E-pu-lo Bistro (Edmonds Washington USA)

February 26,2022

The new location for E-pu-lo Bistro 190 Sunset Ave W, Edmonds, Washington U.S.A.  wwwepulobistro.com  It is right beside the BNSF, Amtrak, Sounder train station and a very short walk to the Edmonds/ Kingston Ferry.  As you enter, the bar is in the back of the location and you go through the restaurant.   All of the food in both the main menu and the happy hour menu is available in the bar area. The happy hour runs from 4 pm to 6 pm Sunday to Thursday and 3-5 pm Friday and Saturday. They are closed on Tuesday The sit-up barn seats about 6 to 8 but if you are sitting at the bar directly behind you is a very long narrow table that seats around 12-14 in a communal fashion.  The wine is nicely displayed along the wall.  There is also a large covered patio area on the south side. It is open air in the summer with a large sail cover. All the staff are dressed in black button shirts with the Epulo logo on the front. The staff was friendly and helpful  too! Everything was neat and tidy and well organized. They still have some of our favorite appys: Truffle Popcorn, Fire Roasted Cauliflower Grana Padano, Short Rib Pappardelle which is Short rib meat in a shallot cream sauce, arugula  and Parmesan cheese and pasta noodles. 4  of us had dinner there and had:  Boneless Braised Beef Short Rib - Demi-Glace, Garlic Whipped Potato, Arugula, Local Manilla Clams – Fennel Saffron Brodo, Grilled Bread, *#Petite New York Steak – 8oz Grilled USDA Prime Beef. Creamy Garlic Whipped Potato, Cauliflower, Salsa di Bistecca and the last was the Salmon Special. These were absolutely amazing! This place is on the classier side and a great place for a first date, or any other time! Hahaha! It didn't take long for this place to get packed and I can see why, it is excellent  and we can't wait to come back soon!!

April 2022

Back again and this time we were there for happy hour and sat in the bar area. There are also several tables for 2 that can be pushed to gather to accommodate more people. This time we tried the Octopus with herb fried potatoes and tzatziki.  It was fantastic, my wife would not try ot at first. When she did, she loved it. Also had the Short Rib Pappardelle, in Shallot cream sauce, Arugula,  and Grana Padano, this is amazing too! Truffle popcorn too, soooooo good! My wife ordered the Little Gem Salad,  Prosciutto, Grana Padano, Pangrattato, Shalllt vinaigrette.  She said it was very good. Just love this place and will be back soon!

Church Key Pub (Edmonds Washington USA)

January 27 2020
Church Key Pub 108- 4th Avenue N, Edmonds, Washington USA. www.churchkeypub.com cool little irish pub just off the main drag. Smaller pub with a 10 person straight situp bar. In the middle there is a pub high 10 person table. Behind that is a long church pew with 2 tables each seating 4 people. Beside that is another pew with 2 tables of 4 and bythe 2 dart boards is another pew with a table and that seats 6. As you enter the pub on the left by the window for 4 and on the right is a little room by the window with 2 pews and seats 7 or so. We sat at the bar and the staff was great. Happy hour runs 4 on to 6 pm with $1.00 off wine, draft beer, well drink is and all food. They have 16 different types of beer on rotating taps.  3 of the 4 smaller tvs were working. They have a good assortment of speciality cocktails. For food we had the corned beef sliders (2, sliced corned beef topped off with Dubliner cheese and pale ale aioli on a pretzel bun. They were fantastic and lots if corned beef. We also had the Beet Salad, roasted seasonal beets in arugula with house lemon and olive oil dressing, chervi cheese and candied walnuts. That was quite good too. The atmosphere was good and for a Monday it was packed.  People were very friendly too!! Lots of very old sports pictures on the dark walls. Great spot and we will be back for sure!

Demetris Woodstone Taverna ( Edmonds, Washington U.S.A.)

January 2, 2020
Demetris Woodstone Taverna 101 Main Street, Edmonds, Washington U.S.A.  www.kafeneowoodstonegroup.com and click on the Demetris location. It is the last place on Main Street in the north side. Go any further and you will drive on to the Edmonds / Kingston Ferry. There is the dining room side and the bar side. I will only be dealing with the bar side. There is a 10 person reverse L sit-up bar. There are 7 pub high tables for 2 that can easily be put together for 4 or more. There is a pub high bench with 3 round tables and you can have 2 to 3 at a table. There is 1 or 2 lower tables. Also gas fire place and 2 TV's. They have a fantastic happy hour and it runs from 3pm to  6pm.  Assorted beer on tap, full bar and wine. The happy hour has a large food menu and so far everything we have eaten is amazing. The first time there we had the Harissa Hummus with pita bread, with out a doubt the best hummus we have ever eaten bar none! I had the Kobe Beef Sliders and they to were very good. My dining partner had the Chicken Ceasar Salad and said it was very good!  Our last visit again we had the Hummus and still taste it the same, Awesome! We shared the trio of Artichoke bottoms filled with Dungeness Crab and topped with parmesan cheese. Wow, were they ever good! To wrap it off we shared a bowl of the Bacon and Ham Chowder.  I can't say enough about how good it was and the bowl was nice and big!  Service is fantastic and very helpful. They come around to check and see if you want to order anything before happy hour runs out. The feeling and vibe in here is very good. Customers are very friendly and willing to share their favorite food comments. We will be be back very soon! One of the best Happy Hours I have been too!!!

April 2022

Back again and still very good. Happy hour runs 2-5 PM. Kobe beef sliders (3) very good! One of our diners had the Grilled Fish Tacos, King Salmon, Aho Tuna or Cod, sriracha aioli, mango salsa, & roasted jalapeno on corn tortillas.  He had the Coc and said it was very good!

Daphnie's Bar (Edmonds, Washington U.S.A.)

Daphnie's Bar 415 1/2 Main Street Edmonds, Washington U.S.A.they have a neon sign but I have never seen it working and it is hard to see. They are open 4 pm to midnight daily. Seating and space is very limited as it is a tiny but fun little cocktail bar.  The sit-up bar seats 12 people snugly, with granite bar top is a U shaped bar.  The only other seating is 2 small corner booths as you enter one on the right and one on the left and they to seat 4 people very snugly.  The only person working is the bartender, so you may have to wait a bit to gt your drink depending on how fancy the drinks a head of you are.  There are 4 different types of beer on tap.  Wine is also available.  As for food the only thing that I saw regarding food was in the front window and it said, "salami and cheese".  Their cocktail list have the following cocktails originating  from the 1870's to 1937 and they include the following: Old Fashioned, Manhattan, Cablecar, Sidecar, Aviation Cocktail, Corps Reviver and Lion's Tail.  They have their own specialty cocktail: Dez (2011 Daphnie's Bar) Gin, St. Germaine, fresh squeezed lemon juice, bubbles and lemon twist.  There is back ground music, but it can get noisy with everyone having fun and talking.  We met a wonderful couple who offered us seats at one of the tiny booths they were sitting at. A very cool place and we will be back fore sure.  Kinda feels like you went back in time.

Old Settler Pub (Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia Canada)

Old Settler Pub 222 Cedar Avenue, Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia Canada   www.oldsettlerpub.com  This is a beautiful pub, it is a real log cabin building.  It boasts a beautiful 12 person sit-up bar that is split wood and thick varnish.  the bar kinda meanders around a bit.  There is a beautiful out side patio area that is good year around with floor to ceiling unobstructed windows over looking the Miami river.  This place has a great feel to it and lots of parking in front.  I have been here before but not for many years, and it is even better now. As for food, we didn't eat here but you can get breakfast until 1 pm, on the menu are Salads, Burgers, nachos, fish and chips, beef dips..... you get the idea.  There is a nice river rock gas fireplace in one corner.  As for beer, there are 8 different types and have rotating taps. All the regular wine and hard liquor available as well.  They have pull tabs for the gambler in you.  I highly recommend this pub, well worth stopping in!!  They have a liquor store beside too! It is walking distance to the famous resort and the beach/ waterfront area.

Channel Marker Pub and Grill (Edmonds, Washington U.S.A.)

Channel Marker Pub and Grill 120 W Dayton Street, Edmonds, Washington U.S.A. Ph:425-275-9590   www.thechannelmarkernpub.com   Located in a small business area very close to the Marina and Edmonds Yacht Club. They open at 11:00 am Monday to Friday  and 9:00 am Saturday and sunday.  They stay open late every day.  You must be 21 years of age or older to enter. This is a fairly large pub. It has a large "L" Shape granite topped sit-up bar that comfortably seats 15 people.  For the gamblers there is a 20 person sit-up pull tab bar.  There are 12 pub high tables for 4, 15 or so tables for 4 to 6 and a few tables for 2.  Game wise they have 2 pool tables, 2 digital dart boards and 4 arcade games.  As for beer there are 20 different types on tap, bottled beer, wine and hard liquor available.  On the menu are sandwiches, burgers and the such.  They have Broasted chicken (It is hard to find Broasted chicken any more).  For lunch the Broasted Chicken is 1/2 chicken and Jojo's for $12.99 and for dinner 1/2 chicken, Salad and either baked potato or Jojo's $15.99.  I didn't try it this time but I will be back for sure!  One of the locals advised that the Broasted Chicken is the best, you get, a wing, leg, thigh and breast.  The bartender also said it was amazing too!  Apparently the chicken wings are broasted too, big wings and a variety of sauces and dips! I had the Mozza sticks with marinara sauce and they were very good. On one of the walls have 10 paintings of older, various Washington State Ferry's.  The Edmonds/ Kingston Ferry is with in walking distance from here (so long as you are not too  lazy). There are daily food specials.  I am coming back not only for the Broasted Chicken but to get a better picture of the bar. (sorry about that blurry one!)

January 2, 2020
Went back and had the Broaster Chicken, which is half chicken cut up and broasted. Very good indeed! Well worth going there just for that. My dining partner had the Taco Salad and said it too was very good!!

Old Inn Tavern (Snohomish, Washington U.S.A.)

September 14 2019
Old Inn Tavern 502-3rd Street, Snohomish, Washington U.S.A. This is reported to be the 3rd oldest bar in the State of Washington.  It opened in 1898 and is a cool piece of history. You can't miss it as it is bright red on the outside!  When you enter, in the middle is the large 27 person rectangular sit-up bar.  The surface of the bar and tables are all lacquered split logs and are beautiful. 12 different types of beer on tap, hard liquor and wine. The prices are very reasonable too!  Must be 21 years older or over to be in here. In this half of the bar there are 2 tables for 5 and in between them 2 leather living room chairs. The other half of the bar which is down a step has 2 pool tables and one ping pong table At the front end of this area, they have 4 leather living comfy chairs and a leather comfy love seat.  They also have pull tabs and 7 TV's. As for darts there are 3 electronic dart boards. The bartender seemed to know everyone so I guess they are all locals.  Free popcorn for the taking.  You could classify this as a dive bar buy don't take that the wrong way.  If you go out the side door and around to the back you will find the patio area which had a wood burning fire pit. When I was there I was invited by some locals who were very nice, to sit with them.  They said the bar puts on a big food spread for Seattle Seahawks NFL games and is well worth coming for!  The men's room has a 3 person trough and posters as you may expect in a men's room for non politically correct times.  I thought they were fine.  One of the women there said they had nice posters in the Women's room too!  I didn't see any one eating and nor did I eat there so I can't tell you much about that.  All in all I liked it here complete with all the neon beer signs on the walls.  My partner advised it was OK but not her style and that is fine too!  I love the history of this place.  Definitely check this place out!!