#1467 #S884 - Blue Nile, Seattle - 6/9/2011

One of a slew of small Ethiopian restaurants in this neighborhood, with an even smaller bar.

456 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122 - (206) 320-8501
Building constructed: 1923
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#1466 #S883 - Dahlak Lounge, Seattle - 6/9/2011

Update: Dahlak is now closed (since 2018?)

 AKA Dahlak Eritrean Cuisine.  Very good Eritrean food during the day and a medium sized nightclub during the evenings.  A nicer place than you might first guess from the exterior and interior decor.

This site previously housed Kim's Nightclub (Vietnamese/hiphop) and then Male Exotic Dancers Club.

2007 S State St, Seattle, WA 98144 - (206) 860-0400
Est. 2005 - Building constructed: 1926
Previous bars at this location: Kim's Nightclub
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#1465 #S882 - Sarajevo, Seattle - 6/7/2011

The web site for this new lounge, in the former space of the Del Rey and the old Catholic Seamen's Club, states "We are an upscale European Club serving homemade Bosnian Cuisine and American Classics. Come out, dress classy, and party the European way."  So do people dress classy?  You be the judge.  The cocktails are not very interesting, but it does feature what is apparently very authentic Bosnian food, and plays music from the former Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece.

2332 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98121 - (206) 448-9000
Est. 2011 - Building constructed: 1937
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#1464 #S881 - Skillet Diner, Seattle - 6/6/2011

A new diner from the well-liked food truck folks and their bacon jam hamburgers.  In addition to good spins on classic American diner food, they also sell some interesting cocktails.

1400 E Union St, Seattle, WA 98122 - (206) 420-7297
Est. May 18, 2011
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#1463 - Foggy's, Hoquiam, WA - 6/5/2011

Foggy's is on the Hoquiam side of Myrtle Street, across from Aberdeen, in a impermanent looking building.  Foggy serves excellent hamburgers, but during the day he is generally both cook and bartender and you don't want to go when there's a rush.  When I dropped in there were three guys at one table and a single guy at another, and after serving them Foggy explained, "It was quiet all day and then it all hits at once."

320 Myrtle St, Hoquiam, WA 98550-3038 - (360) 612-3623

#1462 - Trio's Bar and Grill, Hoquiam, WA - 6/5/2011

So when I asked a bartender and small group of patrons what other Hoquiam bar I should go to, the first response was, "Does it have to be in Hoquiam?"  When I asked again, saying, yes, Hoquiam, and I'm look for a bar with personality, they all said together, "Trio's!"

Trio's was a good choice, with a funky, mixed crowd -- a tattooed gal bartender, people in cowboy hats and flipflops, and elderly men with white shirts and checkered sports jackets.  Thanks for the suggestion.

716 Simpson Avenue, Hoquiam, WA 98550-3610 - (360) 533-9966
Previous bars in this location: Swede's Place (1939)
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#1461 - 8th St. Ale House, Hoquiam, WA - 6/5/2011

207 8th Street, Hoquiam, WA 98550-2507 - (360) 612-3455
Est. 2010
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