BASH @ PS7's

Hello friends and Rash thanks for the welcome back! Sorry I missed WOW, but it sounds like I didn't miss much....

I owe you all a update on PS7's.

When I walked in I thought I was going into a super fancy restaurant and I was going to be out of place. I made my way to the bar area and was a little more relaxed by the clusters of seating and groups of people.  I had a little time until Janis arrived so I made myself comfy at the bar.

Thinking back on this experience it reminds me of the tv series “Cheers.”  PS7’s is the kind of bar that if you attend a couple of times they will remember your name. The regular patrons and staff were super friendly.  Within ten minutes I had a glass of wine, a dish of popcorn and my neighbor at the bar was sharing his compari & hibiscus liquors and pizza with me.  I couldn’t have felt more welcome.

Once Janis arrived; we ordered the tuna tartare sliders, and the nutty goat cheese pizza.  YUM. I don’t know what happen ya’ll. I had such a good time, probably drank too much wine, I forgot to take pictures of my food. I guess I am just going to have to go back and do it again!!!

I did get this one of Janis and I. Janis thanks for coming out!

Rash is heading to Truckeroo 2 tonight. Half and M Street, SE. 25 food trucks and live music. Admission is free. Sorry I am going to miss this one too, hope you all have a fantastic time. The link is below for details. 

http://www.truckeroodc.com/www/

Happy Friday, see you next week.

~Becca

Whitlow's Roof Top

Hello my friends and welcome back Becca!  I wanted to take this time to give you my thoughts on Whitlow's rooftop .... b/c of the rain on Friday evening, it was closed. I thought to myself, no biggie, we will just hangout here in the main area.  Now you all know about Whitlow's, know where it is, probably have been there for their Sunday Funday brunch.  But really when was the last time you really went there to enjoy a drink??? It had been a while for me and so I wanted to give it a try.  Within minutes of getting a drink I quickly realized why I haven't been there in a LONG time.  I felt like I was in a sticky, smelly frat house.  Seriously.  My shoes were sticking to the ground, the bar was all grimy and the people, well, not to friendly.  Before I could even finish my drink I was out of there.  I quickly headed to Circa.  AHHH, the crowd, the food, the clean air and the good wine felt so much better.  Environment makes everything better and of course company.  That is when I sent out a BASH HH email and told everyone to come to Circa.  It seemed as though they were a little more pleased.  Now, I don't mean to "bash"Whitlow's, it may just be for some people and of course I don't want to dis the rooftop either.  I am hoping for better expectations then what I saw on Friday evening.

If you haven't been to Circa, BASH HH club will be happy to return there for an official happy hour!

Have a great week ya'll and hope to see you at Truckaroo II this coming Friday!

Cheers,
Rashmi

BASH DC HH Club goes to PS7's

Hello Happy Hour Crew. Tonight we are off to PS7's. I have not been here before and am really looking forward to it. PS7's is between 7th and 8th on I Street NW. The closest metro stop is Gallery Place China Town.  The HH menu features select $3 beers, $4 wines and a few discounted food options. As Rashmi is out of town enjoying San Fran for this lovely 4th of July holiday weekend, Janis will be joining me for tonight's venture. I hope to see some new faces there around 5PM.

 Cheers ~ RLB

http://www.ps7restaurant.com/index.html

Lyon Hall - Arlington, VA

Yeah, this place was pretty awesome. From the moment you walk in the door you are greeted by someone friendly, fortunately we didn't have to wait long for a table, and then a basket of bread and butter arrived.  Great first impression, I would say.  I started with a glass of vouray and the mussels of course. To my surprise they came with fries, yum!

While we sipped on vino and slurped up mussels we did enjoyed some people watching. No particular stories to share on that front other than we were in a perfect spot to see into the bar, restaurant and the patio outside.  Unlike Sonoma last week Lyon Hall has quite the happy  hour crew. It was during the people watching that we spotted the pretzel dish arriving at another table. We knew we had to try them and we were so glad we did. They were so soft and chewy, paring with the spicy mustard's gave them the perfect kick.

Another item I want to note is that the music selection was really fun and up beat. I caught myself singing a couple of times. Lastly, I want to give a shout out to Ashley for her excellent service which contributed to our fantastic time at Lyon Hall.  This week we had a couple of friends join us,  Karli from Chicago and Sona, thanks for coming out!

BASH HH @ Lyon Hall

I have to give Becca props of picking this gem in Arlington.  Not only is the ambiance nice and relaxing it does not smell like sticky beer (Mr. Days)  and its crowd is that of a "working crowd excited to be out on a Friday night with friends" And not necessarily to get smashed.

The service was awesome and the mussels, YUM!! Where can you find mussels on a HH menu for only $10.00 and a really good glass or two of wine half off during HH.  Did I mention that Becca and I couldn't resist the pretzel sticks and 3 different tangy and spicy mustards.

I have to say that Becca and I have the exact same thoughts here. I know I will definitely be making a stop there again whether with friends, or with a blind date; if it goes bad at least there is some decent people watching!

Till next week, which I am sad to miss, however, I think Becca will be picking a good place!

Cheers,
Rashmi

BASH DC HH Club goes to Arlington's Lyon Hall

Our tour continues at Lyon Hall in Arlington.  Location 3100 N. Washington Blvd. It is metro accessible on the orange line. Lyon Hall is a brasserie focusing on French classic cuisine. They offer a range of beers, as well as French wines.  HH Specials include $3.50 session beers, ½ price wines by the glass, $5.00 on a signature vodka drink, $10.00 mussels, $5.00 pretzels and $5.00 Frankfurters. It seems they have an array of items on their menu as well.  I am really looking forward to the mussels. Yay, can’t wait.

Hope to see you all there!

Cheers~RB

http://lyonhallarlington.com/

Sonoma Restaurant & Wine Bar

Hello friends happy Friday!

Bash DC HH is getting off to a slow start. I have been trying all week to get the post on Sonoma out to you all, but their online menu page has been down and I did not want to put incorrect information out there.

So before we get ahead of ourselves and move on to today’s HH let me give you our take on last week’s HH at Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar. 

Sonoma maybe an unknown gem. If you are looking for a low key place to relax with your friends, enjoy a few beverages, good food and hear the conversation this is the place to be. If you are looking for the love of your life maybe not so much…..

HH occurred on the second floor in the lounge area (see above). We happened to be in the mood for white wines that evening so we ordered the HH pinot grigio. A crisp white with a citrus taste, not bad for $5.00.  I would also like to note they offer a  $15 bottle of prosseco that we discovered was part of the HH specials.  This was a big hit among other patrons as well.

From the menu we split the house-made meatballs (AWESOME) and the spinach salad. The meatballs were AMAZING. I am not a total food so I will try to explain the flavors I enjoyed. The meatballs were made in a red sauce on top of creamy polenta; it was very hearty and flavorful.  The spinach salad was light and fresh; it included toasted walnuts, balsamic onions and charred onion vinaigrette. In case you didn't notice the salad was great, but I really likes the meatballs. I mentioned we ordered these from the main menu. Not going to lie I was a little disappointed that they did not have any happy hour appetizers, but none the less the food we ate was indeed yummy. 

That's it for Sonoma. I would definitely recommend trying it out. 

How was that for our first post? Let me know if there is any other information you are looking to hear about and we will make sure to include it on the next go round.

Now on to tonight's location.  Cheers~