Happy Thursday from Karma!!
🎉 Birthday Shoutouts for Next Week!
No birthdays :(
Happy Thursday Bagel Bites,
March Madness rolls on, and by now at least one of your Final Four picks has probably already betrayed you.
If you joined our Arlington Bagel Bracket Challenge, godspeed. If not, honestly, that may have been the healthier choice.
Either way, this weekend is shaping up nicely. We’ve got a few solid spots to catch the games, plus some non-basketball plans for anyone who needs a break from watching their bracket fall apart in real time.
Scroll on to get your weekend together
– Billy (Go Hoos!)
📅 Your Weekend in Arlington
Thursday
March Madness Round 1: 12:15-10:10pm EST.
🍕🏆 Big Tony's Trivia Night (Clarendon) @ 7-9pm
If your groupchat needs a non-basketball plan, Big Tony's does fast-paced Thursday trivia with prizes and just the right amount of friendly chaos. The better part: their Thursday deal is pitchers + pies for $30, so you can split a pizza, sip something cold, and pretend you're only there for the competition.
Info here🏀 BOE - Clarendon @ Sweet 16 tonight
If you want your first Sweet 16 night to turn into an actual Clarendon night, BOE is the move. Info HERE
Friday
March Madness Round 1: 12:15-10:10pm EST.
🎶 Ireland's Four Courts - Courthouse @ 9:30pm
Four Courts works if you want the games and a second act. Happy hour runs Monday-Friday, 3-6 PM, and they roll right into live music every Friday and Saturday at 9:30 PM. Info HERE
🏀 Astro Beer Hall - Shirlington @ late night
Astro is a great meet-a-friend option if you want plenty of room at the bar and late-night food that actually holds up once the games run long. Info HERE
🏀 First Down - Ballston @ Friday
This is the classic Ballston sports-bar play: 30 TVs, a ton of wings, and no confusion about why you are there. Info HERE
🏀 Hyde Social - Clarendon @ 4-7pm happy hour
If you want the games but still want the night to feel at least a little more polished than a pure sports-bar crawl, Hyde Social is a strong Clarendon pick. Happy hour runs 4-7 PM, and live music starts later. Info HERE
Saturday
🥬 Courthouse Farmers Market - Courthouse @ 9am-12pm
If you need one non-bar thing to do before Elite Eight takes over your afternoon, this is the cleanest Saturday reset in Arlington. Info HERE
March Madness Round 2: 12:10-8:40pm ET
🏀 Quincy Hall - Ballston @ Saturday
Quincy Hall is the Ballston move if you want pizza, a huge beer list, and enough space to watch games without feeling trapped inside somebody else's bracket spiral. Info HERE
🏀 Dudley's Sport and Ale - Shirlington @ all day Saturday
Dudley's is the all-day Saturday fallback: 40+ TVs, a 20-foot projector, rooftop seating, weekend brunch, and dine-in specials like $5 off pitchers, $12 smash burgers, and $12 wings. Info HERE
Sunday
🥬 Columbia Pike Farmers Market - Pike Park @ 9am-1pm
If Sunday needs one thing that is not basketball, this is the reset: coffee, something baked, and a brief lie to yourself about cooking later. Info HERE
March Madness Round 2: 12:10-8:40pm ET
🏀 Quinn's on the Corner - Rosslyn @ Sunday
If you want a more low-key Sunday than another full Clarendon lap, Quinn's is a good Rosslyn move for posted-up game watching and a couple drinks without turning the whole thing into an all-day production. Info HERE
🏀 Dudley's - Shirlington @ Sunday
Dudley's is still a very respectable Sunday call if you want rooftop energy, brunch hours, and enough screens to avoid asking anyone to change the channel. Info HERE
🍽️ Restaurant News
🍜 My Home Thai Bistro Opens in Falls Church — Opened Mar. 11
Falls Church just got a new Thai option: My Home Thai Bistro opened a new location on W. Broad (joining their spots in Ashburn, Reston, and Stafford). The menu’s organized like “rooms” for different cravings—Pad Thai and Crabmeat Wok Rice in the lunch specials lane, starters like duck rolls/calamari/dumplings, and bigger plates like Crying Tiger and Bad Boy Belly (pork belly + fried egg). Bonus: fun signature cocktails like the Thosakan (gin + pandan + egg white) and Vessavana (vodka + elderflower + mango chili). 1009 W. Broad St., Falls Church. Info HERE
🥙 Fava Pot Opens at The Boro — Opened Mar. 23
Good news for your lunch rotation: Fava Pot (woman-owned Egyptian street food) just opened a new spot at The Boro. It started as a Tysons food truck back in 2013 and has now grown into multiple locations—so yes, it’s a local success story and a tasty one. Expect favorites like kebab platters, stuffed grape leaves, and Egyptian lamb shank. 1624 Boro Pl., McLean. Info HERE
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