Wow! What an amazing find! I almost don't want to write a review because this is the best kept secret in Tacoma/Puyallup area! My business partner and I are renovating a home nearby and we are so glad we found this amazing place to eat and be entertained! This pub has such a chill vibe. People from all walks of life come here and the service is outstanding! Tonight we were served by Sheri and she was super friendly and helpful. Tuesday and Friday nights are live trivia night and it's free to join with a free app download and it's a blast. But let's talk about the FOOD! Omg. I've tried 4 things and everything is AMAZING!! From salads, to steak, to burgers and sandwiches and wraps and apps, this is the place to be! Every dish I've had has been amazing! The prices are fantastic too! You've got to try the Philly sandwich dip and the chipotle steak mac & cheese. Those have been my favorites so far. I don't drink so I can't comment on the drinks but they have a long bar, big TVs, pool tables, a beer garden (not even sure what that is) and clean bathrooms. This place is a must try! read more

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Its a great place, great food. They do not have Karaoke! Tuesdays and Fridays they have Trivia night and Sat is usually a DJ. Unless they just started! Never when I've been there! read more

Maaan, if you want some hot fried chicken wings for dinner this place is on and Poppin! Got mine with some good ass fries and they got a decent selection of beers. You gotta be patient with the waitresses, they a little slow or maybe not enough of them to cover the place. The cook is on point tho. They have trivia some nights and the music is good on Certain nights. read more

The servers there are fantastic! They have specials everyday, and their food is on point . Absolutely love this place, and recommend it.

Local neighborhood bar with decently priced drinks and food. Good music on the weekends. Nothing special just a drive bar. Service is always good here. read more

Black Star Pub & Grill - Pubs Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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I just went to get mozzarella moons - they didn't separate them before they fried them, so 2/4 of my moons weren't cooked all the way and were soggy after I pulled them apart from each other. So disappointing read more

Black Star Pub & Grill - Mozzarella moons - Pubs Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Literally loved this place until tonight. They had one bartender and I was there an hour. In that hour I got there and ordered seafood combo, served one drink. My food sat for a half hour after it got done. I watched it sit there!!!! Like that's crazy. Never again. Spending my hard earned money. On what cold food and so busy with one bartender is crazy. Sorry but y'all need to know details. read more

Don't come here , especially if Leah is working came in yesterday only to find out by one one of the waitress that I wasn't welcomed when I asked why all they could say was that Leah said in a group message that I wasn't welcomed anymore , wasn't even given a proper explanation or anything , very unprofessional place read more

Are usually go to back like star when I'm in the neighborhood last week I went and it was awful. I called them and told them about their food how burnt my joe's and chicken were, they did not offer to remake my food or reimbursed me my money the only thing they offered was call back tomorrow and talk to the manager. In my opinion they have very horrible customer service. read more

Black Star Pub & Grill - Chicken wings and Joe's. - Pubs Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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I guess I can't win for trying when it comes to this place. Their waitstaff has to be one of the worst when it comes to customer service. Going to keep it short and sweet. The waitstaff clearly has no urgency for the people that come inside. It's Sunday football. The motto should be to keep the drinks flowing and get those food orders in ladies but clearly your immaturity showed because you ladies couldn't care less about your money and representing your establishment. Hey that's not my money on the line and for someone that has worked in the food industry. You guys should be embarrassed because you have absolutely no sense of pride regarding your business. Decent food + crap service = mediocre tips & negative reviews P.S. Sad part didn't even get the chance to order food (After 30 minutes; I left) Also if I could've went below one star, I would have done it no problem! read more

Usually come here a few times a month. Local and decent food. Last few times have been rough. Prompt to take our food and drink order but failed in the delivery of food. Saw our order sit on the counter for 15 min before someone brought it to our table. Eventually asked about a second round of drinks. After another 15 min of waiting no drinks showed up. 1 hour total spent at this place. Cold food, slow service and one round of drinks. 2 bartenders and 11 people in the room. Had to go up to the bar and pay our check after being passed up several times. Went home. Check this one off our regular visit. read more

A hidden secret! Off the beaten path & easily missed if your not looking for it. A very clean and open seating for a pub/bar. Menu is small but so tasty!!! I was actually surprised at how tasty the clam chowder was! Daily specials are posted on the chalk board and yes they have a Happy Hour! Well stocked bar, pull tabs, and several televisions! I would come here again! read more

Black Star Pub & Grill - 1/2 the menu - Pubs Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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Been here quite a few times over the years. It's always been hit and miss. Sometimes the service is OK, sometimes it's good. The food is really unpredictable. Had some decent bar food in the past, but got food poisoning last night from the overly greasy seafood platter. Won't be back for a while read more

22 years in this industry and I've never seen anything worse in my life. I love 2121 and they have some of the best service I've ever seen . If there's a mixup, they are there to make sure it's correct and the people that work there are always checking in you. For a restaurant that's owned by the same company. I am truly disappointed in them. I've been a chef. I have been just a cook. I worked at just the front of the house and the be honest I have never seen anything worse in my life. The waitresses and the bartenders don't give a shit about anybody even when they ask you if you want something it's like a role of eyes. As a man that did the century for 22 years, this is the worst restaurant I've ever ever been to in my life and I've been around the country and seen dive bars that you don't even understand. The culture there needs to be retrained 100% without a doubt. The food was great. The front staff was absolutely 15% when they could've been 100. read more

I really come here for the fish and chips. They're amazing but so far I've had six things other than fish and chips off the menu and they're all equally amazing..... The staff is great and very helpful. They were busy today, but got to all of us.! The rap I had did not look very impressive, but it was absolutely delicious. Probably the best type of wrap like that I've had. If you don't know which one I'm talking about, try them all and make sure you have fish and chips. I don't know what their beers like. read more

I got the buffalo wings because I heard they were good. I'm going to assume I came on a bad night because these wings weren't even mediocre. Id like to try other menu items but if you're in the mood for wings don't have high expectations - especially if you like a decent amount of sauce read more

Great food, friendly service, and the best place to be on a Friday night!! Best regulars in town. read more

Black Star Pub & Grill - Seahawks cocktail - Pubs Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

pretty good food and drink. They have a few or 2 dark beers so....They DO HAVE HORSE SHOES AND DARTS!!!!

This is an outstanding local community bar to watch your favorite sports. They have great food, great atmosphere, and awesome service. The fried chicken wings and joes are the best in the city. In fact, all of their food is good and reasonably priced. read more

The chicken wings are really good...you will not be disappointed. The club sandwich is really good as well.

Love this place... the food is always awesome! Service is great! Best wings in the universe read more

If you're looking for a super chill bar to hang out at, this is it! There is a large mix of people there, which I like. TV's, pool tables, pull tabs, games and a juke box. The weekends normally have a DJ playing AND he takes requests! The drinks are always well made. The food is really good and their portions are huge! They always have specials and deals that you can find online. The staff are friendly, and come around quite often. Great service! read more

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I really wanted to like this place because I heard the food was good and I love a good dive type bar. Sadly from start to finish it was just poor poor service. We went to just celebrate a small victory for a friend for the week and I couldn't get service to save our lives. After being there for 10 minutes without any word from anyone we finally got a drink. But that was it. No more attention from any of the staff. There was one large table and two 2 tops. Was not busy at all. We wanted to order food but even after trying to get the waitresses attentive we were just fully ignored. Had to go to the bar just to pay our bill. Not really sure but kind of a bummer since I like other bars these people own. Might try to go back when other people are working. read more

Went here on Thursday which was 8oz steak night. The food was really good steak, baked potato my wife had salad and I had the broccoli cheddar soup. The soup was hands down one of the best I have had for broccoli cheddar. It was more chowder based then soupy. The drinks were very good and they had a generous beer selection with many local taps. The bar area is very large open space. All the tables are at one end and the other end has 3 pool tables. They also have pull tabs and plenty of televisions to watch. Good place with lots of specials during the week. Really need to try this place if your in the area. Cheers! read more

I had lunch at my go to place today. BLACK STAR PUB AND GRILL. http://www.blackstar.pub Their food is always good and you can depend on fun and good service. Thanks Dez. They have a special run beer for a limited time. Alphadelic IPA ABV 7.2, IBU 90 From: Hop Valley Brewing in Eugene Oregon.. This beer has a great hoppy aroma. For my friends that are anti citrus, you will be happy to know that this is not a fruity beer. It has a great bitter taste that has a long finish. ***** Stars. read more

I've been coming to this bar for years, it was a great place to come to for a deal. They have a special each night of the week, and I usually go for either the hamburger night, Wed, or steak night Thur. This last time and a few times before, the service has been horrible. We ordered the 3 steak dinners. There were probably around 12-15 people there, with 3 waitresses. Got a beer right away and ordered right away knowing what we wanted from coming there many times before. We got our second beer. no dinner. We got our third, yes third beer, and finally the dinner shows up. Our waitress didn't come back and check on us, we sat after we were done eating waiting for someone to come by and offer a to go box....nothing....finally, after about 20 min....I got up and went to the kitchen and asked for the boxes. Then went to the bar to pay the bill because the waitress didn't come back to give us our bill either.... This place used be packed on these nights. We've literally been going here for these specials for years....And now, there's hardly anyone in there, so others must be feeling the same thing with the staff that we did....not sure about coming back, this is like the third time. Sorry to say, the awesome food was the big draw....but the service has slipped way beyond being ok. I would talk to the manager....but never seems to be around very often. read more

The food is delicious, the drinks are great. But the service and the bartenders is what makes this place a fun atmosphere!!

We love this place. Always a good vibe. The food is good. The drinks are the best not light on the pour which I love. Great customer service. read more

Decent location this place is okay for Birthday party gatherings or some other type of celebration. Three pool tables no jukebox for music. read more

Black Star Pub & Grill - Lemon Drop not that great 3/4 of the glass was filled. - Pubs Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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Went there last night for drinks. The atmosphere was relaxed crowd was good people were happy. It took awhile to get some service, my drink was wrong but the server remade it. I did not eat because the cook came out of the kitchen and returned didn't wash his hands and handled more food eeewww. read more

Black Star Pub & Grill - people sitting at tables - Pubs Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

My pictures on this review are kind of like the food here; their "okay." That isn't to say their isn't some value here however. Do you ever just leave the house wanting good bar food that may leave a crater in your colon or don't mind jumping out the bed with a weird stomach cramp that reminds you of child labor? Well then this is a place where neither of those things will happen! The wings while not the best are "decent" enough to make the drive for and the cost is pretty good for the amount of food too! The wings meal ($12.99) comes with two sides (get the seasoned battered fries and potato salad) and about 12 wings! It really is so much food that your sure to be full for the rest of the night and that's a rarity with many establishments these days. Another thing that is excellent about this establishment is that they have some of the "best" buffalo sauce and ranch in the greater Tacoma area (take my word I'm a wing expert #LifeMission). Are they the best wings? No. Is it the best quality food? No. Are they best deal? Outside of a Wing Wednesday, they just might be. PROS: A lot of food for the price. At a bar witch means nearly endless drink possibilities. Sauces are above average. Ranch is highly above average. CONS: Kitchen can look sketch sometimes Drinks are a bit costly for the level of establishment. Dries can be salty. Needless to say, I will be back! read more

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Interesting bar with great food! On my first visit to the Black Star, there was a baby shower party taking up half of the space inside (complete with pastel blue tablecloths, balloons, flowers, etc.). I thought 'now this is a bit odd'.. but even odder that the other half of the bar were hard-core biker types in their leathers, a pool league group having a tournament on the three tables, and several other folks just enjoying their beer and/or dinner. I loved the variety! I could tell that most of the patrons were regulars but they all seemed friendly and I didn't feel out of place at all. The reason I came in was to check out a place I had never been and try their food. No disappointment there! I ordered the fried chicken and jo's-- a huge platter with four pieces of seasoned broasted chicken and several of the biggest jo-jo potatoes I have ever seen. I was pretty hungry and still took home enough for a second meal. Fantastic! read more

Black Star Pub & Grill - two motorcycles parked outside - Pubs Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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Food is great can tell they like what there doing. Everyone is friendly an it's always a good time going there

We got the club sandwich and chicken & jo Jo's everything was so good and came hot pipping hot and fast! Staff was very friendly also! We will definatly be back soon! read more

Black Star Pub & Grill - Chicken & joes - Pubs Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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It's not what you think. I thought it was going to be a dive bar. It was well lit, friendly staff, and live band on Sunday. I was really surprised with the live band. Only reason I didn't gave 4 stars is due to service was slow. I had to keep waiting for my drink to show up. Think we may had 2 people working our table. Three pool tables and great selection of drinks. Girl I ordered my drink from did not know what a Johnny Walker was and they only had Johnny Walker Red. It seemed like a biker bar but did not make you feel like you were in one. I am going back for sure to try other food items. We had Chicken and Jo's. It tasted pretty good. read more

Where do I begin? I've been here twice now, and by my second trip there the waitress already remembered what kind of beer we drank. The bar atmosphere in this place and simple and to the point, and the food offerings are what you'd expect from a bar/sports bar. Numerous sporting events can be seen on different TVs, and the black star houses some pool tourneys. The food unpretentious and what you'd expect. I do have to say the last time I ordered a chef salad; it was the saltiest salad I've ever had, and would not recommend ordering it. The cheese sticks look and taste like ones you'd find in your grocery section's frozen isle. My boyfriend thoroughly enjoyed their Reuben, the meat was super tender and the meat portion in the sandwich was generous. Their BLT is also tasty. I recommend checking their specials board over the kitchen for specials of the day.... which I noticed they run an all-you-can-eat spaghetti deal. Might be worth trying next time. read more

ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL!!!! The wings here are hearty and the flavors are great. I ended up picking the Ghost Pepper because of a coin flip and they were great. I will absolutely be going back, and often. Now if they could only have a $.50 Wednesday Wing special, I would regularly put in a HUGE order. read more

Good burgers! I've been three times, I like the food. Burgers are very good, worth the wait and worth the money. The fries are not particularly good. Nothing bad, and they are cooked properly, they don't taste bad ... it's just that they are soggy and soft. If you like Steak Fries, or fries you'd expect from a Pub Grill, this is not it. Soft, soggy but yes, plentiful. Service is good, menu offerings are also good. The Black Star Pub is very easy to find, easy to get in and easy to get out of. I recommend this. read more

I had the fish and chips. It was so greasy that I couldn't finish it. Barely made it home to run to the toilet where I have been off and on since lunch, almost 4 hours ago. Certainly wont be back. Wondering if I have food poisoning or just such from the gross amount of oil I ingested? read more

management needs to instruct the waitress not to touch the cofffeecups on the rim that's not very hygienic and one of the reasons the cups have handles,otherwise all is good food was great, still miss the Schooner read more