Eatin' at the Bottom

I'm feeling very suburban, in that my second dining out experience back in D.C. was at a chain restaurant. Feeling very jet-lagged and with my body still thinking it was sometime tomorrow, I headed down to Bethesda to catch up with the now-famous DJ Seeking Irony (aka NM) and a blogless friend. We decided that easy was our plan for the evening (and since I've sworn off all Asian and Indian food for at least three weeks), headed down to Rock Bottom in Bethesda.

Rock Bottom serves standard American brew-pub fare: burgers, pasta, salads, and several large entrees. I settled on a Hickory Burger, a larger burger with BBQ sauce, bacon, and cheese, which came out a bit more raw than "medium" generally implies but otherwise was fine, but not spectacular. NM went for the Mac n' Chicken, which was, like most other Rock Bottom fare, generically mediocre. The saving grace is that Wednesday night is beer glass night, where you purchase a glass for $4.95 and get unlimited refills for $2.00 a piece. And you get to take the glass home. Oh, and our waitress gets points for being both cute and friendly.

Still, Rock Bottom remains what it's always been: a place to go to hang out with friends, have a beer, and eat a decent meal. Go in with that expectation, and you'll walk away satisfied.

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery
7900 Norflork Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
www.rockbottom.com