#1420 - Demetri's, Edmonds, WA - 4/18/2011

 In 2010, Sofeea Huffman of Kafe Neo turned the utterly stale Johnny's Sports Bar and Grille hard by the Edmonds ferry dock into Demetri's Woodstone Taverna.  The decor feels a little bit too much like some corporate chain for my tastes (I'd prefer some ramshackle individuality by the dock), but it is certainly a much nicer stop now, with decent cocktails and very good tapas.

101 Main St, Edmonds, WA 98020-3131 - (425) 744-9999
Est. 2010
demetriswoodstonetaverna.com - facebook - heraldnet - yelp

#1419 - Urban Onion, Olympia, WA - 4/17/2011

116 Legion Way SE, Olympia, Washington 98501 - (360) 943-9242
Previous bars at this location: The Village Forge
theurbanonion.com - facebook - yelp - tripadvisor - snoopf

#1418 - The Brotherhood, Olympia, WA - 4/17/2011

The Brotherhood Tavern/Lounge/Cigar Store and Bar dates back to at least the 1930s in this space in the 1887 Labor Temple building. It is now a funky, hip gathering place with a mid-century vintage decor, movies, and live music.

119 Capitol Way N, Olympia, WA 98501-1018 - (360) 352-4153
Building constructed 1887
thebrotherhoodlounge.com - facebook - yelp

#1417 - Mac's Tavern and Cardoom, Aberdeen, WA - 4/17/2011

The bartender at Mac's Tavern and Cardroom told us that the place has been around since the early 1900s, and that they did have a card room before the casinos moved in and a particular game they played just died out. Before that, she says, there would be lines out the door at 6:00am.

210 E Heron St, Aberdeen, WA 98520 - (360) 533-3932

#1416 - Tombstone Wiley's , Raymond, WA - 4/17/2011

Tombstone Wiley's is in an old feed store building in the middle of nowhere outside of Raymond, Washington.  But that doesn't mean it doesn't have some wild times.  Carol, the ex-nurse who has owned the place with her ex-postman husband for the last five years, told us she's keeping a journal of what happens every night, and some day she might turn it into a book.  Since we were there on a lazy Sunday afternoon, we asked her what she wrote about the preceding Saturday night, and she responded "Oh that was a doozy."

She went on to tell us about chasing down patrons for skipping on their bill, driving when they said they weren't, and all sorts of infractions, including one woman hanging from the rafters, after trying to attach a dollar bill, with her bra caught on a bolt and her ample bosom displayed to admirers at the bar.  She told us about "the Tombstone Hooker," who is not a prostitute but rather a woman who liked to dance on the bar and hang a dollar bill on a certain hook after each week she'd lost weight in her Weight Watchers program.  Sometimes, when order needs to be restored, Carol pulls out a wooden baseball bat and slams it on the bar.  "They know it's serious when the bat comes out," she says.

The feed store was constructed in 1972, and in 1978 half of it was converted into the "Willapa Bar."  Carol and her husband lived in the Seattle area, and talked about driving around the country and eventually getting a little bar somewhere.  "We only made it as far as Raymond," Carol noted. 

But business has picked up substantially since they got a license to sell liquor in addition to beer and wine. I don't know when I'll ever be able to make it on a Friday or Saturday night -- my trips through Raymond are strictly daytime drives to the Long Beach peninsula and back -- but I sure would like to make it sometime.
8 Camp One Rd, Raymond, WA 98577 - (360) 942-6177

#1415 - Gepetto's, Montesano, WA - 4/14/2011

A sports bar filled Pittsburgh Steeler and Pirates memorabilia, behind the Italian restaurant portion of Gepetto's.

126 E Pioneer Ave, Montesano, WA 98563 - (360) 249-4445
web site - yelp

#1414 - Katie Downs, Tacoma, WA - 4/14/2011

The modern answer to the mid-century's Harbor Lights, Katie Downs Tavern and Eatery server pizza, seafood, and simple cocktails in a bright location on the bay.  The bar is uninteresting, but the reasonable food and the great setting make it a very pleasant stop, particularly on sunny days.

3211 Ruston Way, Tacoma, WA 98402-5334 - (253) 756-0771
Est. 1982
katiedowns.com - facebook - weeklyvolcano - yelp