Duck Island Ale House — Restaurant in Seattle

This is honestly my favorite dive bar. This place is right off Aurora St. right next a lawnmower store.

When you walk in, the place reminds of a old country bar believe it or not. The decor isn't nice but honestly it did not bother me at all. There are a couple TVs there along with skeeball so there are things to do when you get in. They have quite a few beers on tap, along with an assortment of hard alcohol that you will be able to see when you first approach the bar. The REAL reason why I come in here is the fried chicken. The fried chicken is some of the best in city and I would much rather go here then Ezell's. The fried chicken portions are huge! aaannd of course very crispy on the outside and tender on in the inside. The chicken also comes with a side of jojo's and coleslaw, also very good!

The staff is also very personable and love coming here for a chicken dinner and a few beers. I highly recommend this...

It's the fried chicken...

You may have heard of Ezell's, Heaven Sent Fried Chicken, or even Ma'ono when researching or discussing fried chicken spots in Seattle. These are among the best places to go when looking for fried chicken and you will be surprised to hear that Duck Island Ale House ranks right up there with them! The fried chicken here is definitely a sleeper.

This small dive type bar does a pressure fried chicken that is absolutely juicy, meat falls off the bone, delicious. This is exactly what I ordered, along with a Rainier draft beer of course. I had the Pressure Fried Frickin' Chicken Basket. I had it with the cole slaw and jo-jo's on the side. Thanks for the recommendation on the sides bartender lady. The jo-jos and cole slaw are good too.

Not much more needs to be said. Go try the chicken, its...

We were so very excited about trying this place since we read a review that compared their fried chicken to Marco Polo, which is our favorite. It is unfortunate that we were disappointed. The fried chicken is very juicy but we felt there was too much batter or it was burnt, either way we had to take off the skin and couldn't eat it (it's my favorite part!). The beer was not as cold as we like it. We prefer our beers ice cold in cold glasses. Service was casual. It felt like we were entering a private bar for regulars (and we weren't regulars). :) The interior space is great! We loved the decor and the games. We could see ourselves hanging out at this spot. Maybe we'll try again...