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Saturday, April 07, 2018

#2656 #S1287 - Admiral Bird, Seattle - 11/16/2014

Admiral Bird, Seattle, WA
With just 3 seats at the bar (and where minors are not allowed), I think this is the smallest legal bar in the Seattle area? Then again, the bar is at best the fourth or fifth consideration in their business model, behind the coffee shop, the waffles and cafe, the gifts and the flowers. Which is not to say that they give little thought to their bar offerings, as along with some nice beers and ciders they feature a fruit driven cocktails like a spicy sangria, mimosas, and various shrubs.





2600 California Ave SW, Seattle, Washington - (206) 305-7182
Est. Feb 3, 2014 - Building constructed: 1906
Previous bars in this location: None known
Web site: thirstiestbirds.com - facebook
Reviews: yelp - tripadvisor - westseattleblogwestseattleblog - thestranger 

#2655 #S1286 - Westside Public House, Seattle - 11/16/2014

Update: Westside Public House closed Nov 15, 2015.


Bars and restaurants in this space tend to turn over in one to three years, and so it was with A Terrible Beauty before this place (2011-2014), Table 35 before that (2010-2010), Ama Ama Oyster House (2007-2009), Ovio Bistro (2005-2007) and so on. This round is a fairly straight forward modern sports bar, with lots of TVs, 30 beers on tap, and a menu focused on burgers. Just don't get too attached.



4752 California Ave SW, Seattle, Washington - (206) 420-1425
Est. Nov 10, 2014 - Closed Nov 15, 2015 - Building constructed: 1910
Previous bars in this location: Guppy's West, Ovio Bistro, Ama Ama Oyster Bar, Table 35, A Terrible Beauty
Reviews: eater - westseattleblog - yelp - tripadvisor - westseattleblog  

Sunday, April 01, 2018

#2654 #S1285 - Andra Loft, Seattle - 11/12/2014

Andra Loft, Andra Hotel 2nd Floor, Seattle, WA

Ă„ndra Loft was briefly a Scandanavian themed bar run by local Seattle celebrity chef Tom Douglas, adjacent to his Hot Stove Society cooking school. Douglas himself never seems to have made much of the location -- it was even listed among his 15+ restaurants on his web site -- and it was not long before the Loft appears to have been converted to simply an event space available from the hotel.

While it was operating as a bar and restaurant I enjoyed an RKV (rye, cumin, and maraschino) from a friendly and capable bartender, along with gyros from Douglas's Lola.



2000 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98121 - (877) 448-8600               
Est. July 7, 2014 - Closed ? (2016-2017) - Building constructed: 1925
Previous bars in this location: None known
Web site: hotelandra.com
Articles ranked: seattlemet - zagat - eaterthestrangeryelp - tripadvisor - oyster - seattleweekly  

#2653 - Kroakers, Everett, WA - 11/9/2014

Update: Kroakers closed in August 2016 and was replaced by Sirens Market and Coffee House.

As per the  Everett Herald, Dave Weston purchased PC's Pub after the previous owner retired in February 2012. He renamed it after his home bar, which friends named after the noise from nearby frogs.

The joint was known as the Jumping Jack Tavern from at least 1950 through 1977, then became the Stage Stop Tavern from 1978 into the 90s, and PC's Pub by the late 90s. PC's was a divey neighborhood bar and Kroakers is somewhat less divey, with lots of TVs showing sports, pool tables, darts and poker games. There's a reasonable selection of beers and inexpensive dive bar cocktails with the standard Fireball and flavored vodkas. The back bar is an unusual, Seattle-made piece, with what looks like inlaid green marble, including a mid-century diamond shape that is reflected in the counter and flooring.







3021 Rucker Ave, Everett, WA 98201 - (425) 258-9465
Est. 2012 - Closed Aug 2016
Previous bars in this location: Jumping Jack Tavern, Stage Stop Tavern, PC's Pub
Web site: facebook
Reviews: heraldnet - yelp 

Saturday, March 31, 2018

#2652 - Tony V's Garage Everett, WA - 11/9/2014

Update: Tony's moved from this location to a larger location in the adjacent building in 2016.

Tony V's Garage, Everett, WA
'In 2008, Anthony “Tony” Verhey sold two old VW bugs and a motorcycle and used every dime he had to open Tony V’s Garage, a beer-booze-bands-broads-&-burgers bar with the mission statement “Good Friends, Good Fun, and Good Music.”' (herald.net)

While Tony's is best known for it's punk and metal shows, we can here for a Seahawks game and found a small but boisterous crowd. Tony himself told us about pulling a ceiling tile reading "Boycott Tony's Garage" from Tracy's across the street, which is now one of his favorite possessions.

Seems like a cool joint. The space has a lot of drinking and rocking memories, hosting bars since at least the 50s and probably best known for the 25 years that Jimmy Z's hosted acts from Bo Diddley to the The Presidents of the United States of America to The Posies to 2 Live Crew.






1712 Hewitt Ave, Everett, WA 98201 - (425) 374-3567
Est. 2008 - Building constructed: year
Previous bars in this location: Dickson's, Jimmy Z's, Panama's, The Turf, The VIP Room
Web site: facebook
Reviews: herald.net - yelp - tripadvisor 

#2651 - The Irishmen Everett, WA - 11/9/2014

The Irishmen, Everett, WA
The Irishmen is a familiar American Irish bar, with the standard cherry colored wood, framed flags, soccer souvenirs and photos, and the same Guiness and Jameson paraphernalia - though not quite as dominant as some instant Irish pubs. It was opened in 2007,  has a good selection of Irish and local beers and traditinal Irish dishes, and seems like a comfortable neighborhood place, embraced by many locals.

The Irishmen describes itself as an "authentic Irish bar" and its name is an homage to the 18th century "Society of United Irishmen, which they say "consisted of Protestants and Catholics who declared their belief in a peaceful Ireland for both Protestants and Catholics." But this doesn't stop them from leading off their cocktail menu with "Irish Car Bombs," or for that matter such sorority party silliness as "Choc-Ice" ("a shot that tastes like chocolate chip mint ice cream) and a "Cool-Aid" (Smirnoff Raspberry, Smirnoff Blueberry, Smirnoff Strawberry, Absolut Mandarin, cranberry juice, and Sprite). One must make certain concessions to your demographic's tastes, no doubt, but just try to picture James Joyce or Shane MacGowan drinking a mix of four fruit-flavored vodkas, cranberry and Sprite.

2923 Colby Ave, Everett, WA 98201 - (425) 374-5783               
Est. Nov 9, 2007
Previous bars in this location: None known
Web site: theirishmen.com - facebook
Reviews: - tripadvisor - yelp

#2650 - The Austin Bar and Grill, Everett, WA - 11/9/2014

The Austin Bar closed in 2015.

The Austin Bar is a big, spare space with a few country western decorations, a longhorn skull, a few big mirrors and corporate beer paraphernalia. Clearly it would be the crowd that would make this bar, and we came at an unusually slow time, watching the Seahawks game here in the middle of the day, a time it is not usually open. Nice the bartender was nice, and the food was fine, though the cocktails were pretty juvenile. I guess we'll have to come back on a weekend night when there is a country band or burlesque show to get the real flavor of the place.

Austin Bar, Everett, WA

2820 Oakes Ave, Everett, WA 98201 - (425) 212-9716
Est. Dec 7 2012 - Closed 2015
Previous bars in this location: None known
Web site: theaustinbarandgrill.com - facebook  
Reviews: yelp