for the restaurant in minnesota see hard times caf . hard times cafe restaurant information slogan world famous chili and other american favorites established 1980 current owner s jim and fred parker street address 1404 king street city alexandria state virginia postal code zip 22314 country usa other locations 17 total locations website www.hardtimes.com hard times cafe sometimes hard times cafe & cue is a restaurant chain serving chili and other foods primarily in the maryland virginia and washington d.c. area . hard times has been recognized in several publications including usa today 1 aol s city s best 2 zagat s top 20 area restaurants from 2003 to 2008 3 and several others . 4 contents 1 history 2 menu 3 awards 4 locations 5 references history edit the first hard times cafe was opened in old town alexandria in 1980 by jim and fred parker . 5 they were also the first sports bar in the dc area to grill their wings . after they ve been sauced they throw them on the grill for a minute or two . locking the flavor in and at the same time making it a bit cleaner to eat . on september 21 2011 hard times cafe opened at washington dc s verizon center sports arena home of the washington capitals wizards mystics georgetown hoyas concerts and events . hard times cafe now operates two locations on the verizon center s lower level concourse a permanent stand at section 112 and a portable stand at section 119 offering fans a chance to enjoy chili macs nachos veggie nachos chili tots wings and chili dogs . until closing after the 2015 season hard times also had a location at nationals park . menu edit hard times serves appetizers burgers and salads but they are generally known for their chili . there are four types of chili available 6 texas chili cincinnati chili terlingua red vegetarian chili awards edit this section is empty . you can help by adding to it . may 2010 locations edit the original location is still in business today in alexandria virginia . there are a total of 16 locations 7 city state type alexandria virginia hard times cafe clarendon virginia hard times cafe & cue closed 2016 college park maryland hard times cafe fairfax virginia hard times cafe & cue frederick maryland hard times cafe & cue fredericksburg 314 jefferson davis highway virginia hard times cafe & cue fredericksburg 5099 jefferson davis highway virginia hard times cafe & cue germantown maryland hard times cafe & cue hagerstown maryland hard times cafe & cue manassas virginia hard times cafe & cue nationals park washington d.c. left field concourse rockville maryland hard times cafe springfield virginia hard times cafe & cue verizon center washington d.c. lower level concourse waldorf maryland hard times cafe & cue woodbridge virginia hard times cafe & cue references edit usa today october 2005 10 great places for chili aol city s best yellowbook hard times cafe top 20 reviews from their website hard times history hard times menu chili hard times locations retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title hard times cafe chain restaurant & oldid 738906661 categories restaurants in marylandrestaurants in virginiarestaurants in washington d.c.restaurants established in 1980chili con carne restaurantshidden categories articles to be expanded from may 2010all articles to be expandedarticles with empty sections from may 2010all articles with empty sectionsarticles using small message boxes navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 11 september 2016 at 18 35 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view