Gentle Snark
Ballard Loft, a new sports bar at the south end of Ballard Avenue, opens officially tonight. I visited the bar for a quick drink and am pleased to report that it left no lasting impression on me whatsoever, good nor bad.
By Geoff Carter | January 31, 2008
Life Behind Bars
For the All-American sports fan coming out for the usual games, this is everything you'd expect in a sports bar: big TVs, cheap beer, chicken wings and a few half-time distractions such as pool and video games. For those with more worldly concerns, The Spectator is a "sporting establishment": the same thing, only with a few extra syllables, an implied foreign accent and unusual opening hours that signal to fans of soccer, rugby and other more exotic sports that this is their place, too.
By Cody Ellerd | March 21, 2007
