Quarry House Tavern

This place has a really nice atmosphere and a decent beer selection. A fun place to hang out with friends. I just have a couple of serious problems with this place.

Their "Happy Hour" is basically full price beer. The happy hour menu was charging $5.50-$6.50 for a pint. Also, you could buy 9 wings for $9. They usually are 6 for $6 so the happy hour is basically just a word they use. They don't bother actually having any specials. Whiskey was 20% off I guess, but meh, still a really lame happy hour.

Then they don't have enough wait staff. It wasn't so bad at first when it wasn't that busy but once it picked up you could just forget about seeing your waitress. Our friend told us taking a long time to get the check was a "thing" here. He wasn't kidding it took quite a while. It wasn't our waitress' fault though. Looked like she was responsibly for nearly the entire place. This place needs more wait staff or better management.

I also ordered medium wings and they were super hot! If you get the wings make sure to go 1 level lower than what you are used to. They were very tasty though.

So if you don't mind paying full price at happy hours and don't mind waiting a while for your check this is the place for you. It has a fun atmosphere and is alright I just won't go back here unless I have to for a friend or something.

Words cannot express how much I love this bar. The burgers are amazing, the rotating tap is always balanced and stocked with some of the best beer I've ever tasted, the whiskey selection is top notch, there's a jukebox (and it's an actual jukebox, not one of those digital pieces of junk), and most of all, the service is excellent. Perfect.

My only complaint, is that it turns into standing room only on Saturday nights due to the crowds coming in, but honestly, is that really a bad thing?

A great basement bar in the downtown Silver Spring area.  It's a decently-sized bar, but it can get packed quickly.  The drink menu is impressive, and I've discovered a few, new favorite beers here.  They have an extensive list, regardless if you're an IPA lover like myself or prefer the Pilsner or lighter beers.  The service here has generally been pretty good, both at the bar and for table service.  The food is really good: half-priced burgers on Monday, taco Tuesdays, wings on Wednesday, etc.  The burgers are great and come with fries, tots, or a side salad.  The tots are tasty, but they're tots - not sure why people go gaga over them.  Any kind of fried potato is delicious.  They also have veggie burgers for our vegetarian friends.

The prices are really good (burger + tots being around $7).  You won't break the bank here.  The only con I can think of with QH (and it's no fault of the bar) is it's difficult to tell when there will be an influx of people and not be able to get a table or stand even remotely close to the bar.  I've been here on Friday nights when there's barely 10 people, but have been on a Tuesday and the whole place is packed.

Out of all the bar options in Silver Spring, I'd say this is your best bet.  Friendly staff, good food, and many different beers to try.  Never had a bad night.