I will have to check Rowhouse grill out, any place that plays a variety of good eclectic music instead of the typical fed hill generic playlist would certainly be an added bonus. Got to love the Clipper City brews!

Thanks for heads up

Dig the Rowhouse... Especially with Mikey P behind the bar. But I have to ask - It's 2009. Shouldn't 6 Day / 1 am licenses be antiquated? Why should such a thing even exist in modern Baltimore?

This sounds exactly like the bar on York Road where the Blue Gratto used to be, Seven West, on Chesapeake Avenue! They gave the inside a face lift as well. Most people don't know about it yet, but I'm sure with a little more advertisement and more word of mouth around Towson it would be great!

Even though it's done, they need to "finish" the upstairs because it's too crowded to actually enjoy anything, YET. Nothing out of the ordinary, just another bar closer to some Fed Hill/Riverside Park properties. Nice that one in that immediate area doesn't have to walk as far to get the first beer of the night. I will say that they seem to be doing a good business every night I go by. Congrats to them.

It was Angel's Grotto (not Blue Gratto) in Towson, no?

It was Angel's Grotto on York Road (long time) then Blue Grotto (didn't even make it a year) on Chesapeake.

Stopped in for a drink recently and ended up staying until last call. Staff was really nice and gave great drink recommendations! Definitely worth checking out.

"Of those eight taps, three were Clipper City. That's the highest ratio of Clipper City beers I think I've ever seen in a neighborhood bar ..."

'The Hill' has 4 of their 6 taps devoted to Clipper City. Just sayin'.

Awesome place!!! Food and service are outstanding. I would recommend this place to anyone.

I had a great time here! I even managed to get laid by a good looking young woman and I'm socially awkward

Everything was good until last call and the days following...when requesting my check at last call I ordered 3 shots along with it...The bartender poured my 3 shots and one for each he and his coworker and charged me for all 5!! Also I picked up the tab for a handful of people and their accounting software double draws your bank account for 3 days so I have over $200 in limbo for no reason whatsoever. Very annoying when bars find it necessary to do this, and it was a large enough sum that while already annoyed about it I have to juggle money between accounts which I would not have to do after visiting over 90% of the bars in the neighborhood...Probably won't be back...

@not impressed- its not the Rowhouse's fault about the hold on your card, the bank does that. I don't know exactly why, but certain banks put a hold on the double amount plus 20% for a tip. It usually happens if you are going to close out your tab and at the last second you order another round of drinks and the bartender has to reauthorize your card.
As far as putting all 5 shots on your tab, that doesn't sound right unless you told the bartenders that you would buy them a shot as well and they charged you. You should have said something to them.
Very simple explanations, just ask next time, not saying that u were wrong but could have saved you from a bad comment against a good establishment.

@not impressed- its not the Rowhouse's fault about the hold on your card, the bank does that. I don't know exactly why, but certain banks put a hold on the double amount plus 20% for a tip. It usually happens if you are going to close out your tab and at the last second you order another round of drinks and the bartender has to reauthorize your card.
As far as putting all 5 shots on your tab, that doesn't sound right unless you told the bartenders that you would buy them a shot as well and they charged you. You should have said something to them.
Very simple explanations, just ask next time, not saying that u were wrong but could have saved you from a bad comment against a good establishment.

@anon;): I have to disagree with you saying it's the bank's call on how much money a bar holds. I have bartended at several bars where they purposefully hold the money for fear of people walking out on their checks. $200 does seem high for a hold, but not out of the realm of possibility.

@KGM801- I am "assuming" that his check was either $200 or $165 plus the 20%. I have worked at places where they pre-authorize the cards for fifty up to a hundred dollars. Two hundred would then seem high.

If the bar authorizes the credit card for the amount of the check then they swipe the card again to close it, the bank will hold the money times two.

Hence it really isn't the Rowhouse's fault.