#879 - Lucid, Seattle (U-District) - 8/27/2009

This is a very happening little jazz club, surprisingly downbeat, cozy, and hip for a U District bar. For me, Lucid and Cafe Racer give the district its first destination bars -- i.e. ones you'd repeatedly leave other parts of town and travel a distance just to experience for a while.

5241 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105 - (206) 369-3248
lucidseattle.com - facebook - yelp - the stranger - visualismphoto's flickr

#878 - Jak's Grill Laurelhurst, Seattle - 8/27/2009

3701 NE 45th St, Seattle - (206) 985-8545
jaksgrill.com - yelp

#877 - The Sandpoint Grill, Seattle - 8/27/2009

5414 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle - (206) 729-1303
sandpointgrillseattle.com - yelp

#876 - The Caroline Tavern, Seattle (Lake City) - 8/24/2009

The Caroline is a nifty little neighborhood place that's been operating in the middle of nowhere since prohibition. It is said to have once been visited by Will Rogers, and now caters -- as one imagines it always has -- to a pleasant cross-section of ages, ethnic groups, and subcultures.

13702 15th Ave NE., Seattle, WA 98125-3102 - (206) 362-9879
pi lake city blog - yelp - the stranger

#875 - V Bar, Seattle (Belltown) - 8/22/2009

Update:  The V Bar closed in mid 2011

2120 2nd Ave. Seattle, WA 98121-2208
hideousbelltown

#874 - Sheraton Seattle Lobby Lounge, Seattle - 8/20/2009

Meh...

1400 6th Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101
website

#873 - Tony Starlight's, Portland - 8/8/2009

3728 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland OR 97232
tonystarlight.com - myspace - portland tribune - willamette week - neighborhood notes - barflymag - yelp

#872 - Dancing Bare, Portland - 8/7/2009

Of course I did not go here voluntarily. It was those horrid Portland TikiKon people who dragged us in, and I just had to suffer.

#871 - Kenton Club, Portland, OR - 8/7/2009

The Kenton Club is a very nice neighborhood spot with good live music, no cover, and an amiable mix of hipsters and grizzled, white-bearded oldsters. The "world famous" part apparently comes from its use in the Racquel Welch movie "Kansas City Bombers." I visited the KC during the secret crawl portion of TikiKon VII Speakeasy event, and while we didn't exactly fit in, the back patio was quite welcoming.

2025 N Kilpatrick St., Portland, OR 97217 - (503) 285-3718
myspace - yelp

#870 - w xyz, Portland, OR - 8/8/2009

9920 NE Cascade Parkway, Portland, OR 97220 - (503) 200-5678
wxyzportland.com

#869 - Buffalo Wild Wings, Portland, OR - 8/7/2009

This is a chain sports bar, it was close to my hotel, and I knew what I was getting into, so if I'd just stuck with the sports bar food and beer, I would have been perfectly fine. But a berry margarita sounded refreshing, and thus I ended up with this glass of ugly mess that appeared to be made from tequila and some kind of sugary goop with extremely dubious connections to any actual berry. My bad.

9810 NE Cascades Parkway, Portland, OR 97220-6825 - 503-281-0351
buffalowildwings.com

#868 - Shuckers, Seattle - 8/1/2009

411 University St. Seattle, WA 98127 - (206) 621-1984
web site - yelp - zagat

#867 - The Lookout, Seattle - 7/31/2009

757 Bellevue Ave E. Seattle, Wa 98122 - 206 860-2752
(at the corner of Bellevue, Bellevue & Bellevue)
thelookoutseattle.com - facebook - the stranger - yelp - capitol hill blog

#866 - Stonehenge Tavern, Zillah, Wa - 7/27/2009

603 1st Ave, Zillah, WA 98953 - (509) 829-9411
stonehengeinzillah.com - urban spoon

#865 - M & J Tavern, Grandview, WA - 7/27/2009

110 W Wine Country Rd., Grandview, WA 98930 - 509-882-9697

#864 - Ben's Crow Inn, Boise - 7/26/2009

Ben's Crow Inn, 6781 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, ID 83716 - 208 342-9669
boise weekly - idaho eats - highbeam

#863 - Pair, Boise - 7/25/2009

Big and swanky, with some nice cocktail choices

601 W Main St. Boise, ID 83702-5935 - (208) 343-7034
eatdrinkshare.com - facebook - boise weekly - yelp - clubvibes

#862 - Mack & Charlies, Boise - 7/24/2009

507 W. Main St., Boise, ID 83702
mackandcharlies.com - myspace - boise weekly

#861 - StoneHouse, Boise - 7/24/2009

665 Park Blvd, Boise, ID 83712
stonehouseidaho.com - boise weekly