Double J Saloon — Restaurant in Seattle

I have been coming here for just over a year - exactly how long I've lived in the Lake City neighborhood. The brisket here is the best kept secret of North Seattle. I mean, you have your choice of 4 diverse (yet iconic) sauce profiles to choose from - KC, Carolina Vinegar, Hickory, and Chipotle. Being from Kansas City myself, my preference is obvious, but the star of the show is the meat itself. Always tender. Never overcooked. Mouthwatering.

All of the staff is incredibly welcoming. It only took a few visits to be acknowledged by name, which is crucial at a local watering hole, which is also exactly what this establishment is for me. I've always taken it for a beer and spirit bar, but I just heard the table behind me accommodated with Prosecco, margaritas, and wine. I underestimated the depth of the bar!

Important note: I have ALWAYS felt safe at this bar, which I cannot say for all establishments in my neighborhood.

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Decided to go with a roommate to grab a drink. A regular dive with some amusing decorations and a pool table. However, the bartender was awful. Immediately felt unwelcome, she forgot our orders to talk to other people and blamed it on "electric work" going on above-- roommate and I heard nothing. I closed out with our drinks and we sat down a table. Maybe thirty minutes later, she rudely tossed coasters at us when asking if we wanted anything else (we didn't) and later came back with a beer and an empty glass that weren't ours. She left them on the empty table next to us and walked away, coming back with another check that wasn't ours and went to some couple after with the check I'm assuming. We left with the beer and glass still on the other table.

Place is fine as a dive bar; but that service really...

NOT a BBQ joint. Alcohol sevice is fine, good people. The food/lack of is a shitshow. This location used to serve breakfast. Remodeled as a bar, food prep was overlooked? *PLEASE OWNERS 🙏Serve air fryer chicken nuggets, tots, wings, fries in disposable plates, run frozen pizzas through the pizza oven, microwave 2 rib pieces!....a $59 air fryer could generate way more money than $16 reheated pork sandwiches(that nobody buys). Food is part of a liquor license. Business 101. PROVIDE AFFORDABLE EASILY PREPARED FINGER FOOD so CUSTOMERS continue to drink. THEN "the cook" won't give attitude when you order something that takes 20 minutes to prepare. The cook has a full-time job HEATING FOOD. Tips go up, people stay longer, alcohol...