Fergie's On the Ave — Restaurant in Tacoma

It's a dive bar with a crappy restaurant. Apparently, it's also a hook up spot for prostitutes looking for a Sugar Daddy. Gross! I haven't tried the breakfast here. Maybe it's okay. Maybe not. I got the fried pork chops and they were actually pretty good. The side items were a joke, however. A tiny salad with brown lettuce and very little else. Mashed potatoes and gravy were anemic and the green beans came out of a can. The dinner roll was as hard as a piece of granite. But I couldn't stop watching the drama across the room as a heroin-chic skinny girl tried desperately not to look desperate as she and a very old white guy whispered together. He timidly put his gnarled old claw on her wrist and looked around the almost empty dining area. Was he about to get lucky?

Ugh. The waitress was straight out of central casting as she chewed absentmindedly on her wad of gum and sighed dramatically as she took my order. The entire thing was depressing, save for the delicious pork chops. They were expensive for such a dive bar. Some woman let out a screech of laughter from the vicinity of the "lounge". A drunken male voice bellowed something. Who is completely drunk at noon? People in this miserable part of Tacoma, apparently.

Save your money and your sanity and eat at Top of Tacoma. Some idiots call Top of Tacoma a dive bar. Oh, honey, Top of Tacoma is about a million times classier than this craphole, "Fergie's On the...

My husband and I visited here for the first time. This restaurant is in an older part of Tacoma, but it was clean and quaintly decorated. Our server was attentive and friendly and brought us water and coffee right away.

I ordered the plain cheese omelette with mushroom and sausage as the add ons. The omelette came with crispy hash browns and I chose sourdough toast. My husband ordered the Philly Cheesesteak sandwich which came with perfectly seasoned hand cut fries.

My husband is very particular about his Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches. This one did not disappoint. He raved about it to me and to our server as we were leaving.

I needed to use the restroom before we left. That was an experience. While clean, there were no locks on either door, and the water was ice cold or a trickle of still cold water. It is not a deal breaker to prevent me from returning but it was an...

The food wasn't horrible. We had 2 kids pancake breakfast specials, steak and eggs and corned beef hash and eggs.

The waitress was nowhere to be found for the first 5 minutes we arrived. She brought half of our silverware at one point while the kids were eating and then slowly gathered ours and felt the need to place them at each of our seats like we weren't already starving.

She asked specifically if I wanted the corned beef crunchy, to which I said yes... It was dog food smooth. 😔

Then after the table behind us left she commented on how loud the girl was at their table... 😧 The girl was about 13 and very clearly autistic.

I think we'll stick to Alfred's down on Puyallup Ave....