Taffer’s Tavern has closed its only DC-area location after two years. The restaurant, launched by Bar Rescue’s Jon Taffer, was located at 700 6th St NW, near the Capital One Arena.
Known for transforming “money pits into money makers” on his reality TV series, Taffer promised mouth-watering food, excellent customer service, and “the highest safety standards in the industry” when Taffer’s Tavern opened in September 2022. The chain now operates two remaining locations in Georgia.
Jon Taffer is known locally for featuring Piratz Tavern on his show in 2012. Piratz Tavern (8402 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring), which closed in 2015, was a pirate-themed dive bar where the staff dressed and acted like pirates (video below).
The news of Taffer’s Tavern’s closing was first reported by @eat_dc on Twitter/X:
Confirmed that Taffer’s Tavern is closing tonight after a two year run. https://t.co/Dx3m5hvZHl
— Eat DC (@eat_dc) October 29, 2024
According to the restaurant’s website, “Taffer’s Tavern features unbelievably delicious comfort and elevated tavern foods with some surprises that are prepared using innovative cooking technologies that drastically improve the quality, flavor and consistency of every dish. Our approach is to provide our customers high-quality menu selections in the safest dining environment possible. That is why Taffer’s Tavern is home to the ‘Kitchen of the Future.’ On the way to creating this new concept, Jon recognized the advances in innovative cooking technology that could drastically improve the quality, flavor and consistency compared to the standard restaurant’s kitchen. The kitchen we have designed and created is truly revolutionary.”