fairfax question for the bar knowledgeable folk

[walkonby]

i'm attending a show the patriot center in november, and wanted to go to a restaurant/bar for some drinks and good bar grub beforehand that's not the normal tgifriday, chili's, applebees, ect... crap.  any suggestions?

[manimtired]

sadly, not really.  fairfax is the nations capital of chain bars.

I go to the Patriot Center for good bar grub.

[Chulahoma]

Fairfax has a poor bar scene.  The closest bar to the patriot center would be Fat Tuesdays(located within University Mall Shopping Center), which is terrible.  Buffalo Wing University, Old Shabeens, and TT Reynolds, which are in Fairfax city are some options..though I'm not a big fan of either of those places.  
 
 Tailgating in the parking lot is your best bet.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

You're not looking very hard.
 
 

Originally posted by manimtired:
  sadly, not really.  fairfax is the nations capital of chain bars.

[walkonby]

Originally posted by Surly Bonds:
  I go to the Patriot Center for good bar grub.

yeah, but the line for beer at patriot is running the risk of missing half the show.  plus popcorn and pretzels isn't exactly what i had in mind.  sushi, veal ravioli, or a nice blue crabtini would be nice.

veal is murder

[MindCage]

Originally posted by bizou311:
  Fairfax has a poor bar scene.  The closest bar to the patriot center would be Fat Tuesdays(located within University Mall Shopping Center), which is terrible.  Buffalo Wing University, Old Shabeens, and TT Reynolds, which are in Fairfax city are some options..though I'm not a big fan of either of those places.  
 
 Tailgating in the parking lot is your best bet.

I agree that tailgating is probably the best option. Fat Tuesdays although it sucks, is the closest bar to the Patriot Center. There's a few other bars in that University Mall across the street) I'd recommend there first before TT's which you'd then have to drive down 123 to Pat Cent and risk getting pulled over as you pass the police station and courthouse.
 
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[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Yeah, what kind of asshole eats veal?
 
 http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.britishmeat.com/veals.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.britishmeat.com/veal.html&h=176&w=219&sz=49&hl=en&start=3&tbnid=hHhCIunginSmzM:&tbn h=86&tbnw=107&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dveal%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG
 
 
 

Originally posted by Surly Bonds:
  veal is murder

[walkonby]

Originally posted by Surly Bonds:
  veal is murder

so is all food.  plants are alive, as well.

Originally posted by walkonby:
  i'm attending a show the patriot center in november, and wanted to go to a restaurant/bar for some drinks and good bar grub beforehand that's not the normal tgifriday, chili's, applebees, ect... crap.  any suggestions?

Have you tried the cruelty-free food at The Birchmere?  They use only the finest soy veal in their ravioli.

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
  Yeah, what kind of asshole eats veal?
   

Originally posted by Surly Bonds:
  veal is murder

[/b]

i had a quite lovely piece of weiner schnitzel with roasted potatoes whilst in austria (vienna) a few years back.  while i would not normally have paired with it a beer (perhaps a syrah or even a rioja), i figured that i would try it with a local brew.  mmmmmm.

[walkonby]

Originally posted by Surly Bonds:
   

Originally posted by walkonby:
  i'm attending a show the patriot center in november, and wanted to go to a restaurant/bar for some drinks and good bar grub beforehand that's not the normal tgifriday, chili's, applebees, ect... crap.  any suggestions?

Have you tried the cruelty-free food at The Birchmere?  They use only the finest soy veal in their ravioli. [/b]

i don't go to the birch for the food.

If the 930 Club had veal ravioli, would you go more?

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I'll cheer when you break 300 pounds and have a coronary at 52.  :p  
 
   

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
   

Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
  Yeah, what kind of asshole eats veal?
     

Originally posted by Surly Bonds:
  veal is murder

[/b]

i had a quite lovely piece of weiner schnitzel with roasted potatoes whilst in austria (vienna) a few years back.  while i would not normally have paired with it a beer (perhaps a syrah or even a rioja), i figured that i would try it with a local brew.  mmmmmm. [/b]