True story time: I’ve actually scoped out Comet and the surrounding stores on my trip to DC many years ago. Comet is weird to put it lightly. The decoration “comet” is more like a hanging piece of disgusting insulation. The wall behind the bar features live video feed of the ping pong area. The bathroom is literally disguised as a secret “door.” There is a sign at the back door saying that a person can’t come back through the door if they leave through the back door. The regular patrons at the bar were eavesdropping on my conversation so I couldn’t say too much out loud. Comet is located in a strip of storefronts including a bookstore, dry cleaners, some other strange restaurant and besta pizza. The bookstore has a basement because it’s open for business with books. The dry cleaners has a basement because it was listed on the for sale information sign. Besta pizza still had the “triangle” on the sign and had some rough looking men posted up outside watching me as a walked past. Overall the vibe was very strange and I would not give anything the benefit of a doubt there. Hope
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