#1844 - Virgil's at Cimmiyotti's, Pendleton, OR - 8/17/2011

In our brief stay in Pendleton, multiple locals recommended Cimmiyotti's, a much beloved place that went out of business a few years ago and has been revived by new owners.  It is a very night place in terms of both ambiance (elegant Victorian house of ill repute) and food quality.  They were very busy the night we visited and did a very poor job of even touching base with us as we waited an hour and half for our food.  There was no excuse for this (even when you are swamped you should touch base with a each customer once in a while), but it appears that under normal circumstances there are no such problems.

137 South Main St, Pendleton, OR 97801 - (541) 276-7711
Web site: facebook
Reviews: goseeoregon - tripadvisor - urbanspoon - yelp

#1843 - The Rainbow Cafe, Pendleton, OR - 8/17/2011

The current Rainbow Cafe is the oldest business in Pendleton, Oregon and the first brick building in town, est. 1883 as State Saloon and Banquet. It is now a classic diner and dive bar, with historic photos and collectibles on the walls, along with some nice neon, much of it capturing the town's old west theme and famous rodeo. It had a major remodel in 2006, removing many layers of paint to expose the original brick facade and restoring the original neon sign. We chatted with some nice folks there, especially Rocky, who gave us some tips on this and other places in town.

209 South Main Street Pendleton, OR 97801 - (541) 276-4120
Est. 1883 (as State Saloon)

Web site: rainbowcafependleton.com
Reviews: igougo - highway12 - urbanspoon - yelp

#1842 - The Pub, Kennewick, WA - 8/17/2011

"The Pub," in Kennewick is like a typical neighborhood dive bar that has been stretched out to ten times its rightful size. Walking along outside it, the building seems to go on forever, and when you step inside a good part of one side is filled by a 70-foot bar -- the longest in the state of Washington.

7001 W Clearwater Ave, Kennewick, WA 99336 - (509) 735-7868
Est. year - Building constructed: year

Web site: facebook
Reviews: yelp

#1841 #S1050 - WaMu Theater, Seattle - 8/14/2011

Jack White, WaMu Theater, Seattle, Aug 14, 2012

WaMu Theater is a medium sized (3,300, 4,000, or 7,000 seat configurations) event hall just south of the ballparks which for some reason retains the collapsed bank's name. It is utterly charmless, but the sound is decent after some upgrades, and there is a bar area behind the grandstands where they are happy to serve you dive bar quality drinks at craft cocktail prices.

800 Occidental Avenue South Seattle, WA 98134 - (800) 745-3000
Est. Nov 3, 2006 - Building constructed: 2006
Previous bars in this location: None
Web site: wamutheater.com 
Reviews: yelp

#1840 - Koral, Bellevue, - 8/14/2011

Owned by the same folks who own Pearl Bar & Dining, this new place in the Bellevue Hyatt aims for "a new American Tavern," with craft cocktails, and "approachable" American regional dishes. (In order to form an opinion, I must come back for more than this quickie bite and drink in their off  hours.)

900 Bellevue Way Northeast #100 Bellevue, WA 98004 - (425) 623-1125
Est. March 1, 2012
Previous bars in this location: Twisted Cork

Web site: koralbellevue.com
Reviews: seattletimes - eatbellevue - gastrolust - yelp - thestranger

#1839 #S1049 - Mutiny Hall, Seattle - 8/13/2012

Update: Mutiny Hall closed May 17, 2014.

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This is another craft beer public house from Seth Howard of downtown's Collins Pub and Lake City's Hudson Pub. This one is very much in the model of Hudson, with a good selection of beers, a woody but fairly plain design, and slightly upscale pub food. With all the places one can get great beers, the attractiveness of this place for me will depend upon the kind of crowd it attracts and vibe they create. During this visit it felt a little lifeless, but they were just getting started, so it remains to be seen if it manages to establish a sort of neighborhood vitality.

1205 Northeast 65th Street Seattle, WA 98115 - (206) 524-5020
Est. Aug 12, 2012 - Building constructed: 1947 - Closed May 17, 2014
Previous bars in this location: None known (previously Jalisco restaurant)
Web site: mutinyhall.com - facebook
Reviews: seattlepi - seattlebeernews - examiner - thrillist - thestranger - yelp - urbanspoon

#1838 - Cloverleaf Tavern, Tacoma, WA - 8/6/2011

 The Cloverleaf is an old neighborhood bar known for its unique pizza, and particularly the thin, compressed shell pizza crust. It's a kind of hybrid of an old dive bar, a sports bar, and the sort of family restaurant that has photos of the long-time customers and colored pictures by kids on the wall. The help are hip and friendly, with a reasonable set of beers on tap. The first time visitor certainly must have the famous pizza, but be prepared to wait 45 minutes for their special special crust to bake.

Their menu describes the ownership history:

"Pat Nolde and Mike Ball started the Cloverleaf Tavern in 1950. Jack Collimum and Al Moody were owners between then and October 1960 when Larry Turco purchased the business. In 1961, Larry brought in the pizza recipe from a business interest he had in Ponders. Larry did well at the Cloverleaf Tavern, but decided to sell to Lennard Manke January 1, 1971. Lennard continued a thriving business until his retirement. He sold the business to [his employee and daughter-in-law] Debbie Manke on January 1, 2004."

6430 6th Avenue Tacoma, WA 98406 - (253) 565-1111
Est. 1950

Web site: cloverleafpizza.com - facebook  
Reviews: seattleweekly - weeklyvolcano - tnt - yelp - tripadvisor