Thirsty Bernie Menu – Arlington, VA

Type : Bar & grill

Location : Arlington, VA

Neighborhood, game day tavern offering Bavarian-style mains & classic pub fare, plus draft beers. Based on 184 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price $$

Thirsty Bernie 22207

Address:
2163 N Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA 22207

Phone: (703) 248-9300

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Menu

Appetizers
Wings
bbq, medium, and hot, grilled or crispy
$6.00
Moules Frites
prince edward mussels, slivers of linguisa, garlic lemon broth, and belgian style fries
$13.00
Bean Soup
white beans with apple wood smoked bacon (add tomato and cheese panini for 5.00)
$5.00
Fisherman’s Net
fried calamari, oysters, and rock shrimp, with tartar, and marinara sauces
$11.00
Butchers Board
a selection of our handcrafted meats, bread & pickles
$15.00
Soup Du Jour
ask your server (add tomato and cheese panini for 5.00)
$5.00
House Salad
mixed greens, candied walnuts, tomatoes, cucumbers, and balsamic vinaigrette
$7.00
Alpine Sliders
meatballs in madiera and parmesan sauce on garlic crostinis
$7.00
Wedge Salad
iceberg lettuce, tomatoes blue cheese dressing & apple smoked bacon
$9.00
Entree Salads
Grilled Chicken Salad
marinated chicken kabob on basmati rice salad with red onion, cucumber, tomato, corn, and poppy seed dressing
$13.00
Caesar Salad
fresh romaine hearts with creamy garlic dressing and foccacia croutons (add steak, chicken, or salmon for 6.00)
$7.00
Steak Salad
grilled hanger steak, crumbled blue cheese, onions, tomatoes, and corn over mixed greens with balsamic vinaigrette
$14.00
Sandwiches
Austrian Chicken Sandwich
marzen brined chicken breast, grilled with tilseter cheese and brandied mushrooms (suggested beer: paulener munich lager)
$9.00
Kielbasa Sandwich
stachowski’s polish sausage, sauteed onions and peppers, or sauerkraut, grain mustard (suggested beer: staroproman czech pilsner)
$10.00
Beef On Weck
slow roasted, hand carved roast beef on a hard kaiser roll with au jus and fresh horseradish (suggested beer: dinkelacker pilsner)
$11.00
Hot Pastrami
house made pastrami on pumpernickel with melted swiss, and pickled red onions (suggested beer: warsteiner)
$11.00
Burger
Pepper Jack, Cheddar, Swiss, Blue Cheese $11.00
Pastas
Mushroom Anfd Brie Strudel
a savory blend of mushrooms, herbs, and brie with roasted garlic sauce
$15.00
Warsaw Pierogis
farmers cheese raviolis, brown butter riesling raisin sauce
$16.00
Shrimp Scampi
plump shrimp sauteed with garlic butter and white wine, served over linguini
$16.00
Entrees
Arlberg Goulash
braised beef and veal with seasonal vegetables and sage spatzle (suggested beer: paulener munich lager)
$15.00
Wiener Schnitzel
sauteed veal cutlet, brandied mushroom sauce and braised red cabbage (suggested beer: franziskaner hefe-weizen)
$19.00
St. Moritz Bratwurst
stachowski veal bratwurst with rosti potatoes, sauteed onions and peppers (suggested beer: oval trappist ale)
$15.00
Grilled Hanger Steak
house aged hanger with a blue cheese port wine sauce (suggested beer: spaten optimator)
$18.00
Atlantic Salmon
grilled atlantic salmon with butternut squash and braised red cabbage (suggested beer: chimay)
$17.00
Crab Cakes
jumbo lump crab with hollandaise, saltine crackers and brown rice (suggested beer: dinkelacker pilsner)
$23.00
Sides
Brown Rice Garlic Green Beans
Handcut Belgian Fries 5 Fried Onion Rings
Butternut Squash Sage Spatzle

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Reviews

Natalie Runnerstrom
Exactly what you’d expect from a chill neighborhood watering hole. Decent beer selection, but I can’t speak to the food since I just went there for a few beers with friends. Nice atmosphere and not too loud when there isn’t a game on but that would also be a good reason to go this bar for DC-sports game days.

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Corey Scott
Looking for a fantastic neighborhood bar full of great people, awesome bartenders and an owner that really gives back to his community?

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Benjamin Kirkup
It is a pub with regulars in a location that arguably doesn’t need a pub. On a Friday evening, just a few customers and nearly equal number of staff, who feel comfortable enough that they can abandon the from of house for 15 minutes at a time, downstairs. However, when available, service was attentive, accurate, etc. The beers are fine, and could hardly be otherwise. The food looked fresh and suitable at all tables. Meatballs were three for $11. Large, good taste and texture, robust marinara, some grilled onions and peppers. Almost certainly stock items from the distributor, but not lowest tier. Enough to take the edge off, nothing you will regret. Menu diverse and expansive. Kitchen clean and orderly. Decorations dated and insignificant, but not an issue, either.

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Luke Hendrixson
Good hole in the wall bar, a rare category to find in Arlington these days. I will def return for a great HH or football special. Fancy people need not apply, this is your old fashion watering hole.

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Emma U
We love coming to Thirsty Bernie. We come regularly and have a great experience each time. We come primarily for the amazing people that work here. Emilio, Cesar and Ernesto are the best, they make you feel at home and are very efficient. The food is excellent. A burger, fries and ranch are a typical go to. Happy hour outside on the patio at Thirstys is one of my favorite places to spend time in Arlington.

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John Fleming
Nice place, plenty of parking. Food was really good. Happy hour specials for beer, drinks and snacks.

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Renn
Delicious burgers – every bite was better than the last

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Jon Sheldon
Geat neighborhood bar! I think the poor reviews are when Thirsty Bernie had a prior owner. Great bar food made directly in their awesome kitchen, smoke their own meats etc. The bartenders are quick and pay attention and are friendly.

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Nick Pascale
A phenomenal burger spot with a multitude of TVs perfect for any game day. The only thing I’ll say is that their menu is a bit pricey, and happy hour sort of just brings everything to a normal price rather than a deal. Other than that the food and beer was great, and the service was fantastic!

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Eric Muse
Great Arlington watering hole. Good happy hour specials.

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