Whitlow’s plans to open its new rooftop deck at some point next month, but it will be opening with a different name than originally announced.
Instead of “Fu Bar” — a military reference that also hinted at an envisioned Asian influence — the deck above Whitlow’s on Wilson will now be called… drumroll, please… Wilson’s on Whitlow’s.
Get it?
A few ARLnow.com readers called the Fu Bar name “lame.” (We liked it, actually.) What does everybody think about “Wilson’s on Whitlow’s?”
Photo by Monika & Tim
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Nominally better than Fu Bar.
it is too confusing to have two names. lame.
Fu Bar. Wilson’s. The name doesn’t really matter. Everyone will just say “Let’s go to the roofdeck at Whitlow’s”.
Exactly.
+1
Let’s go puke off the roof of Whitlow’s onto Wilson.
Ha. But where will we park?? Glad I can walk and stumble home. generally.
In that case, why not call it Ralph’s.
Why not NOT name it, or if you must, use the word “deck” or “rooftop” in the name. Something descriptive.
Definitely an improvement on “Fu Bar” but why not be A LITTLE (and I mean a little) bit creative and call it “Whitlow’s Above Wilson”?
Provides a little separation from WoW and is factually accurate.
I like the “above” name, although nobody is actually going to call it by anything other than “Whitlow’s”.
Completely agree.
Although I think it’s silly to name a roof bar the same name as the bar, if you’re going to use the same name, there’s no reason to name the roof bar at all.
That’s not bad.
Whit-Tops.
Brilliant. Love it.
Meh. I’ll just call it “Whitlow’s.” Any other place I’ve been to that has a rooftop deck has always been referenced by my friends as just the name of the establishment itself. If we’re texting to find one another we might say “I’m up on the deck at Whitlow’s.”
If they were smart they would hold a naming contest to build buzz and engage the community. Clearly, they ain’t hitting the nail on the head. Next thing you know they will be calling it “Wilson’s Big Deck, on Whitlows”.
I don’t understand why they feel they need a different name. While I thought that Fu Bar was cute, I would still say, I’m going to Whitlows.
i’m opting for the ARLNOW.comg Lounge at Whitlow’s…
Whitlow’s has gotten enough pub out of this to justify it.
I kind of like Wilson’s on Deck…the other name is too wordy.
They should of just called it “WOW Bar” since WOW is the nickname for Whitlow’s. Fu Bar doesn’t fit the style of the bar (too Fu-Fu – sry!) and no one’s going to use Wilson on Whitlow’s – everyone will just say Whitlow’s roof top or deck.
I seriously don’t like the new sports team logos crudely painted on the windows of Whitlows.
Build a bridge and get over it MC. THis is DC and if you have a problem with support of anything local then deport yourself back to Pittsburg/Philly/Jersey[insert any tier 3 city].
I think they should call it what I’m HOPING it is which is Mama Quan’s.
“The Roof” – seriously everyone is going to say, “I’m at Whitlows, on the roof”… “Okay, we’re going to whitlows??”, “Yep, meet us on the roof”.
In other news… something much more significant has to be happening.
Wow it’s not often a business tries to name itself something with an explitive in the title!
Was at Whitlows on sunday. The sports logos in windows look cheap and are ugly.