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Seattle's Greatest Dive Bar?

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  • Pitchfork51Pitchfork51 Member Posts: 26,889
    Not enough diversity and inclusion in dive bars. I refuse to participate
  • SoutherndawgSoutherndawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,295 Founders Club
    edited August 2021
    The Rez

    Fishpo31 said:

    Shout out to the original Swannies, where the old school beisbol dudes did their post-game drinking, Kingdome version.

    Edit: 2 other also-rans...the Roanoke down the end of 10th, and the Korthaus in Phinney Ridge (RIP)...

    Should have had the Roanoke on here. $1 taco night was an old Yella staple.
    That was an oversight. Murphy's before it became a fern bar would have been a good fit as well.
  • YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 35,347 Founders Club
    The Duchess
    As a a q

    Zoo Tavern in Eastlake.

    Fuck this shit pole. The Zoo was a great spot. I loved their little schooner glasses.

    I stayed in Eastlake last Dec for a few night. Depressing place during the Vid.
  • SoutherndawgSoutherndawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,295 Founders Club
    The Rez

    As a a q

    Zoo Tavern in Eastlake.

    Fuck this shit pole. The Zoo was a great spot. I loved their little schooner glasses.

    I stayed in Eastlake last Dec for a few night. Depressing place during the Vid.
    Schooner glasses and burgers flipped on a griddle so greasy it would make Beth's Cafe blush should be dive bar qualifiers.
  • LaocoönLaocoön Member Posts: 529
    F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off....
    The Frontier Room on 1st Ave! Nina, the very intimidating bartender, mixed up some of the stiffest drinks that I can remember. Good tims!!
  • RoadDawg55RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,123
    F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off....
    The Rose Temple. My good buddy owns it. It really is a good bar, not even being biased.
  • DerekJohnsonDerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 63,197 Founders Club
    The Duchess
    haie said:

    I would vote Blue Moon because it had that vintage dive bar customer service whereby the bartender would treat students like complete garbage.

    One time right after I graduated I walked in and was so fucked up I just said "give me whatever your favorite beer is" and the old salty dude just rolled his eyes and shoved a bottle of Sierra Nevada at me. I respect that kind of "I hope this kid is driving so he can just roll right off of the the I-5 overpass" vibe.

    College Inn wasn't a dive bar, it was like what you'd get if you've ever been to Estonia or some other pissed off Eastern European country, but it was my favorite and had a shit ton of pool tables too.

    I never felt comfortable at the College Inn
  • huskyhooliganhuskyhooligan Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 5,409 Swaye's Wigwam
    The Blue Moon
    Solid list from Thrillist.

    https://www.thrillist.com/drink/seattle/best-dive-bars-in-seattle

    Some very north end options on the list. Lenny's funny enough is or was owned by a retired history / gym teacher at Roosevelt. He and the old basketball / track coach used to be there and ogle the younger women. Can't blame them. Fizzy Izzy was fucking delicious. Some of the best tots I've ever had.

    I feel like Linda's is a place where people who want to be edgy but aren't actually edgy go to drink. Edgy try hards.

    Vote is for Blue Moon though. No place has the mix of shitty bands, mostly homeless clients, and underage drinkers a true dive bar should have.

    Seattle is generally blessed by a good bar scene, with lots of options for all types.
  • spudenspuden Member Posts: 372
    F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off....
    Earl’s full stop…or at least it was in the late 90s
  • YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 35,347 Founders Club
    The Duchess

    Solid list from Thrillist.

    https://www.thrillist.com/drink/seattle/best-dive-bars-in-seattle

    Some very north end options on the list. Lenny's funny enough is or was owned by a retired history / gym teacher at Roosevelt. He and the old basketball / track coach used to be there and ogle the younger women. Can't blame them. Fizzy Izzy was fucking delicious. Some of the best tots I've ever had.

    I feel like Linda's is a place where people who want to be edgy but aren't actually edgy go to drink. Edgy try hards.

    Vote is for Blue Moon though. No place has the mix of shitty bands, mostly homeless clients, and underage drinkers a true dive bar should have.

    Seattle is generally blessed by a good bar scene, with lots of options for all types.

    I like to rep the north of the ship canal.
  • YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 35,347 Founders Club
    The Duchess

    No love for the Alki Tavern or the Moon Temple Cocktail Lounge.

    Bunch of North End Provincials on these boreds. Not even the Buckaroo.

    What's wrong with you people?

    That said, I was in the Blue Moon once with a hot lady friend who asked the bartender for a cleann ashtray, whereupon the gray haired dude grabbed the ashtray, dumped it on the floor, and tossed it back onto the table.

    Now that's a fucking Dive for ya.

    The Buckaroo was north of the ship canal.
  • TurdBomberTurdBomber Member Posts: 19,942 Standard Supporter
    edited August 2021

    No love for the Alki Tavern or the Moon Temple Cocktail Lounge.

    Bunch of North End Provincials on these boreds.

    What's wrong with you people? Not even the Buckaroo.

    That said, I was in the Blue Moon once with a hot lady friend who asked the bartender for a cleann ashtray, whereupon the gray haired dude grabbed the ashtray, dumped it on the floor, and tossed it back onto the table.

    Now that's a fucking Dive for ya.

    The Buckaroo was north of the ship canal.
    There. BTW, the old Buckaroo sign is in some bar in Georgetown, now. Saw it last weekend.

    Also, how is the Duchess on this list? When I was in school, it was Greek as Fuck and clean as a whistle. Nothing but Cali College Sweatshirts and backwards "Cal" hats, to ensure I'd know the posers were from No Cal, as if I couldn't tell.
  • YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 35,347 Founders Club
    The Duchess

    No love for the Alki Tavern or the Moon Temple Cocktail Lounge.

    Bunch of North End Provincials on these boreds.

    What's wrong with you people? Not even the Buckaroo.

    That said, I was in the Blue Moon once with a hot lady friend who asked the bartender for a cleann ashtray, whereupon the gray haired dude grabbed the ashtray, dumped it on the floor, and tossed it back onto the table.

    Now that's a fucking Dive for ya.

    The Buckaroo was north of the ship canal.
    There. BTW, the old Buckaroo sign is in some bar in Georgetown, now. Saw it last weekend.

    Also, how is the Duchess on this list? When I was in school, it was Greek as Fuck and clean as a whistle. Nothing but Cali College Sweatshirts and backwards "Cal" hats, to ensure I'd know the posers were from No Cal, as if I couldn't tell.
    The Duchess checks all the boxes...

    - OG Seattle Tavern which didn't serve spirits until well into the 2002's
    - Shitty service from surely bartenders
    - Narsty bathrooms - ever tried to take a dump at the Duchess?
    - 80 year old furniture

    That it's popular with college kids due to proximity doesn't make it a classy, non-divey type of establishment.
  • DerekJohnsonDerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 63,197 Founders Club
    The Duchess

    No love for the Alki Tavern or the Moon Temple Cocktail Lounge.

    Bunch of North End Provincials on these boreds.

    What's wrong with you people? Not even the Buckaroo.

    That said, I was in the Blue Moon once with a hot lady friend who asked the bartender for a cleann ashtray, whereupon the gray haired dude grabbed the ashtray, dumped it on the floor, and tossed it back onto the table.

    Now that's a fucking Dive for ya.

    The Buckaroo was north of the ship canal.
    There. BTW, the old Buckaroo sign is in some bar in Georgetown, now. Saw it last weekend.

    Also, how is the Duchess on this list? When I was in school, it was Greek as Fuck and clean as a whistle. Nothing but Cali College Sweatshirts and backwards "Cal" hats, to ensure I'd know the posers were from No Cal, as if I couldn't tell.
    The Duchess checks all the boxes...

    - OG Seattle Tavern which didn't serve spirits until well into the 2002's
    - Shitty service from surely bartenders
    - Narsty bathrooms - ever tried to take a dump at the Duchess?
    - 80 year old furniture

    That it's popular with college kids due to proximity doesn't make it a classy, non-divey type of establishment.
    When I've urinated at The Duchess I've wondered what kind of bacterial growth was affixing itself to the bottom of my shoes.
    I was there in the late 90s with a teammate. The dude had to pinch a loaf real bad and proceeds to the stall which at the Duchess is basically zero privacy. Some drunken frat guy walks and in and say "bro - worst place ever to take a shit!".

    So my fren got stage fright and went outside somewhere to take a crap in the bushes.
    Stage Fright in the bathroom stall. Yikes

  • dfleadflea Member Posts: 7,233

    No love for the Alki Tavern or the Moon Temple Cocktail Lounge.

    Bunch of North End Provincials on these boreds.

    What's wrong with you people? Not even the Buckaroo.

    That said, I was in the Blue Moon once with a hot lady friend who asked the bartender for a cleann ashtray, whereupon the gray haired dude grabbed the ashtray, dumped it on the floor, and tossed it back onto the table.

    Now that's a fucking Dive for ya.

    The Buckaroo was north of the ship canal.
    There. BTW, the old Buckaroo sign is in some bar in Georgetown, now. Saw it last weekend.

    Also, how is the Duchess on this list? When I was in school, it was Greek as Fuck and clean as a whistle. Nothing but Cali College Sweatshirts and backwards "Cal" hats, to ensure I'd know the posers were from No Cal, as if I couldn't tell.
    The Duchess checks all the boxes...

    - OG Seattle Tavern which didn't serve spirits until well into the 2002's
    - Shitty service from surely bartenders
    - Narsty bathrooms - ever tried to take a dump at the Duchess?
    - 80 year old furniture

    That it's popular with college kids due to proximity doesn't make it a classy, non-divey type of establishment.
    When I've urinated at The Duchess I've wondered what kind of bacterial growth was affixing itself to the bottom of my shoes.
    I was there in the late 90s with a teammate. The dude had to pinch a loaf real bad and proceeds to the stall which at the Duchess is basically zero privacy. Some drunken frat guy walks and in and say "bro - worst place ever to take a shit!".

    So my fren got stage fright and went outside somewhere to take a crap in the bushes.
    lmao

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