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    Chad Spangler

    Co-Founder & Beverage Director, Service Bar & Causa / Amazonia

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    Portrait of Chad Spangler

    Portrait of Chad Spangler

    i. Biography

    Chad Spangler is the co-founder and beverage director of Service Bar and a co-owner and beverage partner at Causa / Amazonia, both located in Washington, DC. He established Service Bar in 2016 and joined Causa / Amazonia in 2022. Prior to these ventures, he worked across the Washington, DC hospitality scene at venues including Chaplin's Restaurant and Bar, Red Light, Del Campo, and Founding Farmers / Farmers Fishers Bakers.

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    Asked of Chad

    • What bars and restaurants does Chad Spangler currently operate?

      He is the co-founder and beverage director at Service Bar and a co-owner and beverage partner at Causa / Amazonia in Washington, DC.

    • Where did Chad Spangler work earlier in his career?

      He served as head bartender at Founding Farmers / Farmers Fishers Bakers and worked as a bartender at Del Campo, Red Light, and Chaplin's Restaurant and Bar.

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