"Chef Rock Harper closed Hill Prince on H Street and reopened it this fall as Hush Harbor, DC's first phone-free bar. To ensure everyone's actually unplugged, the bar uses Yondr pouches-the same ones that have become popular from schools to comedy shows-which allow you to carry your phone with you but not look at it. "All we're doing is giving people a little nudge to be supremely present and intentional about this hospitality experience," says Harper."
"The modern American restaurant, originally Houston's, first opened in 1992 before rebranding in 2008. Hillstone Restaurant Group blamed diminished parking and staffing struggles. And while the restaurant had a reputation for being consistently busy, one front-of-house employee says the word among the staff was that Woodmont Grill was last in sales among Hillstone's restaurants. "From what I heard, we were costing the company money to stay open," she says."
Chef Rock Harper closed Hill Prince on H Street and reopened it as Hush Harbor, DC's first phone-free bar, using Yondr pouches so patrons can carry phones but not look at them. Harper said the goal is to give people a nudge to be present and intentional about the hospitality experience without being preachy or punitive. Woodmont Grill in Bethesda shut down abruptly, with some employees learning from media reports; Hillstone Restaurant Group cited diminished parking and staffing struggles, while staff said the location had the group's lowest sales. Former president Trump dined at Joe's Seafood near the White House, touted city safety and booming restaurants, and faced in-room protesters chanting "Free DC."
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