This tavern is the most:…read more clean affordable reliable friendly healthy fast neighborhoodly tasty safe consistent homey adorable honest orderly -establishment you will have the privilege of patronizing. Don't screw it up being by a drunk piece of...!

Ended up here on a random weekday night to grab drinks and food before a game. And we were…read moreextremely disappointed.. like laughable disappointment. The bar and restrooms are clean. Small parking lot in behind the building and there's a pool table in the back corner of the bar. It's a nice local bar but you also feel that "see a new face, give a stink face" service that I'm noticing Seattle local bars/restaurants do a lot. The food is mediocre to disgusting. It is made by the bartender (which we wish we knew beforehand). Just from that knowledge, you already picture a certain quality of food. It was actually worst than we thought it'd be. We ordered drinks, Mac n cheese, hot dog & chips, and their special homemade recipe of Swedish meatballs. We were excited to taste all of it and were super hungry. Skip the meatballs, it tasted worst than Walmart brand meatballs. It had an obvious cardboard and processed texture and taste. They tried to mask it with mash potatoes but the quality of the mash potatoes couldn't be hidden. The only thing that saves the meal throughout was the garlic bread. If you're lit, the food won't matter but you'll definitely feel it on the toilet later. The hot dog and chips came 10mins after the rest of the food came and that was kinda lame. It was the fasted thing to make but still had to wait for awhile for a simple dish. Plus it was just potato chips, not fries so what's taking so long.

We were nearby at another shop and stumbled upon the Pine Tavern. Apparently, it's been around for…read morea very long time, but has moved a few times (it's first location was earlier last century on Pine downtown). Often dive bars are dark and dingy, but this place was warm and cozy. Staff were pleasant and helpful and knew their line up of beverages well. There was ample seating inside and out. It advertised as having pinball, but there was really only one operational machine (the other was broken). So, yeah, they have pinball, but barely. There's also a nice shuffle puck table, which we used a lot. It was so much fun! Although we'd eaten elsewhere, I really wanted to try their Cheddar Jalapeño Cornbread Muffin. At $2 each a true bargain. It was accompanied by butter and honey, and was absolutely delish. The dry cider I was drinking complemented it well. Nice place to hang. I'll definitely be back the next time I'm in the neighborhood.

Before hosting an event nearby, I saw Pine Tavern and immediately knew I had to stop in here before…read moreheading out of Ballard. I'm really never in Ballard so I knew it was (probably) now or never! If you know me, you know I'm a fan of a good dive bar. I wouldn't really classify this a true dive bar but it's very laid back and the atmosphere is super chill. Love the colorful string lights above the bar, too! We sat in the front part of the bar but I could see they had a separate back portion that looked really cool too. Service was super nice. I was hoping to try something off their menu and the bartender let me know they were out of nearly everything, but they did have grilled cheese, so that's what I had! Very simple, but super tasty and fit the vibe for a cold Seattle night. If I was in Ballard regularly, I could definitely see this being a normal hangout for me. Great vibes all around.

Do you need a drink? .... wait.... stupid question... We ALL…read moredo. Do you want a drink at a dope ass bar? Do you like foose? Do you like pool? Do you like pingpong? Do you need a bar to sponsor you with your air hurdy-gurdy anonymous? Do you occasionally miss that long dead boomer uncle who chain-smoked cigars? What? I said OCCASIONALLY... not ALWAYS. ... ANYWAYS!... Do you like kickass bathroom #WallFodder featuring women with no fucks to give? This is the place.

I don't know what to gush over more...!?! Andrea and Brian and their staff or the to-die-for smash…read moreburgers and "best shoe string fries I've ever had" from Burbs burgers. This is a must hit spot...but only if you're cool

Love this place! It's busy for a reason--nice mix of indoor & outdoor seating, endless tap (and…read morebottle!) options for even the pickiest drinkers, a bounty of food options around, and my favorite, their ever-impressive slushie line-up. While I love my sours, I can't ever resist a slushie at Ridgewood, and the additional gummy toppers are such a nice small little detail that goes a long way! We ended up watching a couple of the World Cup games here and there were plenty of TVs to support a game day environment.

Always a good place for a beer. There's a small parking lot they share the a burger joint;…read moreotherwise it's street parking. Good selection of beers and they also have ciders and slushies.

The trivia nights here are so fun. This is an ideal neighborhood bar, with great food too…read more Bartenders were nice as well.

I've been to Houndstooth plenty of times. Recently, we went on a mission to find Guinness on tap in…read moreGreenwood, and they were the only bar to have it. Score! The bartender, was great and inviting. He loved our dog--yes, dogs are allowed there! We decided to return for the NFL playoffs. We asked the bartender (a different one) to turn the music off and put the game on so we could hear it. He mentioned he didn't like football and wasn't keen on changing it. Quite bizarre for a sports pub! After a bit of begging and sincere niceness, he finally obliged. We ordered food, and anything fried took forever to come out. The bar was barely half full. My friend asked about her wings, and he stated it's very busy when football is on, and they only have one fryer. It took over an hour, and she even tried to cancel her order. The bartender was not friendly and pretty negative from the moment we walked in. Overall, the food is good with large portion sizes, which is a bonus. However, the service was disappointing. I'm giving them a 3 star since the bartender the first night we were there was a delight! He should be working all the time to have repeat customers!

Cool place! Didn't try food. Service was good; staff friendly…read more Would definitely come back and try more beers here.

Been to the Chuck's in Central District a few times, so I was eager to check this one out, much…read morecloser to home. Right away, I like how this Chucks has 3 people behind the counter as opposed to the CD where it seems like it would be one or two most of the time. The lines seemed to go a bit faster here at Greenwood. The layouts to both locations are similar in that they have lots of snacks to offer to eat but all of the options here at Greenwood which include candies and chips - the usual kind of stuff, it's cluttered at the front entrance when you walk in and looks, well cluttered. Not a big deal, just a minor blip. There is plenty of seating, both indoor and outdoor. Lots of people with their pets, kids, people playing board games, people not even drinking beer, just Topo chicos. Of course, the great thing about Chucks is the massive and somewhat overwhelming choices of beer. I had nice few rounds of some nice brews, served in their signature handled glass jar mugs. Will definitely return.

I've been many times and it is a great place to have a draft while enjoying the sunshine. Dog…read morefriendly and the Brussel sprouts inspired us to try to reproduce the recipe. Friendly staff.

Late post. We Came…read morehere for Bob Ross painting event. It was fun and the organizer does it partly to promote herself and visibility for her business but she was nice. Halcyon has both indoor and outdoor spaces. We didn't try the food but will try next time we are here. Staff friendly and helpful. Street parking and this is on a main road so it's always challenging.

Solid dive bar with good pours. The outdoor space was chill. Only downside was the ladies bathroom…read morewas kind of a tight space but it was clean and I made friends in there while tipsy so it all worked out.

I love a good dive bar, and The Rez has been on my Yelp bookmarks for at least a year (if not…read moremore). Every time I've driven past their Roosevelt location I've noticed the prominent "Happy Hour" sign out front, so when a friend recently suggested meeting up in the area I eagerly chose The Rez. I gotta say, it wasn't all it was cracked up to be. A good dive bar is usually pretty ugly on the inside, and The Rez didn't disappoint. After all, outdated seating, wood paneling, and poorly-placed TV's can all contribute to making a dive bar what it is. But usually this stuff still gives a place personality. Not at The Rez - it felt like the smoky backroom of an old 1970's Elk's Lodge than a classic Seattle dive. I was also less than impressed with "Happy Hour" - there were no food specials and I don't think our drinks were discounted at all. It was $30 to get out of there after a beer, a cocktail, and two appies. On the plus side, the service was pretty friendly (bar service only) and there was plenty of street parking to be found. Next time I'm in a dive bar mood in the big city, though, I'll probably go elsewhere.