Jimmy Valentine's Lonely Hearts Club

Good selection of beer, but nothing you can't get at home. Odd selection of liquor and bartending ability. Has Triple Smoke, but an inability to suggest anything besides having it straight. No bitters or sweet vermouth. Able to make a gin and tonic. Given all that, it needs atmosphere to make up for shortcomings. Any idiot can pour a beer and make a gin and tonic. A good bartender should be able to give *some* kind of suggestion. The atmosphere was good for a while, but then the place cleared out and the music stopped. On a weekend.

Definitely interesting stuff on the walls, from the prints to the skulls to the random knick-knacks. Don't expect to see anything fancy, but some of the prints are pretty interesting. You could spend half the night spying new random toys and stickers and such. Some interesting old furniture; salon chairs, barber chairs, antiquey looking chairs.

Agreed on not using the bathroom if you can avoid it.

Watch out for the roid-rage dude that works there. He's everything you might expect, so give a wide berth.

had "mr. lethal". loved "mr. lethal"... on a more culinary note, the slushy stayed super slushy the entire time, which was awesome! i hate it when u order a slushy and 1/2 way thru the ice and water starts separating, and 3/4 ways thru it's just warm syrup.. ruins the whole night #firstworldproblems. also available, TIGER BEER--at a non-asian establishment?!?! brings back traveling memories to the motherland.. and 24oz Tecate!
This time we went on a saturday night, the music was more electronica/techno oriented.. tried to request song. request DENIED.

Non-hipsters beware - this is not your typical H Street bar.  Jimmy's most closely mirrors its sister bar, Little Miss Whiskey's, but is really in a league of its own.  Jimmy V's is really a pioneer establishment - the first on Bladensburg Rd where many more are sure to follow in the near future.  If you haven't been yet, go, because this place is a DC institution!

Remember to bring cash.  Beer selection is excellent.  

This is a great dance party location (think Saint-Ex about 5+ years ago) with excellent DJs and extremely loud music.

Just don't use the bathroom.