#513 - O Lounge, Seattle (Queen Anne) - 10/26/2006

Update:  The O Lounge (and Orrapin Noodle Experience restaurant) closed in 2007

Small and nice. A good shift of gears from the Paragon.

2208 Queen Anne Ave, Seattle, WA 98109 - (206) 352-6594
Est. 1996 - Closed: 2007
Previous bars in this location: None known
Subsequent bars in this location: How To Cook A Wolf
theolounge.net - yelp

#512 - Sloppy Joes, Ft. Lauderdale, FL - 10/7/2006

#511 - Lulu's Bait Shack, Ft. Lauderdale, FL - 10/7/2006

#510 - The Elbow Room, Ft. Lauderdale, FL - 10/7/2006

#509 - The Bahia Cabana, Ft. Lauderdale, FL - 10/5/2006

Fun. I've only been there during Hukilau tiki events so it's been wild when I've been there, but the gals working the bar lead me to believe it's a swell place generally.

#508 - DiVino, Seattle (Ballard) - 9/1/2006

Update:  Closed 2010

A growing number of wine bars was all but inevitable with Ballard's changing demographics. This swanky, modernist bar opened five days ago and is a nice stop on a crawl down Ballard Ave.

Est. Aug. 27, 2006 - Closed 2010 - Building constructed: 1904 (Kutzner Block)
5310 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107 - (206) 297-0143
divinoseattle.com - seattletimes - yelp

#507 - Hooverville, Seattle - 8/25/2006

Very pleasant and comfortable bar, with the casual hip and historical feel of SoDo bars.

1721 1st Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98134 - (206) 264-2428
Est. 2005 - Building constucted: 1927
Previous bars at this location: None known
hoovervillebar.com - facebook - thestranger - yelp

#506 - Dukes - Alki, Seattle - 8/25/2006

Dependable seafood, a great evening on the upper patio with the calypso/reggae band playing and the smell of fire pits drifting in from the beach.

2516 Alki Avenue Southwest Seattle, Washington 98116 - (206) 937-6100
Est. 2001 - Building constructed: 1995
dukeschowderhouse.com

#505 - White Eagle Saloon, Portland - 6/23/2006

White Eagle Saloon, Portland, OR - c.1905

White Eagle Saloon - One of Portland's oldest bars, now in familiar McMenamins decor and hosting some well known names in folk and blues type musical artists. "Famous for its nightly live music tradition and unlikely truths of record-breaking tequila consumption, ladies of the evening, Shanghai tunnels and residents of a rather more spectral nature ...," it's said to be not only haunted by hostile to psychics. I can state uneqivocably that my psychic powers were NOT effective in the place.






836 N Russell St, Portland, OR 97227 - (503) 282-6810
Est. 1905
Articles: beerchaser

#504 - Über, Seattle (Aurora) - 7/2/2006

A nifty, tiny little bar with a large selection of mostly German beers on tap and a 3-page list of bottles. The name comes from their positioning as an affordable source of cases and kegs of quality beer. A small space but with a gas fire in the middle of one table and bartenders careful to serve various brews in the correct style of glass. For beer connoiseurs, a nice addition to small but mighty Duck Island, and a 4th fun bar in this small area on Aurora just north of Greenlake.

7517 Aurora Ave N., Seattle, WA 98103-4747 - (206) 782-2337
Est. June 26, 2006 - Building constructed: 1920
uberbier.com - slashfood - beer advocate - yelp - the stranger - seattleweekly - seattle weekly

#503 - Legends Bar (Rock n Roll Pizza), Portland - 6/3/2006

This bar is behind chain link fence from the main room of Rock'n'Roll Pizza, the unlikely-named metal central of PDX. On at least this night, the boys had far more make-up than the girls, and the girls far more tattoos than the boys.

#502 - Dixie Tavern, Portland (Old Town) - 6/3/2006

Currently one of the standard Coyote Ugly clones that every city now has one or two of. 

Est. 2005

32 NW 3rd Ave, Portland, OR 97209 - (503) 234-9431

#501 - The Boiler Room, Portland (Old Town) - 6/3/2006

Not a bad little place if you're in the mood to deal with karaoke.

#500 - Pala Lounge, Portland (Old Town) - 6/3/2006

Pala Lounge - Fairly swanky, with Balmese antiques and a nice loungey bar off the main room. I liked it.

#499 - Amazon, Portland (Old Town) - 6/3/2006

Unremarkable upstairs bar in Old Town. It seemed like they were just starting to get things off the ground and trying hard to build a scene when I went. More karaoke on a weekend for now though.

#498 - The Spot Sports Grill, Renton - 5/29/2006

Start be envisioning an absolutely generic sports bar. Okay, you're done.

4224 E Valley Rd, Renton, WA 98057 - (425) 251-8053
Est. 1962

#497 - The Hukilau, San Francisco - 3/12/2006

Not much tiki to speak of at the Hukilau. In fact, there didn't seem to be a tiki in the place. The feel is of a college haunt for beer drinking and burgers, with only a passing nod toward the tiki theme. The drinks came with umbrellas in the straws, rather than fruit garnish.

(Last two bars posted out of order because I forgot about them from SF trip.)

Est. 2002 - Closed 2012
5 Masonic Ave, San Francisco, CA

#496 - The Fish Bowl, San Francisco - 3/12/2006

#495 - Lobo Saloon, Seattle (Eastlake) - 5/12/2006

433 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle, WA 98109 - (206) 223-9204
Closed 2007 - Building constructed: 1918
Previous bars at this location: Green Tavern (1945 into the 60s), Mister Ed's Tavern (70s)
Subsequent bars at this location: Victory Lounge
yelp

#494 - LO_FI Performance Gallery, Seattle (Eastlake) - 5/12/2006

429 Eastlake Avenue Seattle, WA 98109 - (206) 254-2824
Previous bars in this location: None known

Building constructed: 1918
thelofi.net - citysearch - yelp