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    Spunky Monkey Bar & Grill

    3.2 (179 reviews)
    ModerateAmerican, Dive Bars
    Closed 3:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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    SPUNKY MONKEY BAR & GRILL ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Loud
    Karaoke
    Casual
    Good for groups

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    Mecca F.

    My first and last time being here. Met up with my sister friend after work to spend some time together before the end of the year. Bar server was great! Drink options were average! Place has that I'm in the neighborhood vibe. Plenty of parking and on the bus line. Menu has options to enjoy . .. I call the item bar food. Depending on how tipsy the food starts to taste better :/ I adjusted my pizza to remove the cheese and add feta. It was good however the dough was not my liking. Bacon wrapped shrimp was lite on the bacon and the jojo were cooked fully.

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    Heath A.

    Kareoki every night until 1:30 am. Street Parking is free. Entry is free but make sure you have your I.D. with you no matter how old you are. Most drinks are under $10 .... my base drink (chardonay) is $7. Must order from bar, line gets large and can be very slow. The regulars are mostly sweet & sour, welcoming & distant, loud & quiet, polite & rude, fun & boring, liberal & conservative, with all (most) ethnicities represented making this place the perfect American bar Basically, this is a melting pot of American stew with a bit of this and a bit of that. Situated between Seattle & Tacoma, nestled next to Mt. Rainier near the Muckleshoot Tribe Casino & Resort this is a must do location for any visitor to the PNW. By, @HealthybyHeath on YouTube , please "Subscribe"

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    Brianna S.

    good atmosphere good food great staff and shout out to DJ Chris thank you for spotting me they go out of their way to make you feel welcome a solid 5 star found my new favorite bar.

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    3 months ago

    Service good. Nice atmosphere. Food okay portions a little small. Don't come hungry Still a nice spot

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    4 months ago

    Best night everrrr rrrrrrr!!!!!! Staff is awesome, regulars are awesome, karaoke rocks!

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    9 months ago

    Lori was a perfect bartender and very nice person to boot/ Food (Hamburger) was terrific and nicely cooked.

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    1 year ago

    Locals only place- as a new person to the area and looking to play some pool it was an unpleasant entrance-

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    Very loud dive bar in sketchy area. Nothing fun here. Staff was okay, food was very average. Literally no reason to ever go back.

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    2 years ago

    Had a great time there Jennifer was very tentative friendly and fast. Great service I'm excited to get back there

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    2 years ago

    Good food, awesome DJ and pretty good sound system. Nice place for a date and karaoke.

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    2 years ago

    Very cool place. The staff are super friendly! Good tunes while I was there. I'll go back for sure.

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    2 years ago

    Ok food..kind of "seedy" feeling..dirty looking. Nice server...decent food..nothing to get too excited about.

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    2 years ago

    Took my gf here for 25th birthday karaoke was wonderful great service is definitely a vibe

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