Yelpers Split on New Tysons Beer Garden

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA -- Folks were pretty excited to hear Tysons Biergarten was opening in Tysons. So now that it's open, how is it? We perused some Yelp reviews and health inspections reports to see what everyone's saying.

The Virginia Department of Health inspected Tysons Biergarten, located at 8346 Leesburg Pike; it was inspected June 14 and no violations were found.

Hours are 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily. The beer garden is located outside the Greensboro Metro on the Silver Line.

The restaurant has earned 3.5 stars from 68 reviews on Yelp. Here's what some of them had to say:

• Kevin M. from Vienna says: "Live music.Open space.Freedom to move around in an area accustomed to crowded shoulder to shoulder packed bars. Awesome to both drink and stretch out in the summer."
• Nadine F. from McLean says: "As a person who's not a beer lover, Tysons Biergarten just doesn't do it for me. The token system for payment is annoying. You have to estimate ahead of time exactly how much food and drink you'll want, or you'll have to take a few extra steps to buy more tokens. The convoluted ordering system forces you to go to different areas of the facility depending on what type of beer you want or if you want food. Overall, it's just a ton of work to go to a place that's basically just a bar."
• Pedram F. from Arlington says: "FINALLY got a chance to check this neat place out and it was well worth the wait! It's exactly hidden gems like these that would make any Yelper happy. If you're looking for something different than the normal bar scene in our area, look no further."
• Robin from McLean says: "Don't waste your time! I was so excited to try this place out. The idea is a good one, but first impressions are the most important after all. When we arrived the first thing we noticed was the chaos of parking. They had a valet - more money for you to spend - but if you made the mistake of trying to look for a spot in the tiny parking area there was hardly any room to turn around to get out. This is not D.C., the other bars in the area all have private parking, and usually plenty."

PHOTO: Performers from KURIOS by Cirque du Soleil stop by Tysons Biergarten; photo courtesy of Tysons Biergarten