#1328 - The Inn Sports Bar, Lynnwood, WA - 12/25/2010

16716 Highway 99 # D, Lynnwood, WA 98037 - (425) 743-0700
yelp  - uptake.com

#1327 - Foxy's Steak and Spirits, Everett WA - 12/25/2010

9601 Evergreen Way, Everett, WA 98204 - (425) 513-0960
yelp

#1326 - Shotze's, Everett WA - 12/25/2010

9602 Evergreen Way, Everett, WA 98204 - (425) 355-5766
yelp

#1325 - Barking Frog, Woodinville, WA - 12/25/2010

14580 NE 145th St, Woodinville, WA 98072 - (425) 424-2999
willowslodge.com - seattle times - the stranger - yelp

#1324 - Pearl, Bellevue, WA - 12/22/2010

Pearl is nothing special in terms of cocktails, but its food offerings give it a reputation as the best happy hour in Bellevue.

700 Bellevue Way NE, Ste 50, Bellevue, WA 98004 - (425) 455-0181
pearlbellevue.com - seattle times - komo

#1323 #S793 - Bottleneck Lounge, Seattle - 12/21/2010

A hodgepodge of a neighborhood bar that seems like a lonely last stand among the French cafes of Madison. A nifty little place.

2328 E Madison St, Seattle, WA 98138 - (206) 323-1098
bottlenecklounge.com - seattle weekly - yelp

#1320 - Bis on Main, Bellevue, WA - 12/17/2010

10213 Main St, Bellevue, WA 98004 - (425) 455-2033
bisonmain.com - the stranger - yelp

#1319 - Wild Ginger, Bellevue, WA - 12/14/2010

11020 NE 6th St Ste 90, Bellevue, WA 98004 - (425) 495-8889
wildginger.net - seattle times - yelp

#1318 - The Pumphouse, Bellevue, WA - 12/14/2010

Just across 405 from downtown Bellevue you step into the Pumphouse and it's like suddenly you're nowhere near Bellevue.  The decor isn't Bellevue, the staff isn't Bellevue and the clientelle are not Bellevue.

No augmented breasts and white striped shirts, just a blue collar crowd eating burgers and drinking big steins of beer.  It's as if you stepped over the highway and into Sequim.

11802 NE 8th St, Bellevue, WA 98005 - (425) 455-4110
Previous bars in this location: Lon's Place (1950s)
pumphousebellevue.com - yelp

#1317 #S791 - Harlow's Saloon, Seattle - 12/13/2010

Update: Harlow's closed in Sep. 2011

A new divey bar from the owners of Moshi Moshi and Bricco.  It's in a great space and successfully feels like regulars have been hanging in it for 50 years.

5200 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107 - (206) 327-9804
Est. Dec 2010 - Closed Sep 2011
facebook - seattle weekly - yelp - seattleballard

#1316 #S790 - Five Corner Market, Seattle - 12/13/2010

Update: Five Corner Market closed April 12, 2011

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With the old Lombardi's location and chef Sam Crannell from Quinn’s and Oddfellows, the 5 Corner Market brings offers some reasonable cocktails and quite good food.  They were still working on a cocktail menu when we dropped in, and they are supposed to be heavy on bourbon-based drinks, so I'll definitely have to give the bar (which has moved downstairs) another try soon.

2200 NW Market St, Seattle, WA 98107 - (206) 816-3310
Est. Dec. 2010; closed April 12, 2011
5cornermarket.com - thrillist - myballard - gastrolust - yelp

#1315 - Boom Noodle, Bellevue, WA - 12/13/2010

504 Bellevue Square, Bellevue, WA 98004 - (425) 453-6094
boomnoodle.com - seattletimes - yelp

#1314 - The Mukilteo Lodge, Mukilteo, WA - 12/10/2010

Nice, big, woody, lodgy sports bar

7928 Mukilteo Speedway, Mukilteo, WA 98275 - (425) 374-3333
mukilteolodge.com - urbanspoon - yelp

#1313 - Amici Bistro, Mukilteo, WA - 12/10/2010

8004 Mukilteo Speedway, Mukilteo, WA 98275-2653 - (425) 438-9544
yelp

#1312 - Seastar, Bellevue, WA - 12/9/2010

Fancy seafood from John Howie (and part-owner Gary Payton)

205 108th Avenue NE #100, Bellevue, WA 98004 - (425) 456-0010
seastarrestaurant.com - seattlepi - seattletimes - yelp

#1311 #S789 - The Blue Glass, WA - 12/8/2010

The Blue Glass, which opened 12/2/2010 in the location that previously housed Tigertail, is owned by Dan Cowan, of the Tractor Tavern.  It is a very different vibe, but still comfortable, and with some nice cocktails and food.

I had a Maple Rye Old Fashioned (Old Overholt rye, maple syrup, cherry and orange soda), and a very nice pork tenderloin sandwich (carmelized apple, onion, fennel).



704 NW 65th St., Seattle, WA 98117 - (206) 420-1631
Est. Dec 2, 2010 - Building constructed: 1938
Previous bars at this location:  Tigertail
theblueglass.net - facebook - myballard - yelp

#1310 - Ristorante Luciano, Bellevue, WA - 12/7/2010

515 Bellevue Square # A, Bellevue, WA 98004 - (425) 283-5877
ristoranteluciano.com

#1309 - Z'Teja's Southwestern Grill, Bellevue, WA - 12/6/2010

To close January 26, 2013.


535 Bellevue Square, Bellevue, WA 98004 - (425) 467-5911
ztejas.com

#1308 #S788 - Marjorie, Seattle, WA - 12/4/2010

After five years in Belltown (in a portion of the space that now comprises Buckley's), Marjorie re-opened in an intimate space Capitol Hill in 2010.  But the place feels like it should be in some shady, remote corner, rather than embedded in a new condo building -- better to be preserved for appreciative regulars.

We had a couple pleasant cocktails, a nice chat with Donna the owner, and also customer Ellie.

1412 East Union St, Seattle, WA 98122 - (206) 441-9842
marjorierestaurant.com - seattle weekly - seattle times - yelp

#1307 #S787 - Grim's, Seattle, WA - 12/4/2010

This was the soft opened of Grim's, a new place with a slightly steampunk decor in the former space of Grey Gallery, and we didn't get much of a chance to sample what will be their "intoxicant" menu.

Downstairs is a large space with communal tables and attached seats that swing in circular motions around them.  Upstairs is the more intimate Butterfly Lounge, walls glowing with jar after jar of butterflies.

Grim's is the latest Capitol Hill restaurant from Laura Olson, and a very different vibe than Po Dog and Auto Battery.  It's nice to look at, but I'll have to return to judge the cocktails and menu.

1512 11th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122 - (206) 324-7467
grimseattle.com - facebook - capitolhillseattle - yelp