Since 1988, Alexandria has experienced unprecedented commercial development. Today the Old Town historic district is known for its array of museums, architecture, special events, fine restaurants and hotels, and other attractions that draw more than 1.5 m
Mango Mke's : Cool Carribean Cafe
Salsa Lessons --- $5
Every Monday Night
(Half Priced Margaritas until 9pm)
8:00 pm - Beginner
8:45 pm - Advanced
9:30 pm - Dancing and Latino DJ
Drink Specials:
Mondays: $2.50 Drafts and Rail Drinks, 1/2 price Margaritas.
Thursdays: $2.00 Coronas.
Fridays: $2.50 Drafts and Rail Drinks
Food Specials:
Tuesdays: Lobster mania.
Wednesdays:$5 raw bar (10 oysters, crawfish, clams, 1/2 lb sno crab, or 25 spiced shrimp).
Half Price on Selected Drinks at the bar.
Wednesdays: $2.99 Margaritas.
Food Specials:
Half Price on Selected Appetizers at the bar.
Appetizers
Santa Fe Egg Rolls
Crispy tortillas wrapped around
chicken, black beans & corn
with melted Jack cheese 7.99
Chili Nachos
Piled high w/chili, melted Cheddar,
onions, jalapenos, sour cream
& diced tomatoes
8.99
Jalapeno Pepper
Poppers
Mild or Hot 6.99
Chili Cheese Fries
Fresh cut fries topped with chili,
melted Cheddar & sour cream 6.99
Bacon Cheese Fries
Fresh cut fries with bacon
& melted Cheddar 6.99
Chicken Tenders
With Honey Mustard,
BBQ sauce or Ranch 7.99
Texas Hot & Spicy
With Blue Cheese and celery 7.99
Original Texas, Inferno, Chili Lime,
Honey BBQ, Honey Mustard
Grilled Wings seasoned with flavor of your choice.
Served with Blue cheese or Ranch and celery.
8.59 per order
Mac & Cheese
Wedges
With Ranch dipping sauce 6.49
Cheap Grilled Wings Wednesdays!
Original Texas, Inferno, Chili Lime,
Honey BBQ, Honey Mustard
Boneless chunks of chicken seasoned in your choice of Wing sauce.
Served with celery and Blue cheese
(8) 6.99 (16) 12.99 (25) 16.99 (36) 22.99
Grilled Wings
Boneless Wings
Onion Rings
Our famous beer batter rings
5.99
(25) 22.99 (36) 29.99 (50) 39.99
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Chili Mac
Your choice of chili over spaghetti .............................................. 7.09
3–Way Chili Mac (spaghetti, chili & cheese) ................................. 7.99
4–Way Chili Mac (spaghetti, chili, cheese & onions) ..................... 8.29
5–Way Chili Mac (spaghetti, chili, cheese, onions & beans) .......... 8.49
Chili by the Bowl
Your choice of chili with or without beans ................................... 6.49
Toppings
Hard Times Traditional Chili
Chili
Bubba
Two pieces of
cornbread topped
with two of your
favorite Chilis,
then smothered
with Cheddar,
tomatoes,
onions, and
sour cream.
Chili
Changa
Soft tortilla
wrap filled with
Cheddar and Chili.
Topped with
lettuce, tomato
and sour cream.
Texas Chili
Coarse ground beef cooked in its own juice, using
an authentic turn of the century family spice blend and recipe.
Cincinnati Chili
Introduced in 1922 by Greek immigrants, it is a fine grind of beef
with a tomato base and sweeter spices including cinnamon.
Terlingua Red
A tribute to the Texas ghost town that hosted the first chili
cook-off. A redder color and spicy kick of championship chiles.
Vegetarian Chili
Soy flakes cooked in a tomato base with fresh mushrooms,
onions, green peppers, jalapenos & peanuts.
Select Franchises available. Visit hardtimes.com.
Our recipes are authentic and historically correct versions
of the chili created on the turn-of-the-century cattle drives of the Southwest
and in the Cincinnati chili parlors of the Midwest.
Cheddar or Parmesan Cheese . .95
Chopped Onions .................... .35
Hot Dog ............................... 1.49
Sour Cream .......................... .95
Chopped fresh Jalapenos ...... .95
Diced Tomatoes .................... .35
All Chili is served with homemade cornbread.
8.99
Frito
Chili Pie
We put the Frito’s
in a bowl, you
choose your Chili
and we load it with
shredded Cheddar,
diced tomatoes and
sour cream.
Chili
Taters
Tator Tots
smothered with
your choice of
Chili, shredded
Cheddar and
sour cream.
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*Regarding the safety of these foods, written information is available upon request
Burgers
Burgers served with a heaping portion of our homemade fresh cut fries,
shredded lettuce, tomato, and pickles. Bold slice of red onion on request.
Whiskey River BBQ Bacon Burger* ....................... 8.99
Bacon, Cheese, BBQ sauce and two onion rings on a char-grilled burger
Chili Cheddarburger* ................................................ 8.89
Topped with your choice of chili with shredded Cheddar & onions
Peppercorn Bacon Burger* ........................................ 8.89
Bacon, Peppercorn, Jack Cheese, steak sauce and two onion rings
Popper Burger* ........................................................ 8.79
Sliced Hot Poppers with Jack cheese
Bacon Cheeseburger* ................................................ 8.59
With crisp bacon & choice of Cheddar, Jack or American cheese
Char Grilled Burger* ................................................. 7.49
Add cheese (Cheddar, Jack, or American) ................................................... .49
Veggie-Burger .......................................................... 7.29
Choice of Cheddar, Jack, or American cheese
Add Veggie Chili ............................................................................................ .99
Sliders
All Sliders served with a handful of fresh-cut fries
Mini Elvis Cheeseburgers ......................................... 7.99
3 Mini Burgers with cheese & pickle
Original Sliders ........................................................ 7.29
4 little square burgers with special onions
Philly Chicken Cheesesteak ...................................... 7.49
3 Chicken Cheesesteak Sliders
Doggie Sliders .......................................................... 6.99
3 Chili Cheese Hot Dog Sliders
Chili Dogs
World Famous Hard Times Chili Dogs are served with a heaping portion
of our fresh cut fries and pickles.
Hard Times
Chili Dog
1/4 pound all-beef dog
with your choice of chili,
shredded Cheddar
and onions—knife
& fork recommended.
6.99
Authentic
Coney Dog
Two all beef dogs with
just the right amount
of Cincinnati chili,
shredded Cheddar
& onions.
6.99
Foot Long
Chili Cheese Dog
All-beef and topped
with your choice
of chili, shredded
Cheddar and onions.
6.99
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Salads
Grilled Salmon Salad* ............................................... 9.79
Fresh Salmon marinated & grilled to order over a garden salad with
red peppers, diced tomatoes, shredded Cheddar and tortilla strips.
Santa Fe Chicken Salad ........................................ 8.79
Grilled chicken on a garden salad tossed with homemade Mexi-Ranch dressing,
fresh sweet corn, red peppers, diced tomatoes, shredded Cheddar and tortilla strips.
Monterey Chicken Salad .......................................... 8.79
Crispy strips of chicken diced up on a garden salad with shredded
Cheddar, tomatoes and chopped egg garnished with tortilla strips.
Buffalo Chicken Salad .............................................. 8.79
Buffalo style strips of chicken diced up in a salad mix of Romaine and
Iceberg with red onion, green peppers, shredded Cheddar and tortilla strips.
Grilled Chicken Breast Salad .................................... 8.79
Grilled chicken, red peppers, chopped egg, crisp bacon, diced tomatoes
and shredded Cheddar on a garden salad.
Texas Chicken Salad ................................................. 8.79
Chicken breast grilled with spicy wing sauce and Texas spices served
on a garden salad with red peppers, diced tomatoes, and shredded Cheddar.
Chili Salad .............................................................. 8.59
Your choice of chili on a garden salad with red peppers, diced tomatoes,
shredded Cheddar and tortilla strips. Topped with sour cream.
Chicken Alamo ................................. 8.99
Spaghetti noodles mixed with a blend of Parmesan Ranch
dressing topped with spicy strips of grilled chicken.
Grilled Chicken
Fresh chicken breast grilled to order & served with a heaping portion
of our fresh cut fries, shredded lettuce, tomato and pickles.
Whiskey River BBQ Chicken Sandwich .................... 8.99
Bacon, Cheese, BBQ sauce and two onion rings.
Bacon & Cheese Chicken Sandwich .......................... 8.49
Crisp bacon and choice of Cheddar, Jack, or American cheese.
Inferno Chicken Sandwich ................................... 8.29
Grilled with a blend of really hot sauces and melted cheese.
Texas Chicken Sandwich .......................................... 8.29
Grilled with spicy wing sauce, Texas spices & served with Blue Cheese dressing.
Grilled Chicken Breast Sandwich .............................. 7.99
Grilled with your choice of Cheddar, Jack, or American cheese.
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Tell us like it is at comments@hardtimes.com
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Beverages
Coca-Cola Fountain Soda ...................................................................... 2.39
Hard Times Sweet Tea ................................................................ 2.39
Regular Iced Tea ........................................................................ 2.39
Hard Times Lemonade ................................................................ 2.39
Free refills on beverages listed above.
HARD TIMES ROOT BEER
Our signature root beer made with honey and without caffeine.
Sorry no free refills.
14 oz. Draft—2.49 Long Neck Bottle—2.79
Suppertime Platters
Ribs & Wings
Combo
1/2 rack of Hard Times
Ribs with three
Hard Times Wings.
Your choice of sauce.
13.99
New York Strip Steak*
12 oz. Choice Cut NY Strip char-grilled
over an open flame and seasoned
with our Crazy Jane’s spices.
15.99
Montana Sirloin*
8 oz. Choice Center Cut Sirloin
char-grilled to order.
13.99
Chamayo Chicken
Grilled chicken breast basted with thick
BBQ sauce topped with bacon, Jack
& Cheddar cheese, tomatoes and jalapenos.
10.99
Chicken Tender Dinner
Breaded chicken tenders served
with your choice of sauce.
9.99
Grilled Salmon*
Fresh Salmon marinated & grilled to order.
12.99
Add a Garden Salad.......................only 1.99
Fish & Chips
Filet of Cod beer batter dipped and deep fried.
9.99
All platters served with Alamo Pasta or Fresh Cut Fries.
Hot & Spicy
These Ribs have a
Texas Rub with a kick
and are basted with
a thick, rich BBQ sauce.
Half Rack 11.99
Full Rack add 5.99
BBQ Ribs
Hard Times BBQ Ribs are St Louis style pork ribs smoked and tenderly slow cooked.
Served with fresh-cut fries, cole slaw and corn bread.
Sweet & Tangy
A light, sweet sauce
that stands up to the Ribs
and gives them that
great BBQ sweetness.
Half Rack 11.99
Full Rack add 5.99
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U-CATER MENU
Prices subject to change without notice.
Wings
(36) $29.99 (50) $39.99 (75) $58.99 (100) $74.99
Ribs
$15.99 Full Rack/Hot & Spicy or Sweet & Tangy
Chili
Texas, Cincinnati, Terlingua Red, and Vegetarian
Chili $12.95 $24.95 $46.95
quart 1/2 gallon gallon
(serves 4) (serves 8) (serves 16)
Chili Extras
Beans $1.00 $1.50 $3.00
pint quart 1/2 gallon
(serves 4) (serves 8) (serves 16)
Spaghetti $4.00 $7.50 $12.00
1/2 gallon gallon 2 gallons
(serves 4) (serves 8) (serves 16)
Cheddar $4.00 $7.00 $12.00
Cheese pint quart 1/2 gallon
(serves 4) (serves 8) (serves 16)
Parmesan $4.00 $7.00 $12.00
Cheese 1/2 pint pint quart
(serves 4) (serves 8) (serves 16)
Chopped $1.25 $1.75 $3.25
Onions 1/2 pint pint quart
(serves 4) (serves 8) (serves 16)
Diced $3.00 $5.50 $11.00
Jalepenos 1/2 pint pint quart
(serves 4) (serves 8) (serves 16)
Diced $1.50 $2.50 $4.00
Tomatoes 1/2 pint pint quart
(serves 4) (serves 8) (serves 16)
Cornbread $4.50 $9.00
1/2 Pan Full Pan
(serves 4) (serves 8)
Weekdays:
M,TU,W,TH,F
Hours:
3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
1404 King Street • Alexandria, VA • 703-837-0050
King Street Blues : King Street's Blues
What's the deal with all those huge paper mache characters? The interior has been a work in progress created by over a half dozen artists. Three quarter life size paper mache characters fill the dining rooms and the bar has a backdrop of colorful, nostalgic and whimsical murals. But the heart of King Street Blues is the menu created around childhood memories of car trips down US Route 1, stopping at wonderful roadside restaurants, not unlike the food mom used to make at home.
Drink Specials:
$5 Small Pitchers
Food Specials:
Half Price Appetizers at the Bar.
Weekdays:
M,TU,W,TH,F
Hours:
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
112 Asaph Street • Alexandria, VA • 703-836-8800
Murphy's : Grand Irish Pub
Come impress your friends at the always entertaining trivia night at Murphy's. Each Tuesday evening at 7:30pm teams of individuals get together and try to prove that they are the smartest in the pub. Prizes and gloating rights are awarded weekly. And to make a great night even better- All burgers are half price all night!
Visit Reagan's Corner. The corner is filled with pictures and a commemorative exhibit of his trip to Ireland's Own. A little of modern history to be found in historical Old Town.
Drink Specials:
$1.50 Miller Lites
Food Specials:
Free Buffet on select nights, call for details
Weekdays:
M,TU,W,TH,F
Hours:
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
111 N Pitt St • Alexandria, VA • (703) 549-4535
Southside 815 : Southern Casual Happy Hour!
"Looking for a place to watch the big game or see how you’re hometown team is doing, we’re just the place. You name it, we got it on our 12 TV’s and 8 satellites. Eighteen draft beers featuring various micros, a full selection of wine and liquor, along with the best bar staff anywhere has solidified our position as Alexandria’s true neighborhood restaurant and bar. southside815.com"
Drink Specials:
$1.75 Dom. Drafts.
Food Specials:
1/2 priced burgers
Weekdays:
M,TU,W,TH,F
Hours:
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
815 South Washington Street • Alexandria, VA • (703) 836-6222
Stella's : Stella's in Alexandria
Don't expect Blanche DuBois to sashay 'round the bar. This isn't some retro speakeasy. It's a contemporary restaurant with baby-boomer-friendly Life magazine covers on the wall. Gen-Xers line the three-deep bar, while patrons of more sedate vintage are parked in the dining room. In summer, a fountainside cafe is a free-for-all. After a few roller-coaster years, Stella's seems to be finding itself.Washingtonian Magazine.
Drink Specials:
$1.85 Domestic Beers, $3.40 Micros,
Food Specials:
Free Finger Food
Weekdays:
M,TU,W,TH,F
Hours:
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
1725 Duke St • Alexandria, VA • (703) 519-1946
Union Street Public House : Old Town's Greatest Neighborhood Tap and Grill
As 2001 Zagat Survey of Washington area restaurants puts it, they have got multigenerational appeal with a "please-everyone" menu that "goes great with the Microbrews."
An institution in Historic Old Town, Alexandria Virginia, Union Street Public House opened in a renovated Colonial warehouse in 1986, and has served locals and visitors with the finest in fresh seafood and prime steaks and chops ever since.
With fresh oysters, 11 beers on tap, more available by the bottle, and a varied wine list, Union Street will not disappoint. Looking for lunch at the bar, seating for a party for 12, or the right space for a large banquet or reception, Union Street is the answer, and has been for over 20 years.
"Unabashedly Old World..."
Drink Specials:
$2 Domestic Drafts
Food Specials:
selected Specials on Appetizers at the bar.
Here is their full food menu: THE GLORIOUS OYSTER
OYSTERS ON THE HALF SHELL
*By the Half Dozen locals $ 9.50
*By the Dozen locals $ 18.00
*Out of Towners Market Price
WALLY’S OYSTERS & BACON $ 10.50
Baked in the Shell with Pepper Butter
SOUTHERN FRIED OYSTERS $ 11.95
With Cocktail & Tartar Sauces
SMALL PLATES
MARGHERITA FLATBREAD $ 8.95
Roma Tomatoes, Garlic, Olive Oil, Fresh Basil, and Mozzarella Cheese
STEAMED PEEL AND EAT SHRIMP $ 10.95
Jumbo Spiced Shrimp with Cocktail Sauce
BAYOU FRIED CHICKEN TENDERS $ 8.95
Tossed in Louisiana Hot Sauce with Creamy Blue Cheese
SMOKED CHICKEN WINGS $ 8.95
Spicy Wings with smoked tomato Ranch Dressing
CRAB AND LOBSTER CAKE $ 13.95
Seasonal Salad & Lemon Aioli
GRILLED CALAMARI $ 9.95
Asian Slaw with Spicy Dipping Souce
SMOKED SALMON $ 10.95
*Irish Peat Smoked Salmon with Toast Points and Tartar Sauce
TIPS AND CHIPS $ 8.95
*Grilled Sirloin Tips, Homemade Potato Chips & Melted Blue Cheese
ENTRÉE SALADS
CAESAR SALAD $ 13.95
*Our Classic recipe with Grilled Steak or Salmon
FARMER’S HARVEST $ 12.95
*Grilled Chicken or Shrimp over Mesclun Greens with Tomatoes, Toasted Almonds and Goat Cheese with Balsamic Vinaigrette
TAPROOM $ 12.95
*Grilled Calamari and Shrimp, Feta Cheese & Kalamata Olives on Chopped Romaine with Tomato-Olive Vinaigrette
U.S. COBB SALAD $ 11.95
Fried Chicken Tenders, Chopped Bacon and Egg, Avocado and Blue Cheese, with Honey Mustard Dressing
SESAME TUNA $ 13.95
*Sesame Glazed Tuna Steak over Mesclun greens with Spicy Sprouts & Citrus-Soy Dressing
CALAMARI SPINACH SALAD $ 11.95
*Fried Calamari, Chopped Bacon and Egg, Sliced Mushrooms, and Tomatoes with Ranch Dressing
UNION STREET FAVORITES
LOUISIANA CATFISH $ 16.95
Sautéed with Andouille Sausage, Bay Shrimp in a Cajun cream sauce
GULF COAST GUMBO $ 14.95
Shrimp, Smoked Chicken, Smithfield Ham, Onions and Peppers, in a Spicy New Orleans Broth
CIOPPINO $ 21.95
A Frisco Bowl Full of Fresh Clams, Mussels, Shrimp, Scallops and Cod and a side of Garlic Toast
JAMBALAYA PENNE $ 15.95
Shrimp, Andouille Sausage and Chicken in a Spiced Tomato Sauce
CHEF’S VEGETARIAN PLATE $ 12.95
Portabella Mushroom, Japanese Eggplant and Oven Roasted Squash
CRAB AND LOBSTER CAKES $ 24.95
With Fresh Seasonal Salad and Lemon Aioli
FISH & CHIPS $ 14.95
Fresh Atlantic Cod, Beer Battered, French Fries, Coleslaw & Tartar Sauce
PUBLIC HOUSE GRILLS
SMOKED CHERRY CHICKEN $ 13.95
Cinnamon Smoked Chicken Breast with Cherry Barbeque Sauce Sweet Potato Fries and Coleslaw
HICKORY SMOKED BACK RIBS
With Mahogany BBQ Sauce, Sweet Potato Fries and Coleslaw $ 21.95
A Half Rack $ 12.95
GRILLED ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE $ 14.95
With Red Beans and Rice and Fresh Vegetable
GRILLED FRESH FISH Market Price
Hand Cut with Chef’s Potatoes, Fresh Vegetable and Herb Pepper Butter
GRILLED FILET MIGNON $ 25.95
*Full cut, eight ounces with Roasted Garlic Demi-Glaze, Fresh Vegetable and Chef’s Potatoes
PETITE FILET MIGNON $ 17.95
*At five ounces with Roasted Garlic Demi-Glaze, Fresh Vegetable and Chef’s Potatoes
OLD TOWN ALE STEAK $ 17.95
*Sirloin Steak, Fried Onion Tangle & Black Night Sauce
SOUPS AND SIDE SALADS
SOUP OF THE DAY $ 4.95
CAROLINA CREAM OF CRAB $ 5.95
SUMMER GAZPACHO $ 5.75
With Tortilla Chips
CAESAR SALAD $ 5.95
*Our Classic Recipe
HOUSE GREENS $ 5.95
Cucumbers, Corn and Tomato with Ranch Dressing, add crumbled Blue Cheese $ .75
BABY ICEBERG SALAD $ 5.95
Iceberg Lettuce, Tomato, Blue Cheese Dressing Bacon Crumbles
SANDWICHES
SALOON CHEESEBURGER $ 9.95
*Eight Ounces of Fresh Ground Angus Chuck
CRAB AND LOBSTER CAKE $ 14.95
With Lemon Aioli on a Soft Kaiser Roll
BOURBON STREET ROLL $ 11.95
Smoked Chicken, Sausage, and Shrimp with Peppers and Onions
SHRIMP SALAD $ 11.95
Homemade Shrimp Salad on a Lanky Roll
MUFFULETTA $ 10.95
Salami, Mortadella, Cappicola Ham with Provolone Cheese and Olive Tapenade
SMOKED CHICKEN SALAD CLUB $ 10.95
Triple Decker with Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato
CAROLINA TURKEY DIP $ 10.95
Sliced Turkey Breast with Carolina Barbeque Broth
GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST $ 10.95
Melted Provolone Cheese, Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato on a Soft Kaiser Roll
“MY BAR, MY RULES” STEAK $ 14.95
*Grilled Filet Mignon, Sautéed Onions & Melted Cheddar on an Onion Roll
CHEF’S after 5:00 FEATURES
MONDAY: Lobster Mac & Cheese $ 14.95
TUESDAY: BBQ Ribs $ 17.95
WEDNESDAY: Roasted Chicken $ 12.95
THURSDAY: Crab Stuffed Shrimp $ 21.95
FRIDAY: Seafood Mixed Grill $ 22.95
SATURDAY: N Y Strip Steak, 14 ounces $ 24.95
SUNDAY: Slow Roasted Prime Rib (Available all day) $ 19.95
SIDES AND BEVERAGES
Lobster Macaroni and Cheese $ 5.95 Soda $ 2.75
Red Beans and Rice $ 2.95 IBC Root Beer $ 2.95
Fried Onion Tangle $ 3.95 Iced Tea $ 2.75
Seasonal Fruit Cup $ 3.95 Milk $ 2.75
Chef’s Potatoes $ 2.95 Coffee $ 2.75
Sweet Potato Fries $ 3.50 Hot Teas $2.95
French Fried Potatoes $ 2.95 Still & Sparkling Waters $3.95
Garlic Mashed Potatoes $ 2.95 Nantucket Nectar Squeezed Lemonade $3.50
Jane’s Blue Ribbon Pickles $ 1.95
Bowtie Pasta Salad $ 2.95
Coleslaw $ 1.95
One check per table please. An 18% gratuity will be added to parties of six or more.
*Contains raw or undercooked ingredients. Regarding the safety of these items written