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Hard Times Cafe
(Now Closed)American Restaurant, Sports Bar, and Bar$$$$
Fairfax
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Sabrina HunterSeptember 26, 2013Get the chicken alamo! Personally no tomatoes! Sounds gross till you eat it trust me I am sooo picky!
Chili is great so are the fried pickles. Some of the best wait staff in the area. Love this place.
Love the veggie chili and the appetizers! Try the fried mac and cheese bites.
Phong KhomphengchanhSeptember 30, 2011The Alamo chicken is money!! Great place for Redskins and Caps games. One of the few local bars where you can smoke and dine
Washington CapitalsFebruary 13, 2013A great Caps on Tap Viewing Party location. For official Caps On Tap Viewing details - Read more
Poker Mondays at 7pm and 9:30pm. Thursday $1 Dom. Bottles 3-9pm Saturdays $4 Bombs all day
Ginger PCJuly 6, 2013Staff very friendly. Get a downstairs table to avoid the first floor smoking. The wings rocked.
Israel SDecember 27, 2013They sell cigarettes at the bar. It may be a suburban hellhole, but at least the bartenders are nice!
The mini burgers with fries here are glorious. Make sure you come out for $1 beers on Thursday.
Best fried pickles. The breading and seasoning beats all.- Wednesday is Giant Mug Night all day long. Also trivia is at 8 pm
One of the best bars in Fairfax and great Thursday happy hour
Chris FordJune 9, 2011If the girl with the huge jugs is there, compliment her ... she will show you them
Tad SuiterFebruary 17, 2010Cheapie drinks in a take-home plastic mug Tuesdays. Also, try a Cincinnati five-way. You won't regret it.
Best Chili, Wings and Service around! Just opened their shuffleboard tables too! Good times!
Gillian DionneAugust 22, 2012Service sucks and the smoke permeates into the non-smoking bar. Try Fast Eddies instead.
$5.99 Monday night burgers with a tater tot substitution is awesome!
On Wednesday, a dozen wings is only $4.80. Try the 'Texas' wings, they're great.
Used to love going to Hard Times but this experience was awful. Terrible service, over cooked food that we had to wait a long time for. Will not go back!
Ask for Marvin Lopez. He's the mayor. He thinks he runs the place.
Daniel LloydJuly 7, 2013Don't go here. It was 90 sum odd degrees today and they won't let me in with a tanktop. Good way to turn away money. You just lost my business forever. .
Plan on waiting about 20 minutes to ask if you want a beer all the girls seem nice but you can tell they don't give a shit- C GJuly 18, 2010Asked for Marvin Lopez, the dude didn't know what I was talking about. Coincedentally it may have been the wrong Marvin L!
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Permanently closed (Show more)
- Mon–Sun
- 11:00 AM–2:00 AM
(703) 267-9590
Features
Reservations
Yes
Credit Cards
Yes (incl. American Express)
Wi-Fi
Free
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Food & Drink
Menus
Brunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks
Beer, Full Bar, Cocktails
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