Mussel Bar & Grille in Arlington

Enjoyed good drinks and a great seafood medley of shrimp, oysters, octopus, and mussels. The seasoned shrimp are very messy so you'll need all the wipes they give you!

Food was pretty good overall, but waiter was not freindly at all, nor attentive. White wine mussels were not as tasty as a you find in Brussels. Bacon brussel sprouts were amazing! Charred octopus was tiny and not good.

Mussel Bar & Grille is the second Robert Wiedmaier restaurant I recently tried. Much different in style than suburban, Potomac, MD, white tablecloth Lock 72 MM&G has an urban contemporary industrial interior architectural look and vibe with theatrical lighting and interesting sight lines. MM&G’s dark grey concrete bar top is perfect for serving piping hot mussels in a 15 inch cast iron skillet placed directly on the bar top that I ordered. I began with a fresh baguette and butter and a Negroni that the bartender, Melvin, made using my recipe - 1 shot gin, 1/2 shot Campari, 1/4 shot sweet vermouth, stirred with ice and strained into a rocks glass. I enjoyed a glass sauvignon blanc with the mussels. I ended having menu titled dessert Death by Chocolate guessing that is Mr. Wiedmaier’s way of saying the colloquial, to die for chocolate. It was delicious chocolate cake having a scoop of chocolate ice cream on top. The cake and ice cream was surrounded by a dusting of chocolate crumbs on the white porcelain dessert plate. I paired black french press coffee and a shot of Kahlua on the side with the cake and ice cream. I believe the french press coffee was brewed using coffee beans from St. Lucia. That is what is used at the L72 restaurant according to Randy, bartender, at L72. I like everything about this spot from the fresh ingredients used in thoughtfully prepared dishes that are artfully plated and presented to the architectural aesthetic and knowledgeable, friendly staff.Denouement to my dinner. One last look at the menus before leaving I noticed Pisco Sour on the drinks menu (I ordered Negroni without reading the drinks menu) that I am accustomed to seeing onl...