Where to Watch the Super Bowl
Tuesday, February 1, 2005;
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At press time, Bailey's didn't have a complete list of specials or game-day activities, but they will probably include giveways and specials on buckets of beer. Though service can be slow, this is one of the better places to view the game, with 55 televisions and 13 big screens.
Just weeks after returning to WJFK-FM, the Sports Junkies are hosting a Super Bowl show at Champps Americana in Fair Oaks, offering commentary and instant analysis as only the Junkies can. Admission is free, but seating is limited.
Dr. Dremo's is showing the game on its 15-foot projection screen. There's no cover, and specials include some discounted beers that have yet to be determined, though Steelers fans should note they may include Iron City. If your team is losing, there are multiple pool tables to get your mind off football. Doors open at 5.
Currently celebrating its 30th year on the western edge of Capitol Hill, the venerable Dubliner is offering $3 pints of Dubliner Amber Ale, Yuengling and Miller Lite to those watching the game on its large projection screen.
There's no cover charge if you want to watch the Super Bowl on the ESPN Zone's 16-foot high-definition screen, but there are a couple of catches. Tickets for the best seats will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, beginning Friday at 5 p.m. You can pick up a maximum of four. But when you get them, you agree to spend a minimum of $15 on food and drink per person, per hour. (Those seated in other parts of the restaurant, like the Studio Grill, need only drop $10 per person, per hour.) One ticketed patron wins a "Redskins Fantasy Day" from WJFK-FM, which involves two tickets to the season opener, pregame field passes, access to the hospitality tent and more.
Among the specials at the Capitol Hill pub are $2.50 Miller Lite pints, $2 Miller High Life and half-price appetizers.
Football fans will tell you that nothing goes together like wings and beer. At the Flying Buffalo, buy 10 of the restaurant's excellent wings (the Cajun and Lemongrass sauces are particularly good) and get 10 more free -- perfect for sharing. Domestic draft beers are $2, and the bar area has nine televisions and one big screen.
The Steelers lost to the Patriots in the AFC Championship game, so I don't understand why the Front Page is calling its Super Bowl party "The Immaculate Reception" -- anyway, Franco Harris's amazing catch occurred in a playoff game, not the Super Bowl. Setting aside the name, the party, which runs from 4:30 to 11, sounds like a good deal: a limited open bar of beer, rail drinks and selected whiskies; a buffet with sandwiches, wings and other snacks; and a halftime raffle. Tickets are $40 from lindypromo.com.
Things to Do D.C.'s Super Bowl party features free appetizers from 4:30 to 7:30 and a free drink for everyone who's in the door by 7. There are 20 televisions throughout the Hard Rock Cafe, including a large projection screen. Tickets are $10 in advance from thingstododc.com, or $15 at the door.
The Positive Black Men Coalition is calling its event "The World's Largest Super Bowl Party." We can't speak to that, but it's certainly one of the biggest in the area. The group is taking over the Hyatt Regency Crystal City from 4 till late with a combination of music and sports. DJ Rico of WPGC-FM will provide the beats, and five large projection screens will be set up to show the game. Organizers are providing free snacks, drink specials and several pool tables and basketball games. After the final whistle, there's an after-party with the local bands Lissen and Familiar Faces. Advance tickets are $20 and available from the group's Web site.
For something a little more upscale than the usual sports bar, Pros in the City is sponsoring a Super Bowl party at Lounge 201 on Capitol Hill. You won't find dozens of outsized televisions -- though there are a few flat screens -- but the $10 admission includes free appetizers and food and drink specials. The party runs from 5 to 11; purchase advance tickets from prosinthecity.com.
Lucky Bar will service two sets of football fans on Sunday: Soccer lovers will gather early for games from England, Italy and Spain, but as the day goes on, they'll be replaced by devotees of American football. The Super Bowl will be shown on the 10-foot projection screen, in addition to smaller televisions around the bar, and the staff promises various beer specials and a raffle for an iPod and a $100 bar tab.
In between raucous Mardi Gras parties, Lulu's is finding time to host a Super Bowl viewing. Besides the game, this event features trivia contests, a buffalo wing-eating contest and a frozen shirt contest; the requisite all-day drink specials and tailgate food; and a DJ before, during and after the game. Tickets are $5 in advance (see www.lulusclub.com), and doors open at 4.
While not blessed with tons of televisions, the Madhatter has a pretty good Super Bowl deal: Pay $40 for an all-you-can-eat "game-day buffet" and unlimited beers and rail drinks.
The Foggy Bottom bar's Super Bowl party features the game on three projection screens, three 42-inch plasma screens and 20 other televisions. Specials include $5 Miller Lite pitchers, $10 buckets of bottled beers, a variety of featured shots, and special Philadelphia and New England-themed menus.
We're not sure what will be the bigger draw at Mister Days' Super Bowl party: the 110-inch projection televisions or the Redskinettes who perform a half-hour before kickoff and again at halftime. All seats in the bar are sold on a first-come, first-served basis for $15 or $25. One manager estimates that 85 percent of the seats are in the $25 range, with some near the bar and on the mezzanine level going for the cheaper price. A pregame buffet (everything from wings and quesadillas to cheesesteaks and chicken) is served from 4 to 5:45. A limited number of $50 tickets are also available, offering prime seats and all you can eat, all night long. Mister Days has 60 televisions, including plasma screens and those monster projection screens.
As the official home of the mid-Atlantic region's largest New England Patriots fan club, Murphy's will be crazy on Super Bowl Sunday. Arriving late is NOT an option. The pub is bringing a large-screen television into its second-floor bar for the afternoon. There may be food and drink specials, although those wearing a Donovan McNabb jersey need not apply.
The three-level brick-walled bar and "dining saloon" is offering an all-you-can-eat-and-drink menu, sponsored by Miller Lite, for $40. Arrive early, as seats with great views are limited, especially in the main bar.
Shedding the Pittsburgh theme for a general sports bar atmosphere would have looked like a bad idea if the Steelers hadn't self-destructed last week. As it stands, the Pour House is a neutral venue -- though there could be a slight Eagles edge. Specials include $5 plates of wings and 22-ounce Bud Light drafts for $4.50. There are a number of large screens scattered around the bar's three themed floors.
Well known as an Eagles bar, the Rhino will be absolutely packed on Sunday. The usual specials will be in effect -- $8 pitchers and 25-cent wings -- and fans can watch the game on three big screens and more than 20 smaller ones.
Super Bowl? What Super Bowl? The Ballston brewpub is sticking with its usual Sunday special: Buy a 64-ounce pitcher of beer for $16, then take the heavyweight glass pitcher home with you. And once you buy it, refills -- equivalent to four pints of liquid refreshment -- are just $8.
Like its Arlington cousin, Bethesda's Rock Bottom is treating Sunday as just another day. A football game will be on all 14 of the bar's television screens; brunch will be served all day; and when you purchase a logo pint class for $4.95 (including beer), refills are $2. There are pool tables, as well as some smaller televisions, in the cozy Brewer's Lounge; sink into couches in the Sports Den.
Before it became one of Northern Virginia's best music venues, the State Theatre was a popular movie theater. During the NFL season, the bar shows "Monday Night Football" action on its 24-foot screen, serving up discounted food and drinks with no cover charge. Similar plans are afoot for the Super Bowl, with an appearance by Stevens and Medley of classic rock station The Arrow (94.7 FM). Doors open at 3.
The U Street bar proved popular with Red Sox fans this fall -- the World Series trophy even made a post-victory appearance -- so Patriots fans are expected to turn out in droves. But no matter which team you support, Stetson's promises "specials galore" and the game on two large projection televisions.
From 5:30 to the game's end, Strike is offering unlimited bowling, domestic beer and buffet food (pizza, wings and the like) for $49 per person. Shoe rental is also included. Tip: The game will be shown on seven large video screens that hang over the lanes, so it will be really easy to distract opponents with a sharp "Oooh!" when they're about to release. Most gutter balls will probably happen on third-and-long situations.
Mount Pleasant's newest neighborhood tavern is showing the game on two plasma flat screens and a couple of regular televisions. Specials include $2 Miller High Life and 50-cent spicy wings.
If what you're after is draft beer, flat-screen televisions and good food, the new Ugly Mug restaurant and bar on Barracks Row has the basics covered. Plasma screens line the wall behind the bar and columns in the restaurant area, providing a view from the large horseshoe-shaped booths. For Super Bowl Sunday, the deal is this: all you can eat and drink for $40, beginning at 6.