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5225 Ballard Ave. N.W. Seattle, WA 98107

206-782-0027

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Best Sweet-Potato Fries
Award Winner 2008

Cuisine(s): Bar Food, Burgers

Hours: Sun,Sat 12pm-2am, Mon-Fri 4pm-2am

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible, Fireplace, Wifi Access, Free Wifi

Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Entertainment: Live Entertainment
Alcohol: Full bar, Pitchers

Reservations: Accepted, Not Necessary

Parking: Street

Description

Set on Ballard Avenue near the Tractor Tavern, the latest Linda Derchang joint (Linda's Tavern and Viceroy are the other two) is comfy as a worn leather chair, with all the charm of a favorite old ski lodge. On a recent Monday night, the place was packed, though service was friendly and quick. The thick, artisan burgers are fresh, juicy, and made with Misty Isle Farms hormone-free beef. A pint of beer, a gourmet burger, and a bobcat rug-what more could you want?

2008 | Best Sweet-Potato Fries

To state it in the language of the SAT, sweet potatoes are to regular potatoes as that cool European exchange student is to the popular kids in your high school. No matter how great regular fries seemed before, one bite of the exciting new tuber's sweet taste and firmer texture makes old spuds seem pedestrian and ordinary. Sweet-potato fries have spread through Seattle like an epidemic, cropping up on menus at fancy places like Sazerac and Palisade, but some of the best and simplest in town... More »

Dry 'Cause She Wants To: Whitney Ballen's Sobering 21 Run

By Erin Thompson | Tue, February 21, 2012

The situation I'm at King's Hardware in Ballard with singer/songwriter Whitney Ballen, who is tiny and blonde and has a parenthetical dimple on her right cheek whenever she smiles, which is often. As ... More »
Versus: Peanut-Butter Burgers [sic]

By Julien Perry | Wed, May 12, 2010

The Dish: A hamburger with peanut butter and bacon will make sense as soon as you bite into it: a grilled patty slathered with a buttery spread that takes the role of cheese in a traditional burger. But the savory bacon and hamburger meld with the... More »
Versus: Peanut Butter Bacon Burgers

By Julien Perry | Mon, May 3, 2010

The Dish Once you taste a hamburger with peanut butter and bacon, it'll make sense as soon as you bite into a grilled patty that's slathered with a buttery spread that takes on the role of cheese in ... More »
King's Hardware

By Adriana Grant | Wed, October 18, 2006

My dining companion was convinced he'd been to Ballard's new hot spot King's Hardware before, but the bar only feels like it's been around for decades. Set on Ballard Avenue near the Tractor Tavern, the latest Linda Derchang joint (Linda's Tavern ... More »

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seattleweeklybestof | Seattle, WA | 62 Reviews

| Wed, May 6, 2009

To state it in the language of the SAT, sweet potatoes are to regular potatoes as that cool European exchange student is to the popular kids in your high school. No matter how great regular fries seemed before, one bite of the exciting new tuber's sweet taste and firmer texture makes old spuds seem pedestrian and ordinary. Sweet-potato fries have spread through Seattle like an epidemic, cropping up on menus at fancy places like Sazerac and Palisade, but some of the best and simplest in town can be found at King's Hardware and SMITH, because Linda Derschang's genius lies in recognizing a good thing when she sees it and leaving it alone. Here, the sweet potato is treated like an ordinary kitchen citizen, served in an unceremonious heap like regular fries, generously salted, and just on the right side of greasy.�Anna Roth
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nurbernhardt | Seattle, WA | 7 Reviews

| Sun, July 12, 2009

This bar is why I like to visit Ballard. I love the atmosphere in the back patio. And where else can you play skee ball?
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cchilton1 | Seattle, WA | 282 Reviews

| Thu, April 29, 2010

They have skee ball!!!