sobekyle

Sorry, I lost track of this site for a bit. Don, the official name is "The Rock and Raw Bar at Sobe's". Long name, I know. We'll probably drop the "at Sobe's" down the road. I hope. Genevieve, other than the fish tacos, my favorites are the Lobster Rolls, Firecracker Oysters (fried oysters drizzled in a spicy mambo sauce) and our Crabcake.

Being a small place, I'm still getting rid of the 20 flavored vodkas to create room for better liquor. We're doing crushes with fresh lemons, limes, oranges and grapefruits. The beer list has been re-done with some of the better microbrews and will be rotating frequently. We only have two taps, right now its Green Flash Double Barrel Stout and Sam Octoberfest (a huge favorite in this area). Still working on the happy hours. Clarendon has become a cluster of bars one-upping each other in the price department so its tough to find our niche.

As you can tell from my name, I work at The Rock and Raw Bar at Sobe's. The restaurant has been here for a while and is owned by the same people behind Mister Day's. At one point during a renovation, the owner had health issues and the restaurant was reopened only on Fridays and Saturdays as a karaoke bar. I was hired as the sole manager back in March and we brought a chef on board in mid-June. The transition has taken some time but we are now open Tuesday - Saturday evenings. The concept is a seafood place/raw bar. We do have lots of small plates, but we aren't really tapas. The fish tacos are insane. We'll be having live music every night of the week, save Karaoke on Fridays.

My name is Kyle. I've been in the business for the last 13 years working pretty much every front of house position. After a short stint in Williamsburg, I'm back in Arlington managing a "new" restaurant called the "Rock and Raw Bar at Sobe's". Its directly across from the Clarendon Metro and shares a courtyard with Mad Rose Tavern. I call it "new" because the restaurant has been here for years.