this is not the case at all. It’s just downright dishonest to say you’re getting a pint and then not giving you a quarter of your beer. This kind of thing is actually illegal in the UK and Europe, and enforced very heavily.

Grady M. J.

Came here on a few different Saturday nights. It's a good location to make a quick stop in during a night out or before heading to Capital One arena. Different games to play.

It does get packed tho. I mean shoulder to shoulder squeezing through people packed during busy nights. Not everyone's taste, good place to stop but definitely not a final destination for a night out.

Brian

Completely dead on the fourth of July around 5pm. Decent games. Got there for the happy hour, where the bartender was very nice and polite. Food was a complete opposite experience. We got a cafeteria like tray, with four broken chips, grocery store salsa (bottom shelf), and it looked extremely unappealing. Judge for yourself whether it tasted good or not (it was horrible). How hard is it to make a decent quesadilla

Brandy A.

My husband and I went for Bingo Loco (downstairs at Penn Social), which was awesome! Highly recommend when it is back in town. We decided to leave Bingo Loco a little early and go upstairs for food. Food and drinks were great, especially the chicken wings. We sat at the bar and while the bartender (Olivia, i think) wasn’t the most polite, she served us quickly. However, I saw Olivia use a washcloth to wipe the bottom of her shoes and then put the washcloth back on the counter. At one point, i saw her do a swipe of a small part of the counter. This is the counter guests eat it. Completely unsanitary. While I’d never want to put someone’s job in jeopardy, I hope this review makes it to management and they can ask Olivia not to repeat that unsanitary action.

M T.

I'd come back here, there's plenty to do in terms of games and the staff was friendly. They have a bunch of different games in the downstairs section and it's really spacious. The car tender Christian was prompt and helpful with service. I didn't check out the upstairs yet but it looks nice. Haven't tried the food here yet either. It wasn't too far from Metro Center either

Axel R.

This place is absolutely amazing. The location is great, the place is massive like an iceberg, upstairs looks big but it's just the tip, downstairs is where the fun is. If you're a sports fan you have 360 degrees of giant screens showing all major professional sports. Staff are amazing. They make you feel at home. I'll be returning. Many times

Melissa C.

The food was some of the worst food I’ve ever had. This was our first time in D.C and we had high hopes. The nachos were almost like a joke. There was zero love in that food. We were also told we couldn’t get any happy hour prices and it was still 30 minutes until happy hour was supposed to be over. There were some nice games and great tvs with the games on but that was all that was good.