Bait Shop

"Normally, you’d hit up Bait Shop for fish sandwiches and the best fries in the city, but don’t you dare ignore the double cheeseburger, which is exactly what you want while drinking your weight in frozen cocktails. If you’re splitting the burger with someone, they’ll even cut it in half for you, which is super thoughtful considering you’d likely cause an avalanche of lettuce and special sauce if you tried to do it yourself." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley

"French fries are the perfect thing to eat while drinking. So it makes sense that you can get the best french fries in town at one of the best bars in town, too. Bait Shop feels a little bit like a tiki bar and a little bit like a lakeside tackle shop—they have painkiller slushies, board games, a great burger, and they play movies on their massive projector. What’s better than a night out filled with some heated rounds of Uno, slushie brain freezes, and burning your tongue on triple-fried potatoes? " - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley

"Open until 2am French fries are a sacred late-night snack. And after a couple of hours at this tackle shop-themed bar playing Uno and slurping painkiller slushies or mules on tap, you’re going to want baskets coming on loop. But the good stuff doesn't stop at potatoes—you could have them alongside fish sandwiches, baja tacos, popcorn chicken, and one of the city's finest double cheeseburgers. " - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley

"Bait Shop feels a little bit like a tiki bar and a little bit like a lakeside tackle shop. They have nautical decor, painkiller slushies, board games, incredible hand-cut fries, and movies playing on a massive projector. The mood here is ideal if you’re in for a good, loud night but also feel like being seated the entire time. There are few things better than intense rounds of Uno, with slushie-induced brain freezes and burnt tongues from hot fish and chips." - aimee rizzo

"This Capitol Hill bar that looks like a roadside tackle shop keeps things simple in the slushified beverage department. There’s always something rotating—like a blackberry mule—but you’re really here for the mainstay: the painkiller. For legal reasons, we can’t confirm any healing properties or lack thereof inside a frosty glass of nutmeggy tropical fruit spun with rum. We can, however, confirm that it’s f*cking refreshing alongside a basket of triple-fried french fries." - gabe guarente, aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley