Met Wil at the park, then walked over to the People's Pub -- a German-themed pub on Ballard Avenue. The front door was open and th sign was out, but the pub was empty except for a guy watching the Mariners game on a silent television.
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We bellied up to the bar, peeked at the menu, and waited a couple of minutes until our batman returned. The beer selection wasn't huge, but included some interesting German beers on tap, along with some local craft beers and a cider.
Even more interesting was the food menu, with German specialties including kasespaetzle (So good! So cheesy!) and very nice pretzels.
We liked this very quiet spot, their food, and their beer / cider selection.
Then we went for round two at The Stepping Stone, an interesting little local. There was no room at the bar, but se settled into one of the three booths. It was nice to see that the clientele were older people (60+) all talking pretty quietly.
The menu offered sandwiches and snacks, including a "Sloppy Sven", an homage to the old Viking bar. We decided to try the nachos... but shortly after ordering them, we realized they didn't have a kitchen, and the bartender was making them in a paper basket in a microwave behind the bar. Hmm. When they arrived they were just okay... tons of salsa and sour cream, not quite enough cheese, and stale chips. Not good value for $7; but I should have noticed that NO ONE in the bar had food of any sort.
Highligh of the bar was the decor; a collection of thrift store finds including velvet paintings, sad clowns, paint by number animals, and this beauty:
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We decided that -- bad art aside -- that thiss was the first disappointment in our project. I suppose we should feel happy about that.
The People's Pub
5429 Ballard Ave NW
Seattle, WA
The Stepping Stone
5903 24th Ave NW
Seattle, WA
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