Lost Lake is a diner / cafe / pub and should be workable for the kid, beers aren't necessarily great. Elysian's brewpub does have great beers and is open and clean and full of light, and mostly a table-service restaurant.
For daytime beer sampling without food (food trucks turn up after office hours), Chuck's Hop Shop a stroll away in the Central District is (in interior design) a combo beer supermarket and school lunchroom, with about 50 rotating taps and a wooden balcony to sip in the sun.
If the kid was 4 years, you could go to the Comet Tavern and play skee-ball or Doctor Who pinball. You probably still could, obv.
― oochie wally (clean version) (sic), Sunday, 8 March 2015 20:18 (nine years ago) link
The Canterbury, Madrona, and Montlake Ale Houses are all ages before 9 pm. Haven't been to any in awhile though so can't vouch for them. The Madrona one used to be absolutely packed with families when we lived by it. Decent enough food. The German beer hall on 12th that used by called VonTrapp's but now is called Rhein Haus (due to dodging the litigation bullet from the Sound of Music Von Trapp family) is totally family friendly, massive and loud. Has bocce courts and okay food.
― Jaq, Monday, 9 March 2015 01:37 (nine years ago) link
Chuck's Hop Shop Central and Fremont Brewing are kid friendly beer/foodish spots.
― Tomás Piñon (Ryan), Monday, 9 March 2015 02:34 (nine years ago) link
Those of us in the neighborhood call ReinHaus the Rape Bar. Really fratty vibe on weekends, but could be good if you go early enough. Elysian on Pike is probably your safest bet.
― kate78, Monday, 9 March 2015 02:52 (nine years ago) link
Populuxe Brewing in Fremont/Ballard is kid friendly and mostly outdoors, it's great when the weather's like this.
― JoeStork, Monday, 9 March 2015 03:30 (nine years ago) link
If you go to the Rhein Haus and the kid falls asleep, lock it in the car with the window cracked and have a couple of cocktails next door at Canon, ranked as sixth best bar in the world last year.
(one ahead of the Baxter Inn in Sydney. we got four on the list of fifty, though)
― oochie wally (clean version) (sic), Monday, 9 March 2015 03:43 (nine years ago) link
outdoors in Fremont/Ballard in nice weather also sounds good, and probably v accessible by bus for tipsy travel back. if you like burgers line your stomach at Uneeda Burger first?
― oochie wally (clean version) (sic), Monday, 9 March 2015 03:45 (nine years ago) link
Thanks everyone - I've been to Elysian and the Canterbury but it's been ages, and I thought Canon looked familiar on street view and realized it's where Lark used to be which I'd been to a couple times. I've heard other people mention the Hop Shop and it isn't too far from where we're staying, though we'll probably end up roaming Ballard at some point.
Anybody know if the Pine Box lets kids in? I ate at Kedai Makan and then had beers there last time I was in Seattle and would like to repeat that.
― joygoat, Thursday, 12 March 2015 00:39 (nine years ago) link
Canon is next door to where Lark used to be. Canterbury has closed and reopened yuppier.
Pine Box might let kids in in the afternoon, or early on a weekday.
― kate78, Thursday, 12 March 2015 01:44 (nine years ago) link
Kedai is next door to all-vinyl-playing bar Revolver that ilx0rs or ex-ilx0rs might be hanging in iirc, stick your head in on the way past and shout about hen fap
― oochie wally (clean version) (sic), Thursday, 12 March 2015 04:29 (nine years ago) link
as sic was typing that post, ilx0rs were literally in Revolver.
― kate78, Thursday, 12 March 2015 14:38 (nine years ago) link
https://sherrlock.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pike-4th-traffic-control-then-mr.jpg
― alomar lines, Wednesday, 18 March 2015 20:36 (nine years ago) link
http://komonews.com/live/event
― trickle-down ergonomics (jim in glasgow), Wednesday, 23 March 2016 17:53 (eight years ago) link
#treeman
It's #manintree actually
― petulant dick master (silby), Wednesday, 23 March 2016 18:30 (eight years ago) link
oh doh
― trickle-down ergonomics (jim in glasgow), Wednesday, 23 March 2016 18:33 (eight years ago) link
Yo how's the light rail??
― lute bro (brimstead), Wednesday, 23 March 2016 20:29 (eight years ago) link
#manintree no longer in tree
― trickle-down ergonomics (jim in glasgow), Wednesday, 23 March 2016 20:32 (eight years ago) link
― lute bro (brimstead), Wednesday, March 23, 2016 1:29 PM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
fuckin sweet
― petulant dick master (silby), Thursday, 24 March 2016 00:36 (eight years ago) link
superdope
― portumnes (alomar lines), Thursday, 24 March 2016 03:54 (eight years ago) link
i got obsessed with manintree at 1:30 am and saw on periscope a drone, drunk people yelling at him, and a dude show up with a bb gun and get arrested
― portumnes (alomar lines), Thursday, 24 March 2016 03:57 (eight years ago) link
Light rail has been around for, like, 6 years! We just got another 5 miles and 2 stops added. Another 100 miles of track and we'll be on par with...every other major city, half a century ago.
― kate78, Friday, 25 March 2016 03:01 (eight years ago) link
how about this weather
― slathered in cream and covered with stickers (silby), Friday, 14 October 2016 18:05 (eight years ago) link
Pretty common to have strong storms like these in November and December. October is a bit early, but not unheard of. It's just nasty when you lose power and there are fallen trees all over, but it's not like these are hurricanes or anything.
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Friday, 14 October 2016 18:11 (eight years ago) link
hellof leaves on trees still gives this another dimensioncame into seatac today. buumpy! 3/4 of outgoing flights were delayed, never see that. and yeah not hurricane but 50+ winds is no minor thing. love a storm prep when it's not too cold and the weekend get flashlights get blazed get hunkered
― alomar lines, Saturday, 15 October 2016 05:13 (eight years ago) link
Lakes everywhere
― (rocketcat) 🚀🐱 👑🐟 (kingfish), Saturday, 15 October 2016 06:08 (eight years ago) link
Cafe Racer is up for sale. This city can be real depressing sometimes.
― JoeStork, Tuesday, 14 March 2017 23:42 (seven years ago) link
not sure why i started thinking about this last night but https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRqteDXb3Yk
― tha frash prance (alomar lines), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 00:23 (seven years ago) link
bonus: giant Marlboro ad
― lxy, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 17:07 (seven years ago) link
Welp
― softie (silby), Thursday, 6 April 2017 22:53 (seven years ago) link
right?
― tha frash prance (alomar lines), Friday, 7 April 2017 04:52 (seven years ago) link
ugh
― lxy, Friday, 7 April 2017 15:36 (seven years ago) link
https://thecisforcrank.com/2017/04/07/morning-crank-i-have-four-kids-and-a-wife/
― tha frash prance (alomar lines), Saturday, 8 April 2017 04:28 (seven years ago) link
ok then
http://www.thestranger.com/slog/2017/04/11/25069906/doctors-report-shows-mayor-ed-murray-does-not-have-a-mole-on-his-genitalia-as-accuser-claims
― JoeStork, Wednesday, 12 April 2017 01:00 (seven years ago) link
Every time I see a picture of Ed Murray I think of the meme of the dog who was terrified of cupcakes:https://media1.fdncms.com/stranger/imager/u/original/25069910/1491952854-1491517862-1465827512-o-3825.jpghttp://i.ytimg.com/vi/4-6Gb4AzgUk/hqdefault.jpg
― joygoat, Wednesday, 12 April 2017 03:33 (seven years ago) link
Why are there always 20,000 people who are willing to vote for Goodspaceguy?
― JoeStork, Wednesday, 2 August 2017 21:03 (seven years ago) link
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/09/opinion/smoke-heat-seattle-climate.html
This shit will leave tomorrow maybe? Walked out of the library this evening and felt my eyes burning. Really don't enjoy the sense that I'm endangering my health by biking to work.
― JoeStork, Friday, 11 August 2017 02:14 (seven years ago) link
My partner who is from San Diego assures me it could be much worse
― softie (silby), Friday, 11 August 2017 04:44 (seven years ago) link
It does suck majorly though, and I assume it will only get worse in years to come.
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Friday, 11 August 2017 05:08 (seven years ago) link
Lived in eastern WA for a decade until this summer, didn't know "fire season" was a thing and absolutely don't miss it.
― joygoat, Friday, 11 August 2017 11:58 (seven years ago) link
a couple of years ago the smoke in vancouver was so bad for a few days in the summer that you could look directly at the sun in the sky at noon and the entire town smelled like a (gross) campfire. there also was a silty film all over the ground from where the ashes were lightly falling.
with climate change i really think that it will cease to be pleasant to live here soon enough
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Friday, 11 August 2017 17:25 (seven years ago) link
It's just ugly, it hasn't affected me physically. I bike 16-25 miles commuting to and from work every day and it hasn't been an issue. It's just ruining the joy I get from seeing those perfect blue skies and the mountains in the disatance.
― brotherlovesdub, Friday, 11 August 2017 22:44 (seven years ago) link
Cafe Racer closing for good on Wednesday.
― JoeStork, Tuesday, 17 October 2017 02:09 (seven years ago) link
Racer was the place I told visitors and recent transplants to go to in Seattle, because it would unfailingly give you good vibes about the city. Whether or not the Seattle Freeze exists, people would talk to you there. And the people there endured one of the more horrifying events in recent local history, and had the strength to come back and reopen the place, and it's a real punch in the gut that it won't be around anymore.
― JoeStork, Tuesday, 17 October 2017 02:32 (seven years ago) link
fuuuuuuck Tim Eyman.
― JoeStork, Wednesday, 6 November 2019 18:30 (four years ago) link
Washington State voters are like Sideshow Bob stepping on Tim's cunningly laid rakes.
― A is for (Aimless), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 18:47 (four years ago) link
hope this one goes down in the courts as well.
Kshama's gonna pull it out with late ballots though I feel it in my guts
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 18:54 (four years ago) link
Washington State voters are why I want the USA to reorganize into city-states
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 18:57 (four years ago) link
Wife and I got in one last Washington absentee vote before moving to AZ this month where our blue votes will count for so much more.
― Yelploaf, Wednesday, 6 November 2019 19:29 (four years ago) link
Given the deteriorating streets/roads around here, sad that people would be short-sighted on this one. Not to mention the dozen repeal/maintain advisory votes on the ballot that are also Eyman-related.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 19:29 (four years ago) link