Hard Times Cafe
$ • American, Sports Bars, Chicken Wings
Hours:
1117 Nelson St, Rockville
(301) 294-9720
About Hard Times Cafe
Customers' Favorites
Your Choice of Chili over Spaghetti
Chili Bubba Frito Chili Pie
Original Texas Wings
Texas Grilled Wings
Cincinnati Four Way
Authentic Coney Dog
Cincinnati Chili
Vegetarian Chili
Boneless Wings
Chicken Wings
Hard Times Cafe Reviews
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Hours
Monday | Closed |
Tuesday | 11:30AM - 9PM |
Wednesday | 11:30AM - 9PM |
Thursday | 11:30AM - 9PM |
Friday | 11:30AM - 9PM |
Saturday | 11:30AM - 9PM |
Sunday | 12 - 8PM |
Hard Times Cafe is a no-frills restaurant with a super cool atmosphere featuring nostalgic cowboy comics and movie posters on the walls. They offer impressive food, particularly their Cincinnati Style Chili, which has a unique flavor with subtle hints of cocoa and cinnamon, served on a bed of spaghetti noodles. The restaurant is known for its great wings, which many consider the best around, and the Texas 4-way is a popular choice for many diners. After nearly a year of plumbing and sewer repairs, the Rockville location reopened, maintaining its casual service and reasonable prices. Despite some changes like rearranged seating and missing pictures on the walls, the menu remains the same, and the food continues to impress. The grilled Texas wings taste just as good as before, and the burgers are praised for being perfect. Visitors often find the place lively, with lines forming as soon as the restaurant opens, showing its popularity in the community.