Hard Times Cafe

1117 Nelson St, Rockville
(301) 294-9720

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Sooyoung Park

Must try if you are carving for chili

Mike M

Dirty, smelly, and terrible service

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Dominic Dotterrer

The onion rings taste like chalk. Order something else.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 2

steve lopez

the best chili in MD. always great food and great service. Staff is always friendly and busy. chili cheese dog is a must try but the whole menu is just tasty good comfort food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Peter Naughton

Great food. Our party of 8 had to be split between 2 tables but the food more than made up for that. Old Bay wings were excellent. Each of the kids also found something on the menu they could enjoy, which is saying a lot. We were taken here by relatives we were visiting. We liked it so much we got the wings again when we unexpectedly found another location by pure chance later in the week in Fredericksburg, VA.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Mahmoud Mohammed

Live band on weekends, family atmosphere good food, yeah 👌 good times .

Alex Andreadis

Neat little place for a few kinds of chili, and chicken wings

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Ashley Masimo

I casually walked in because the host allowed me to, I also asked if I could sit at the bar he said yes. As I make my way to the bar, the men behind the bar proceed to stare at me as I’m some sort of germ. They then tell me the place is closed. Why would the host welcome me and say all that for the place to be turned down. I drove a long way for nothing and that’s why I have to give it a low rating. There’s some unprofessionalism in this place

Robert K. Burger

classic!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chilli, Chicken Wings, Cincinnati Chili, Chili Sampler

Paul Fischer

They had the best buffalo wings I've had in my life. Good simple and cold beer. Cool spot.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jacob Verner

Take out was ready on time and as ordered. The onion rings exceeded expectations

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Recommended dishes: Chili Nachos, Wings, Onion Rings

Lidia Alfaro

Use to be a great spot to have beers and chicken wings but this location is not the spot anymore. Just pick up your wings and go. Ambiance is stale. Service was not all there.

There is another location in Alexandria which is very far from this location but their overall service and ambiance is better!

Overall 2/10

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Grilled Wings

John Middleton

Quick service and good food.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Chilli, Cornbread, Cincinnati Chili

Uwe Schuettler

A DC area institution that shouldn't be overlooked. Always great food and the Rockville location never disappoints. Wings are always great and Texas 4-way for the W!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chilli, Wings, Chicken Wings

Brenda Bass

Grilled wings are good with a nice amount of heat. Chile is consistently worth ordering.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

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