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74th Street Ale House

3.6 (298 reviews)
Closed • 12:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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Moderate noise
Casual
Outdoor seating
Good for groups

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Ajay G.

A great lunch spot in the neighborhood! They had sports on the TV which was great and the portions were massive. Great spot for a drink and for a meal if that's what you're into.

Yummy blackened salmon sandwich with green salad.
Maureen M.

My fave place for a catch up with a friend, or for a solo "journaling bite"-- as was the case today. The women who work there are great- (although sometimes working too hard due to understaffing). Today I had the blackened salmon sandwich with a yummy green side salad. (One thing I don't understand is the need to continue to serve dishes with rounds of uncooked onions, and green chili peppers-- does anyone actually eat these?) I love that they have a little blackboard in the women's room-- see photo below for the enjoyable message seen. Also thank you, Ale House, for still having a "women's room" rather than the trendy "all genders" bathroom. Let's face it, women's rooms are a bit cleaner.

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Gary W.

How many places can you say you've frequented for 20 years. Well, I've come to 74th Street Ale House since I moved to Seattle back in 2000. My love for this place started with a weekly trek to have the Reuban Sandwich and I'd have a Snakebite to drink. After a decade my taste changed and I evolved to some of the best iced tea in Seattle and the blue cheese burger with the grilled onions and bell peppers. On top of the great menu they have weekly specials and the homemade soups and gumbo are fantastic. Great place to meet up with friends and have a meal and drink some beers although the do have a full bar too. Mostly a neighborhood place with lots of locals and the staff know more of the regulars as they've worked here for a few decades too. I highly recommend 74th Street Ale House and BTW I just came back from there and had the Gumbo, a Guinness and chased it down with a iced tea to boot.

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Ashley H.

This place is has amazing food, great drink selection and always welcoming staff. It does have an old country feel. Sit down tables and bar seating I was pleasantly surprised in the quality of food for the price. They have different specials each week including soup. Haven't had a special yet that we didn't love Our go to is the goat cheese salad (add blacken chicken), tuna melt, Ruben or gumbo. Don't forget to add your favorite drink!

Was it the most amazing food? No. But did it hit the spot and was very affordable? Absolutely. This place is a great dingy bar with mediocre food. Honestly a great late night bite to eat with an older crowd. Our service was a little interesting and almost seemed not to remember our orders but we got what we wanted lol. Will be back

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I like this place but at $9 a beer and $23 a chicken sandwich it's definitely feeling steep. Would love it if they added a fryer!

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Fun friendly local place. Hamburger to die for on a baguette with fried onions and peppers kinda like a Philly cheesesteak. We'll be back!

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The food is amazing. The blackened salmon added to the goat cheese salad is incredible. Highly recommend the two together.

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So disappointed. Bartender was a grouch. Ordered one beer and got another. I won't be back.

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