Denizens Brewing

Denizens was a great spot to watch the Commanders final playoff game! Great crowd and service to go along with Denizens awesome selection of beer and bar bites.

bruh lol...come here for trivia and it's packed and can barley hear trivia, fine understandable. Then order a chicken Caesar salad and it takes 1hr+ (without a heads up regarding a more than avg. wait time) so I decide to cancel my order. 5-10min after I do, they come to our table to comp our friend's meal who was with us but still waited for her chicken Caesar wrap that also took 1.5hrs+. When they tell her this I ask if they can comp me a pint of beer instead and they say "we can't". 3 min later I see our server talking to the gm who is clearly like "yeah comp em for the insane wait time for a chic Caesar salad". They comped a pint of beer but for the whole dilemma I would've just not ordered had I known lolExtra star for actually doing what any place would do by at least comping a beer for the insane wait for a app equivalent with zero heads up

Why have I not reviewed! This place is our neighborhood hang out. Literally our neighborhood comes here to hang out and play games! Food is great! Drinks are good! Service is excellent! They host parties! Local DMV brewery! Love that this is in Riverdale.

Came here for the first time with hubby during their happy hour on a Thursday. We ordered their garlic knot dogs, pretzels, and pretzel, chickenwich, and a few beers. Total came out to approximately $95. What's hot- Portions. The garlic knot dogs come out to 5 pieces and about 6-7 pieces of wings. Their pretzel is pretty large and a good size to share among a group. - Quality. Everything was delicious. The chicken in the chickenwich sandwich was tender and not dry. Hubby and I liked the garlic knot dogs the best, especially because they are seasoned with some Parmesan cheese; the dough is a substantial texture, and; the tomato dipping sauce that comes with it is very flavorful. Unfortunately, the knot dogs are pretty oily, which is probably because they're fried. The pretzel is soft and tender and their cheese dipping sauce adds a nice flavor.- Prices for happy hour. Very good! Happy hour is Monday through Friday from 3pm to 6pm and all day on Sundays. Everything we ordered, with the exception of their chickenwich, was discounted, so we saved a decent amount of money. - Location. Easy to find in the plaza and there's a decent amount of parking nearby, including a parking garage. Conveniently located near other businesses and restaurants, as well.What's not- Charge for sauce. The pretzel came with 2 dipping sauces- melted cheese and mustard. We asked for another portion of cheese and they charged us $1.50 for it. Their dipping sauce is about the size of your thumb, so not very large, at all. In addition, the staff didn't tell us there would be an additional charge. Oh well, lesson learned.- Menu selection. Their menu isn't large, which is good, because it's easy to keep track of everything. They have a few vegetarian options, but it doesn't look like they have vegan options, so be prepared.- Time that trivia starts. My husband and I were hoping to take part in their trivia, but it starts at 7:30pm on Thursdays, which can be kind of late, especially since we arrived before 6pm to take advantage of their happy hour. When we asked about their trivia night, one of their staff asked us if we would like to make a reservation for that. They didn't explain the process to us, but we were surprised they asked us about reserving our spots for their trivia.- Service. They appear to have a decent number of staff, at least while we were there. However, their service is pretty haphazard. We had to ask for our water glasses to be refilled. It was difficult for us to flag down service when we needed it, as well. It wasn't terribly busy while we were there. My point is to be prepared.Final AnswerPlan on returning again, but will more than likely be during their happy hour.

Denizens Brewing is located in Riverdale Park, offering craft beer, hard seltzer, and a seasonal menu. This place also seems to be popular for hosting events - when we were there, there was a child's birthday party of some sort going on.The staff here is pretty friendly and welcoming; there's plenty of tables and bar seating, and a large featured drink list at the front.The place is bright and well-decorated.Street parking is available in the area.+friendly service+street parking available

Like I said in my previous review, we'll come back for beer and wings. Today we did just that, and had a great experience. Service was awesome, and the wings and beer were delicious. Please note thought it would have been pricey if today wasn't dollar wing day!We also appreciated that Denizen now makes dog treats. Our two corgis loved them! Thanks for a great experience. We'll definitely pop by more frequently on Wednesdays!

The wonderful owners had a Hot Dawg event to benefit PG shelter dogs and rescues. We had a blast! Good beer, food & dogs. Win-win-win!

First stop for our siblings outing/last day of school wind down. Clean bar, super cute/trendy decor, friendly bartender, satisfying appetizer. I had the garlic hot dog knots ... who knew you could elevate a dang pig-in-the-blanket? Pretty small place but packs a big punch with the beers on tap and the most knowledgeable brew master (not sure if that's what he really is but I was impressed). Check out the pics of their menu, etc. and be sure to add this to your foodie bucket list.

So boom. My son and I came to this restaurant for the first time to give it a try. Everything was fine, the server was bubbly and kind. The place seemed cool. We ordered fries, two hot dogs a salad, one dirty martini and two waters. Service was quick food came out and the presentation was enticing. I started taking pictures to post on my IG and noticed hair on my son's fries and mold on the tomatoes on my salad. I waived down one of the servers and explained that the fries had hair in it (showed him) and the tomatoes on the salad had mold. I also explained that we would not be eating at the establishment due to the items mentioned above. The waiter told me the tomato did not have mold on it and he would take it to the kitchen to ask if it was mold. We waited for him to come back out and he came back out with a receipt and said he took the food off. I scanned through the receipt and it totaled a little over $18 for the drink that I did not drink and gratuity. Thee audacity! I kindly went inside and explained to the server that I was not paying for the drink or the food because I know longer felt comfortable eating or drinking at the establishment, due to the hair and mold on the food. He SNAPPED at me. He told me I had to pay for the drink because he just spent time making it. I again, calmly explained to him that I was not paying and he gestured with his hands in a shooing motion and said okay get out. Horrible experience and establishment! I have never been treated so foul at a restaurant. I urge you to inspect your food, utensils and cups before consuming anything from this place. I would not recommend this place. AT ALL!! I would not give place a single star! I had to give one to post my review. 0 stars for customer service and food!! I feel like guy who was I guess working as the bartender was rude and nasty towards me. I wish I snapped a picture of the hair I pulled off the fries.

Pub Pass DC was the reason for venturing out to Denizens Brewing. Ironically, I was just telling my partner it was National Hot Dog Day, and as we were turning the corner to the brewery, there happened to be a huge hot dog sign right in front. The space is HUGE and very clean. I love the look of it overall. The bartender was great. He let us have a little sip of anything we wanted to try since we told him it was our first time in. I ended up getting the Creature and loved it. It was Happy Hour AND they were having a special on their hot dogs. They have quite a few artisan dogs and of course, a plain jane dog that happened to be just $1 all day for the holiday ;) I fused two of the hot dogs and ended up with a chili cheese dog with mustard. My partner had the deep fried dog with ham and egg and it was surprisingly delicious!Can't wait to come back!