La Tagliatella to open in Clarendon April 1

I really hope that this is not an April's fools day prank, but the restaurant La Tagliatella is set to open its doors this April 1. It will start serving Italian food on the cornder of North Garfield and Clarendon Blvd left empty by Restaurant 3 last year. They plan on serving lunch and dinner Sunday through Thursday from 11:30 to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. The restaurant is mostly an European chain, with 130 locations overseas and this Clarendon spot being their third in the US. La Tagliatella claims to feature "Italy’s rustic culinary traditions with a menu focused on fresh ingredients and eclectic flavors."

La Tagliatella to Open in Clarendon soon

La Tagliatella is planning to open its doors soon in Clarendon. Although no opening date is set, they hope to open "early 2013." La Tagliatella will be on the corner of Clarendon and Garfield, replacing Restaurant 3's old space. This will feature Italian dining and offer 20 Napoletano-style pizzas. The restaurant is mostly an European chain, with 130 locations overseas and this Clarendon spot being their third in the US. La Tagliatella claims to feature "Italy’s rustic culinary traditions with a menu focused on fresh ingredients and eclectic flavors."

La Tagliatella will be located at 2950 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, Va., 22201 and will serve lunch and dinner Sunday through Thursday from 11:30 to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Bar Bites Menu at Restaurant 3

Photo courtsey Restaruant 3

One of my favorite local restaurants 3 in Clarendon is updating their menu to include "Bar Bites" small plates. Available Tuesday to Friday from 4-8pm, all bites are $6. The current menu features:

• Fried Pickles with Lemon-Cayenne Remoulade
• Pork Belly Hoecakes with Braised Bacon, Pickled Slaw and Spicy BBQ
• Bacon Deviled Eggs with House-cured Bacon
• House Smoked Pulled Pork Sliders with BBQ Sauce
• Grilled Cheese Bites with Bacon Tomato Dipping Sauce
• Short Rib Quesadillas with Jack Cheese and Chipotle Sour Cream
• Goat Cheese, Caramelized Onions and Spinach Flatbread

GWU Alumni at Restaurant 3 Feb 22

If you are a George Washington University grad, make sure to drop by Restaurant 3 in Clarendon on February 22 for an alumni happy hour. To celebrate our first president's 280th birthday, there will be food, drinks and cake from 6:30 to 8:30pm. The event is $10 and you must first register online here.

Week of Bacon at Restaurant 3 starts Thursday

A bacon infused entree from last year's Bacon Week

It's that time again for the 3rd annual Bacon Week at Whitlow's own Restaurant 3. They will start off with a Patio Pig Roast on Oct 13 which will feature $5 pulled pork sandwiches and American craft beer specials.

Restaurant 3 is offering a Bacon Curing Class on 10/16 at 3pm. Then throughout the week, you can stop by their "Bacon Stand" where you can try a complimentary taste of their house-cured Bacon-to-Go. Until Oct 22 they will offer a daily Bacon Happy Hour, where guests can feast on bacon bites such as the new bacon cheese dip over bacon dusted chips or thebacon on a stick and enjoy $3 craft beer draft specials.

Restaurant 3 Patio Opening Pig Party

Restaurant 3 Bar and Grill in Clarendon is hosting an fun Patio Opening Pig Party tonight, April 21 from 4 to 8pm to celebrate the opening of their patio and the start of their monthly summer pig roasts.

They will celebrate with a whole smoked pig, their famous bacon-themed apps, the Redskins super-fans “Hogettes” and 106.7 personalities. They’re also raising money for The Ronald McDonald House so everyone will be eating pork for a good cause.

Restaurant 3 deal from Living Social today

The online coupon site Living Social, similar to Groupon, is offering a deal for Clarendon's Restaurant 3 today. For $20 you get a coupon for $40 worth of Restaurant 3 dining, drinks not included.

I think its worth it, as this sister restaurant to Whitlows can make a nice dining venue. Offer ends early tomorrow morning!

Bacon Week Returns to Restaurant 3

Bacon Week is returning to Clarendon's Restaurant 3 this month. Last June the Travel Channel showed up and filmed them for their "Food Paradise" series. Now the same people who manage Whitlow's is having a 2nd Annual "Week of Bacon" on October 14th to 21st.

Restaurant 3 will offer a Bacon Tasting Dinner on the patio and a Bacon Brunch for diners to taste the various styles of house-cured bacon. Each day for the duration of the festival the restaurant will offer a daily Bacon Happy Hour, where guests can feast on bacon bites such as bacon on a stick and bacon-wrapped shrimp and wash it all down with $3 craft beer draft specials.

Restaurant Week in Clarendon

We are now in the middle of DC Restaurant Week which ends this Sunday, August 22. All participating restaurants, and there are many of them in the city, offer a $20 "three course" lunch and a $35 "three course" dinner. I use quotes here because some restaurants count your drink choice as a "course."

I'm proud to add that many Clarendon restaurants are also taking part in this annual tradition, such as:

• Lyon Hall
• La Tasca
• Liberty Tavern
• Restaurant 3
• Sushi Rock
• Willow
• Sette Bello
• Tallula
• Harry's Tap Room
  

Travel Channel @ Restaurant 3 and Bacon Week

This Tuesday the Travel Channel was filming at Whitlow's owned Restaurant 3 for their bacon themed "Food Paradise" series. This was an exciting and busy night for the relatively new restaurant, especially with the warm weather and free pulled pork BBQ sandwiches attracting people to the outside seating.

Restaurnt 3 offered a you-can't-get-enough-bacon themed menu, with bacon being an ingredient in the special three course menu, desert, and even a bacon infused drink! Pictured here is the pork chop main entree topped with yummy sauce and bacon bits.

The dinner was delicious, and my fears about too much bacon would over take the food was unfounded. Even the bacon ice cream desert was great, with just a slight hit of bacon. Also bottles of wine were half price, and my glass of Merlot complemented the pig themed dinner nicely.

Can't wait to see this local Clarendon venue on the Travel Channel!

Charity Happy Hour @ Restaurant 3

Tonight come out to Restaurant 3 from 5 to 10PM for a happy hour fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. This free event includes 3 drinks specials and 3 great raffle items: a Scion tC; dinner for 2 at Jaleo, and a massage from Capitol Rehab.

Meet the Bloggers @ Restaurant 3

Clarendon Alliance hosted a very well attended networking event at Restaurant 3, the third venue opened by the owners of Whitlow's, this evening. The rear bar area was packed with local bloggers and businesses and provided a great place to match up faces to the names/websites that I've shared links with for the past two years.

The Clarendon Alliance is a local association of business and government representatives that has been active since 1986.

Over the past five months there has been a dramatic increase in the number of local bloggers and writers around Arlington, and it is a great boost to have so much energy in the area. Looking forward to more Clarendon-centered meet-ups and collaborations!

Charity Happy Hour @ Restaurant 3

Today Restaurant 3 will be hosting a charity happy hour from 6 to 9pm. 15% of bar sales that night will go to the worthy Ronald McDonald House Charities, which provides housing to families with hospitalized children.

They will be offering featured glasses of wine for $5, drafts for $3 and feature half price bottles. There will be great door prizes and silent auction items including an autographed Alexander Ovechkin jersey.

If you are interested in volunteering, check out the Young Professionals council who organized it.

Charity Happy Hour at Restaurant 3 April 11

Next month on April 11 Restaurant 3 will be hosing a charity happy hour from 6 to 9pm. 15% of bar sales that night will go to the worthy Ronald McDonald House Charities, which provides housing to families with hospitalized children.

They will be offering featured glasses of wine for $5, drafts for $3 and feature half price bottles. There will be great door prizes and silent auction items including an autographed Alexander Ovechkin jersey.

If you are interested in voluntering, check out the Young Professionals council who organized it.

Restaurant Week in Clarendon

Several local venues are participating in Restaurant Week:

• Restaurant 3
• Liberty Tavern
• Harry's Tap Room
• La Tasca
• Willow Bar
• Tallula

Harry’s Tap Room is also donating $5 to the DC Central Kitchen charity for every Restaurant Week dinner menu selected.

Winter 2010 Restaurant Week - January 11-17, 2010
Lunch: - $20.10 for a three-course fixed-price meal
Dinner: - $35.10 for a three-course fixed-price meal
Beverages, gratuity and tax are not included.

Click here for more participating local Washington DC and NoVA restaurants.

Restaurant 3

The owners of Whitlow's on Wilson opened up their third restaurant last year, aptly named Restaurant 3.

This offers a more upscale restaurant and bar than Whitlow's, but still has an American styled menu. There are some interesting items there, including the Chicken and Waffles dinner entree, of which I had to try out of curiosity.

I liked the venue, and would recommend it as a night date dinner place alternative.

Taste of Clarendon on Sunday Nov 1

Professionals in the City are running a "Taste of Clarendon" event to sample the fares at four of Clarendon’s restaurants: La Tasca, Restaurant 3, Ri Ra, Sette Bello. Cuisine varies from Spanish, Soulful Southern Cooking, Irish and Regional Northern and Southern Italian.

The event lasts from 2 to 6pm on November 1st and is $49 if tickets are purchased by this Friday on their website.