High Side

 

 

Pros: Great tap list with a ton of variety. Good food prices. Easy seating. Choice between 4 and 8 oz pours (and in a few cases, 12 oz). And did I mention, a great tap list.

A few cons.

1. The bartender was on his phone a LOT.

2. The beer is crazy expensive. The cheapest pours were $3.50 for 4 oz. The most expensive was $14 for 4 oz (!). No discounts for flights or otherwise. Happy Hour appears to be select beers for $6 but I'm pretty sure that is for 8 oz pours. So...the beer is expensive to say the least.

3. The fried tofu and noodles dish I ordered was partially cold, partially lukewarm. Maybe they were using cold, pre-cooked noodles and didn't warm them up all the way. Plus the plate itself was cold, which is really inexcusable not to have warm plates for service. Oh well, at least it was tasty with good textures and plenty spicy.

Overall I probably would return if I lived in the area despite the high beer prices. They have a great taplist and there are a few more items on the menu I'd like to try.

This is a craft beer bar in downtown Fairfax with Asian street food. If you are looking for Aslin, The Veil, Ocelot, Vasen beers, you will find them here. This place has an Untappd check in scroll bar on their electronic in-store beer list.

The Asian street food is excellent, such as plum sweet potato fries, tamarind shrimp, scallion pancakes and meat on a stick.

 

This is one of my favorite bars in the Northern Virginia area. The beer and service is excellent, with knowledgable staff. They generally have about 20 beers/ciders on tap, but they do a great job in selecting which 20 they serve. They include some of the best Virginia and East Coast breweries and rotate their taps often. I haven't been super impressed with the food yet, but the beer selection is good enough to warrant multiple returns.