Hubby had Wedge steak salad which surprisingly came with beets! He enjoyed it very much. I had Ahi tuna salad and it was delicious! The food was excellent and service was friendly. If you are staying at the Crowne Plaza be sure to check it out! read more

Houlihan's is an unassuming spot attached to the Crowne Plaza hotel in Herndon. Normally, I wouldn't have thought twice about passing this by, but that would have been a mistake in this case. The interior is open and welcoming with lots of wood accents. This is the perfect spot to meet friends for happy hour or a casual night out. The menu is diverse with plenty of selections to suit just about anyone. We stuck with appetizers in this visit and were definitely not disappointed with the offerings. Chicken Chipotle Nachos would have normally been my first choice as I am huge nacho fan. These were tasty, but I have to agree with others that the chicken was a bit sparse. My husband and I ordered the fried mushrooms - these things were delicious; filled with a herb cream cheese, breaded and fried. The horseradish cream sauce was the perfect complement. Not the least bit healthy, but we were at happy hour after all. Spinach Dip would not normally be one of my first picks and the dip itself was pretty much what I expected - nothing out of the ordinary. What made this dish unique was the lovely flatbread crackers topped with cheese and chunks of tomato. Everything that I didn't get a chance to try looked very tasty - really nice presentation on all counts by Houlihan's. On to drinks - I ordered a red wine to start which I did not like. My fault for not actually looking over the menu. The bartender was kind enough to dump it and I decided to go with the martini sampler. Three larger than expected glasses were delivered quickly. My favorite was the key lime pie with a graham cracker rim. Not too sweet and tasted just like key lime pie. Delicious. The wine list is small, but all are offered by the glass although I thought the prices were marked up more here than other restaurants I've frequented. Bartenders were friendly, attentive and provided great service. Overall, this was a great experience and what made it even better was meeting Yelp friends in person and making some new friends. A huge thank you to Bobby K for hosting this UYE happy hour! What a great time! read more

Stick a fork in me, I'm done. I have been going here for years - I've visited this location several times, gotten take-out dozens of times, and visited a few other locations. Our favorites are the Heartland Grilled Chicken Salad and Buffalo Bleu Salad. They're basically the same but one has buffalo sauce on the chicken and some gorgonzola cheese. We have also enjoyed the calamari and the spinach dip. I don't know if there has been a change in management, but sadly the place has gone downhill over the last 6-12 months. The last 10+ meals we have had have been quite stingy with the portions and ingredients. Once, they split one chicken breast between the two salads, and it wasn't very large. My husband commented on this, and they said we each got a whole breast but they were just small. We could plainly see that I had a half cut in slices with only one end, and he had the other half and end. They have also messed up the orders royally. A few times, we didn't get chicken for one or both salads. They didn't give us the right dressing, or we didn't get any. Often, one or more of the ingredients was missing, and of course they're the best ones. I kept returning hoping they hit a rough patch and would shake it off eventually. This week, I got a salad with a tiny amount of chicken, no dressing, no pecans, no bacon, and no croutons. I can see overlooking an ingredient here and there, but that's half the ingredients on the salad, and what are you supposed to do without dressing? I won't be going back. read more

my friend and i refer to this place as our favorite watering hole, even though it's anything but rundown. it's clean, modern, and almost always has ample seating. our favorite bartenders, vic and craig, have our drinks ready for us as soon as we walk in the door. best of all? craig's got a new little johnny joke each time we see him. no matter how many jokes he tells, we can never see the punchline coming! i've never had anything bad there, even though i'm not a huge fan of the calamari. the thai chicken wings are THE best wings i've had. i also love their bruschetta. it comes with some sort of goat cheese spread that is just fantastic. their happy hour specials are pretty decent too. maybe not the best out there, but for the quality of the food and the ambiance, it's worth it. i rated this a 4-star because i love the food, ambiance, and bartenders. i've spent many a night there getting happily buzzed (including my 28th birthday where the granite countertop in the ladies room was especially cozy) and kept on coming back! i also love that since its a hotel bar, we've also been able to chat it up with many fun and/or sleazy characters. however, the only reason i knocked it back from a 5 is because during lunch, the service is painfully slow. i don't go there for lunch often, but when i do, i have to count on it being about a 1.5 hour excursion, which is obviously not exactly kosher when your lunch break is technically only an hour. however, other than slow daytime service, i love this place. read more

My boyfriend and I came for Happy Hour and our waitress Yeshi was wonderful!! She had an awesome personality and was very attentive. We definitely enjoyed our wine and appetizers and will be coming back again. read more

This review is for takeout. I ordered a blackbean and chickpea veggie burger and mashed potatoes. The veggie burger was extremely odd. Normally a blackbean type burger is made with smashed up blackbeans to create a patty. This version had whole blackbeans held together by rice and squishy chickpeas and some kind of pastey binding. It was very soft and fell apart instantly. It also had an disctinct asian flavor to it that was not indicated on the menu description. I suggest skipping this dish. The side of mashed potatoes was the size of two helpings. They were delicious... and obviously very fattening. read more

Ordered for a well done burger. The patty was burnt and crunchy. My food was a to go order. I wish I had checked my food before I left the restaurant. I will not recommend this place to anyone. read more

I ordered few apps 40 minutes ago & still waiting! Server said food coming in 2 minutes & that was 10 min ago

Appetizers were lettuce wraps and seared tuna. Lime shrimp for entree. Appetizers get 5 stars Dinners gets 3

Love this place! The baked potato soup is to die for and I have yet to find a main dish I don't like. The staff is great and we somehow always get the same table. read more

4.5 stars. Why was it empty on a Saturday night? I usually don't review this type of restaurant, but it was surprisingly good . I was expecting mediocre "American Tap Room" fare, but I guess being in business a few years has its advantages. Shared appetizers were fried asparagus and stuffed mushroooms. Even the non-veggie lovers went wild for the fried asparagus. Its nothing I would have ever considered ordering, but the table ordered it and I was glad. I don't live near a Houlihans, so I'm going to have to try to replicate it at home. The stuffed mushrooms were also a hit. Juicy and flavorful...but not really stuffed mushrooms. More like breaded & fried mushrooms, but I would definitely order them again. I wasn't hungry enough for an entree (possibly a good thing too, as the only vegetarian options were grilled cheese or a veggie burger...they definitely could use a pasta or other choice on there; grilled cheese and veggie burgers are diner fare to me). The tuscan bean salad was too heavy on the balsamic vinegar. It was drowning in it. There was what tasted like vanilla or date balsamic along the edge of the plate...more of that please, and less of the acidic stuff. The tomato soup = wow. And just when I thought it couldn't get any better, I found 2 fried cheese balls in the soup. My mouth is watering now just thinking about them. The Key Lime Pie martini was just a tad disappointing, as it pretty much just tasted like lime, not so much like the pie. Dessert menu needs some sprucing up, pretty much just carrot cake and ice cream. Food was a tad slow coming out, but server was gracious and efficient. I'm just trying to figure out why it was less than 50% full on a Saturday night. Even the bar only had about 4 patrons. I'm not familiar with this area, maybe nobody lives there and its more for travelers (since it is attached to a hotel)? I've been to the Houlihans in Columbia MD once (on a Sat nite) and it was jammed packed. Weird. I would tolerate a short wait to eat here, if I'm ever in the area again. read more

Houlihans is a cool and classy happy hour spot in Herndon. I come here often with coworkers. They have excellent lemonade and so many choices for mixed drinks. The chicken quesadilla is very good but I always take the onions out. And the Thai wings are also very good! read more

Had another great meal at Houlihans this past week! The food is great! I typilcally just double (or triple) up appitizers for dinner. LOVE the spicy shrimp, Tuscan bean salad and chicken tortilla soup! The thai wings are to die for as well! Service is fast and most of the staff is awesome! What makes this place a 5 star is the fabulous service! Eddie (one of the managers) and Victor (a bartender) are amazing! They know my name, what I eat and drink and make sure everything is to order. They are both friendly, courteous and seem to know what I want before I do :-). This makes a difference and will keep me as a long time customer (as long as those two are there)! read more

Houlihan's is actually a pretty good restaurant, and probably the best thing about the Crowne Plaza hotel. The salmon caesar salad is delicious because teh salmon is grilled perfectly and is moist. The stuffed chicken breast is also good. Houlihan's is also one of the first restaurants I've seen that have mini martini flights! What a cool concept! read more

Decent food. Service SUCKS! You will wait an eternity for your food, a drink, a table. I asked for my check and the guy says ok. What does he do? Goes and starts cleaning tables. Asked for a beer last night, waiter goes off and stands in the corner. It's actually amazing to watch. read more

Christian, our server, was so accommodating and patient. We were a party of 12, separate checks. . A servers nightmare! He was such a great worker! read more

Service was terrible. Bartenders were unattentive, slow, and not that friendly. Everything we ordered tasted fine - tortilla soup, chop chop salad (a little sweet and too much dressing on the chicken), potstickers, and side salad with the poppyseed dressing. Everything was ok, nothing extraordinary. They ended up losing my co-workers credit card in their register and it took awhile to get it out because they don't have keys to their register? Bizarre. read more

One word for you...Lydia! You would agree with me if you knew who I was speaking about. She is the manager and if you don't recognize her, the next time you go, look for a fat, overly made-up (she looks like a cheap call girl), female in her early fifties, who wears incredibly inappropriate low low cut tops and tight tight pants (that cannot possibly cover her large buttox effectively. Besides her and the simple fact she is a beeitch the atmosphere is decent. Things there have changed drastically over the past few years. My brother and I used to go in there every Sunday night for dinner and the 4 o'clock football game (although they don't get the NFL package so we normally couldn't watch our teams). The food used to be great and the menu was a lot more inclusive. When we went only a few months ago (for the 1st time in over a year) it seemed to me as though they took off everything that was really good and left everything that was so-so. No offense to the cook (Sorry Dave). The potato skins, mashed potatoes, and (my favorite) the fresh green beans that were truly kick-butt! were all taken off the menu. The New York Strip I had ordered so many times before was smaller and simply over cooked to point where I had to wash each bite down with a sip of water for fear I would choke. The wait staff has never been on the ball (except for my girl Sherri, who was smart enough to get the hell our of there when Lydia started to act mightier than thou) so not much has really changed in that area. I would give this place a 2 our of 10 stars, whereas if this had been a year ago, I would have given it at least a six. Oh well, all good things must come to an end. BTW if Lydia reads this...no hard feelings...it's only completely personal :-) read more

I've never had anything bad thing at Houlihans.My favorites are the lettuce wraps, potato soup and the stuffed chicken breasts. Portions are big, prices are reasonable and the staff are great. I would recommend Houlihans to anyone read more

Slow service, seafood ravioli was fishy smelling and too small of a portion for $14 ( left hungry).

Won't be back. Horrible service but good food. I had the wing appetizer with thai Chile and ruben. The wings were delicious but I received bone in wings when I ordered boneless. I also ordered a cherry mojito with no mint (I'm allergic to mint) and the waitress questioned it. I had to explain, no biggie but annoying nonetheless. My husband order their angry orchard mixed drink. The waitress had no clue what kind and drink it was and then told my husband he would hate the drink and why did he order it. My husband was pissed! He actually liked the drink. As I mentioned earlier I ordered a ruben and after 45 minute wait I asked for the check. Our waitress was horrible! It was an older Asian gal. Ended up at Wendy's next door and got my burger in less than 5 minues. Should have gone to Big Louies as my husband wanted to go in the first place. Live and learn. read more

Food was great! Tien was our server and she was attentive, friendly and on point! Great meal. Thanks!

Bar is nice and pleasant - i hit happy hr there - Bar staff is best in NOVA! - cheap and tasty apps - thai wings and lettuce wraps and sliders are my favorite - nice place to go get drink with coworkers read more

This is one of my favorite places to go to for a quick lunch or happy hour with co-workers. Good atmosphere and great food. They added some new appetizers and can I just say the spicy chicken avocado rolls that are awesome!! The french onion soup, fajitas, and chicken and mushroom penne are three of my other favs! I think I have almost everything on their menu once, except for salmon since I don't eat salmon, but everything was deliciouso and worth every cent! When I travel for work, I try to stop by a houlihans if I'm near one and NONE of them can be compared to this one. This is definitely my "Cheers" and my go to place. The bartenders are very personable and knows how to make their drinks. Indefinitely recommend houlihans if you're in Herndon, you won't be disappointed. read more

My husband and I had a terrific meal here! He really enjoyed the jambalaya and I had the Power Green Salad with grilled salmon. Delicious!!! We split a great chocolate caramel crunch ice cream cake that was made in their kitchen and certainly tasted fresh and made with care. Yeshi, our waitress, was amazing as well. Efficient, knowledgeable, and a great personality. Must be seated in her section again, she's that wonderful although every staff member from the front door to those who kept out table clear were outstanding. We'll be back!!! read more

This place is OK, but nothing to get excited about. Food is the standard bar/restaurant fare with burgers and steaks that are just OK the majority of the menu. Stay away from any seafood on their men as it is the cheapest farm raised quality and has been frozen for quite some time. It is difficult to recommend Houlihan's unless it is convenient for you, which is the only reason I have eaten here several times... The description of "competent but nothing special" keeps coming to mind. With that said, the bar is one of those annoying corporate managed taverns with measured pours and everything controlled to ensure you do not have too good a time! Again, competent but so tightly managed as to make you yearn for the local watering hole where the owner is present to ensure you have a good time. I also cannot help but notice that the people working at Houlihan's seem to be very unhappy with their jobs and are clock watchers eagerly anticipating closing time. I would have given Houlihan's a 2 star rating, except they ARE so darned corporate efficient and stepford wives-like in their execution of duties that a 3 star seems to be appropriate. read more

Houlihan's - Daymond Decker waiting for his entre at Houlihan's in Herndon - Bars Near Me - Hernden, Virginia

Happy hour rum and coke are 3.50. House cab is the same. Draft $3!

My company had its Christmas party here during the lunch hour. I enjoyed the generous portion of nachos, and the waitstaff was very attentive to our group. The menu was about what you would expect from an Applebee's or Friday's. The parking lot was full when we arrived (again, lunch hour), but had emptied out considerably by the time we left. read more

Ready for really faint praise? Okay, here goes: "This is the best national sit-down-chain-restaurant bar/grill in this part of Herndon." The food is fresher than other chains (they apparently don't use a commissary) and the simple stuff--salads, steaks--are pretty good. If you're staying in the hotel or trying to decide between this and the Friday's across the street...pick this. But there's nothing really good and service can be indifferent. read more

I've gone to this establishment several times for lunch and after work happy hour with coworkers. The service has gotten progressively worse each time. They are under staffed and the staff they do have either has a bad attitude, exceptionally slow, or is incompetent. Will not go back. read more

The food is good. It's not incredible, it's not terrible. It's just good. It's way better than an Applebees or Fridays and sometimes you're just in the mood for casual dining. Mini Martini Trio is awesome, definitely recommend the Appletini or Key Lime Pie-tini. The service is the best part; everyone is super friendly and knowledgeable (our waitress made a great recommendation for dinner for my husband). And they do a thing now where you buy 9 entrees and get one free, as well as free stuff on your birthday. read more

The decor is very nice and the staff was very friendly. That being stated, the food was terrible. Ordered a steak that had no seasoning whatsoever. The sides tasted like they went straight from the freezer to the microwave to the table. I will not be returning. read more

This had to be one of the worst experiences ever. We went in the first week of May around 4pm. Waited forever to be seated. Then took forever for our server to take our drink order, another 10 minutes to get our drinks. We put in our order and an hour later still hadn't received our food. There were only a few people in the restaurant. I don't know what their issue was, but won't be going back. Very bad experience. My first and last time there. After an hour, we told them we had to leave, absolutely crazy. I told the manager, I have no idea how they can stay in business when they have such awful service. I can't comment on the actual food, because I left without even a piece of bread being offered. read more

I've been here a few times over the past couple years: for happy hours/drinks, a work lunch, afternoon ladies b-day celebration. The food is ok, tho I can't really remember anything I've ordered, except the French onion soup (which was very good btw) I liked that more than whatever I ordered with it for lunch. The other times I don't even remember what I've eaten so I obviously wasn't particularly impressed with it. I'll call it "average" food. One thing I am impressed with it the amount of choices if you want a long island iced tea. Like 20 varieties! Whether you know it or not!! For example, one time I was there and couldn't decide what to order but said I liked something sweet and tasty and the bartender made me the most delicious drink! Yum yum! Tasted like punch and not particularly strong but oh well, it was YUMMY. After that, a gentleman at the bar bought me and my friend another round. That one went down equally as easy and delightful to the tastebuds. Before the third I decided to guess what the alcohol was.. I said, I think it's rum. He said yes! Then he says...and vodka, and gin, and tequila.... well, there was SIX alcohols in it!!!! I was floored it was that strong because it did NOT taste like it. It's good to know tho I could have easily gotten a 3rd (or 4th) and been very drunk before I knew what hit me. I've gone back since and gotten something equally as delicious. I'd say this is THE place to get a cocktail for sure. I think they even have flights of cocktails so you can have a sampling. I don't recall there being much variety in the beer choice, mostly typical stuff vs microbrews. read more

Went for lunch with a coworker around 12. It was alright. Definitely a hotel restaurant. The food was decent but expensive. The drinks also are way too expensive for what you get. $9 for a gin lemonade that had two massive strawberries that took up more than half the glass. It was nice to find somewhere not too crowded on a sunny day to eat outside though. read more

Went to the bar and met Jeremy aka jay (bartender) and he has to be one of the coolest bartender I know in this area. We had a conversation, and made sure everyone was well taken care of. Houllihans is lucky that they have him as a bartender or i would have him at my job. Definitely coming back. Food was amazing as well. read more

The seared Ahi Tuna salad with bananas and banana vinaigrette was astounding and very unique

Today was my first time here at this restaurant. My boyfriend and I came here today, my first time here. We decided to sit at the bar. By far the best bar experience i have ever had. The bartender was Maria, very nice and friendly. She was very concerned with how we wanted our drinks specifically and knew her stuff when it came to drinks and making them! Definitely coming back just because of her! read more

Located in the Crown Plaza. Creekstone sliders and Angus Burger was very good. Wait staff very friendly. A nice place for dinner in Herndon.

If I could rate my experience less than 1 star, I would. We came here with our coworkers after work. First of all, it took over 30 minutes for our drinks to get there. Second of all, I ordered a 6 oz filet mignon and when the waiter took our meals' order, he acted like he jotted it down on the notepad. However, he came back 15 minutes later and asked how I wanted my steak cooked for the 2nd time. Then when the food came out, not only he got my and another person's order wrong, he even told me what I actually ordered as if I didn't know what I told him. It was my first time going to Houlihan's and I don't think I will be going back here again. read more