We've been coming here for many years now, not because of the bar, but because of the food. It has always been high quality, with fresh ingredients and house made everything. We've yet to across a dish or appetizer that we didn't like. On this occasion it was a later visit and we wanted to go a bit lighter. The club sandwich and club salad were the choices. Both were outstanding and I'd give a pretty strong argument that the sandwich is the best in town. The servers were all nice and kept drinks refilled. This stop always results in happiness from really good tasting food. Pricing is typical of the restaurant market these days. read more

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Ordered breakfast to go, don't recommend... Normally go into eat, but picked it up this time. No cheese or gravy on the food, which was also cold, no syrup for the waffle, called to let them know. NO OFFER to make it right or for me to come back and get it, just a "oh sorry about that " Really... EPIC FAIL on my part i guess...AND a tip to boot. Great job guy's..."F" read more

First time here but probably not the last! We were greeted right away and our server brought menus and took our drink order. Pretty much standard bar food, but done well. We split a bacon cheeseburger and fries and tartar sauce. (It's a Spokane thing, I think.) I added a side salad with house made blue cheese dressing. Everything was really good; the burger and fries were fresh and hot; the salad was a bit bigger than the usual. I ordered a dirty vodka martini but instead of olive juice the bartender had used pickle juice. We told the server and he brought another made correctly with olive juice. My husband had an amber from Brick West. There are lots of tables and TVs and kids can be there until 9:00 pm. read more

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Let's start with the food and drink. Their steak bites on the appetizer menu awesome and ask for a side of their horseradish. They pair together well and the horseradish has a kick. Their Bloody Mary is made with horseradish too and was a pleasant and refreshing surprise. The pickled greenery were tasty and crunchy. The servers are busy but they hustle and are friendly. For the sports fan, there are lotsa screens to watch for favorite game or show, without sound of course, as they play a eclectic collection of relaxing tunes. One of the better locations in Spokane. read more

The Screaming Yak - Inside - American Near Me - Spokane, Washington

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The best thing they serve is breakfast. Go for breakfast on the weekends and you won't be disappointed.

Good drinks! They have a pool table and pull tabs! Enjoyed their wings and burgers! And night the lighting is nice. And the staff is all very kind! Overall a nice dive bar! read more

The steak bites were very delicious. Always are. The soup of the day was broccoli cheddar with bacon. It was so watery it barely had any flavor. My husband said that it looked like they watered down yesterday's soup. There was nothing cheddary about it. read more

The Screaming Yak - American Near Me - Spokane, Washington

Sis and I stopped in to share a couple of appetizers. OMG! The Jalapeño Poppers and Mozzarella Wedges were both unbelievably huge and delicious! The last time I had poppers this huge at a different place, they were so spicy you couldn't eat them. The poppers at Screaming Yak had great mild flavor! I don't mind some heat but they have to be edible! The Mozzarella Wedges were huge too! And the sauces for both were so yummy too! Definitely will return to try a heartier entree! read more

Bad service and cold food! Our food sat up on the. Counter for awhile and they gave it to us cold.

Usually reliable, the Screaming Yak let me down today. Sat at the bar, asked for $17 parm/garlic wings, that I asked if they were dry rub. Told yes, I also asked for virtually naked wings, just a bit of garlic rub, or on the side. Well, they came literally buried in liquid garlic & parmesan, not rub. Swimming in it. My stomach cant handle that, so I really threw away $20. She did ask me if I wanted them to remove the sauce... lol. Thats not how to handle it. Should have recognized that it was wrong before bringing it to me. I've worked in plenty of restaurants, make it right or communicate better. This is not typical Yak food service, so I'm at a loss on what happened there. I'll be much more careful on communicating what I'm ordering next time, although I thought I had, and was not listened too... Most times I'm in here, everything is awesome, just a bad visit, I hope. read more

I have never experienced worst service to very valuable customers that are always there. The service has gone down over the last year alot ! I have never been to a place as a regular that you have to sit at the bar or anywhere for that matter for 10 minutes and you can't get a drink. This place has gone downhill for sure. Now we avoid going there. Used to be there 3+ times a week. read more

I went in with my partner this morning to get a quick breakfast and head out as both of us had work and were on a tight schedule so we decided to come here. Firstly, the server gave my partner a dirty look when she said she needed her meal dairy free and gluten free. And from then on out had the expression of she doesn't want to be there and would walk past many times without checking on us. Second issue, the food was possibly the worst breakfast I have ever tasted. I had the Kansas City eggs Benedict and a side sausage, and my partner had the scramble with some onions and fruit. Now, the two meals took 45 minutes to come to us which is outrageous due to the fact that maybe two other tables were ordering food. Anyways the sausage was not only cold but burnt to a crisp and the eggs for the eggs Benedict legitimately looked and tasted like a boiled hard egg, which was lukewarm so I had to eat only the sides and the burnt sausage due to the egg being inedible. And not to mention the hollandaise sauce had the texture of gravy! From the cook being able to look at that and send it out, to the waitress looking at it and thinking it is good to take out to customers, this place is not a place to get breakfast, or any food it seems. I hate leaving nasty reviews but this was just way too much for me. From top down change needs to happen read more

The Screaming Yak - The "eggs Benedict" - American Near Me - Spokane, Washington

Went here for the first time yesterday to try out restaurant week and it will likely be my last. My boyfriend and I's starters were great, I had high hopes for the rest of the meal! I got the strip joint night tenders for my main, he got the busted biscuit. My tenders came with a country gravy that was pretty much the whole reason I decided to get the tenders, and boy was that gravy a disgrace. It was absolutely disgusting, I had to ask for ranch on the side. Super watery, no flavor, and definitely made from powder and water. The tenders were also supposed to have a dry rub on them but they were completely plain. My boyfriend's food was EXTREMELY salty and I love salt but it made me need to sip my drink after having just one bite. The dessert was okay, nothing to rave about given it was basically just ice cream. The menu looked/sounded better than the food actually was. I had to yell across the table to even have a conversation but the service was good so +1 star for that read more

We ordered food to go. 2 salads. Got home and realized they forgot things. No dressing for one of the salads. Taco salad was mostly lettuce. Avocado was not included. Chef salad was small. Bread was not included. Disappointing. Too much money spent on a meal that was incomplete. read more

Huckleberry waffles and pancakes, yes please! The waffles were extremely good with the nice crispy outer shell and soft on the inside. Yum!

The service and food are always great. Get the wings they are worth it and so are the steak tips.

Poor service & Bad attitude. 4 customers in the whole place, can't get a second drink or place a food order. The answer was No when asked to turn down the music. Had to go to the bar to pay our bill. read more

We went there to watch an NHL playoff game. The service, food, and drinks were amazing. They seriously catered to us. Highly recommended!!

Don't judge a book by its cover! When we walked in, we thought it was maybe just a dive bar and that we had accidentally chosen somewhere not serving lunch, but we were SO happy with this result. We picked this place as we were traveling through, and chose it because we loved the name. The food was EXCELLENT. A single $1 to up charge to garlic Parmesan fries and they were easily the best I've ever had. Big portions, great quality and creative specials. Service was also great! read more

After 6 yrs in Spokane I finally stoped in to the yak for breakfast... I don't remember exactly what I had but I believe it was a veg omelet because I ordered a side of link sausage , the omelet was good the hash browns seamed like they were pre shredded out of a bag not to exciting, the service was good and friendly read more

Korean chicken was great, and the triple club was top notch. Will definitely be back.

Well over 2 hour wait for food for a 4 top during Restaurant Week. Restaurant was also not busy at all. Completely unacceptable. Food also wasn't anything to write home about. read more

First time in today. We stopped for a late lunch. Very friendly staff. relaxed, low key vibe. I had the club. Husband had a burger. We shared a queso & chips app. All were very good. Super quick service and had our glasses refilled several times. Women's bathroom was very clean as was the whole place. Will definitely be back! read more

The service was great. The bloody marry was good. The sweet potato fries along with the sweet potato fries sauce were amazing. The wings and the garlic fries were good, nothing amazing. The jalapeño poppers weren't that great. My hamburger " Man Pile" was disappointing ,very bland a little on the dry side for $17 dollars not worth it. read more

The Screaming Yak - "Man Pile" - American Near Me - Spokane, Washington

Food here is always hot and delicious. The service we received from Ethan was wonderful! Polite and friendly, and not overly chatty. In addition to Ethan, we had Cheryl for breakfast last weekend; She was an absolute DOLL as well! read more

This was my first visit, and anytime I'm at a "new" restaurant I try either the French Dip (Yak Dip in this case) or the Reuben, provided they're on the menu. Both are! So hubby got the Reuben and I got the Yak Dip with sweet potato fries. Very good on both sides; the meats were lean, juicy, and tender. Fries done to perfection, with a dipping sauce for mine which enhanced the flavor. Service was spectacular. Four servers appeared at intervals to be certain we didn't wait long for a menu or drinks. We were allowed to sample the beers before settling on one (I liked the MacnJak(?), like an amber IPA). Food was timely and hot, beer cold, and the check came quickly. All in all a 5 star experience. I will be back. Just be prepared: this is a sports bar. Loads of large screen tv's with a different game on each, rather loud atmosphere. So if you're expecting more of a restaurant atmosphere, this may not be the place for you. However, families are welcome, at least until 9pm. read more

This time I got their Steak and Bake special. I was honestly impressed the steak was so tasty! It was seasoned very well, a tad more done then what we ordered, but no big deal. It comes with two pieces of crunchy toasty garlic bread and a dish of loaded mash potatoes. My friend who ordered the same pointed out to me her potatoes were cold. Mine was too. :( After pointing it out, they rectified it by giving us another side, piping hot. Additionally, my friend asked for her check so she could leave since she has an early evening and I witnessed her getting put off, yet again. Hoping third time is the charm to this place? read more

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Went to dinner with friends on a Zags game night. Thought it would be crazy busy but it was not. Watched the game and had a great dinner. A nice full bar with a good selection of brews. Always a good experience when I've been there. read more

Nice and bright bar with full food menu. I like grabbing a drink here since it has full windows all around the building which makes it very inviting. I've always had attentive service sitting in the bar area. They have an awesome happy hour menu for appetizers. You can mix and match multiple small plates for very cheap. Shared the steak bites and chicken wings with my girlfriend for $6. The horseradish sauce with the steak bites was delicious, also their parmesan garlic fries are very tasty. They're the super this and crispy shoestring like fries that I love. read more

Great food and service for a neighborhood tavern. Love their golden tee game and their appetizers rocks

Came yesterday. Great happy hour. Dang sun alway pierces through the south windows. Came back today for lunch. Got the Coney dog. Mediocre. The end of the dog was either over cooked or old. Last time had a burger and was impressed. I'll try one more time. Put some shades on the windows. read more

The server was fantastic and the food was decent for the price. Prices all the way around were reasonable and the portion size on the poutine was wonderful (shared with two people easily). 10/10 dive bar experience. The cabinet full of tabletop games made for a great, low-key night with friends. read more

Do you want to have a date night for two? Or bringing 8 people there for a birthday more your style? Well don't worry because either way you will be waiting 45 minutes for somebody to come take your order. Servers are always saying, sorry somebody just quit or sorry I'm the only one here. I wish I had something positive to say. If I dig deep, all the old bras collecting dust over the bar is a nice eye catcher. I've heard this place has the same owners as the Steelhead downtown, which is obviously a way more swankier place. But why is it so hard to get service at this place? read more

Worst experience ever. I have no idea how good the food is, my server decided the best place for my water was in my lap. I get accidents happen but when they leave the water on the floor and my seat and leave me standing without the decency to give me a dry towel to dampen my soaked pants.. Then 10min later.. Are you ready to order! .. Are you crazy? How about an apology just for starters. Its a shame too.. Doesn't matter how good the food may be if your employees are trash. read more

This place is ok for some traditional American food. Basic menu, average service, average quality of food. They do have board games which are cool especially with kids to keep them occupy while you wait. Nothing overly special about this place but it serves its purpose. Lots of tv's too for sports which is nice read more

Great food for a little dive bar! The service was on point and we never went dry. 10/10 would recommend

Asked for medium rare on both our hamburgers they came out done and super salty and the fish and chips was over cooked

For a bar, the food was absolutely spectacular! The atmosphere is loud and lively, which I actually loved. We got wings and they were wonderfully crispy and the hot bbq sauce was super good. I got a club with sweet potato fries and the people I was with got the grilled cheese on sourdough and the California club burger (with a chicken breast) and everything was shockingly good. I will definitely be back! read more

The Screaming Yak - Club with sweet potato fries - American Near Me - Spokane, Washington

My brother-in-law and I spent about 3 hours here on a Saturday night catching up and just drinking beers. Aside from the complimentary peanuts, which you you are free to dispose of the shells on the floor, we didn't have anything to eat. We slugged down four pitchers of beer in the dining area and it wasn't so loud that we couldn't hear ourselves converse. There's plenty of room in the bar and plenty of high top and low top tables in the dining area. During our time, there were 5 or 6 people on the other side of the bar and maybe 2 or 3 others sitting at the bar for the entire time we were there. My brother-in-law said this bar used to be a lot busier a few years back, but barely breaking double digits in patrons on Saturday night does not bode well for them. Don't come here looking for a standing room only bar with plenty of talent of the opposite sex to gawk at, but maybe come just to hang out for some drinks and catch a game on one of the many television screens. The beer selection is average and I couldn't find a large selection of local/regional brews, but they do feature Hop Valley Brewing. Expect prices of around $5 for a pint and $14 for a pitcher. The bartenders were both very nice and with each round ordered, they ran out our pitchers to our table with clean pint glasses. When we called for a cab and were told it would be a 45 minute wait,they used their connections to get another company to come in less than 10 minutes. It was an A-OK experience and I would come back to see what they had to offer for food. read more

Doesn't look like anything special from the outside but it had lots of cars in the parking lot so we decided to try it out. It definitely has a bar/sports bar type vibe but we liked the atmosphere which is laid back. We started off with blue cheese mushrooms which were amazing. My husband had the steak burger and I got their buffalo wings. The wings were really good though they were fried which I was hoping for non breaded. My bad for not asking. My husband really liked his burger. Lots of good options for food there and we will definitely be back to try something else. read more