On Super Bowl Sunday this year, some transplanted Washingtonians will have a chance to tout their Los Angeles or Cincinnati street cred. No matter who you’re rooting for, here are some options for places to watch the game with other football fans — it won’t be just another night at the bar.
Calico
50 Blagden Alley NW
Mt. Vernon Square’s Calico will host a free viewing party (reservations suggested) starting at 2 p.m. at its heated outdoor backyard and indoor bar. The bar, which purchased flat-screen TVs for the occasion, will serve day-only grilled burger and hot dog specials, in addition to drink deals like $10 Miller High Life and bourbon boilermakers.
Jack Rose Dining Saloon
2007 18th St NW
Head to Adams Morgan for an all-you-can-eat, all-you-can-drink wing, beer and hot spiced cider party at Jack Rose Dining Saloon’s heated, weather-proof rooftop. Unlimited wings come in five flavors, and you can try all of them while watching the game on four jumbo screens. Tickets can be reserved here for $75 per person.
The 4 Corners Pub
10111 Sutherland Rd, Silver Spring
Dine in to watch the game at Silver Spring’s The 4 Corners Pub, where they’ll have beer buckets available for $12.99.
First Down Sports Bar & Grille
4213 Fairfax Dr, Arlington
In Arlington’s Ballston neighborhood, head to First Down Sports Bar & Grille for deals on cocktails, $7.75 stadium cans of domestic macrobrews, $5.75 cans of White Claw, and $5.99 deals on pretzel or mozzarella bites. Scroll down to see their dine-in and take-out chicken wing deal.
The Game Sports Pub
2411 18th St NW
The Game Sports Pub in Adams Morgan will offer $10 beer and premium shot combos, $10 nachos, and a new a la carte menu at their watch party, which “will open as early as 12 p.m. for brunch until 3 p.m., for those who want to get the Super Bowl festivities started early,” according to a spokesperson.
Lou’s City Bar
1400 Irving St NW
Reserve your ticket for the watch party at Lou’s City Barin Columbia Heights, which will have a limited buffet, rail drinks, select beer, and wine with affordable add-ons for premium products at the door. Tickets cost up to $50.
Madhatter
1319 Connecticut Ave NW
Dupont Circle’s Madhatter plans to host D.C.’s Cincinnati Bengals fan base for a watch party starting at 5 p.m. Specials include $6 nachos and cheeseburgers, $12 Miller pitchers, $16 Blue Moon pitchers, $5 orange Stoli vodka shooters, and more. Email eric.madhatterdc@gmail.com to reserve your table.
The Mayflower Club
1223 Connecticut Ave NW
Also in Dupont Circle, The Mayflower Club will open its doors at 5 p.m. for a watch party on its projector screens and TVs. Food specials include a $17 lamb slider dish, $17 truffle fries, and $24 12-wing platter with peri-peri sauce and blue cheese dressing.
Sports & Social
11800 Grand Park Ave, North Bethesda
Sports bar chain Sports & Social is hosting a watch party at the Bethesda location. Reserve premium seating to watch the game on their “18-foot media wall.” Come for the wings and crab dip, stay for the skee ball, foosball, and hoops.
Valor Brewpub and The Ugly Mug
723 8th St SE
In Barracks Row, Valor Brewpub/The Ugly Mug will have $32 towers of Bud or Bud Light, $35 towers of Shock Top, $10 eight-wing plates, and $10 Cincinnati chili bowls.
Stadium Sports Bar & Smokehouse
300 Tingey St SE
Go to Stadium Sports Bar & Smokehouse to drink $15 Bud Light pitchers while you watch the game on their 85-inch TVs.
Takeout Options
Prefer to watch the game with your furry friends from the comfort of your couch? Hard same. Here are more than a dozen takeout platter options with specials across the city and the burbs.
More of a sweet tooth than a chicken wing aficionado? Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken has football-shaped vanilla cream doughnuts with a chocolate glaze available for pre-order and walk-in purchase at their D.C. locations on Super Bowl Sunday.
Head to Board Room to pick up 20 wings and a growler of beer for $35, or 40 wings and a growler for $65. Place same-day orders here. Arlington’s Clarendon neighborhood pickup.
Calico also has take-home party pack combos you can order here for game day by February 12. Combos include a tomato pie with two alcoholic juice boxes for $25. Mt. Vernon Square pickup.
Fainting Goat has two to-go packages available to order. A $65 meal, which should feed up to four people, comes with two personal pizzas, chicken tenders, arancini, fried mozzarella bites, and brownies. A smaller $40 option for two people has everything but the fried cheese and chicken; special game day a la carte options are also available. U Street pickup.
First Down Sports Bar & Grille’s Ramesh Chopra says his store sold around 12,000 wings last year, so make sure you pre-order a pile for your crew ahead of time. Choose from around 40 flavors and get 30 wings for $42; 50 wings for $69; or 60 wings for $82. Arlington’s Ballston neighborhood pickup.
Ghostburger’s Northeast pop-up has a $65 deal for four double burgers in two different styles, fries, carnitas nachos, and chocolate chip brown butter cookies for order to go. Union Market pickup.
Jack Rose Dining Saloon is also offering a $139 pre-ordered catering bundle that serves up to eight people. Each comes with 20 party wings in up to two flavors, pulled pork for sliders, pigs in a blanket, wild boar chili, buffalo chicken dip, fries, and boozy cider. Adams Morgan pickup.
Lebanese Taverna has two game day take-home catering packages available to order for pick-up. A $75 package will feed up to four, while a $150 meal should satisfy up to eight. Each comes with ‘camel’ chicken wings, kibbeh, shawarma sliders, hommus, tzatziki, garlic sauce and pita. Multiple locations, including Arlington, Northwest D.C. and Silver Spring, for pickup.
Maketto is selling an $85 Super Bowl platter that should serve up to six people. Pick three items from a list of 12 dishes, including salt-and-pepper-fried shrimp, jerk lo mein, and pineapple chow. H Street pickup.
Moon Rabbit is offering for order $85 to-go package with 20 pho-seasoned chicken wings; miso ranch and yuzu kosho buffalo dipping sauces; six dirty rice and mozzarella egg rolls; and crackers and crudites that come with a kimchi pimento cheese. Southwest Waterfront pickup.
Rhodeside Grill will have a takeout-only wing deal, $30 for 25 wings, with your choice of four sauces. Order here. Arlington’s Courthouse neighborhood pickup.
At Stellina Pizzeria, grab a pizza, a dozen wings and a six pack of an Italian beer for $42 on February 13. Get the wings, double your ‘za and upgrade to a bottle of prosecco for $70. Just want to order the wings? Get a dozen “Italian-style” with a cacio e pepe sauce for $18.Two pickup locations: Arlington and D.C.’s Union Market.
Taco Bamba is offering a Big Game platter throughout Super Bowl Sunday weekend that should serve up to four people. For $75, you’ll get 18 wings with cotija poblano ranch, nachos with your choice of meat/veggie, sides and salsas. Multiple Northern Virginia locations, including Arlington and Vienna, for pickup.
