Its iPod playlist stands up to what you might hear at H20 or Gate 54 downstairs at Café Saint-Ex. The WaPo characterized its music as “Latin and Afro-pop.” And although Nutella crepe filling and green tea tapioca jellies might cost extra, its dance party comes absolutely gratis.

Almost a year into business, Georgetown’s Snap has gone from cute and discreet to a veritable LuLu’s reincarnation on the C&O Canal. Last month, the music got loud enough that an older neighbor in sandals and a bathrobe—perhaps for dramatic effect, but we’ll take it—was prompted to barge into the spot and kill the outdoor speakers with his cane, Preston Brooks-style.

But Snap’s troubles haven’t ended with the destruction of the speakers — and the place might be up against more than one angry neighbor. The developing saga raises the question whether small businesses on semi-residential blocks can co-exist with their neighbors.