As a UVa alum, Barred in DC has been quite excited about the success about the basketball team last year (ACC champions and #1 seed) and this (undefeated, #2 in country). Today, Saturday, January 31st, UVa hosts one of its biggest home games in recent memory, against the universally-hated Duke and Coach 1K. The game starts at 7p while ESPN’s Gameday visits for the first time ever. The Wahoos in the DC area are taking note-I count 4 UVa watch parties (two official) at bars in DC and Arlington-unbelievable. If you’re a UVa fan and haven’t made plans, I’ve listed these gamewatches below.

• Parlay (official gamewatch)
  • Dupont
  • New Midtown bar has been notable for being DC’s only Cowboys bar; Cowboys and UVa fans usually don’t belong in the same sentence so this is interesting.
  • Food specials include an $8 Gusburger and other bar food
  • Drink Specials
    • $10 28 oz frosted mug (any draft)
    • $5 Evan Williams drink (quite popular at UVa when I was there) / sangria
    • $6 pineapple or peach-infused vodka
    • $20 Bud Light / $25 Starr Hill (Love) buckets of 6 beers
    • $20 pitcher of sangria
• Arlington Rooftop Bar & Grill (official gamewatch)
  • Courthouse
  • been UVa bar for several years now
  • Food specials include $5 Gusburger
  • Drink specials include specials on Starr Hill
• Mason Inn
  • Glover Park
  • best spot that will approximate the UVa experience
  • $10 Miller Lite pitchers + $5 Fireball + $7 Red Bull Vodka’s
• Gypsy Sally’s
  • Georgetown
  • In VinylLounge