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4238 Wilson Blvd Ste 1256
Arlington, VA 22203
4.0 of 5 stars.
Oh how I love Rock Bottom. This location has my favorite "El Hefe", incredibly smooth and a hint of citrus flavor. Join the Mug Club and get the big glasses for no extra cost! The food is OK, stick...
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I only go here on Wednesdays because they have $1.50/beer happy hour from 11am - 9pm...you'll have ~6 types of beer to choose from (pale ale, brown, red, light, hef, and...??) The beers are "ok" but...
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Reaaally good cobb salad - I got the ginger citrus dressing which tasted more like french but it gave a nice little kick to the salad - which was huge btw. I also have had the beef nachos which are...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
After 2 burgers and fries, a Pink Hawaiian beverage, a bowl of chili, a caesar salad, and a slice of carrot cake with caramel sauce, the bf and I were stuffed, satisfied, and paid less than $50 (tip...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My friend dragged me on the long journey from Manassas to Rock Bottom, only saying "good happy hour", and I had no idea what to expect. I was extremely pleased with my experience and glad I was...
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite beer here is usually the specials which rotate about every month or two. The belgium beer they brew around December is to die for! The titan toothpics are my favorite appetizer. The pale...
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like this place. It gets crazy at times, with its immense crowds that develop on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, but what else would you expect for some great beer specials?My favorite night is...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I have mixed feelings about this place.When I first went to the one here in VA it wasn't the one in Milwaukee, but it was pretty awesome!Now than I'm 21, the beer menu makes me happy, but as for the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place. I go here often since I live so close. The food is really good and reasonably priced. Their beers are good. Nothing crazy or spectacular, just your standard red, brown, kolsch, ipa,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you like Trivia, wings and beer, check out this place on a Tuesday night from 8-10pm. My friends and I started going in January and it is really a lot of fun. A great activity and a chance to be...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The microbrew Hefeweizen has me wanting to move somewhere that is Rock Bottom adjacent. Every beer and plate of food I've had here has been terrific. The prices are commensurate with other...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Either you come when it's mostly empty, and you order the same cliche microbrews that have been cycling through the country for more than a decade, or you come when the happy hour is out of control...
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Just moved here over the summer and was rather disappointed at the lack of local microbreweries in this area. I know this place is a chain, but with a lack of strictly local joints, it'll have to do....
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Came here on the Friday after Thanksgiving with the old high school crowd. I liked it. It wasn't bad. The music was pretty good - lots of tunes to dance to, all top 40s popular, some songs to get you...
yelp.com - user review - 11/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love coming here. Great beer selection. $1 pints on Wednesdays. Rock Bottom is one of my favorite breweries since no two Rock Bottoms are alike.
yelp.com - user review - 11/19/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to Rock Bottom three times for dinner in the past few months and have had very different experiences. The first time I went was 4th of July weekend with a group of 7. We were seated right...
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ballston Mall is a curious place. Somehow it seems lower class than Fair Oaks, but nicer than Springfield. The area around the mall is some of the most desired property in northern Virginia, but the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
worst bar in the entire world, second only to:**see review for bailey's pub
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We came here for trivia the other day and I'm not entirely sure that I'll be going back. I had a good time, but there were many things that ended up annoying me. I'm just going to go ahead and...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Oh Rock Bottom.... your trivia frustrates meFirst off i must say how amazing the "Host" of the evening is. I promised him a shout out in my review since he told me he checks them out :PSo i love the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Thoroughly enjoyable microbrewery. (I'd give it a 3.5 here if I could.) The food is 'typical' American brewery fare, but with a number of unique creations. My favorite has always been the "Titan...
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is in Ballston mall, which is a little weird, but what makes it stand out it that it is a microbrewery. I can only comment about Wednesday happy hours, but the price ($1.50/pint for their...
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We decided to tap Ballston's trivia night options by going to Rock Bottom last Tuesday (moved from Mondays), and were surprised by the small crowd. The questions were decent, but the sound was...
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The beer was quite good but choices for food were limited. The calamari was delicious and it is a nice place for fun during the weekday like Wednesday's.
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I visit Rock Bottom at lease once a week whether it be Wednesday for the happy hour special or a Saturday night for dinner. Wednesday, you want to get there fairly early (before 6) or else you're...
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've never been here on a weeknight, but have been here several weekend nights. The beers are probably the main reason to go here, every one that I've had is pretty good. My personal favorite is the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's been a while, but Rock Bottom is a pretty good place for happy hour. Expect it to be beyond crowded and pretty much a college meat market atmosphere on Wednesdays (if polled, I would bet 90% of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great place to get decent beer that's not too expensive. Wednesday nights are obviously the best, but the beer price changed from $1 beers (which is really easy to say) to $1.50 beers. $1...
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hello, $1.50 beers on Wednesdays till 9:30 how great is that. They brew their own beer and their light beer is pretty good. It has a little hint of fruitiness to it. They have 2 bars 1 outdoors and 1...
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Since Rock Bottom is across the street, it is the place we go when we're too lazy to go anywhere else! I really enjoy their Hefeweizen but have never been impressed by their food, though the burger is...
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When you go to Rock Bottom you have to realize what it is. A chain brew pub. And for that they do a very good job.If you check out the website almost every night of the week there is some type of...
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Thanks to an intern's salary and a desire to not have to drive to get wasted, I spent many a $1 Happy Hour at Rock Bottom Brewery.. when I was still too young to legally be out drinking.Now that I am...
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i'm def not a fan of nova but you can still smoke at the bars down there. my homeboy just moved out to arlington and took me to this place. hmmmm. initial thoughts? typical nova joint with...
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is the happy hour bar of choice for my coworkers and I on Wednesday nights. And in a couple of months I'm moving just down the street. I'm looking forward with mixed emotions to being able to...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
If you love beer and you can get over the fact that this place is in the Ballston Mall, then this is the place for you. I don't drink beer and I still find the existence of Ballston Mall an oddity,...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Came here for trivia last night. I was a little concerned that it would be smoky, since our table was very close to the bar. Luckily, I didn't come home smelling like an ashtray. Service and food: Our...
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I have to admit, drinking at a restaurant in the mall brings me back to my days in NJ, where the local Applebees was the nightlife hotspot (Yeahhh Clifton Commons). I can't hate on Rock Bottom too...
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
MAN! this place gets CROWDED on wednesdays! But fighting the crowd to hang out with friends while drinking beer for $1 (I think they bumped the price up to $1.50 now) is worth it. usually.. Now that...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Rock Bottom seems to be the spot where guys who live in Arlington like to take a certain red-headed Yelper on dates. I've also been here with large parties for birthday celebrations and with friends...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Rock Bottom Brewery: the only way to get there is through the Ballston Common Mall aka "rock-bottom." Thank you, I'll be here all night.RBB's been in Arlington since about the time I moved here,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Wednesday night / Dollar beer night. They have a great menu. I had to take away one star for only serving house beer. BUT IT IS ONE DOLLAR For some reason they beer just doesn't taste the way it...
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Having been to a Rock Bottom Brewery in PA, I sort of knew what to expect when coming to this RBB. Once you've been inside one, you've been inside them all. Though, that doesn't mean you can't have...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
If you like this place, you probably have already hit....(2 stars only for the $1 Wednesday night beer special [which, incidentally, i also did not like...])
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Food is sub-par. I got the grilled Mahi tacos and the fish had absolutely no taste and was swimming in a strange cole slaw. Came with average beans and rice.This place gets three stars only because...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
RBB is a fun bar/restaurant. It wouldn't be my first choice for a dining option, but it's definitely a cool place to gather and drink with friends.Several people in my group ordered burgers and liked...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
More like 3.5 stars, I guess. I went to the Yelp trivia meetup thing last night at Rock Bottom, since it's not far from my house. And I had fun, so I'll probably be going to more, schedule...
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The only way you can get in to Rock Bottom is through the mall. Weird. Luckily, once you get inside, you forget you're in a mall and the atmosphere improves steadily.... until someone starts smoking....
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
One should never review a restaurant in a bad mood. But with Rock Bottom, I think I'm allowed to. I've tried the Rock Bottom in Bellevue, WA, and now in Arlington, VA. I have been very disappointed by...
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to Rock Bottom several times for beers and appetizers but only recently had a chance to try some real food as well. I must say I was pleasantly surprised. I had the club which came on a...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Fantastic!Went here twice with MeetIn.org and both times were great. The baked pasta with the marinara and baked cheese on top is OK, but the bbq salmon with shrimp & asparagus is FANTASTIC! It even...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The food is actually pretty good at Rock Bottom. I like places that have a casual atmosphere but the quality of food exceeds the ambiance. Rock Bottom is certainly one that fits this bill -...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Daaaaaayumm, I cannot believe what a good deal their Wednesday night happy hour is. $1.50 ( the annoyance of fighting crowds) for a pint of really quality beer. I loved the brown ale, thought the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been taken here twice by a friend, and while I generally shy away from restaurants in malls, this place was a pleasant surprise.The beer here is really the main feature, seeing as that it's a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Nice place to grab a sandwich or salad. The Emperor's Salad with ahi tuna is actually quite good. It is a brewery so they have good beer...try the Mother Martha Kolsch. Also on Tuesday and Sunday you...
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here a few times with friends(read: I have every pint glass they give away on Fridays), and have never had a negative experience. I haven't had the pleasure of coming here on a Wednesday...
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place is exactly like every other Rock Bottom Brewery out there, so if you love it, you will be in heaven. The night we went, however, the service was very slow. We ordered appetizers and...
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you haven't got a place to go on a Wednesday night, Rock Bottom's the place to hit. The $1 beer goes from 7-9 if I am not wrong. The whole restuarant is packed with people all there for the same...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Going there this evening before a movie. I steer clear of the Wednesday keg party, but that's just because I like to sit at a table and eat and be able to talk.Tips:1.) You can order a sampler of...
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Right now RB has a very good stout they are pouring. It's kind of eh being in a mall...but it is a good place to hang.
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good beers, avoid Wednesdays.I don't know what normal people are willing to endure in order to pay $1 for a beer, but I can only drink two anyhow and I'm too old to stand in line for it.The food is...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Decent microbrewery, with decent food. Good for a hamburger and fries on a weekday. Wouldn't go too out of my way for it though. Good spot after work to toss one back.
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The place was loud and completely trashed on Wednesday. They kicked us out from the patio at 10 despite gorgeous weather outside. The beer was ok.
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2007
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has more of an adult feel... the back room helps protects you from the bar scene and the smoke... enjoyable food and even better beer... friendly, efficient servers... filled with kids early in the evening......
lilaguide.com - user review - 02/08/2007
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This is the local hangout to watch sports. They brew incredible beer inhouse so you can't go wrong. On wednesdays, they have $1 beer from 11am-9pm and a live band after that. They also have great specials on...
menupages.com - user review - 01/30/2007
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This restaurant is really good, and they have a wonderful variety of beers available, many that are ...
judysbook.com - user review - 11/20/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Fun Place to Hang out. Good Micro Brewed Beer, always fresh. I highly recommend the Mac and Cheese or Mac and Chicken, good pub style food available in a relaxed and not to expensive restaurant and...
yelp.com - user review - 11/10/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
go for the show on Wed's.. The $1 beers are fine too.. but I had forgotten what kind of entertainment you can draw with $1 beers.The beer is good too.. ;-)Any other time you can kick back and onjoy...
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Rock bottom is a decent micro-brew chain. Their beers are good and their food is average. Being in a busy mall however kind of makes this one suck a little more.
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great place to go to relax with friends over some beer and grab some tasty, interesting pub bites. The menu is extensive with interesting dishes. I had the mahi tacos and they were tasty. I'm not a...
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Wednesday, happy hour, be there and be there early. I've heard they have half price burgers, but even better, $1 drafts on all their beer. And they brew their own beer. I personally do not enjoy...
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2006
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Rock Bottom Brewery in Arlington has good food and even better beer. Wednesday night is popular for...
judysbook.com - user review - 10/21/2005
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Good food. A little smoky in front, but they provide good service with the kids.
lilaguide.com - user review - 11/29/2004
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The food and service were fine, but our son was pretty much ignored (which he hates) and they didn't offer anything to entertain him.
lilaguide.com - user review - 10/14/2003
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Baby-Changing table in restroom. Generally loud and crowded so a crying baby won't even be heard. Quickly brought out a sling to support the car seat/infant carrier, bringing the baby to table height. Very...
lilaguide.com - user review - 06/17/2003
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