Tysons Biergarten — Restaurant in Tysons

Having lived in Germany for a few years, I was intrigued and wanted to check out the food. While my expectations were reasonably low based on other reviews, I was even further disappointed by going here. The food first off, is kind of awful (and we as a group were dumb enough to try a bit of everything, [blame it on the alcohol]). The ordering process - you first buy tokens, then you order your food and they take your cell number to text you. The problem: your cell doesn't work in the basement and their WiFi is a joke.

They're at that weird price range where in 2019 you shouldn't expect a whole-lot, but at the same time buying frozen brats and pretzels and retailing them at $8+ a pop, you can do much better. Another concern was that the kitchen doesn't look clean to begin with and we saw numerous staffers and managers or perhaps owners (I'm assuming based on their clothing) were in and out of the kitchen, eating and licking their fingers, gross...

Drinks: boy oh boy! To give you a basis for comparison, I always drink the same thing - I had a double-vodka on rocks with lunch the day before, at Ritz Carlton in Galleria and that was $15, a double-vodka, rail mind you because she didn't have Tito's or Grey Goose, cost $16.50 here, in a dark, moldy basement which smells funky AF and was never designed to be a lounge, rather a storage room for the building upstairs. Lounge 7 or Club 7 or whatever other clown-names the owner calls the basement. My girlfriend also got a rail vodka and cranberry, and it was basically cranberry juice, at $8.50 a pop...

Crowd: if you can imagine every single loser you ever knew from your freshmen year in high school until half way through your freshman year in college (not all the way), the real "high school heroes, real life zeros" of society, well this would be their official hangout. If you enjoy associating with douchebags that still rock their high school or college sweatshirts ( even though it was like 86 degrees) and wear flip flops and Stussy hats, well then you're in paradise.

Basically this guy has done a brilliant job marketing this dump and has won the lottery location-wise, do yourself a favor and drive out another 5 minutes towards Vienna or Arlington and get a decent drink, some decent food, enjoyed in a place that doesn't smell like mold, and likely...

Called ahead to make a group reservation for 10 people for a happy hour. Asked questions regarding how the tokens work and was told that one token is good for one beer or one order of food, all the same. So I pre-paid for 30 tokens which they added a 20% gratuity for. Got there and we were told that there are different tokens for food that were more expensive since it was happy hour and the beer tokens were cheaper. They were able to easily transfer the tokens I had purchased but this was just annoying since I had specifically asked. Then we were told that we could only use the beer tokens for pilsner and lager on the main floor. But at one point someone in our group was told she could go downstairs and there were 10 beers on tap to choose from down there. When you order food you have to write it on this sheet and drop off at the food counter....fine....but then you also have to go and pick it up. What is this 20% gratuity for?? I'm doing all the work?? The food was mediocre and just a lot of bread and fried stuff. Parking was TERRIBLE! They have parking along the little gravel road leading up to the place but as the place gets crowded people parallel park along the road behind the cars that are parked pulled in and it's nearly impossible to get out. It was at least a 10 point turn to get out with someone helping because there were only inches of room to maneuver. Needless to say we will never go back for...

I love this place. Great place to hang with friends, meet people, enjoy live music and try great beer. I really like the payment system, the authenticity is fine, but not having to investigate a bar tab after a few drinks is great. They use "poker chips" for food, or drinks. The chips are all one price, no complicated price menu. This streamlines the ordering process. Want a few drinks, buy a few chips, don't use them, bring them back next time. Have a beer chip and want some food the staff will exchange them for you. Now the staff, so much fun. Very friendly, bartenders have alot of knowledge to share. I once over heard two bartenders talk about their beers and how to best serve them and describe them for customers for over 20 minutes. If you can find your way to the metro, silver line greensboro stop, you found the Biergarten. The station escalator drops you off right in front of their very large outdoor area. The outdoor space is large enough to comfortably hold I think over 100 picnic tables. Complete with over sized jinga sets, corn hole boards, and an foosball table. The main indoor bar has the German and Belgium beers. Downstairs has American craft beers and the Whiskey bar. Very big selection. Bottom line this is the new gem of Tysons. Not another...