Feb 7th, 2008
Josephine’s in DC
Let me preface this by saying I have never really been inside Josephine’s. It might be a good place - but unfortunately I wouldn’t really know.
Last night I decided to check out this new club down at the intersection of K and Vermont, accompanied by two beautiful women: my sister and my girlfriend.
I walked up to the door after valeting my sister’s car and was confronted by a smallish fellow.
“So we are here as part of a friend’s group,” I mentioned.
After mulling over his list he looked up and with an inflated sense of self-importance responded, “Oh, she already came with several of her friends. There are too many of you and we are already at maximum capacity.”
As my companion began texting wildly in an effort to contact one of the club’s managers I asked, “Can I talk with your manager, please?” I asked.
“Well, the owner is over there,” he responded, pointing to some big guy with a goatee who took the clipboard and responded in a matter-of-fact tone, “If you’re not on the list you’re not getting in.”
At that point I simply shook my head in amazement and decided it was time to go.
Now, it is not necessarily the fact that I didn’t get in which made me so irritated, it was the false sense of importance that the people working the door at Josephine’s had, which bothered me.
I love the DC nightlife but exclusivity should be something that is attained over time - not something imposed from the outset.
Sure, there are places with lines that may be difficult to get in - but normally that is because a brand has been built up over time and has a core of loyal patrons who keep coming back.
It just seemed sort of strange that a club had suddenly popped up on Vermont and become ‘exclusive.’
At any rate, we decided to head up to the Ritz-Carlton in Georgetown and sat on the couches by the fire place while enjoying a glass of wine and laughed about the experience.
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went there last thursday and had a blast. i moved down here about 4 years ago from london and was absolutely shocked to c the state dc nightlife was in, f*** i mean its the bloody capital of usa i told myself. truth be told josephine is prob the best club in dc, and ive been to many. yes the door ppl are mean, but thats the only way of keeping the clubs clientele well, exlusive. one thing that I liked about josephine was the fact that tables were not packed with 50 ppl creating hell for us normal folks who just want to enjoy the night and not be constantly bumped into by a bunch of sweaty guys, hence my good friend above was denied in my opinion, because his friend’s table was prob packed to its max capacity. ovrall two thumbs up, good service, good music, ambiance, i mean a little europe in dc. a little pricy, but hey, dont like it no one is forcing u to go there. have fun and better luck nxt time…
How many times have I told you. You need to drop my name around.
Lean in to whisper in his ear, something like, “Mr. Castle is not going to be pleased about this.”
To which they’ll respond with “Who the fuck is Mr. Castle.”
You have some options here, but it should be prefixed with, “Are you kidding me?” Then followed with something like - “The head of the sanitation services….” or “Mr. Castle is something of a philanthropist. If a business is good for the neighborhood, he lets it stay.”
Of course I know you have issues delivering lines like this. So don’t try it unless you feel bad ass. In essence your calling upon the invisible Keyser Soze, patron demon of social engineering.
If they’re not going to let you get in anyways, might as well start giving this a try. With any luck next time I hit DC I’ll be untouchable.
Worst club ever…
If your going to the club make sure you don’t valet your car since you will be paying $20 and a parking ticket in which you get from Dc. I thought you pay for parking and you dent park your car on the street, but i was wrong the illegally parked my car and i got a $50 ticket. I approached the parking attendant about it and said at least I didnt rip up the ticket. I was so pissed and argued with the attendant and than some man fom the club cam and said its not his fault. That was some shit.. I asked for my money back . and he refused too. I paid for parking so I wont get a ticket, I ended up paying $70 for the worst night ever, This club really sucked and it should be shut down. So I recommend to you all never go there.
Checked out Josephines lastnight and lasted about thirty minutes only because I was mesmorised by a dancers butt! (shaking up and down at the same time as her head????)
Full of Paris Hilton wannabe’s which was hillarious to watch! I think everyone should go there if you want a good laugh at the DC in crowd BLACH!
Give me a live rock band and intelligent people anyday!
as for the Londoner that thinks its a bit of Europe! Clearly you have not been out of Croydon Mate!
If you want to lay a nice piece of eye candy with no brain this is the club for you, if you also love white gloves and airhorns you are on the guestlist!
Being roommates with one of DC’s best promoter/bouncer has it’s perks. I’ve been able to meet Owners/Managers to all the new clubs and bars in DC but the Josephine group is by far the worst bunch ever! Last Friday, we(myself plus two very attractive ladies) headed to Josephine’s to find ourselves being denied entry because my gf decided to take a phone call while handing over her ID! the short guy said it was very rude. Rude? Excuse me friend, but I have walked in to LIMA, K Street and Modern while being on my phone…stopping to greet the doorman, plus taking extra care(tip) of him once I exit the evening. Not only were we denied entry but the short guy even looked at me funny….like if I had no right to be present with such beauty accompanying me!! Hands down….forget Josephine’s….a complete waste of time heading to that door!! And don’t get me started about the Valet parking….they stole my CD!! “We are not responsible for lost items!,” said the thief.
I had a co-worker invite me to Josephine’s as well. His wife and her girlfriends had a table and we were supposed to be on the list. I had a prior engagement which put me behind time. By the time I was on my way he called me and gave me the same story that I keep hearing on these blogs. He said that the door people were extremely rude. He even said that they said something about what he had on, he had a change of clothes in the car and they still didn’t let him in. Well, I can say this, I still rode pass the club a couple of times that night and it was some very attractive woman outside so I will be going tonight…………..LOL