Wednesday - Y is for Yosaku

The A-B-DC Project is drawing to a close with just two more letters to go. It's been 13 months since we began this alphabetical adventure, and with 24 letters down, I am thankful to all who have joined me for toasts, brews, bites, laughs, and deals all around town.

This Wednesday, we tackle the most difficult letter, a revelation that was a little surprising, but it's true. Some research (thanks again, Suz!), yielded just one restaurant/bar starting with the letter 'Y'. Yosaku Japanese Restaurant offers a selection of beer and other alcoholic beverages, as well as sushi happy hour specials from 5-7:30. Come enjoy the nice selection of nigiri sushi (including mackerel, salmon, squid, shrimp, tuna, crab, and more) starting at just $1 per piece. Since Yosaku is a more traditional restaurant setting (and not a free-flowing bar), please let me know if you plan to attend so we can ensure enough seating.

On August 24, we will officially wrap up the A-B-DC Project. We have several options for the letter 'Z', and I'd like to maximize attendance, so please tell me where you want to go!

Y is for Yosaku

4712 Wisconsin Ave., NW (Tenleytown Metro station)

Wednesday, August 3, 6-8 p.m.

http://www.yosakusushi.com/

Last but not least: Z is for...

Wednesday, August 24, 6-8 p.m.

Tell me where we should go for the very last A-B-DC Project happy hour by voting for your favorite 'Z' bar. We've got options: Zola, Zaytinya, Zengo, Zoo Bar, others?

Cheers!

Quick Recap: V, W, X

I've really fallen down on the job of updating this little space. Here's a brief recap of where we've been lately (V, W, X), with more detailed reviews (with pictures) to come in the future...

V was for Vidalia

Va-va-voom: Vednesday, June 22, was Vidalia! We enjoyed happy hour specials from 5-7 p.m. (half-price select specialty cocktails, wines, and libations and $3.50 select bottle and draft beers). Vidalia also offers Southern "bar bites" for $3 from 5-7 p.m. Their menu features Southern-style comfort food like pork belly sliders, crayfish hushpuppies, BBQ shrimp, or potato chips with blue cheese dip. Or stick closer to home with the Chesapeake truffles (lump crabmeat with lemon-truffle aïoli). You can also get some grocery shopping done by purchasing a five-pound bag of Stanley Farms’ Jumbo #1 Vidalia onions (ask your server; comes with the restaurant's famous baked Vidalia onion recipe).

V is for Vidalia

1990 M Street NW

Wednesday, June 22, 6-8 p.m.

http://www.vidaliadc.com/

W was for The Wonderland Ballroom

Everybody loves a three-day holiday weekend, so we extended the fun through mid-week at The Wonderland Ballroom, a neighborhood bar with a District-wide following. Wonderland is too hip to list its happy-hour specials on its website, but according to the Washington Post, deals may include $3 rail drinks, $6 Delirium Tremens beers, and $2 off all drafts from 5-8 p.m. And, of course, Wonderland always has a good selection of drafts, cheap PBR, and a hoppin' patio.

W is for The Wonderland Ballroom

1101 Kenyon Street, NW

Wednesday, July 6, 6-8 p.m.

http://www.thewonderlandballroom.com/

X was for The Xchange Saloon

We tackled the letter 'X' with a trip to The Xchange Saloon, billed as "DC's oldest sports saloon." Resting in the shadow of the White House, The Xchange offers what you might expect from a sports bar, lots of big TV's and a full menu of "all-American style foods" (think burgers and nachos). So, we toasted the letter 'X' and the third-to-last alphabetical happy hour!

X is for The Xchange Saloon

1719 G Street, NW

Wednesday, July 20, 6-8 p.m.

http://www.theexchangesaloon.com/