The Black Squirrel

bar with beer and bar food, nothin bad but nothin special.

thursday happy hour = half off beers and burgers. I got the veggie burger which is a mix of quinoa and black beans and mushrooms. got it with cheddar and chipotle sauce that comes on the side and house made pickles and a side of fries, pretty tasty!

I dropped in for quick bite and to sample some great beers.  It's multilevel so don't just stop when you first walked in.

I sat at the bar and got very good service from Morgan.  She really new her beers.  Even though there was no beer sampler/fight - I had Morgan pick a few to surprise me.  All great beers.  

I had classic the burger -- cooked to perfection as ordered, medium rare.  It was a very good burger.  I'll be back, got sample a whole bunch of more beers.

I'm an Adams Morgan resident, so I've been going to The Black Squirrel pretty frequently for about 3 years.  It's definitely one of my top 2 or 3 go-to bars in the area.  Their sriracha wings are my favorite wings in town, and their burgers are fantastic (although it bummed me out when their 1/2 price burger night went from half off your entire burger order to half off the base price for a plain burger - paying full price for the toppings can add up to a big difference).  The mussels, mac & cheese, and poutine are also favorites of mine.

They have an excellent beer selection, but I don't really recommend this place if you're more of a mixed-drink person (unless you're looking for something with absinthe in it).

My main gripe has always been the lack of drink specials.  If they ever do have them, they're not very clearly advertised or consistent, since I've never known of any in all the time I've been going here.  Come on guys - can't we get a 1/2 price draft night, or even $2 off.... something?  My only bad food experience here was when I tried having brunch about a year ago.  They had apparently just put the brunch menu together, and everything I got was way overpriced and not especially good - particularly when you consider how many better brunch options there are in the area.

Basically, if it's after happy hour and I want to go someplace with a more laid-back, non-clubby scene for a few beers and some food, this is possibly the best place to go in Adams Morgan... especially if it's a Thursday night and you want a burger.