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    The Locol Kitchen & Bar

    4.4 (16 reviews)
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    Happy hour specials

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    Bianca Blanc Negroni - Aka "White Negroni". Balanced and good.
    Julian G.

    TLDR: If you're in the area - this is a great place to spend your time and money. If you're a local - congratulations this is your new go-to spot! Food: Shockingly good. I would make it a priority to get the Hawaiian mixed plate (just tell them to skip the arugula - super odd garnish that sours the plate). Vibe & Staff: Cozy neighborhood vibe. Staff presence is laid back and minimal, so manage your expectations here. Loud-ish pop music, a few LGBTQ+ flags in the building, as well as dog friendly (in the back). Drinks: As someone who if very particular and fussy with cocktails, I think you'll be OK / Happy here. This is not a cocktail bar but they do classics and new classics (again) shockingly well.

    Erica R.

    Visited this establishment for some drinks and dinner with the girl friends. The atmosphere was very warm and welcoming. It's a small place but had no issues finding a table. The food was delicious and beautifully presented. Street corn Caesar salad, pork plate, and carnitas taco...all were delicious! The cucumber smash was very light and refreshing. I also had the espresso martini which was perfection. I recommend stopping here is you are in town. It has a small town feel.

    Patio and a finished spinach artichoke dip.
    Jolyn J.

    This place is great!! Easy going and fabulous! The food is so, so good. The spinach artichoke dip is like crack it's so addictive. The back patio is beautiful and peaceful. We have come here twice in four days and loved it both times. We'll be back for sure!!

    Spinach dip, pretzel tray, Mac n cheese, poke tostada

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    Excellent mocktails, super kind owners, and a cozy environment that made my Friday night!

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    The waiter was super friendly and covered a lot of ground between his inside tables and those on the back patio.

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    Can't believe it took me so long to try this place out but I'm glad I finally did. I had an…read moreabsolutely amazing meal last night. Everything was perfect for me. I was seated quickly and got a great table overlooking the kitchen. I enjoyed watching that action and felt like I was part of a cooking show =) I ordered a dirty martini which was made perfectly and the blue cheese olives were divine. For food we did their family feast which consisted of: Tomo Caesar- we really enjoyed it, not overly drenched, lots of favlor and crunch Albacore Tataki - nearly melts in your mouth, fresh and the ponzu was so good Dan Dan Beets - I'm not a huge beet fan but it was good and the citrus added really makes the dish Cacio e Pepe Rice Cakes - literally one of the best things I've ever had, amazing, warm, gooey, flavorful and comforting...a 10 for me Dry-Aged Steam Burgers - a mini bite of heaven, people who don't appreciate these are not real burger eaters...they are absolutely delicious, soft and cheesey... I could've ate 6 of these alone Klingemann Farms Pork Chop - grilled perfectly, and the sauce that is laid over it is like drink in a cup delicious, I wish I had white rice to soak it up because we did not want to waste it Cara cara orange + coconut pandan Kakigori - shaved ice dessert, very refreshing and light even though it's like a foot high when it comes out, we devoured it All that came as part of the feast but we also added the Dungeness Crab Rice - this was like a wet risotto and it was incredible, the flavor is packed, the brown butter dashi is like liquid gold and the only thing to make it better would be to triple the size because you don't want to stop eating it!!! The restaurant itself is pretty small but that sort of makes it even better, everyone is socializing and enjoying the food, the staff is great and attentive but not overbearing and the chefs are doing beautiful work. I look forward to coming back and trying the items we didn't get to try this round. 10/10 recommend!!

    Tomo has decent service, though diners should know there is an automatic 22% gratuity added to the…read morebill. The standout dish was the Dungeness crab rice, which was easily the best bite of the meal. It was rich and well balanced, and the one dish I would strongly recommend ordering. Most of the other dishes were underwhelming. The cacio e pepe rice cakes in particular sounded promising but didn't deliver much flavor and ended up being disappointing. It's also quite far to get to, and given the overall experience, it's hard to say the trip was worth it beyond the crab rice. Overall: worth trying the crab rice, but the rest of the menu didn't stand out.

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    My partner and I were so excited to try this place after seeing it on TikTok. We even skipped…read moreeating all day so we could fully enjoy it. Knowing how viral spots can get, we arrived early at 4:50 since they were listed to open at 5. By 5:30, no one had shown up. We checked their Instagram and found comments from other people who had the same experience from other days: showing up at opening time only to find the doors still closed. The owner had replied to one of those comments saying, "Life does unfortunately get in the way of being able to open right at 5 pm..." So apparently this happens somewhat regularly. Right as we were about to give up, someone finally pulled up and unlocked the place. We rolled down our window and he told us we needed to park somewhere else. That's fine. We waited a few minutes to let him get settled before walking in. There was no "thanks for waiting" or any acknowledgment at all. When we asked if they were serving food, he told us the sandwich guy "should be here around 6:30 or so," and suggested we grab a burger next door if we were really hungry. Honestly, that was such a letdown. We'd waited all day to eat, driven 50 minutes from Tacoma in the pouring rain, and were so eager to try their food, not the burger spot next door. We debated leaving but decided to make the best of it. We grabbed burgers next door, came back, and ordered cocktails. The drinks were fine, and the space itself is genuinely awesome, great vibe, super fun décor, and a lot of character. I mean they even play scary movies on a projector. Like, it's awesome. But the experience left us feeling more like an inconvenience than valued customers. I really wanted to love this place, but unfortunately, the lack of communication and hospitality overshadowed everything else.

    Fun little bar with a great chill vibe. Good drinks and fun old movies playing on the big screen…read more Did I mention the littlest are welcome too? Two thumbs up!

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