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This past Sunday I visited Local 16 on U St. I thought a $20 bottomless brunch sounded fun, and had heard good things generally about Local 16.  After being seated in the worst location possible, mind you we had reservations, the hostess kindly seated us out on the patio.  We thought this would be the beginning of an enjoyable brunch, but we were wrong. Our waiter aimlessly wandered around for 20 minutes, before realizing he had a table out on the patio. After ordering the salmon eggs benedict and bottomless mimosa we again mistakenly thought brunch could only get better.  Again we were wrong.  Our food was cold, not fresh, and tasted as if it had been served up the night before, only to be sent back to the kitchen.  Normally I wouldn’t complain about a mimosa, but that too was weak, and I ended up consuming more vitamin C then I had originally planned.  Local 16 can be an enjoyable brunch spot if seated in outdoor upstairs patio, where the ambiance seemed more fun. Overall I would give the experience a 4 out of 10, and suggest you look for other places for brunch.