ABOUT US |
Fritz Brogan and Mauricio Fraga-Rosenfeld have partnered to bring you Gin & Tonic – Glover Park’s Tavern; a neighborhood establishment serving traditional American fare and offers lively entertainment. Open seven nights a week it is a great place to watch sports, have dinner with friends, host charity events and celebrate birthdays. In addition; Wednesday through Saturday evenings it is the place in Glover Park to have cocktails, mingle, and dance.
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"Many a man who thinks to found a home discovers that he has merely opened a tavern for his friends."
— Norman Douglas |
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| PARTNERS |
FRITZ BROGAN A third-generation Hoya, Fritz Brogan played football for Georgetown University and is currently attending Georgetown Law. Fritz received his start in the bar business as a bartender at the historic Third Edition in Georgetown. He later became a partner in The Deck, where The Washington Post credited him as creating one of the popular bars of 2007 and later re-opened the members-only Gryphon Room, with numerous news mentions of the bar's success. Fritz is the youngest recipient of Campaign & Election Magazine's prestigious Rising Star Award and has worked for President George W. Bush, Florida Governor Charlie Crist and for state and federal campaigns across the nation. Fritz serves on the board of The Capital Club and resides in Georgetown and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
MAURICIO FRAGA-ROSENFELD Restaurant developer and nightlife impresario Mauricio Fraga-Rosenfeld is known as one of DC’s most successful local entrepreneurs. As the Chief Creative and Chief Executive of Latin Concepts Mauricio is continuously developing new business ventures that embrace his signature formula of blending cultural nuances with urban living. Over the past fifteen years Mauricio has single handedly assembled, designed, financed, built, staffed and operated more than ten different locations and created his company Latin Concepts. |
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| DESIGN |
The re-design of the former Grog and Tankard was handled by Groupo 7. The brick walls are now exposed for an old-school feeling and the ceiling has skylights letting in natural light. With two large bars and high top tables for seating it’s the kind of place you feel relaxed and at home. |
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| HISTORY |
Prior to Gin & Tonic opening in September of 2008, the building housed the Grog & Tankard. Since 1968, the Grog was a legendary live music venue where national and local acts performed. |
| "There is no private house in which people can enjoy themselves so well as at a capital tavern... No, Sir; there is nothing which has yet been contrived by man by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern or inn." — Samuel Johnson |
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