11/19/09
The weekend needs a congressional set-aside.
Back in Black
Grand Reopening of the Black Rooster
The 40-year-old happy hour institution lost its lease last month, but thanks to some grassroots outrage,
it's reborn for your 2am dart tossing pleasure. Celebrate a victory for the little guy with $3 Buds and
$4.50 Guinness drafts all night, and a ribbon cutting with Councilman Jack Evans. Every good dive bar needs
a ribbon cutting.
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- Ribbon cutting at 6:30pm, Nov 20, Black Rooster Pub, 1919 L St NW, 202-659-4431
Upgrade
$400 Off With Trade-In at James
We like your suits. Mostly because you're always looking to trade up. Take those back-of-the-closet dwellers
to James Clothiers, they'll give them to charity, and you'll get $400 off a Brioni, Canali, Armani or other
brand ending in a vowel.
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- Nov 30, James Clothiers, Tysons Galleria, 2001 International Dr, McLean, VA, 703-883-1444
Set in Stone
Terra Cotta Tickets at Mie N Yu
If Obama's cool reception in China has you down on Sino-American relations, allow us to suggest Mie N Yu's
four-course Chinese regional tasting menu. Apart from delicacies like ginseng-poached egg with noodles,
you'll get a gratis pass to the coveted Terra Cotta Warriors exhibit at National Geographic. And all will be
right in the world…
- 411:
- $49, through March 31, Mie N Yu, 3135 M St NW, 202-333-6122
Smoke and Hops
Free Sandwich With Beer at Rocklands
We'll lay it on you nice and simple: sit down, order a beer—any beer—and get a chopped pork
sandwich on the house. Order another beer, get another sandwich. If it weren't only two hours per week, it
could get habit-forming.
- 411:
- 5-7pm, Mondays, Rocklands Barbeque, 3471 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA, 703-528-9663
From the Monks
Christmas Beer Dinner at Belga
Christmas is a season of forgiveness (and indulgence), so no one's going to judge you for making your way
through a lineup of seven Belgian blondes. We're talking beers, of course. A three-course menu will be
served with seven Belgian winter and Christmas ales. Seems like the right ratio of beer to food.
- 411:
- $49, 6:30pm, Nov 24, Belga Café, 514 8th St SE, Capitol Hill, 202-544-0100
Only what you need to know.