Imagine biting into a perfectly crisp fried pickle while steel drums play in the background and a plastic parrot watches you from behind a tiki bar – all without leaving the Commonwealth of Virginia.
This isn’t a fever dream – it’s just another Tuesday at Clare & Don’s Beach Shack in Falls Church.
The moment you spot the electric lime-green building with hot pink trim standing proudly on Washington Street, you’ll realize you’ve stumbled upon something extraordinary in Northern Virginia’s restaurant scene.
In a region where government buildings and corporate offices dominate the landscape, Clare & Don’s erupts from the streetscape like a tropical volcano – vibrant, unapologetic, and impossible to ignore…