Closing forever, tonight.

Happy days are here again! lol Goddbye Sunset Grille!

mmmmm waiting for the WNC references to begin mmmmmmmmmm

The WNC hasn't been at the Grille in 9 years. Back when they did the second Run for the Kids. They raised $7000.00 and the Grille billed the WNC for $3500.00 for "expenses" that's when the WNC moved out of there. By the way the other $3500.00 went straight to Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children,Child Life Group.

Wow, taking half the cut for the Grille. Dont blame the WNC for leaving them.

This makes me reconsider my stand on TimmySlaw

Dreams fade away

anandale korean spelling

Say the old Bangkok Blues bar is still empty?

I am still distraught over the closing of Fuddruckers. I don't think I can handle Sunset Grille also.......

Went by yesterday to take a few pictures before it turns korean

guess the owners took the signs with them
left some party lights on in the back

noticed this joint called Heidi's Nail Salon in the Giant shopping center

got the feeling from the ladies hanging out front this might be a full servie salon

I really can't be the first, can I?

One of Tom Gavin's homies

Guess all the Bikers of Annandale and Springfield will start hanging out at Kilroys, Little Italy Bar, JV's Bar and elsewhere...?

Another case of FFU dumbfucks yapping about what they don't know. Sunset Grille never was a biker bar. Annandale Inn was (sorta), the Grille wasn't. Good live music. FFU pussies afraid of tricyclists.

Annandale Wrote:
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> Sunset Grille never was a biker
> bar.



It wasn't a 1%er bar, but many "bikers" frequented the establishment.

As far back as I can remember, it was called the Annandale Bar. Then, the name changed over to Sunset Grille, for whatever reason.

Years ago, a 1%ER club, named the Pagans Motorcycle Club, used to meet there every Wednesday night. That was, over 20 years ago?

Saddened to see the good OL'Grille gone but, good things must come to and end.

R I P SUNSET GRILLE

Iron Rider of USA

Here's a list of local, Northern Virginia bars that, that particular motorcycle group goes to.

Silverados, Annandale
Juke Box Diner, Annandale
Little Italy Bar, Springfield
JV's Bar, Falls Church
Moe Peyton's Place, Springfield
JW & Friends Bar, Springfield
1320 II, Springfield
Kilroys, Springfield***
John's Place, Fairfax
Patriots Pub & Cafe, Fairfax
Sully's, Chantilly
Backyard Grille, Chantilly
360 AfterLife Bar, Manassas
Mackey's American Pub, Manassas City
L&B's Pizzeria Bar & Restaurant, Dale City
Water's Edge, Woodbridge
Electric Palm, Woodbridge
Madigans, Woodbridge
Brittney's, Woodbridge
PJ Skiddos, Fairfax

This group's main place is Kilroys, Springfield.

From what I know and what I've been told, this group is NOT going away anytime soon. They've had several losses in the past couple years but, they're NOT letting their troubles and grief STOP them from riding around Northern Virginia.

Fact: The Annandale Bar and Grill was at the other end of the building that the Sunset Grille is at. The Pagan's never met there on Wednesday nights back 20 yrs ago. The Sunset grille, where it is now, Was Tom Weston's Steak House then became Mc Duffy's Pub and then the Sunset Grille. The Annandale Bar and Grille was never and I quote was a "biker bar" nor was the Sunset Grille. The Sunset Grille was a Northern Va. music icon for many years. But, yes people who rode motorcycles would go there.
Just to let you know. Some of those "bikers" were lawyers, doctors, police officers, business men and women and yes a few 1%ers. The people on here really need to get the truth and not a bunch of lies!

Haven't been to the 'used to be' SUNSET GRILLE in many months. Whoever it is saying what groups have been to , whatever and so forth; just needs to get their facts straight.

Around Northern Virginia sounds like he or she or they, REALLY know their way around, I guess, eh???

Careful what you all post on here okay? It's being heavily monitored by the site owner, manager, Cary.

In & Out Of Virginia

Korean Mafia...taking over Annandale? Thought it was the Hispanics and African-Americans ... trying to keep out the Koreans?

I do not know...

Anyone care to inform FFU of what is really going on within the city limits of Annandale, VA?

concerned Annandale Resident

Fact! Wrote:
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> Fact: The Annandale Bar and Grill was at the other
> end of the building that the Sunset Grille is at.
> The Pagan's never met there on Wednesday nights
> back 20 yrs ago. The Sunset grille, where it is
> now, Was Tom Weston's Steak House then became Mc
> Duffy's Pub and then the Sunset Grille. The
> Annandale Bar and Grille was never and I quote was
> a "biker bar" nor was the Sunset Grille. The
> Sunset Grille was a Northern Va. music icon for
> many years. But, yes people who rode motorcycles
> would go there.
> Just to let you know. Some of those "bikers" were
> lawyers, doctors, police officers, business men
> and women and yes a few 1%ers. The people on here
> really need to get the truth and not a bunch of
> lies!

Thanks for this. But I think you're forgetting something. When the owners of the Sunset Grille bought it, it was not Duffy's, but the Annandale Inn, wasn't it? And I think it was in the same end of the building as where the Sunset Grille opened. I remember going to the location with Shel when he was in the process of buying it. Of course that was a long time ago.

And, yeah, it welcomed a number of riders, but never a biker bar.

Around Northern Virginia Wrote:
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> Here's a list of local, Northern Virginia bars
> that, that particular motorcycle group goes to.
>
> This group's main place is Kilroys, Springfield.
>
> From what I know and what I've been told, this
> group is NOT going away anytime soon. They've had
> several losses in the past couple years but,
> they're NOT letting their troubles and grief STOP
> them from riding around Northern Virginia.


Your list above makes me laugh.
Silverados??
Juke Box Diner??
PJ Skiddos??
I see a lot of bikers in those places. Pussy Bikers maybe.

Bikers are entitled to go where ever they want.

Heck, they've been seen in grocery stores, 7-11's, just to get whatever, Fred.

Stay out of their way and they won't bother you.

Cross a Biker, well, you'll find out. I reckon you don't want to KNOW.

Not Laughing

Fuck, My AMF year harley is still at the sunset grill parking lot because it won't start. anyone have a pick up truck and some rope?

Sunset Grille is now a memory. All the Bikers that used to hang out there found other places to meet up at after work and so on.

Bike won't start? That's on you man. Take better care of it.

Around Nothern Virginia Wrote:
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> Bikers are entitled to go where ever they want.
>
> Heck, they've been seen in grocery stores, 7-11's,
> just to get whatever, Fred.
>
> Stay out of their way and they won't bother you.
>
> Cross a Biker, well, you'll find out. I reckon you
> don't want to KNOW.
>
> Not Laughing


I don't have to stay out of their way because I'll be with them. Don't go around threatening people with how bad bikers are when you probably don't even know us. I'm saying, your list has places we would never go to unless we were Pussies. Hell, a real man shouldn't be crossed, biker or not.
I am Laughing!

Timmmmmmmmmmmy

show you face fu. I would be more that happy to knock the shit out you! but, we all know you won't because Brian you are a punk! and one day soon I will run into you. Now guess who the fuck I am!

Should one be drawing the conclusion that the bottom dropped out of the Sunset Grille's business in the last year or so cause bikers took their business elsewhere? And not because some Koreans have been eyeballing that location?

Noticed the home of the Annandale Youth club next door to Sunset Grille has also been vacated.

Enough already. The BIKER THREADS are really getting old and boring however, I will admit up front, they are a mixture of humor and down-right rude.

Lol tom westons was in the shopping center with the kmart, now a korean place i think .

^^^^ You open up a thread after almost 3 years, and this is the most profound comment you could come up with? Step in front of a train tomorrow during the morning commute.

It was in ANNANDALE for God's sake!

Let's go down to the Sunset Grill
We can watch the working girls go by
Watch the basket people walk around and mumble
And stare out at the auburn sky

There's an old man there from the Old World
To him, it's all the same
Calls all his customers by name

Down at the Sunset Grill
Down at the Sunset Grill
Down at the Sunset Grill
Down at the Sunset Grill

I used to live in Annandale Virginia, off of Patriot Lane. I rented the basement of a townhouse there, while I worked for the Federal Government - 36 years all in all - retired in 2011.

I moved from place to place, over those years to escape the terrible traffic on I66, Route 7, Dulles Toll Road and the Beltway. You name it, I tried to avoid it! I worked in Mclean.

I joined the Washington Darts Association and played and competed in league darts around the Washington D.C., Virginia and Maryland areas from 1978 to 1994.

I used to go to a bar called the Annandale Inn, on Columbia Pike, in the mid 1980's, not far from my townhouse. It ended up being the Sunset Grill before it closed for good in 2012.

Anyone in this forum remember a fellow named Kevin Hayes? He was about 6' 1" tall, with a medium build.

He became the first player in NAODT history (NORTH AMERICAN OPEN DART TOURNAMENT) to achieve a Perfect 6-Dart 301 game. He did it twice (in 3 rounds) in the Singles event.

I believe he had a girl friend or wife named Rebecca Wysong, I'm not sure. I knew her by the name Becky. She was a short and plump lady with jet black hair.

Anyway, I used to go to this dive and practice my dart game, and observe Kevin play with the other players who chose to show up. The place had a small men's bathroom, and smelled like

General Patton's army used it during WWII, while they were busy defeating the Nazi's.

Kevin was not very sociable, he was direct and focused. But man, this dude could shoot some darts!

I wanted to get good at darts, so I decided to ask him if I could shoot a game with him.

"Sure" he said, as long as it is for "a beer or 2 bucks". I accepted his offer and played many a game with him, but never, ever won a match. But he sure did make me focus on the game and get rid of those psychological distractions, which plague the mind

of lots of dart players.

So I get to my point:

What really happened to Kevin? I was told that he was killed in a drug deal gone bad, in the 1980's. I also vaguely remember that he was a graduate of Fairfax High School, class of 1982, and a medical technician.

Anyone, please share your thoughts and memories of Kevin. He was a mystery dude to me. I never wanted to chit chat with him, just get better at darts.

I'm retired now, got lots of time to practice and take up the sword of exceptional darts that he exuded.

PS:

Dedicated to Tom Ward, Director of the Washington Area Darts Association in years past.