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    McClintocks Back Bar

    4.5 (19 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM

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    Dogs allowed

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    Laneesha W.

    The bartender was able to make me a mocktail since I don't really drink. It was delish! Fashioned after their chai pear gin sour, it was sour and tasty. Also it was still in a pretty glass which I love! This is my second time here and I'll be back for sure.

    Rachel S.

    Such a cool vibe! Had a great time drinking cocktails on the comfy chairs. I had the old fashioned which was delicious, one friend had the 'forget me not' cocktail and the other friend has the espresso martini. All of which were very good!

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    Sade N.

    Our favorite cocktail bar in Frederick! And we LOVE a good cocktail! The setting is a dimly lit, sophisticated, lounge type of scene. Perfect for a date night or a small group of friends. The bartenders are kept busy because their drinks are amazing. They're extremely friendly and ON IT! Even when it's busy, I notice they will still ensure to check on you (if you're at the bar). It's always a good time and especially a good drink at McClintocks. 10/10 recommend!

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    Bryan P.

    An awesome spot to grab and curated cocktail for the fantastic spirits at McClintock. We were so excited for this place to open. Having gone to the soft open, opening weekend, and now when it's a little less crowded, I can say you won't be sorry. The drinks have such amazing flavors and really pull out the special notes of McClintock's liquors. We've tried several different drinks and enjoyed every one. They have plenty of staples as well as seasonal specials. Lots of seating and a lounge feel that makes you want to get comfy and hang with friends.

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    6 months ago

    Great experience! bar was crowded, bartenders were swamped. Cocktails EXTREMELY expensive for the size, but they were good.

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    2 years ago

    Totally cool vibe. Spence's door to McClintock distillery where you can do a tasting.

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    Great vibe and really good cocktail selection. No frills spot, just exactly what you're looking for when you walk into a cocktail bar

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    Recommend if you run out of your house made vermouth for your Negronis, just pick up some classic sweet vermouth off the shelf.

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    Hootch and Banter

    4.3
    (803 reviews)
    0.2 mi
    $$

    I love this place! We came here on a lazy snowy Saturday right as it opened, and we got a great…read moretable right by the window. It filled up fast, and there was a lively bar crowd, and also an engagement party celebration upstairs. All of the servers were so friendly, and happy to share their favorite dishes and beers, etc. We started with the wings, which were great, and then we had the house salad with salmon and the burger and fries. OK, I did not order the burger and fries, but my boyfriend did, and I ate half the fries on his plate, they were that good! Great, friendly, with generous pours for wine, and just a really friendly, great place with perfect food for a winter day. I wish I could find a place like this in Washington, DC.

    I really wanted to like this place, but unfortunately it did not live up to my expectations. The…read morefood was overpriced and incredibly salty. There's a lot of potential here, but when your wagyu burger costs more than Le Diplomate's iconic burger in DC, I'm expecting something amazing. Every ingredient was very seasoned on its own, but when combined, the burger was overwhelmingly salty. I could barely taste anything besides salt. The cocktails were also overly sweet, and I regrettably had to send them back a couple of times. That said, our waiter's service was excellent. But this place needs a lot of improvement. Way too salty, too greasy, and overpriced.

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    Lounge area.
    Lounge area.
    Wagyu burger
    Wagyu burger
    It's About Time (old fashioned)

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    It's About Time (old fashioned)
    True Standard Distilling

    True Standard Distilling

    4.6
    (21 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    Super cute, fun place !!!staff very friendly. Great drinks can order food from JoJos…read more Rum distillery is awesome. Love that they thought of everything!! Including in the bathroom, all The little extras.

    TLDR: Fun rum focused distillery with creative cocktails and a quirky themed interior. Great stop…read moreduring a Frederick bar crawl. Stopped into True Standard Distilling during the Frederick St. Patty's Day bar crawl and the place was absolutely buzzing all day. As a rum distillery, everything on the cocktail menu leans rum which makes things interesting, especially when they remix classics that usually feature other spirits. I tried their take on a negroni and it was surprisingly really well done. It kept that familiar bitter and balanced profile but with a unique rum twist that made it stand out. The interior was unexpected but in a good way. They were still fully committed to a Valentine's Day theme with pink everywhere and a massive faux chocolate candy wall right when you walk in. It honestly felt like stepping into a mini Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, which added a fun and memorable touch. Despite the crowd, service was quick and efficient. The bartenders clearly knew what they were doing and kept drinks moving without sacrificing quality. Overall, this is a great, high-energy stop if you're spending the day drinking your way around Frederick. Definitely worth popping into, especially if you want something a little different from the usual beer spots.

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    Ceiling
    True Standard Distilling

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    Showroom

    4.1
    (365 reviews)
    0.9 mi
    $$

    I love this place! It's a cozy, rustic, farm vibe with elegance. I love the aesthetic and…read moreatmosphere of this place. The service was good. The Chicken pot pie fritters were so good, lovedddddd these! It didn't need the sauce though but it was still a pleasant addition to the fritter. The pimento cheese plate with pickles and biscuit was quite the perfect and delicious pairing. I wouldn't have never thought I'd love the combination! The reuben was absolutely deliciously perfect and the fries that came alongside were fresh and absolutely delicious. You can't go wrong with the Mac and cheese either. Very good! I truly loved every single thing we ordered. I was impressed to say the least. Everything was perfectly and thoughtfully flavored. There was nothing that was overpowering. What a delicious and wonderful meal!

    We ate here last night for a friend's graduation dinner. We had never eaten here before, as we…read moreusually go to Oscars. I got the Reuben, which wasn't bad. It wasn't the best Reuben I ever had, but it wasn't bad either. The fries could've probably been a little crispier. My wife got the crabcake, but there seem to be too much sauce on the sandwich so she had to just eat it with a fork. Taste wise it was OK. Again not the best one we've ever had, but not bad. My son got the salmon with the vegetables, which was pretty amazing. The salmon was tender and tasty. The vegetables were cooked in oil apparently, and delicious. No complaints there. For dessert, I got the ice cream sandwich, which could actually feed two people. I really enjoyed it but couldn't finish it because it was just massive. My wife got the crustless strawberry cheesecake, which she thought was a little different, but still good. The wait staff was very good, so no complaints there. Overall, I would probably eat here again.

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    They have both tables and counter service.
    They have both tables and counter service.
    Pastrami Hash
    Pastrami Hash
    Lavender latte

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    The Urbana Lodge

    The Urbana Lodge

    4.1
    (80 reviews)
    7.0 mi

    Food was good. Service was great. We managed to get a 6 top at 9:15 on a Saturday night. They were…read moreso accommodating and they were busy! They split checks with zero effort. Catered well to the 6 different tastes that surrounded our table. Everyone wanted something different and the Lodge handled it perfectly. Highly recommend the family sampler for a starter.

    This is the "new" restaurant that took over the Buffalo Wild Wings And I've been meaning to try it…read morefor a while now, but only just now been able to get a chance to do it. Made a reservation not like you really need one, but we made one and was seated down pretty quickly. The host was nice and friendly and the wait staff said hello to us within the five minutes of us seating. I appreciated how family-friendly this place was, they give these cute little animal boxes with different things inside and crayons to keep the kids entertained. The decoration is fun with a lot of outdoor vibes and stuffed real animals. They bring out a side of chip and a yogurt dill dip that's interesting, a fun idea. The food, mhm so we ordered a lot! Crab dip: 2.5/5 not too bad but not memorable, okay amount of crab, flavors were too heavy on the cream cheese/fillers but just okay, they need more bread with it but the chips helped. Prob wouldn't order again Crab cake: 3.8/5 pretty good size and good amount of crab and good flavor probably the best dish that we had ordered here! Would get again. Burger: 3/5 granted I did order this medium well for my kid, but the burger was charred a little too much around the burger, giving it a sort of dry crunch on the edges and charcoal burn vibes. Not my favorite texture that I would want on a burger, but perhaps it would've been different if I ordered a medium? Bread itself was a little stale/crunchy which I did not prefer how it was cooked/prepared. Overall, it was just okay. Ribs: 2.5/5 the ribs were half off ribs so I decided to go for it because of the good deal. But it was just okay, being that Blackhog barbecue is right next-door (thier dry rub ribs are amazing), I would hope that they would step up their barbecue rib game. For a " full rack" there were only nine bones and seemed a little smaller than what I'm used to. It's very heavy on the sauce which I didn't think was the best pairing and wasn't the best flavor bbq sauce. Overall, I wouldn't order it again. Steak kabob: 3.2/5 this was actually pretty tender for the cut of meat, I'm surprised that I didn't have to work for it so I was happy about that! The only criticism that we have is that the meat itself did not have that much flavor or seasoning and there's only one skewer of meat and one skewer of veggies. Meaning the total amount of meat that was probably on that dish was no more than 4 -5 ounces of steak. And for that price point, I would want a little bit more meat. Mac and Cheese: 3.5/5 pretty good for a kids Mac! Good cheese and flavor was impressed! Overall, the service and the host in the experience of being there was pretty good, but the food was a little lacking not sure if I would go again, but it was on our right experience in terms of food

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    Beautiful interior!
    Beautiful interior!
    The Urbana Lodge
    The Urbana Lodge

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