National Negroni Week (www.negroniweek.com) to raise donations for Slow Food International (www.slowfood.com) is September 21 - 27, and several Ellicott City establishments are hosting Ellicott City Negroni Week. The 3rd Floor Chambers will be participating on Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September 26. Try our special recipe Negroni cocktail and collect your "passport" to receive a raffle ticket for prizes given out at Backwater Bibliopub.
Back to School Special!! Every Wednesday in September, enjoy a Smashburger with fries and badabing sauce for only $12.00. (Kitchen is open from 5:00pm - 8:00pm on Wednesdays.)
Wings Night is every Sunday during football season! Buffalo sauce, Sweet & Spicy Chili sauce, or Old Bay spices. (Kitchen is open on Sundays from 1:00pm - 7:00pm.)
Judge's Bench First Tuesday Jazz Jams, 8:00pm - 11:00pm
2026 Schedule: Oct 6, Nov 3, Dec 1
Mike Grasso's band leads improvisations of jazz standards and welcomes all musicians, singers, and lovers of jazz to join in. There is no cover charge, but one drink per hour is requested, please. The kitchen is also open from 5:00 - 9:00pm for First Tuesday Jazz Jams.
Irish Music on the 2nd Floor - Second Wednesdays of the month
Come listen to an Irish music group play from 7pm - 9pm on the second floor. They welcome all listeners who support the Judge's Bench, to enjoy their food and drinks on the second floor if room is available. (It can get crowded.)
2026 Schedule: Sep 9, Oct 14, Nov 11, Dec 9
The 3rd Floor Chambers
Hours
Fridays: 8:00pm – 12:00Midnight
Saturdays: 8:00pm – 12:00Midnight
Check 3rd Floor Chambers for special open/closed dates.
The 3rd Floor Chambers speakeasy is also available for private party celebrations. Learn more.
During the 1800’s in historic Ellicott City, a small stone building at the corner parking lot on Main Street and Ellicott Mills Drive was the original Howard County Courthouse. It was destroyed in the 2018 flood. Our building was a small “mom and pop” grocery store. Without air conditioning in those days, the heat-exhausted judges would come across the street and sit on shaded benches outside the grocery store and enjoy cold beverages. This is how our location became known as “The Judge’s Bench.”