The last of the true taverns

pete October 25, 2007 (1:12 pm)

Even though Poggie officially opens at 10am I frequently see a couple of guys smoking around the open back door on my way to the bus, 8ish. I doubt those are the hard laborers who’ve just punched out for the evening mentioned in the article but Poggie certainly gives the Junction some added character.

In any case the myriad smells experienced in rapid succession, walking from Bakery Nouveau, to Mashiko, to Poggie, is not for the meek.

DB October 25, 2007 (2:57 pm)

Salty dogs of the tavern world are indeed a rare breed. When confronted, the species is quite vocal and can bite. One defense mechinism is to shout loudly, “free drinks at the bar”, and run away quickly. Although their attacks can consist of beating their foe with their salty wooden legs and throwing their glass eyeball at the would be passerby; they are easily distracted by the mere comment of the alcholic delights that flow through their blood stream.

DB October 25, 2007 (2:58 pm)

Salty dogs of the tavern world are indeed a rare breed. When confronted, the species is quite vocal and can bite. One defense mechinism is to shout loudly, “free drinks at the bar”, and run away quickly. Although their attacks can consist of beating their foe with their salty wooden legs and throwing their glass eyeball at the would be passerby; they are easily distracted by the mere comment of the alcholic delights that flow through their blood stream.

cami October 25, 2007 (3:56 pm)

I can’t believe that the ALKI TAVERN wasn’t mentioned!

villagegreen October 25, 2007 (4:23 pm)

Alki Tavern was mentioned in the paper version of the Weekly. I guess they don’t put entire articles on the website. Quite a few more taverns were profiled than the six that were listed online.