![]() A medley of antique handheld mirrors hovers above a silver wash station. A reclaimed Pennsylvania church pew painted a slick black sits behind a group of two-top tables. Rey Lopez/Eater DCĮvery inch of the knick knack-filled bar shows lots of thought behind the decor. “Monte Carlo” (rye, Benedictine, angostura). cocktail expert who’s worked on bar menus at Petworth Citizen and Le Diplomate, credits his attention to detail to his late mentor, NYC bar owner Sasha Petraske. Each day, they’ll process 100 pounds of block ice in the back behind a black curtain. The bar is also making ice for the first time using a Clinebell machine. Made-to-order elements include juicing fruit behind the bar, a first for the brand. They’re chilling all glassware below zero degrees and will pull it out of the freezer at the last moment. The bar team performed a few upgrades at its new location. The altered acronym came out of jocular baby talk bartenders would throw around during busy shifts: “OK BB.” The logo captures its a mid-century vibe by advertising “air conditioned” as a nod to the modern convenience that made Strauss’s dad frequent movie theaters during summer in the 1970s, because he didn’t have AC at home. The new name, Strauss says with a laugh, is essentially “meaningless.” The initial idea was to call it APB as a retro reference to a radio tower signal, but plugging that into search engines led to lots of police-related links. “Rum Cobbler” (aged rum, curaçao, strawberry, blackberry, raspberry, orange, lemon, lime). A playlist of over 3,000 songs also airs at O.K.P.B. Even the walls are slathered in the same color: Van Dyke brown. A popular weekday happy hour returns with martinis, Manhattans, and Moscow mules priced at $7 from 5 p.m. A first-come, first-served policy is back in effect with no time limit for tables. ![]() Five nightly cocktails and a “bartender’s choice” ($14) are handwritten on a yellow memo sheet attached to a clipboard, finished with a rubber stamp of its logo. ![]() Many original elements remain unchanged at O.K.P.B. When the Sheppard opened in 2014, the hideaway became a word-of-mouth place to drink in a setting that felt pulled from a bygone era, thanks to a jazzy soundtrack, flickering candles, and worn-in wallpaper, all of which added to a dark bordello vibe. The 900-square-foot bar pours six days a week (closed Sundays), starting at 5 p.m. Instead of riding a rickety elevator like they had to at the Sheppard, customers ring a bell at the bottom of a set of stairs and wait for a host to escort them up. The new bar, which goes by the acronym O.K.P.B., officially opened Monday, June 28, at 3165 Mt. More than two years after mixologist David Strauss closed the Sheppard, a Dupont Circle speakeasy known for its handwritten cocktail menus and no-reservations policy, the bartender has resurfaced in Mount Pleasant with another second-story bar built inside a century-old space above a dentist’s office.
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