--Best of NoVA 2010: Venues
http://www.northernvirginiamag.com/best-of-2010/venues
Trivia Bar
WINNER
Ireland’s Four Provinces
“When I think I make it average, people say
I’ve made it too hard,” says Ireland’s Four Provinces pub quiz manager, Amy Smith.
Couldn’t have anything to do with the abundance of competition, could it? Smith’s
30-question quizzes, held Wednesdays at 9 p.m., attract about 40 five-member teams
a week, although she says the most they’ve ever had is 92. There are prize giveaways
in the vein of beer cozies and key chains, but Smith suspects the quiz’s eight-and-a-half-year
run is driven more by a sense of vengeance. “There are hated teams that win quite
a bit,” she says.
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March 6, 2010--Carroll V. Shreve Award
-Colm Dillon, Ireland’s Four Provinces-
Established in 1987, this award is named for one of the Chamber’s earliest members
and honors his contributions and that of his family to the well-being and prosperity
of the residents of Northern Virginia. Dillon has opened the doors to his popular
restaurant to dozens of schools and charitable organizations in Northern Virginia
to help them raise much needed funds. He is a regular supporter of and auctioneer
for the Chamber, the Falls Church Education Foundation, and Divot Charities through
which he recently helped send more than 150 care packages to troops in Afghanistan.
Dillon is also a key supporter of the local Irish community including the annual
St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
1st Place
“Best Overall Restaurant”
Taste of Falls Church 2006 and 2008
7 time winner of the “Guiness Perfect Pint Award”
Cover of “Viva Tyson’s” Magazine
May-June 2010
For Great Outdoor Dining
Voted Best Reuben
“Viva Tyson’s” Magazine
May-June 2010
2004 Readers Choice award
“Best Neighborhood Bar”
-Washington Post.com
“The Irish Breakfast of Champions”
-Washington Post 200
