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Bar talk: Arcade Asheville moves to private club; laundry bar coming to town?

Jason Sandford August 9, 2011

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

Arcade Asheville, which has been a hit since its doors opened at the start of the year, has decided to move to a private club. The announcement came via Facebook over the weekend, and Mountain Xpress followed up with an online post about the arcade change.

The effect is simple: no more food, essentially. Arcade Asheville had some fun dishes, including a killer bacon-infused mac-and-cheese and those glorious tachos. To be a member of the club, there’s a nominal fee and application to fill out. The move will also allow the arcade to better control who gets in – there have been some rowdy elements.

In other Asheville bar news, I caught some Twitter chatter the other day about the possibility of a laundromat bar coming to town. Don’t have any other details. I was trying to recall if Asheville ever had a laundry bar – it seems they were all the rage about 15 years ago. What do you think – would a suds-and-duds laundry fly in Asheville?

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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6 Comments

John August 11, 2011

We were looking at the property at the corner of Patton and French Broad as a possible store location – that architecture firm, Bowers Ellis & Watson PA – and were told that the old scooter shop next door was being considered as the location of a Laundromat bar. Maybe they moved forward with their plans after we backed out of the deal. You should call them and find out.

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Orbit DVD August 10, 2011

Wasn't there a chain called Harvey Washbangers? I remembered it being self-defeating… your clothes would smell like cigarette smoke after going to them.

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Asheville Dweller August 9, 2011

The pub and suds, it was on Hendersonville road new Turtle Creek Apartments.

It wasnt down town so it wasnt celebrated or considered cool . . But this time it will it will be celebrated like someone found a cure for a horrible disease

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obiwan August 9, 2011

There was one in the Turtle Creek Shopping Center years ago. Not sure when it finally closed. I believe it was actually called "Suds 'n' Duds"

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Bob August 9, 2011

Hope the ARCADE is really doing this as a positive thing and not reacting to low profits.

A bar/laundry? I've always wondered why asheville didn't have one of those. Wonder where it would go?

I think there used to be one years ago in S. asheville down hendersonville rd. but one closer to downtown would be pretty great.

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Jeremy August 9, 2011

A laundry bar? Bring it on…especially if it means booze replaces the maniacal kids running, screaming and using the folding tables as jungle gyms.

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