Joe Englert
Joe Englert is a Washington DC area restaurateur.[1] He became known in the early 1990s for creating quirky themed bars, restaurants, and entertainment venues on U Street.[2][3]
Background
In 2006, he began a venture to revitalize the Atlas District along H Street NE and turn it into a nightlife destination.[4] Englert purchased eight properties on H Street to coincide with the city's plan to renovate and reopen the long defunct Atlas Theater. Englert's eight properties opened over the next three years as: The Argonaut, The Palace of Wonders, The Rock and Roll Hotel, The Red and the Black, The Pug, Granville Moore's, Sticky Rice, and The H Street Country Club.
Some of his other establishments include: the Big Hunt, Lucky Bar, DC9, Trusty's Full-Serve Bar, the Capitol Lounge, Pour House, the Insect Club,[5] Politiki, McClellan's Retreat, and State of the Union.[6]
Notes
- Yonan, Joe (2009-06-03). "Local Chef Reaches for the Food Network Star". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- Hahn, Fritz (2005-08-26). "Plans to Set The Bar High On H Street NE". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- Sabar, Ariel (2012-03-01). "Joe Englert: The Life of the Party". Washingtonian. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- Hahn, Fritz (2006-09-08). "H Street Life". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- "D.C.'s original Insect Club". Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- Hahn, Fritz (2004-10-08). "Red-Letter Days for Q and Not U". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-06-21.