Hey y'all Rash and I are headed to the lake to enjoy a girls weekend with friends. Sorry there will be no BASH happy hour this week. We look forward to catching up with you next week. In the meantime, let us know if you come across and new places that we can try.
Cheer~RB
Friday, August 5, 2011
BASH Happy Hour @ ZEST BISTRO
ZEST is a cute little spot in the Barracks row area of DC. The decor is pleasant, the food tastey and the service great. Unfortunately, the bar area is rather small and made for a difficult HH for the 6 of us. We tried a few of the bar specials; meatballs with curry, the calamari, I remember the sauce being a bit sweet and tangy, and the hh chardonnay was decent. Overall, I liked the vibe in the place, but I would suggest you try it in sets of two. We could have sat at a table, the wait was not to long, but then we would have missed all the fun specials at the bar.
We added a few new BASHer's this week. Thanks to everyone who came out!
BASH @ Restaurant 3
Hello y'all and welcome to Friday. Wow how time flies, two weeks ago we BASHed at Restaurant 3 in Arlington, VA. Even though I drive by this place regularly, I had actually never been there before. As Rashmi said the temperatures have been intense so we thought it a good opportunity to try it. My first impressions of this place; bar area is kinda cool looking, it has a huge mural on the wall, ample seating either at cocktail tables or in clusters with stools around a shorter round tables. I like the sound control; it wasn’t too loud so it was easy to talk to and hear others. It has a decent crowd, although a little older than the usual Arlington group. I agree with Rashmi, the service was okay, the beer specials great, the mussels were good but cannot compare to the awesome HH mussels at Lyon Hall. We thrive on happy hours specials and this place didn’t really have anything super to offer us on a Friday night. While there I found out that they are known for their bacon and they have a bacon happy hour that looks pretty fun. I will have to try it out and report back, maybe this is the night to go. But otherwise to me the only saving grace is that they have the Morgan Syrah/Grenache (my current favorite red wine) otherwise, I probably would not go back. (Which I went back for a week later and also tried the potato fries with blue cheese, they were very good.)
Despite the sub par feel on the happy hour specials we had a fantastic time with the crew that joined us. B Gant, my hubby Ryan, Sona and Jonathan, and the Jones’s as well as a few other. Thank you all for coming out!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Restaurant 3 *Arlington/Clarendon*
Hello my friends .... I am a little late to this post, its been a crazy few weeks and with summer wrapping up, BASH is trying to get all our drinks I mean ducks in a row to continue through the fall. I had never been to 3 in Clarendon and since it was our 11th straight row of 100+ degrees BASH decided to stay local. It was the perfect reason to finally to go Restaurant 3. Since Becca had been before, I am curious as to what her thoughts are now that we walk into these places with a different mindset ... Becca??
As for me, loved the ambiance, ample seating not only at the bar but the bar lounge. For a beer lover, this is your place. Not cheap but worth it, as I haven't seen a beer list as extensive and delicious in the Arlington area. I must say the same but not gloat about it, the wine list. They have Morgan! I wasn't to crazy about their Friday hh specials (during the week it seems a bit better) Service was OK, food was good and prices didn't seem anything to be happy about, especially during the 5 o'clock hour. As you can tell I wasn't to crazy about this place. However, I don't think that will stop me from going there again.
Becca and I did order the mussels. I think Lyon Hall has spoiled us when it comes to their HH specials and the mussels. That's the whole point right. All in all, try 3 (No not the 3 Britney Spears sings about) especially during the weekdays, that's when they highlight their specials.
BASH is out of town the following friday, however, we have a few things up our sleeves that we can't wait to tell all our dedicated bashers about for our upcoming events.
Cheeers,
Rashmi
As for me, loved the ambiance, ample seating not only at the bar but the bar lounge. For a beer lover, this is your place. Not cheap but worth it, as I haven't seen a beer list as extensive and delicious in the Arlington area. I must say the same but not gloat about it, the wine list. They have Morgan! I wasn't to crazy about their Friday hh specials (during the week it seems a bit better) Service was OK, food was good and prices didn't seem anything to be happy about, especially during the 5 o'clock hour. As you can tell I wasn't to crazy about this place. However, I don't think that will stop me from going there again.
Becca and I did order the mussels. I think Lyon Hall has spoiled us when it comes to their HH specials and the mussels. That's the whole point right. All in all, try 3 (No not the 3 Britney Spears sings about) especially during the weekdays, that's when they highlight their specials.
BASH is out of town the following friday, however, we have a few things up our sleeves that we can't wait to tell all our dedicated bashers about for our upcoming events.
Cheeers,
Rashmi
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