Rather than spend another day snowed in with the kids, I decided to brave public transit and join some friends in Chevy Chase, DC to eat and drink St. Patrick's Day away in the Boiler Room of Jake's American Grille. The Boiler Room's normal weekday hours are 4pm-close, but they were open and running some specials for St. Patrick's Day.
Jake's is on Connecticut Avenue just south of Chevy Chase Circle, across the street from the amazing Politics & Prose Bookstore (check out programs for kids) and the kid-friendly Comet Ping Pong. Getting there on the bus in the snow was a bit of an adventure, but I think it would normally be an easy bus ride from downtown.
The Boiler Room is in the basement of Jake's. It is your basic bar, with concrete floors and flat screens on the walls and a mix of dining and cocktail height seating. There's a pool table, shuffle board, and a few video games.
What sets Jake's apart from most bars is a large supply of family-friendly board games in one corner. You can select your games and bring them to the table to play.
We played several games, including The Ladybug Game
, which seems like a good game for learning and reinforcing counting for little kids. My two year old really enjoyed filling up the Connect 4
board and then dumping it out.
We stayed for a few hours before venturing back into the cold, and I am sure we'll be back again to meet up with friends and kid-friends.
Getting There
Jake's American Grille
5018 Connecticut Ave NW
Closest Metro: From Tenleytown Metro, walk down Albemarle and left on Nebraska about .5 miles
Bus: The L1, L2, and L4 bus lines run up Connecticut Avenue from Farragut North Metro and stop across the street from Jake's
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