On a Fri. or Sat. night, things start to get crowded at 9pm. Good luck finding a seat if you get there much later than that. I've got a lot of appreciation for their deck out back though. It is large and equipped with several space heaters as well as both an undercover area and a completely open space. One animal rights type friend of mine began to disapprove of coming to King's after our first few visits years ago in part to the dead animal heads mounted as decor throughout the bar. We soon began the ritual that is getting her butt wasted and waltzing in here a bit after 10pm. This would be the experience that has caused me to mention the fact that this place is jam packed in the late hours of the weekends. For there being so many patrons in one place, the staff does a good job at their rounds to the tables that are seated. At one point a year or so ago, my GF's and I decided to get each other "naughty" gifts for Xmas and because this place is so packed and buzzing with loud conversation, it was our first pick for gift exchange and opening. The funny thing is, NO one noticed at all and we were right in the center of all the tables. Yea for privacy in the middle of havoc. Who knew that was even possible? read more

Skee ball, juke box, dead animals on the wall, a 'backyard' and a 'greasy spoon'. What more does one need to have a really good time drinking beer? Just don't get drunk and end up with a shaved head at Rudy's! read more

Oh King's. I really do love you - with the following disclaimer: NOT on Friday or Saturday nights. In reality, King's is an awesome, comfortable bar with friendly service. I could imagine hanging out there all night, and have done so - with conversation and drinks flowing. But when reality strikes 10pm, all hell breaks loose and the bar turns into a Belltown explosion. Special kudos to Jesse, a stellar bartender and server, who made us feel welcome even on a night where tight miniskirts and backwards white baseball caps ruled the bar. You won't see me there on a weekend night - but you can bet your bippy I'll be curled up in the front window booth on Sunday afternoons. read more

The best bar in Ballard to start your night off!!! King's is your neighborhood bar. You'll never have a disappointing or sober night. It's seriously the default bar when you go to Ballard. Let me delve into some reasons why I heart King's + $4.5 shots, $2 ranier (not a fan, but I hear its popular) + There are some good ass looking guys at King's + Great burgers and fries + Skee-ball (there is always a line though) + $4.5 TEQUILA SHOTS! + Patrons are not doucey. They are down to earth, easy to talk to, and straight up just friendly. + Dress up, dress down. Nobody judges. + Outdoor patio for some breathing room when the place gets packed on friday and saturday nights The only thing I dislike are the dead animal heads on the wall. They creep me out. If you are looking for places to shake your booty after you get all liquored up at King's.... head to Balmar. They have a dance floor upstairs. read more

"Dude, I think we're the only non-white people here." My friend (Black) from Maryland says this to me (Asian) at around midnight, when the bar was packed and the crowd looked ready to party. He chose this place at the advice of his friends (major lady hipsters) for his moving-away party. I don't think either of us expected it to be this hipster though. We tried hard to fit in, but it just wasn't happening. The vibe seemed somewhat friendly, and I'm guessing the place is great if you fit the target demographic. Don't get me wrong, I love partying with white people. But typically white people who shave regularly - think the Roxy in Vancouver, or Mirror when it was still around in Bellevue. Maybe it was just that night we were there, but as 2 guys in our mid-twenties, we didn't find the singles scene here that appealing (ladies, I'm not saying you have to shave. I'm just saying if you're gonna wear shorts, meeting with that Gillette razor before a night out might be a smart plan). I drove in from Bellevue so it was tough to get to. If I had cabbed here, this would be the type of bar where I would have to get unreasonably drunk. I think if I did, then it would have been more fun. read more

I was going to give King's Hardware only 3 stars, because as a bar it's nothing extraordinary. (it does to me what it needs to do and has ample space to do it to me.) But, I'm giving extra credit for the sweet potato fries and ability to draw my friends off the hill and to my neighborhood so I can be the one walking and not cabbing home for once. read more

Yelp reviews made this place seem cool, but thank goodness I checked it out before committing to have my birthday party here. My man and I went on a Saturday night, and naturally, it was packed and very loud. We couldn't hear each other over the heavy 80s metal music and the noise of everyone else laughing & hollering boisterously on the patio. Okay, it's not fair to rate this place on noise (except music, since they are in control of that). My rating is strictly on food and drink. I ordered the Irish Nachos and an El Diablo cocktail. Irish Nachos ($8) are fries covered in cheese, bacon, & sour cream. The fries were ALL burnt, yet somehow soggy at the same time. So gross. How dirty is the frying oil in the kitchen to produce dark brown/black fries?! Nasty to think about. Even worse that neither the cook nor waitress noticed or even cared to fix this if they did notice. Low standards for food prep and service, which is disappointing. Our server was busting her butt and seemed pleasant enough, but never stopped by our table after the food came to see how things were, so I couldn't send my food back. The cocktail was $8 and came in a mason jar (one star for that because I appreciate cute presentation), but literally scorched my throat and did not sit well in my stomach (or maybe it was the burnt fries, not sure). Yes, I should have been tipped off by the in-house made habanero pepper tequila menu description, but I thought they would find a reasonable level of heat so the cocktail would be drinkable, and also thought the creme de cassis would mellow it out (not sure this ingredient was even in the drink). Overall, both of my items plus tax and tip came to $20, which was a waste of money considering that $20 could have bought a decent meal elsewhere within walking distance. Oh well, you live & learn, and I won't be hosting my party here. You just can't mess up French fries if you're a dining establishment. That's as basic as it comes! My man ordered the Jack Burger with sweet potato fries. He seemed to like it, though he was in a good mood because of the 80s metal playing, so I'm not sure if he was even paying attention to what he was eating. His burger was about $12. Edit: Only a few hours later, he was in a BAD mood because he felt really sick to his stomach. So that makes two of us leaving with upset stomachs. Yeah, don't think we'll be coming back to this place. For the record, the patio is dog-friendly and a really cute puppy sat down next to us by the end of our meal. One star for that, too! read more

Oh boy, where do I start? I'll begin with my middle name, which is Wimpy (this should you give a good idea where this review is going). After much effort to get here, I finally made it and let me tell you, it was totally worth it. My friend Angel and I have an obsession about burgers, not shared with anyone, even my sig-o, and yet, we were bambozzeled by this place. Great burgers, awesome fries and all with a tall, wet beer. Decor seems morose yet fitting: a burger bar with tons of dead animals on the wall, 'nough said. Waitress left us alone for the most part, which is best when your belly is full and all you want to do is drink beer and have fun with your friends. read more

Here is the reality: King's Hardware is Ballard in a tea cup. It is filled with a mix of young-ish hipsters, people in t-shirts and jeans (come under dressed), dude-bro's, and random stragglers that hang in Ballard. Essentially it is a suped up neighborhood bar which is just my style and for that it is pretty bad ass. Great selection of Burbon's (all I drink). Plus there are two Ski-Ball machines! I mean, who doesn't want to have a slightly drunken ski-ball face-off!! My first job was fixing Ski-Ball, so I know a few tricks, but for the rest of you it is .25 a game! There are a shit-ton of dead things on the wall, probably not the best place to bring a PETA card carrier or your best friend the uuber vegan. It won't be there scene anyway. My only beef is this: In terms of queer-friendliness.. it is questionable. Granted, it's Seattle so you're probably not going to get your ass kicked for any same-sex PDA, but the patrons will definitely let you know they are uncomfortable and or avoid you. I am a girl, girls get less shit for queerness. Would I bring my flaming best friend - maybe not. I'm unsure how the crowd would handle boy-on-boy kissing. Could be an interesting experiment. Having frequented here often with other visibly queer folks and not had any problems, I feel pretty comfortable. However, random dudes have no problem trying to pick you up if you are with your lady friend. Be warned. The staff seems pretty queer friendly... Essentially: your typical dive bar. read more

Waited an hour for wings. No acknowledgement of the long wait from the server. The server then tried to serve our wings to the next table over (who by the way already had their second round of wings even though they came after us) and we had to flag him down to inform him that they were, in fact, OUR wings. NO. No no no. Never again. Btw, wings weren't even that good. read more

Oh my gawd. Food, in this case, sweet potato fries, should not cause me this much pleasure. The Burger was ok, maybe a little dry. But the sweet potato fries? Deeeelicious. read more

Stopped into King's Hardware twice on my last visit to Seattle. Four stars for the tea leaf infused vodka cocktail, the large back patio, and the skee ball, three for the food. The ceaser salad my husbot ordered was basically lettuce and dressing, no croutons, no parmesan. I got the deviled eggs, why? because for some reason they were the most appealing thing on the menu to me. They were pretty good, being deviled eggs and all. I'm sure they were supposed to be ironic, King's Hardware seems like *that* kind of place. read more

Best table service I've ever had at a bar, great beer selection--mix of locals and beyond. We didn't get any flak for holding tables for our friends, and the skee ball competition was HOT! We were able to sneak in a sweet potato fries/onion rings order before the kitchen closed at 11. Very helpful when drinking said local beers. The place started pretty empty, but gradually packed in the pretty people. Only minuses I'd give are: you can't have only 1 functioning toilet for the ladies in a bar that size, and it's in Ballard, which for some reason takes 40 minutes to get to from Capitol Hill! Otherwise, really great place. If I get a magic carpet for Christmas, I'll be back soon. read more

Wednesday night. A good night to drink. Let us visit Ballard. Ballard is such the underrated gem. Like an emerald, it is green, alternative and affordable. It's the cool stepsister of Wallingford who smokes and drinks. Within Ballard Ave., amongst all the cool art deco-hipster bars and restaurants, rests King's Hardware. It's a bar with a large open space resembling a vintage garage, rectangular to the power of 2. The main wall boasts an exhibition of various taxidermy hung up high enough to overlook its expiration. The hallway to the bathrooms lead you to a barber shop where you realize Ballard is so G that it gets buzzed simultaneously in one spot. Decent place but ranks average amongst the other contenders on the same block. $14 pitchers, commendable homemade fries, skee ball, good service and sticky tables. No MVPs. If you don't live nearby, it's too far. read more

I'm thinking: "Whoa...just walked past Hattie Hat's and this new bar is right here! Why haven't I noticed it? Well, I suppose it's been awhile since I've been out for some drinks in Ballard....hmm...what shall I drink...oh, cool...retro beer in cans, Manny's on tap, delicious spirits if I'm feeling shwanky. You know, I AM feeling shwanky! I think I'll have a delightful Tanqueray on the rocks and check out the Deer heads on the wall! Killer! What a crazy-cool little atmosphere with Deer heads and stuffed Cougars on the wall, skee-ball to play and some great albums in the juke.....man....how could I have missed this place!"... You'll see plenty of horned rimmed glasses, Emo-boys, Bettie Page-haired lasses and more Ballard -Scenester schlub, but King's is still a pretty decent little joint to stop and have a brew in. Wasn't crazy impressed, but it was aaiiiighhht. Plus to the Juke selections. Maybe trying the food would have swayed me to 4 stars. read more

I LOVE this bar. Apparently it used to be a hardware store, thus it's name. But really cool bar. I love that it has two Skee-ball lanes, a jukebox, vintage cocktails, happy hour and the staff is friendly and knowledgeable. For food, they just have burgers here. Oh, and salad, but who are we kidding? The Wedge, Caesar and a dinner salad. Blah. Yes, the burgers were clearly the stars of the menu, spanning the whole right side of its one page. A quick scan of the selection revealed an unusual offering, from the Cowboy burger of fried egg and bacon to the Billy Burger with goat cheese, red pepper and roasted garlic. I was just about to order the B&B burger with bacon and blue cheeese "piled high" when the waitress called my attention to the After School Special ($8.50), an unthinkable compilation of bacon and peanut butter. Wuuut? "People always order that," she said. "Well then I guess I have to get that!" I replied. "With a side of sweet potato fries, please!" The burger showed up looking like a normal bacon number save for the thin layer of peanut butter slathered on the bottom bun. First bite told me what I already knew: It tasted like a bacon burger with peanut butter. It wasn't offensive but nor did it really enhance the burger either. I guess it's like having a pineapple slice in your teriyaki burger. It's weird but different and not too bad. The pb here went along with the savory taste of the burger and its creaminess complemented the crispy bacon. But I still kinda wished that I had went with my original choice of bacon and blue cheese. This burger left me parched, so I ordered up a Horse's Neck cocktail ($7). The Horse's Neck is a Prohibition cocktail normally made up of rye and ginger ale, but here they do it with rye, ginger beer and bitters. So refreshing with a bit of ginger spiciness! I had to have a couple of these. And with still some room for dessert my boyfriend and I went with the special on the chalkboard hanging over the kitchen window: a warm chocolate brownie with ice cream. Its warm richness hit the spot. Wasn't overly sweet or moist. Just right with even some crispness to its edges like a homemade brownie. Apparently they don't normally have dessert here. After we gobbled up the brownie, we played about 10 rounds of Skee-Ball. I won nine games, bf managed to win once. Heh. I luuuve King's Hardware and wish we had this back home. I'll definitely have to come back again before we leave and check out that B&B burger and maybe have a Dark & Stormy cocktail. Mmmm. read more

Beer, skee ball, and decent food (and KILLER burgers). What more do you really need in a place? The last few times I went, I had a server dude who was so on it that it was ridiculous. Impressive, with an entire serving floor full of people! Also, they have daily specials (Monday is wings night), and I'm pretty sure that's how I usually get tricked into going there and ending up spending most my night at a bar. Oooooops! Bravo, King's. read more

Great Ski-ball action! Totally fun for 25 cents. This is a fun place to meet friends for a beer and sweet potatoe fries, but it is a loud environment so don't plan on intimate conversations. I would save that for the Ale House up the street. Better beer there as well. read more

Can you say, Crowded-all-night-drunken-hip-frenzy? Because that's the only way to describe this place on a weekend. Do I know why it's so hip and busy? No. But will I be back? Probably. This is a standard bar which has been adopted by the hip crowd. It's one of the cleaner bars I've been in, but be prepared to fight for room to breathe and serious noise. When I was here, the servers were doing their utmost to make sure people were taken care of but with the bar packed out, there's no guarantees you won't be fighting to get a drink. read more

THE GOODS: 1. Best burgers I've had in Seattle thus far (although I haven't had Red Mill, so that may be blasphemy). Seriously, the Big Kahuna is amazing. 2. Sweet potato fries. Yes. 3. Being able to have a drink, run over mid-way through and get a haircut at Rudy's, and then come back over? Amazing. 4. 2 dollar tall boys of Rainier. Nice. 5. Love the room. Reminds me of one of my favorite bars back in Kansas City, except playing Interpol instead of George Jones. I'd rather hear George Jones, but whatever. The animal heads make up for it. BADS 1. Weekends. Seriously. Crowded, and crowded with a bunch of randoms that, like other posters have said on here, probably aren't necessarily destined to be in the same room together. 2. Aside from burgers, there's really not much of a menu. Thankfully, they do burgers well enough that I always seem to be in the mood to nom 'em up when I'm there. I'm a fan, but yeah, I do tend to avoid it during the weekends. Much nicer for a happy hour or weeknight rendezvous. read more

First time here... great place! Played ski ball, had some tasty makers mark cocktails, cool vibe and decor. Bartender was very nice and pretty. ;-) haha I'll be back... read more

I've only ever been to King's during happy hour. And it is an excellent one, 5-7 with $2 PBR, 2.50 micros & wells, 7.50 for a micro pitcher. I normally head over on Mondays before square dancing at the Tractor. Get there around 6, have a pitcher and some whiskey, and occasionally the sliders or a burger. They also have some delicious sweet potato fries. The back patio is also quite excellent in the summer. It is however normally a madhouse on Friday and Saturday night, and would recommend staying far, far away. read more

Good food, prices and atmosphere. Try the Cowboy Burger. You won't regret it. It's got a fried egg in there somewhere... The sweet potato fries are good and $3 Bloody Marys on Sunday are even better. The Happy Hour here is one of the best in Seattle: Daily 5-7 pm ($2.50 wells and drafts, $7.50 pitchers, $2 PBR pints and $5.40 PBR pitchers). There is Skee Ball and a pretty good jukebox. The service is excellent and they pour pretty stiff. King's is a great place to meet friends for a night out, grab a quick bite for lunch or to grab a drink before your haircut at Rudy's Barber Shop next door. read more

I needed a break from hipsters on Capitol Hill, so I opted for a dive, 50% hipster hangout in Ballard. King's Hardware always pulls through. Great bar food (helloooo nachos) with semi-outdoor and community style seating. Our waitress was great, despite belligerent Saturday night goers. Bless her heart, she was a good sport. read more

Ray: Last night Josh told me he had another bar in mind for us to try out. He was thinking of Kings Hardware in Ballard. This place is part of a chain of locally owned restaurants in the Seattle area. So, we headed out into the warm evening to get some grub. Kings Hardware is located in a sort of restaurant row. There were several places to eat all along this one Ballard block. I could hear the clinking of plates and glasses and smell the assorted foods lingering in the warm air as we walked along. Kings hardware is decorated pretty unusual. The floors are old wood slats that give sort of a hunting lodge feel to it with taxidermy everywhere. We seated ourselves in the main dining room. Our waitress approached and greeted us. She brought the menus over and I couldn't help but notice that she smelled very good! I was a little distracted by that, but in a good way... The menu was a little limited. Mostly appetizers, but they did have a nice burger menu with lots of options. I went with the Kings Burger. You know - bacon, cheddar, grilled onions and mushrooms. I was asked how I like it cooked, so I said medium. I was sipping my Manny's Ale when the meal arrived. The bacon on the burger was topped in an X with the cheese melted over the top. It looked really appetizing. But, when I ate the sucker, I noticed that it was cooked a little more than medium well. I had to wonder why they even ask, I mean, the burger itself was only about an inch thick, so that makes it tough to cook to order like that. You need some mass to pull that off in my opinion. Anyway, it wasn't like the burger was bad or something. I really quite enjoyed it. But it wasn't medium, just sayin... Overall the service was pretty good. We were never left with plates on the table or empty glasses. They were all over that. I am thinking of three or four stars for this establishment. I have seen better and I have seen worse. It was the service that made the difference to me, so I am awarding Kings Hardware four stars. Though there is room for improvement, it was still an enjoyable experience, and that's a good thing. Josh: Hungry tummies led us to Ballard once again, this time headed for King's Hardware. Another place I've been to a couple times, but never really looked at with a reviewer's eye. Their dining room is rustic themed with lots of taxidermy on the walls, somewhat similar to Smith on Capitol Hill (both places having the same owner along with Linda's, Tallullah's, The Bait Shop, etc.). King's is one of the few places with skee ball. Nice and nostalgic. We took a seat in a booth close to the bar. There weren't many people there so the server came right over with menus and water, then back a moment later to take the drink orders. The menu is mostly hamburgers, I was liking the looks of the "not buffalo burger" so I ordered it. It arrived in no time flat. The plate looked delicious, just exactly as advertised. I suppose the hot sauce they used (Frank's) could have been spicier, I don't mind a little pain with my meal, but I can't exactly fault King's for that. The burger was still quite delicious. All in all the service was flawless, the food was delicious. I have no problem going with a 5 star rating for King's. read more

Seriously, any bar with skee-ball automatically earns high marks. If you're looking for a laid back bar during mid-week, I'd recommend King's Hardware. This place came recommended by a local and turned out to be a great spot for beer, burgers and nachos. It's nothing fancy, just simple bar food done well. There's no scene, no pretense to this place as it drew a balanced Ballard neighborhood crowd. Costs are reasonable and the service was friendly, even if they brought our nachos at the same time as the burgers. Whatever, it's a relaxed feel here so you just go with the flow. read more

Went here for happy hour on a Weds night and was very pleased. Cool vibe-nice booths, but with a cool view of the barber shop next door. Fun taxidermy on the walls, noisy but not too crazy. Plus they have tons of board games, SKEE BALL! and Buck hunter in the bar. Excellent. Happy hour deals are great-plenty of delish microbrews for 3 bucks, and 9 dollar pitchers. YEA. 9 dollars for delicious ales. 3 buck well drinks as well. Their burgers were still pricey for happy hour, but 12.25 for a good beer, super tasty and filling burger (with guac and bacon, plus sweet fries on the side) ain't too bad for an enjoyable time with friends. Their burger list is extensive and I had trouble choosing for sure. They even have goat and blue cheese to put on, so I think it's worth the extra price. Our waiter/bar tender was great also. Helpful without overbearing, offered to split the check for me too without me even asking. Definitely planning on going back. Sounds like from other reviews that it's a bit of a pain on the weekends, but it's definitely a great place for a mid-week catch-up/skee-ball throw/buck hunt read more

King's Hardware - 07/02/2012 2 Stars for Food 1 Star for Service 1 Star for Returning Customer I can see the appeal of this place. There are plenty of beers to choose from, many types of burgers to choose from, and they have skeeball in the back (I didn't get to play but still, that's pretty awesome). I ordered the burger with peanut butter, After School Special. Overall the burger was good, but the peanut butter did not make it special. Perhaps it was the type of peanut butter they used. The burger itself, meat and other toppings, was pretty enjoyable. My gf ordered the sliders which weren't bad either. I would come back if I ever visited or moved to Seattle. Bonus, in the Men's bathroom you get to pee on ice. --------------------------------- Rating Scale 3 Stars for Parking (Bad = 0, Great = 3) 1 Star for Service 1 Star for Returning Customer read more

Best burger. Great ambiance. I stay away during popular nights because it gets too crowded with dudes. Ladies will like it because even butterfaces will get hit on. read more

I agree with most of whats already been said on this place. I do like that they have $2 tallboy Raniers and up at the bar there is a jar full of what looks like an old sliding book of wooden matches. I was drunk there not too long ago and was digging in the jar fishing out what I thought would be a cool set of matches. The bartender was trying to tell me something and I just gave him the 'yeah, yeah, yeah' nod and scored my matches. Then as I was walking down the street I pulled out a cigarette and my new matches and to my drunken surprise it wasn't matches at all, but a book of toothpicks. That must've been what the barkeep was trying to inform me of. So now I have a cool book of toothpicks which is a much healthier alternative to fire. Also, unless your a hipster/scenester asshat, don't go on all the 'amateur' nights, because it'll take forever to get a drink. read more

Visited Ballard with my cousin and stumbled upon this divey spot. It reminded me of a chill college bar... Very comfortable with friendly servers/bartenders. Bonus... they had skee ball in the back (I didn't play but I wanted to)! I had the delicious B & B burger with the hand cut fries. Yum! The burger was thick and flavorful, the generous portion of bacon was crisp. I loved the fries! I also liked the hard cider that they had on tap (not too sweet) and my cousin liked the house made bottled cocktail (the Diablo). I recommend this spot for anyone looking for a super casual place with good food and fun. read more

Sweet Potato Fries = delicious. SkeeBall = entertaining. Chalkboard = fun! I am quite the artiste. Only drawback - too crowded on a Saturday night. We were lucky enough to get a table last time but if we hadn't I would have had about two inches of personal space. Very relaxed and casual... cheap beer, always a plus in my book. The animal heads on the wall just seemed like it was trying too hard to be lodge-y, and I couldn't stop staring back at them... and wondering how you mount a fish. read more

I love a place where the evening starts out with vintage Dolly Parton and ends on the Sex Pistols! We didn't partake in the food, however they had a great selection and I will come back to embibe in the combo of food and drink at a later date. The beer menu is hilarious, I haven't seen Rainier Beer or Schmidt in years! The bartenders were great and aside from feeling like the animal carcasses are staring at you, the exposed brick and wood gave a warm NW mountaineer feeling. Hint, if you face the bar, you can avoid the glassy eyed animal heads casting their glare on you. On my way to the restroom I made sure to let them all know I didn't do it and was sorry they ended up on a wall. They seemed to look elsewhere after that thank goodness and I was able to relax a little or perhaps that was the alchohal? read more

I came to King's looking for an easy meal and a beer. I found both. I came on a Saturday night around 9 so it was a little crowded and we had to look for a table but it wasn't too much of a hassle. Our waitress took a while coming to our table but once she did, the service was great. They have a decent beer selection and a solid selection of burgers. I had the Rico Suave (cream cheese, bacon, and jalapenos) which was really good. The sweet potato fries were kind of soggy and could have been cooked longer. My girlfriend had the Pearly Legal cocktail which was tasty; not too sweet which a lot of mediocre cocktails can be. The place wasn't cheap but I definitely come back if I was ever in a similar situation and wouldn't hesitate to recommend King's to friends. read more

.27 cent wings on monday and 10$ a pitcher! SOLD!!! My friends and I ordered over 150 wings, and it was not what we expected. The wings were normal sized and marinated so well, you would expect them to be cheap with their wings and sauce, but they weren't. It was sooooo good and i would have ate more if i wasn't getting drunk off their cheap pitchers, King's hardware is a nice place to hang out, chill and eat. we sat outside on the patio, it was a bit dark but it was nice. As for cocktails, DO NOT ORDER the king's lemonade, or the midtown mule, they were both disgusting. The kings lemonade was supposed to be their "popular" drink, but it was so sour and not good at all. overall, 27 cent wings and 10$ pitchers is all that needs to be in this review, seriously, what other place has wings for this cheap!!! read more

Cool place. Indoor and outdoor seating. Bars both inside and outside. Happy Hour $3 Olympia, $5 other beers on tap, and $7 sliders, which are pretty good. Most sliders are dry and overcooked but King's has decent sliders with "king sauce"= thousand island, shredded lettuce and some raw onions. Their fries are thick perfectly crisp as well. 3 little burgers and a beer on a lovely Seattle summer day out in the patio. What more can you ask for? Oh and they allow dogs in the patio too. Very cool. read more

Everything tastes better when drunk out of a Mason jar. I suggest any of their signature cocktails: Lynchburg Lemonade, Dark & Stormy, Jack & Squirt. Perfect on a summer afternoon, under the canopy of their huge patio. The burgers are grand, if a little overdone, but the afterschool burger (bacon & peanut butter) is the best. The one with goat cheese and roasted red pepper is a close second. Sweet potato fries are great, but you've gotta ask for a side of ranch, which they may or may not charge you for. The whole late 70s redneck rustic atmosphere is perfect....reminds me a little of my dad, drinking Oly in a can in our backyard on the 4th of July in 1982. White v-neck Hanes undershirt and a trucker cap with a fish on it.....King's brings back those golden memories. Check out the skee-ball in the back....almost like a little bit of Georgetown in Ballard. Also featured: some of the best stall-grafitti in the ladies room of all time. read more

If you enjoy convenient parking and have a love of animals, you're gonna hate this place! After 20 minutes of driving back and forth Ballard Ave, I finally crammed into the smallest parking space on the street imaginable (picture Austin Powers-esque parallel parking), and when I went inside the bar I see a ton of dead animals on the wall staring at me. Quite a surprise, I get to eat Bambi tonight! I hope there's a side of Thumper.... Our waitress was very friendly and recommended me the Tijuana Burger (because that was her favorite). After we ordered we killed time with a couple pitchers of beer and a few hundred rounds of Skee Ball. Yea that's right, Skee Ball, only the greatest carnival game in the world! For only a quarter too! After successfully cheating my way to victory, our burgers came, and I'd give it a 7/10. The patty itself was a little dry, flavorful yes, but a whee bit dry for my liking. Otherwise, a pretty damn good burger. The bun was soft but toasty, there was enough guacamole to smother the burger, but not enough for it to pour out like diarrhea. And if you like Dick's fry's, you'll definitely like King's sweet potato fry's, sweet n' soggy. So lucky me, I ordered onion rings, and they did not disappoint Overall: A good burger, many other exotic types of burgers on the menu I wanna try, more Skee Ball to be played, I'm definitely going back. read more

The sliders are pretty yummy, although the nachos were pretty forgettable. Not BAD, but Matador's are far better. But what I must give them a thousand stars for is their beer selection. They are the only place in the world, that I know of, who offers both of my two favorite brews. #1 is the Black Frog Nitro Stout (formerly the Irish Oatmeal Stout) by Snoqualmie Brewery. When I discovered a few days ago that this stout could now be found in my own neighborhood, I was ecstatic. But I thought highly of King's selection to begin with, because they have my now #2 favorite, Rogue's Hazelnut Brown Ale. So, beerwise, either way, I should be a most happy camper at King's Hardware. read more

Standard crowd. Some guys were good eye candy. Place is good for groups. The layout and brick architecture were solid. 4-stars for the sweet, sweet lady in the back bar who knew when we wanted gin and tonics. Thank you, ma'am. Way to spot the alcoholics. read more