Oct 15, 2013, 1:56 pm
The DC Area Happy Hour Thread
Jul 29, 2013, 3:52 pm
#332
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Jul 30, 2013, 12:28 pm
#334
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Jul 30, 2013, 4:19 pm
#335
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Eh, I think we can do better. (Mrs. DCA writer works around the corner from there and doesn't think too highly of it.) I was going to suggest Fuego Cocina, in the spot formerly occupied by FT favorite Harry's, or Nam-Viet, which is pretty much the last surviving Vietnamese place in Clarendon.
Jul 30, 2013, 6:00 pm
#336
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Willow above Ballston metro? I would say it's among the best restaurants in Arlington and has a great bar now (great wine/beer and even mixed drinks). Their bar menu is oddly cheap considering the overall ambiance of the restaurant and really good.
Jul 30, 2013, 6:10 pm
#337
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We are staying at the Westin nearby and have penciled in Willow for one of the evenings that we are working in VA. We just did not know how convenient it was to the Metro for this group since we had planned to walk over and then stagger back, never needing to worry about how much wine we were consuming.
Jul 30, 2013, 7:22 pm
#339
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+2 ^
We are staying at the Westin nearby and have penciled in Willow for one of the evenings that we are working in VA. We just did not know how convenient it was to the Metro for this group since we had planned to walk over and then stagger back, never needing to worry about how much wine we were consuming.
We are staying at the Westin nearby and have penciled in Willow for one of the evenings that we are working in VA. We just did not know how convenient it was to the Metro for this group since we had planned to walk over and then stagger back, never needing to worry about how much wine we were consuming.
Jul 30, 2013, 7:37 pm
#340
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Jul 31, 2013, 7:10 am
#341
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I can't remember the last time we tried something in Ballston, so let's go with Willow (the fact that the restaurant offers discounted $2.50 parking has nothing to do with my decision, I promise! ).
How about drinks beginning around 6:30 pm, with dinner to follow around 7:00?
Depending on how many we have, I'll decide whether to try to book a reservation.
Who's in?
gvdIAD
monitor
monitor+1
mhnadel
flugvergnugen
DCA Writer
billycwhatup
Duke777
lowimpact
lowimpact+1
uva185
chrisw
Maybe:
thegrailer
).How about drinks beginning around 6:30 pm, with dinner to follow around 7:00?
Depending on how many we have, I'll decide whether to try to book a reservation.
Who's in?
gvdIAD
monitor
monitor+1
mhnadel
flugvergnugen
DCA Writer
billycwhatup
Duke777
lowimpact
lowimpact+1
uva185
chrisw
Maybe:
thegrailer
Last edited by gvdIAD; Aug 8, 2013 at 11:59 am Reason: update
Jul 31, 2013, 8:28 am
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