The Lime — Restaurant in Kirkland

This place is one of my favorite bars in King County! It's got a very friendly "airspace" if you know what I'm talking about. I'd call it one notch higher than a dive bar and nothing fancy. The crowd is anywhere from hardcore blue collar up to white collar management types and super friendly. It has a live entertainment section with tables on one side, a pull tab section and pool tables on the other and great service all about. Hefe was my server yesterday and she is SO THERE with your next drink and a smile. Oh, and the pints are filled to nearly the top which I'm a HUGE stickler on. I can't stand it when they leave TONS of room in the glass where beer should be, and not air. I've been coming here for a little over a year now on and off with the pandemic and will keep it on my weekly go to list. There are tons of TVs showing tons of channels (sports) and they'll put something on your closest set if you want to watch something. Parking is easy, plentiful and free as it's in a strip mall setting. The bathrooms are very clean! The food is really good and they don't have a problem tweaking your dish i.e. if you want the wings extra crispy? No Problem. Happy hour deals are indeed deals and not the dollar off an $8 drink like some places. They have Touch Tunes so you can jam your favorites. Most of the staff seem to like to hang out after their shifts too so ya know it's inherently a nice place otherwise they'd Yabba Dabba Doo outta there as soon as they no longer had to be there. I bartended at Purdue and know what this is all about. This place is about 2 minutes off of 405 in Kirkland and very easy to get to. Ok, so nothing's perfect and I'd say I've only had one rude server so far (twice, same person), the catty type with no manners, with her boyfriend off to the side with the mentality she's too good to serve people, seemingly. Regardless, this place is about as good as it...

Was on the way back from an appointment but researched breakfast areas the night before. As somebody that has terrible luck having to deal with poor parenting and kids that run around restaurants, this being 21 and over was a plus. It got good reviews from others for breakfast and prices were very reasonable.

We arrived a little after 9 am on a Sunday. There were a handful of people in there for the 10 am game. We ordered a couple breakfasts. Service was not what you would expect in a normal restaurant because the person working there was covering a lot of things so it was slow ish. Very friendly however.

Food was pretty good. We got some pancakes, eggs, toast, hash browns, bacon. No complaints about the food other than items were not warm like they should have been. This tells me the food was sitting and should have been served sooner than it was. Back to the slowish service reference.

I would have serious concerns about getting served in a timely manner during a time when there is more than a handful of people in here which I suspect is most of the time.

There are several projector screens to watch games. Area is large and open with pull tabs and pool tables. Lighting was really weird and dim. I would have expected something a little better lit and not so dark basement like. I imagine it would negatively affect the brightness of the projectors on the screens though.

I don't live in this area but if I did, I would probably go several times to get a better feel for the place. I would recommend this to others for a reasonable breakfast.

I would have given 5 stars if the food was warm and service...

Looking for fun? Do not come here unless you like to be treated like dirt. Service is lacking from a personality standpoint. People seem to have a chip on their shoulder. And by people, I'm speaking specifically to the bartenders, and the servers. Not kidding - I got water three times as I was the designated driver, and in each time it took me 25-30 minutes waiting in line to get it. No exaggeration! The bar only serves a single line with three bartenders taking turns with the line Q and they are slow as molasses. That was the average wait time for any drink in asking the people that I was standing in line with. Think of how much revenue they're losing? Next there are waitresses that will come to your table if you can make eye contact to grab their attention (good luck) but the place was SO OVER CROWDED (fire code?) the poor servers are trying to squeeze through the hordes of people and to prevent their drinks from spilling they scream at their top of their lungs to get out of their way as it's your fault that you are standing where you are standing and also giving you a dirty look. On their way back, they move through the crowd like a bull in a glass shop, almost purposely bumping into people to make a point. This is their bar and get the f out of their way. These two experiences combined ruined our time...