DC restaurant gears up to serve Commanders fans during NFC Championship game
Jan 25, 2025
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) -- Call it the calm before Sunday's storm at DC Capitol Square Bar and Grill in Northeast.
"Can you believe it? I know I can't," said Lorenzo Miller, one of the restaurant's managing partners.
At the establishment, the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship means all hands on deck.
"We got plenty of bartenders, plenty of servers and everything to get ready for this big game," Miller said.
The Commanders are set to play the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship game on Sunday at 3 p.m. By early Saturday night, 90 reservations had already been made by Commanders fans, with the restaurant able to seat 70 guests inside at once.
Miller said people have already expressed that they will sit outside to catch the game.
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Milton Hall, who is visiting D.C., was sampling food at the restaurant for the first time Saturday night and said he would return Sunday for the main course.
"I'm visiting from North Carolina," he said. "[The] owners have been welcoming, warm, and I heard this is the best oxtail."
It is a hectic time at the restaurant ahead of the big game; however, long-time Commanders fans have been waiting for this moment.
"You don't understand how excited I am, and pretty much the whole city, the whole DMV period, that these guys are actually in the championship," said Miller.
The Commanders have not played in a conference title game since 1992.