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Feb 12, 2015

Dear John: U Street Music Hall

The owners of U Hall pride themselves on their dance floor. There’s similar thoughtfulness in the bathrooms.

Jan 16, 2015

Dear John: Lost And Found

At Shaw’s Lost and Found, our bathroom correspondent is baffled by a confusing layout and a, uh, shitty toilet.

Nov 19, 2014

Dear John: Mothership

In honor of International Toilet Day, our bar bathroom correspondent visits Petworth’s Mothership.

Oct 17, 2014

Dear John: The Pug

Our bathroom correspondent finds a toilet paper supply fit for a doomsday bunker.

Oct 03, 2014

Dear John: Lyman’s Tavern

Our bar bathroom correspondent visits Lyman’s in Columbia Heights and finds a humorous, but stern cross-stitch.

Sep 19, 2014

Dear John: Showtime Lounge

A bathroom with a central conceit that pushed DCist’s editorial policy to its limit.

Sep 04, 2014

Dear John: DC Reynolds

At Petworth’s DC Reynolds, our bar bathroom correspondent finds charm and, uh, treasure in the bathroom of this cherished neighborhood haunt.

Aug 21, 2014

Dear John: Tune Inn

Our bathroom correspondent finds a facility in line with Tune Inn’s dive charm.

Aug 08, 2014

Dear John: Dacha Beer Garden

Our intrepid bar bathroom correspondent ventures into the port-a-potties of Shaw’s Dacha Beer Garden.

Jul 25, 2014

Dear John: The Partisan

Like the rest of the establishment, The Partisan’s bathroom is confident and austere, yet the handsome bells and whistles are clever form of deception.

 
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