The Bine Beer & Food (Bothell, (Washington, U.S.A.)

11 May, 2022

The Bine Beer & Food. 10127 Main Street,  Bothell, Washington,  U.S.A.  www.thebinebothell.com Located on Main Street where they have closed it off to vehicle traffic and made it pedestrian only. This is an awesome find! It has a very cozy feel to it. As we entered a patron who was exiting told us that we had to order the Brussel Sprouts as they were awesome.  On the right wall as you enter they list all 27 beer they have on tap. There is a nice long 18 person. Sit-up bar. Four tables along the wall seating 4 across from the bar. In the front, left of the door when you enter is an 8 person pub high table. On the right side is a picnic table. Both have windows opening to the side walk. There is seating on the side walk in front. 2 TVs, which is enough. Children are allowed. Happy Hour runs 3-6 PM. With $2 off all draft beer, house wine and small plates of food. Hard liqour is not served here. To start off to eat we had the Truffle Popcorn: garlic butter, truffle oil & salt, parmesan and parsley.  Quite possibly the best we have ever eaten! Then I had the Mac & Chese:  Sauce Mornay, white cheddar, Gruyere. Parmesan & breadcrumbs. Baked in a cast iron. dish. Very, very good! My wife had the Warm Brussel Sprout Caesar: Abgordolce Onion, Caesar Dressing. Parmesan dressing and house croutons. She loved it, it was really good!! The place got busy, the staff were very good. They were friendly and prompt. Food came up quickly! We had a great time and can't wait to come back for sure. Definitely 2 thumbs up!👍👍

Twin Peaks Tukwila (Tukwila, Washington, U.S.A.)

May 11, 2022

Twin Peaks at 17920 Southcenter Parkway, Tukwila, Washington, U.S.A.  Just south of Seattle in the Southcenter shopping district. The first thing that we noticed was how the waitress attire has changed. The outfits have gotten skimpier than they used to be. (If that is possible) They were basically tiny black thong bikini bottoms and tiny black bikini tops, black mesh stockings and garters  This place is huge! The large rectangular bar seats around 35-40 people. There are 15 booths along the wall, each seating 4 and each booth has it's own TV.  5 pub high tables for 4. Numerous tables for 4 and the chairs all are made to look, as if they are made from tree branches. There is a large L shaped covered patio area with over 40 tables for 4. My wife loves this place because the beer is 29.4 F and served in big tall frozen mugs. Happy Hour runs 3-6 PM.  They open daily at 11 am and close between 69, 10 11. PM. There are over 40 TVs through out not counting the booths. The food was excellent.  I had the Blackened fish tacos, there were 3. One had crunchy beef tacos (3), another had the fish and chips with 4 decent sized pieces of fish. The 4th person had the pulled pork, sandwich, tons of meat. Everyone said their food was fantastic. There is lots of free parking. All the staff was frie fly and helpful.  We all had a great time and we keep coming back!!

Drumlin (Shoreline, Washington U.S.A.)

May 6, 2022

We tried out the Drumlin, 522 NE 165 Street, Shoreline,  Washington U.S.A  www.drumlin.pub What a great find. It is the second half of the Ridgecrest Public House, and opened to the east side in the same building. Ridgecrest is 21 years old and above, Drumlin, kids are allowed. Since kids are allowed, they had to have a kitchen and serve food.  The food is limited and includes a charcuterie board and 3 kinds of popcorn.  Our group ordered 2 big bowls of the truffle parmesan cheese popcorn. Made fresh in house. Everyone loved it. They have a 5 person sit-up bar. There are 2 semi circular booths and numerous tables of 2 and you can rearrange to included more. They were more than happy to let us seat 10 people all together. Great atmosphere in side. They have around 30 different beer on tap. Interestingly, the Ridgecrest serves beer from north of Seattle and the Drumlin serves beer from south of Seattle. They also have wine and cider. There is a sidewalk patio in front as well as a covered patio out back. Drumlin opens at 3 PM which is 1 hour earlier than the Ridgecrest.  On Sunday from 8am to 1 PM they serve brunch. Drumlin and Ridgecrest  are owned by the same owners.  We had a great ti e and our group was clambering to go back for more, especially the popcorn! Every day there is a different food truck out fro t starting g at 4 PM. Great place/ places! We will be back very soon!

Black Bear Neighbourhood Pub (North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)

 April 19, 2022

Black Bear Neighbourhood Pub, 1177 Lynn Valley Road, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada www.blackbearpub.com.  Located not too far from the world famous Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge.  Check out the bridge, hike the trails then hit the Black Bear Pub.  A great pub and it is very comfortable as soon as you enter.  They have a nice 8 person sit-up bar.  There are 3 or do pub high round tables and numerous tables for 2 and 4. There is a great covered patio area with fire place and gas heaters above. Great selection of beer on tap, with 30 different types and a few rotating taps.  Happy Hour is Monday to Thursday 2 pm to 6 pm, Friday to Sunday 2 pm yo 5 pm.   They have $6.99 and $9.99 Appy selections on then.  There are also daily drink specials.  For lunch I had the Blue Cheese and Bacon burger with Onion rings.  This was an awesome burger and loved every bite.  My wife had the Taco Salad and said it was very delicious.  There are 6 TV's through out, Keno, Video Poker and Pull Tabs for your entertainment. The staff was very friendly, polite, prompt and helpful. It is well worth trying the Black Bear out, we really enjoyed it and can't wait to come back!

This place has won best pub in North Vancouver for 25 straight years running.  Unfortunately their lease is running out.  Bosa Developments wants to get rid of this wonderful pub and put in a 4 story Condo building as well as tearing down the Safeway grocery store next door in favour of putting in a 16 story Condo building.  There is a public hearing coming up.  It would be a shame to see this happen.  Get to it before it is gone!!  Fingers crossed.

Sammy J's Grill & Bar (South Surrey, British Columbia, Canada)

July 2021

Sammy J's Grill & Bar  15770 Croydon Drive, South Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.  Located by "The Shops at Morgan Crossing" shopping area. www.sammyjs.ca  A few years back they upped their game and now this is one of the best places around.  The building is awesome with very high vaulted ceilings with beautiful laminated beams.  They have probably the best covered patio area.  It to has a high vaulted ceiling with laminated beams.  The west side has tall glass windows that all open up to let the fresh air in.  Along the west wall they have 3 tables for 4 and I think that they are the best tables to get.  They also have a larger table for larger groups.   The bar it self inside is a large square bar that seats 25 or so.  It is very popular.  The bar area inside is nicer then the restaurant area, but that is my personal preference.  They have 12 large screen tv's and are busy when big sports events are on. Happy hour runs3pm to 6pm and 9pm to close.  Happy Hour items include: $4 well Hi-balls, sleeve of Sammy's Lager.  $5 18 oz Sammy's Lager, Domestic bottle beer,  House Chardonnay and Merlot.  Some of the favorite food snacks are:  Cajun Tater Tots, Yam Fries (best anywhere) Panko Shrimp(darn good), (Jacked up Skins) (really good potato skins), Steak Bites (very good!)  There is ample parking here, which is important.  The Waitresses and bartenders are awesome, very attentive and friendly. One of my favorite places and I am very sure you won't be disappointed.  

Trading Post Fort Langley Eatery (Fort Langley, British Columbia, Canada)

 July 2021

Trading Post, Fort Langley Eatery  9143 Glover Road, Fort Langley, British Columbia, Canada.  www.tradingpostbrewing.com    A great place located in historic Fort Langley and not far from the Historic Fort Langley.  Small, quaint place with a 7 person sit-up bar and 2 pub high tables for 6 and 4 tables for 4.  The kitchen is open for all to see while seated.  Out back they have a nice covered area with 11 tables for 2-6.  But the best spot is where the parking lot used to be and right beside the covered area.  They covered the parking lot in Astro turf. They have 14 nice solid picnic tables and each with an umbrella in the middle.  There are 6 wine barrels through out with Japanese Maples growing in them.  We opted to sit out side and it was the best decision.  The staff is very friendly, helpful and attentive.  We had wine while there but they serve their own beer which is made at another location.  Beer they have on tap is: Hell's Lager, Amber Ale, Best Coast IPA, Smash Saison, Raspberry Wheat Ale, Dry Hopped Sour, Lemon Lime Gose and Golden Ale.  They also feature Guest Taps. Hard liquor is sold  here. For lunch we shared the  Beer Cheese Dip made with cream cheese, Cheddar Cheese, Amber Ale, Roasted jalapeños, bacon bits and chives with fresh tortilla chips.  This was quite good!  Then we had the Prawn Tacos (4) crushed avocado, 2 garlic prawns, red onion salsa and sour cream on a soft corn tortilla.  These were really good to but messy!!   We really enjoyed our time and just loved the outside patio area.  A couple of people had their dogs with them in the outside area. We can't wait to go back!  Maybe the Bison Tacos next time. 

Dominion Bar & Kitchen (Surrey British Columbia, Canada)

 

June 2021

Dominion Bar & Kitchen, 13475 Central Avenue, Unit D, Surrey, British Columbia Canada www.dominionkitchen.com.  A nice modern bar located in the lobby of the Civic Hotel which is a Marriott Autograph Collection Hotel owned by Marriott, that occupies several floors of the 52 story building.  The square sit-up bar is quartz and very nice. and is in the middle of the bar.  There are 10 tv's around the bar. They have several bar height tables for 4 to 6 and are quite comfortable, to go with the standard table height tables and chairs that compliment the long bench seating along a couple of the walls  The ceiling has beautiful laminated beams.  The washrooms were clean and are all individual washrooms so there is no sharing a common area. There is a long narrow patio area but could be better, kind of tight.  They have a private room attached and looks like it could hold around 20 people comfortably. They have 8 mostly local beer on tap. Their happy hour runs 3-6 pm.  For dinner our group had the Honey Hot Pizza,  which is a thin crust pizza with, honey on the crust, Jalapenos, capicola, ham, rosemary, bocconcini and marinara sauce. Was very good! secondly was the Dominion Burger, Angus patty, Onion ring, Smoked bacon and smoked cheddar, red pepper relish, mayo, tomato, dill pickle, butter lettuce and had Yam fries.  This too was very good and will order again!  3rd was the  Cavatappiu Mac and Cheese, Italian spiral macaroni, Jalapeno infused Mornay sauce, 4 cheese blend, parmesans Bread crumbs. Very good, the Jalapeno infusion added a little snap to it but not much, it was quite good. and lastly we had the Pepperoni Pizza, traditional classic, mild pepperoni, bocconcci,  salami, Grana Padano and Marzano marinara sauce.  This too was very good.  The service was very goo, prompt and friendly.  There is under ground parking and the price was $3.00 and was good to 8 am the next day. We really enjoyed it here and look forward to coming back