“The space had all the great bones of a neighborhood BBQ spot. We want it to be a place where you can bring your family for dinner or stop in late on your way home for some whiskey.”

According to a D.C. group, a number of hookah bars and a new cigar lounge are violating D.C.’s ban on smoking in bars and restaurants.

There are very few bars in D.C. where you can legally light up, but the Civil Cigar Lounge in Friendship Heights gives smokers a place to congregate.