No. 9 Lounge - Alexandria

Evening Star Restaurant Review: Overall 2.5 starsPopcorn You all actually charge money for small little cups of popcorn as an Appetizer . Don 't think I 've ever seen this at any restaurant in my entire life. LOL. Really!? Come on man. Add a dollar to every entree and give every table some complimentary popcorn.Smoked Buffalo Wings Probably the best dish of the night. Get these. 4 stars.Fried Cauliflower Small pieces, decent seasonings. 2.5 starsSwordfish 2 stars. Shocked at how small the fish filet was.... wasn 't even a filet... was two small pieces over a top of friend potatoes that were lackluster. The plate was small for a dinner entree..... was still kinda hungry.Service was great though.

Came for dinner a while back. The setting is very diner like. Great blues playing. The menu is unexpectedly limited but the drink menu isn't at least, as far as wine amd beers are concermed. The Good herb cocktail floral and refreshing The Arcadian cocktail refreshing yet sultry. Complexity of flavors from rosemary to a hint of lemon or grapefruit. My tastebuds are in a journey delicious. Swordfish pastrami flavorful and light. The dots of sour cream add contrast to the smoky fushiness of the dish. Shrimp hushpuppies tasty, at first bite and a bit heavy. The bar area is great for people watching and the bartenders are friendly.

If I could leave less than one star I would. We live a few blocks away, and on a whim decided we wanted to go to a bar and support our local businesses. We were three couples and a friend from out of town. We went inside and went upstairs to play pool. Almost instantly, the bar manager came up and told us we couldn't be there. There is one person at the downstairs bar. We go down and I asked the manager why they couldn't serve us upstairs when the bar is empty. She got very defensive and told us she's been in the industry for 20 years. I asked a few more questions, without raising my voice, and looking for clarity. examples: why can't you open upstairs for us- so we can enjoy your space? Why couldn't she serve us for about 20minutes so the downstairs bartender wasn't overwhelmed? Just enough to play 1-2 rounds of pool. Without answering, she told me to see myself out and as I was leaving told me to go f myself. I am a local homeowner, I work in the neighborhood, and I'm a respected member of society. I will not be supporting a restaurant that employs people that talk to me or anyone like that. Unfortunately this is not my first time having a bad experience here. Thankfully there are a ton of other places I will happily spend my money.

Fabulous brunch and tasty grapefruit mimosas. Well definitely be back.

I am sitting in this bar right now and felt I needed to leave a good review. I 've been coming here since 2018 when I moved to the area. They are doing what they can during this pandemic and I commend them. There is clearly a sign on the door now that says vaccine card must be shown. The girl sitting at the entrance checking people in is just letting people go by but the bartender is checking cards/pictures which I appreciate. This is a nice, local establishment and I 'm looking forward to continuing to visit this bar.