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If you love us, please vote!

February 12, 2012

Once again, Washington City Paper is asking for YOUR opinion, on a multitude of things: What do you love about living in Washington? Music, people, quirky bits and — of course — food. We’ve won “Best BBQ” for the past few years, and we’re in the running again this year. If you love Rocklands and [...]

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Valentine’s Day Menu is Here

February 8, 2012

Oh, when our eyes meat, I get weak in the ribs… You are the grill mark of love. I ♥ chopped barbequed pork. U R my corn pudding. Who needs hot sauce? I have you. The above are our entries into the contest to rewrite those little candy hearts. We know, we know, we have to [...]

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Rocklands Rockville Turns Six on February 9

February 7, 2012

With so many customers coming from the Potomac/Rockville/Silver Spring area, we HAD to open a location on the Pike. Feels like just yesterday we were wrangling with contractors to get Rocklands Rockville open. But six years have flown by! To celebrate our sixth anniversary, we’re offering complimentary cornbread triangles in our Rockville location only on [...]

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Barbeque Brunch: We Love Meat Week!

February 1, 2012

It really SHOULD be called “Barbeque Week,” but that doesn’t sound so nifty: Right now we are in the heart of Meat Week 2012, the Holiday That Time Forgot. There’s a solid core of celebrants who are working their way around the city eating barbeque for eight straight days. If you count leftovers for lunch, [...]

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Rocklands Alexandria Turns Eight on Jan. 26!

January 24, 2012

Amazing. Feels like just yesterday we were wrangling with contractors to get Rocklands Alexandria open. But eight years have flown by! To celebrate our eighth anniversary, we’re offering a yummy treat in our Alexandria location only on Thursday, January 26: A barbeque sandwich (chopped pork or pulled chicken), a side, a drink and a cupcake, all [...]

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Winter warmers: Chili and cornbread

January 22, 2012

This weather’s kind of driving us crazy. One day, spring. The next, winter. Then it’s raining and sixty again. Flip-flopping aside, it’s still a good time of year for winter warmers (which help with the gray light). Here’s a fave: Chili and cornbread. Right now, Rocklands’ chili is flying out the door. We make it [...]

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New Year’s Resolutions, Written

January 4, 2012

Resolutions can be serious, funny, challenging or slam dunk. Here at Rocklands, we put thought into our annual goals and resolutions: We all sit down at the beginning of the year and think about how we can make Rocklands better, make your experience better, make ourselves better. Then we write down those resolutions. That’s because [...]

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Happy holidays from Rocklands!

December 21, 2011

Happy holidays to all our friends and fans! Thanks for your patronage this year; it means a lot to us. We’ve prepared a little holiday video-card for you: Cheers and Happy New Year from all of us at Rocklands.

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Five gift ideas from Rocklands

December 8, 2011

We could start singing “The Twelve Days of Christmas” right now, but really, that’s not helpful, is it? What you need is a handful of good gift ideas for the barbecue fan in your life. Here are five — some obvious, some not-so: A Rocklands gift card. We have ‘em in every location, and YOU [...]

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12.1.11: Happy birthday to us!

December 1, 2011

Amazing. Twenty-one years ago today, we opened our doors on Wisconsin Avenue. Finally, we are of legal drinking age! To celebrate the big 2-1, we’re offering $3 beers and $4 shots all day at the original Rocklands. Come in, say hi, and raise a glass with us. And to all of you who’ve come through [...]

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