In Which Seattlest Bats Our Eyelashes & Says Hello To Smith

The smith, a mighty man is he,
With large and sinewy hands;
And the muscles of his brawny arms
Are strong as iron bands.

Ah, Longfellow. That shit's not bad, and it makes a cultured way to introduce our first-ever stop into Smith, the new bar from Linda Derschang on 15th Ave. Yes, there's a happy hour and we were there and now we can report that when Linda says she's gonna open a bar on Tuesday June 19 goddammit it's gonna open on Tuesday June 19 and it's gonna look pretty good inside.

At 5:30pm the place crowded and lively, but we got a burger and some sweet potato fries and beers without a wait. The usual list of beer suspects are on tap (including Guinness); the menu is a brief list of pub standards with twists (like sweet potato fries). There's a ton of taxidermy on the walls, but the main thing is how open the space is and the variety of seating options: you've got bar stools, small tables, long-bench tables, and booths -- seems like a great place for group meet-ups. There's a jukebox near the door, and a row of planters separates the bar from the street when the large roll-up door is open.

All in all, it was pub-love at first sight, a great new spot on 15th that feels like a great old spot on 15th where you've been meeting friends for years.

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By MvB in Food on June 19, 2007 8:40 PM

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chrishar

I cannot tell you how great it is to have a pub like this in the neighborhood. I was there last night too, and it was PACKED -- before, during and after happy hour. I think we may finally have a keeper in that spot...

BR

I went last night. The happy hour is 4-6. A buck off wells, $3 pints and $9 pitchers.

Also on tap that I remember: Maritime Pilsner, Rat City IPA & Mirror Pond.

I liked the deviled eggs and Sweet tato fries. The pickled veggies seemed expensive for the portion.

The green salad is possibly the largest rip-off in the city. I would think you might get a better deal (and salad) at Harvest Vine or Cascadia. It was $7 for a very small portion of lettuce mixed with dressing. Period. Not even a crouton thrown on there.

It was packed at 7 pm.

MvB

BR: I think happy hour is 5-7pm. Those are the numbers in my head, anyway. I don't know if they do a late-night happy hour. And yes, deviled eggs and duck legs were on the menu, so maybe "pub standards with a twist" is putting it mildly.

BR

So is the happy hour here later (5-7 pm)? If not, what are the times?

Were the deviled eggs and duck leg on the menu?

MvB

j: Yeah, I was surprised how smoothly it was running. Also, the thing is, with a Linda's joint, you pretty much already have community buy-in -- her places always fit the neighborhood.

j

Nice mini review, MvB. Sounds much better than your first dance with Cypress.

Anika

Yes, they have Manny's -- my order last night, before I saw that they have Boddington's.

MvB

Jack: (Peering at a very blurry cellphone picture of the menu): Lessee, on tap we got PBR, Pyramid, Manny's, Maritime, Stella, Harp's, St. Bernardus & some more really blurry ones.

Gardener: Linda? Eastside? It's a little early to be that drunk, isn't it? Linda invented the '90s on Capitol Hill.

Jack

Also, I hate question marks, apparently.

Jack

Do they have Manny's. I won't go anywhere without Manny's.

Insurgent Gardener

we'll see what happens...many a biz has gone down on that corner- taking much investment with it. 15th is one of the last areas in the city that hasn't fallen completely under Eastsider Occupation....

I knew we should have knocked out the bridges during WTO...since then we've lots Freemont and Ballard, now the eastside slime puts it's eyeson 15th....

Fight back with bricks!