Washington, D.C.’s Hawk ‘n’ Dove bar filed for bankruptcy to catch up on taxes, a move that comes less than three years after an ownership dispute prompted an earlier chapter 11 filing, the Wall Street Journal reported today. The Capitol Hill watering hole filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, along with barbecue-themed sports bar Willie’s Brew and ‘Que located near the Nationals’ Stadium. Together, the restaurants have fallen $525,000 behind in taxes, according to documents filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Washington. The restaurants will remain open during the case, said lawyer James M. Loots, who called the restaurants “profitable” but declined to say what led them to miss tax payments.
