Mister Days Sports activities Rock Cafe will return to the Clarendon neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, opening in just a few weeks, 5 years after the favored sports activities bar, dance membership, and restaurant closed, WTOP has realized.
Mister Days Sports activities Rock Cafe will return to the Clarendon neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, in just a few weeks — 5 years after the favored sports activities bar, dance membership and restaurant closed, WTOP has realized.
Bobby Lee opened the unique Mister Days in 1977 south of D.C.’s Dupont Circle. The lunch counter served solely a roast beef sandwich. Quickly after, Mister Days moved to 18th Avenue Northwest between L and M Streets Northwest, and finally moved to Clarendon in 1999.
Lee mentioned he’s within the means of securing the suitable permits and hopes to be open in Might at 1101 N. Highland Avenue.
“It’s throughout the road from the previous Mister Days,” Lee mentioned.
“The explanation we had been known as Mister Days is as a result of we had been solely open in the course of the day,” he mentioned.
Within the years that adopted, the alley that housed Mister Days turned dwelling to different companies owned by Lee: Captain Days Seafood Restaurant and Blissful Days Diner, which operated within the evenings as Again Alley Cafe.
In 1999, Mister Days moved to Clarendon, on the nook of Washington Boulevard and Highland Avenue. As Mister Days Sports activities Rock Cafe, close to Courthouse Metro, amid the blossoming Clarendon neighborhood, Mr. Days was a well-liked place for folks to look at a sporting occasion, eat and drink or dance.
“We’re very excited,” Lee advised WTOP, who mentioned his resolution to shut the Clarendon enterprise in April 2019 was partially as a result of well being causes.
“I’ve overwhelmed that again, and I’m able to go,” he mentioned.
Why get again within the demanding enterprise?
“I’m sufficiently old to gather Social Safety, however not able to die,” Lee joked. “And an area opened up, so I figured, why not?”
The Alley shifting to Clarendon
Throughout Mister Days’ keep within the District, Lee launched an idea that he’ll deliver to newly opened location.
“Initially, on a St. Patrick’s Day we had reside music within the alley, and folks cherished it. However I seen that when the band stopped, and the spinners began enjoying recorded music, folks had been dancing,” Lee mentioned.
He realized the concept of dancing within the alley might be well-liked, even with out the St. Patrick’s Day crowd.
“So, we’d do the Rally within the Alley the weekend earlier than or after St. Patrick’s Day, relying upon the calendar annually,” Lee mentioned.
He mentioned the brand new Mister Days Sports activities Rock Cafe in Clarendon will occupy two flooring and have a bit known as The Alley. He envisions getting permits for outside alley occasions after opening.
Whereas “we didn’t do a lot renovating — it’s largely lipstick and rouge,” Lee mentioned the sports activities viewing expertise will probably be cutting-edge.
“The massive display we bought simply cleared customs, and will be the largest one in Northern Virginia.”
Lee mentioned the menu of the brand new place will embrace new touches, “however we’re not throwing the child out with the tub water — we’ll nonetheless have nice bar meals.”
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