The 2007 DC Area Happy Hour Thread
 

Welcome all to the new 2007 DC Metro Area Happy Hour Thread! Our Happy Hours are not necessarily restricted to just Happy Hours - include lunches, dinners, driving in circles in parking lots and anything else you can dream up and get together a bunch of people for!


Our current scheduled get togethers are as follows

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One handy tip: Do go to an ATM and carry cash with you - its always easier to settle a bill if everyone has cash - rather than having 10 credit cards on the table. And we can let the host/hostess (organizer) use a credit card if they prefer :)


No Events Confirmed as of now :(


Tentative Event(s):

No Tentative Events currently on the cards.

Previous Event(s):

Sunday, November 11, 2007
Location : The Liberty Tavern, Arlington, VA
Time : 1800 onwards (6:00 PM) (HH and then Dinner)
Attendees : Click Here
Event : November HH
Discussion : Click Here

Friday, September 28, 2007
Location : Town Hall, Washington DC
Time : 1830 onwards (6:30 PM) (HH and then Dinner)
Attendees : Click Here
Event : September HH
Discussion : Click Here

Thursday, September 06, 2007
Location : Click Here
Time : 1830 onwards (6:30 PM)
Attendees : Click Here
Event : More Champagne Sir is visiting!
Official Thread : Click Here

Monday, August 20, 2007
Location : Artie's, Fairfax, VA
Time : 1900 (7:00 PM)
Parking/Transport: Click Here
Attendees : Click Here
Event : Rebel Group to protest again restrictive 8/7 HH
Discussion : Click Here

Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Location : Colvin Run Tavern, Vienna, VA
Time : 2030 (8:30 PM)
Parking/Transport: Click Here
Attendees : Click Here
Event : DC Restaurant Week
Discussion : Click Here

Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Location : Rustico, Alexandria, VA
Time : 1900 (7:00 PM)
Parking/Transport: Click Here - See Special Advisory on this page
Attendees : Click Here
Event : July HH
Discussion : Click Here

Friday, May 18, 2007
Location : Capitol City Brewery, DOWNTOWN location
Time : 1700 (5:00 PM)
Parking/Transport: 2-3 Blocks from Metro Center and McPherson Square Metro Stops
Attendees : No List Yet
Event : skye1 is visiting!
Discussion : Click Here

Thursday, April 19, 2007
Location : Cafe Deluxe, Tysons Corner, McLean, VA
Time : 1830 (6:30 PM)
Parking/Transport: Free Parking available at the restaurant itself. Under Crate and Barrel
Attendees : Click Here
Event : Spring is Here!! Or is it???
Discussion : Click Here

Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Location : Chef Geoff, Washington D.C.
Time : 1830 (6:30 PM)
Parking/Transport: TBD
Attendees : Click Here
Event : Its the End of March!
Discussion : Click Here

Monday, February 19, 2007
Location : Straits of Malaya, Washington D.C.
Time : 1830 (6:30 PM)
Parking/Transport: Click here for info from the resident expert. Also a parking garage that I know of - Click Here
Attendees : Click Here
Event : President's Day!
Discussion : Click Here

Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Location : Neisha Thai Cuisine, Washington D.C.
Time : 1830 (6:30 PM)
Parking/Transport: Tenleytown/AU Metro Stop on the Red line
Attendees : Click Here
Event : Mr. and Mrs. Skydiver Visiting
Discussion : Click Here

Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Location : Fourth Estate Restaurant at the National Press Club
Time : 1900 (7:00 PM)
Parking/Transport: Click Here
Attendees : Click Here
Event : Washington DC Restaurant Week
Discussion : Click Here




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We welcome anyone to suggest locations, date and time to setup more of these. We try to have at least 1 a month - but if people can meet up more often that that - thats fantastic too.




Old DC Happy Hour Threads (in case you want to see the fun stuff we have been up to)
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=506351
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=405712
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=195663
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=194791

Currently Active Suggestions

These are dates and places that people seem to be showing an interest in - so if someone were to set it up you might get a good crowd going!

Places:
Clyde's Willow Creek, Broadlands, VA
Mick O Shea's , Baltimore

Dates:
No Tentative Dates being discussed yet

Started on the 2006 thread, moved at the request of our local coordinator, Pranu ....

I made the following reservation for 8 people.

Anyone else interested in joining me?

January 9, 2007 Tuesday @ 7 pm
Fourth Estate Restaurant at the National Press Club529 14th Street, NW

Restaurant Week: Dinner: restaurants will offer a 3-course fixed-price dinner special for $30.07

Public Transit: Take Metro to the Metro Center Station. We are located on the corner of 14th and F. Enter on the 14th street side under the awning for the National Pres Building, and take the elevators to the 13th Floor. Ask the front desk attendant for the Fourth Estate Restaurant.

Parking: Public Lot

Parking Details: We offer parking during our dinner hours at the PMI Lot on 1325 G St, NW. Bring your ticket with you from the garage and we will gladly validate.

Attendees (max 8)
1 - GoingAway
2 - DLNewbie
3 - skAAtinsteph
4 - Chtiet
5 - pranu
6 - headinclouds
7 - thezipper

Thanks for starting the new thread, pranu!

I am doubtful for the 9th :(

I'd love to make it on the 9th, but alas, I'll be in Agra on the 9th!

I can make this one! Either date works, let me know.

MileageAddict for the currently active suggestions - someone's gotta go ahead and organize it - and then it becomes official :)

I was just hoping to put out the suggestions from folks into one place so that no one misses out on a good idea.

I gotta be in NYC the night of the 9th.

I will hate to miss having dinner with friends, but since the time cannot be moved back, I think that I will be better off just having a pickup from a hotel in Crystal City at 8PM and room servicing.

I will just be coming off CDG-PHL-SDF-DCA within 36 hours including a full day's work in Louisville and another staring me in the face in Fairfax County, then back to LGA. Hustling to a DCA rental car and then only having a short time with the dinner party will so detract from the visit that it will be better not to try.

So all have a great time at the Fourth Estate and if anything develops for Jan 28th or 29th, that's our next time around for DC.

whlinder, you out there? Are you and the wifey gonna be around for either of those dates?

I'll throw my hat into the ring for this event.

... add me to the list, I'll be fresh off my HNL DC-10 DO from the day before...

One more spot available for dinner on the 9th ....

Happy New Year everyone!

It's a new year .... bump ;)

How about 1/31?
 

Mrs Skydiver and I, along with 2 (non FT) friends will be in DC from 1/30 to 2/2. We are free for a get-together of any kind at any time on Wed, Jan 31 if anyone is interested (call it the early Feb gathering). We had a great time with some of you in September and would like to try again. Anything works for us in terms of location/format/foods.

Any interest?

I'll be freezing my tush off in MSP on 1/31.

Welcome back! I don't know my schedule this far in advance but if I'm around would definitely be interested in meeting somewhere.

skydivers
I'd be up for something on the 31st. Keep us posted. My neighborhood? G'town/Glover Park -- but not great for metro.
tom

I should be able to make something that evening depending on where it will be.

Alright folks - looks like 1/31 is gaining some traction - anybody want to pick a place and make it tentative - so I can then update the first post?

If I did that, I would surely be a no show. :D

I normally work in Reston on Wednesdays but that can change at any time. So, I am reluctant to pick a place and then have it turn out that I am working in Fredericksburg that day.

Heya, kids, I've been sidelined for a bit slammed at work and celebrating some personal milestones and such so I just found out about tonight but already have an obligation. I'll keep a better eye on this thread I PROMISE.

Also, when does the post-Freddie weekend planning committee meet?

I will be posting the post-Freddie pre-planning activities shortly so keep your eyes peeled!

See you all (well, the healthy ones) tonight ...

New restaurant from the washington flyer email, no idea how it is ... it's in a good location if you need an idea for the next meet.

• Michel Richard of the renowned Citronelle has opened his French-American bistro Central (1001 Pennsylvania Ave., NW; 202/626-0015; www.centralmichelrichard.com). Unlike Citronelle, enjoy straightforward dishes such as lobster burgers, fried chicken and mussels at very modest prices.

Thought I would give this a bump. Anyone want to pick up the ball? If I am left to pick a place it will likely be in Bethesda just inside the beltway as I have to pass that way regardless of where I am working. ;)

I'll be in town on the 31st, as it looks now. I'm in, but not in a position to set a place/time.

Since when is a lobster burger straightforward?:D

Bump. Anyone willing to take the plunge for a 31-Jan HH.

Sure Sir!

When and Where?

I am in!

It depends on if you are the lobster of the chef:D

We still have 4 people interested in the 31st. We are staying in downtown DC (Hyatt) and the other couple is in Crystal City. We will eat almost anything and as long as we can take public transportation to the location, we are good to go.

I'll be in DC on the 31st. Not yet sure where I'm staying (I'm trying to find a short-term apartment rental for about a 4-5 month period of time, if I can't find anything by then the best rate I can get is down near Woodbridge), but I'll have a car.

I don't see anything on the schedule yet - show me as a probable...

We will be in DC late Feb, heading to Switzerland, but not the 31st ... have a great time. :D

Jan 31
 

Can I be really selfish and suggest my neighborhood Cafe Delux -- Cleveland Park. Wisconsin corner of Macomb, NW. Easy parking, on a bus route. http://www.cafedeluxe.com/locations.htm
Or maybe Neisha Thai, at the Tenleytown AU metro on the red line? http://www.neisha.net/neisha.html
tom

Tom I think you might have just volunteered yourself.

I like the idea of Neisha Thai - its on a metro line - so thats definitely a plus.

Should we lock in Neisha Thai for 1/31?

We won't be in for this dinner, having finished our business and being out of DCA on the 30th, but we had been regular patrons of Neisha Thai in Bailey's for a while. Last time we were there, about six weeks ago, it was under new ownership and not up to prior standards. Whether the same is true in Tenleytown, I do not know.

I'm in for the 31st. I ate at Neisha Thai Tenlytown last summer and thought it was pretty good. That would be my choice.

Neisha Thai
 

Thai food, on the metro line, an interesting menu and headinclouds personal oakily-doakily. Gets 4 thumbs up from us ^ ^ ^ ^

I wanted to try to make it on the 31st, but unfortunately, I'll be in FSM til the 1st of Feb - supposed to come back on the evening of the 31st, but there's not flights as late as I need to leave! I hate small cities!

we understand. you just don't love us anymore ;) ... enjoy your trip.