I rolled up to this empty gay bar in TriCities with a large group mixed from Seattle and my old…read moreRichland friends. We thoroughly enjoyed the low key Friday night vibe and had an amazing time. My sister and I paid for doubles (lol that you pay extra for doubles) and they were $12 each! In Seattle, even that is exorbitant but it's fine because we were supporting the local and only (therefore premier) gay bar. My sister and I then went outside and smoked a joint with a drag queen. It was amazing. Unfortunately, the staff did not think so and despite smoking marijuana outside the premises we were prohibited from re-entry (oh there's also a cover lols) because we were clearly inebriated because they could smell the stench. We had the greatest laugh, had finished half our over priced drinks, then our group cleared out the bar and we went back to a house to drink. Cheers!

What a refreshing experience we had at this place! Coming from a bigger city with bigger bars, it's…read morecommon to have to keep an eye on your drink and watch your friends' backs. That is NOT the case here. It feels like a safe place to unwind and let loose. Everyone was kind, service is impeccable, the owners are friendly and involved too!

Here for a regional theater festival and needed an adult beverage! I was greeted by Erin, very nice…read morewith great customer service! I ordered the Mango Tango and half Caesar salad. The drink was yummy and strong, salad was filling. Will definitely visit again before leaving.

I am staying at the Ref Lion Hotel in Pasco, Washington and decided to eat dinner at the Grizzly…read moreBar located inside the hotel. The Grizzly Bar menu had several options that caught my eye, but I decided I wanted the Blackened Salmon. Everything about this dish was great! The presentation was simple but made me want to immediately dig in and enjoy the promise of some excellent food. The taste of the salmon was scrumptious. I particularly enjoyed the crust that the blackening gave the fish. The crust was very lightly done, but provided a slight crunch. I also enjoyed the vegetable side of broccoli and carrots. Two of my favorites! I'm not that big of a fan for wild rice. I normally just prefer steamed white rice, but this time the wild rice was a great complement to the salmon. The service was a little slow, but the staff was swamped with almost a full house. So, with that in mind, I believe they did a great job. Even being so swamped they were all nice, polite, and professional. The decor was thick wood with an obvious bear motif. There is a huge floor area to provide a nice dance area for the dance nights.

One word: CAVERNOUS!!…read more Yes, this is a space in Sunnyside which opened up a couple months ago, and they have been touting themselves as a venue for live music. For the last couple of weeks this place has brought in a cool salsa band from Portland (Pilon d'Azucar); when I was there they also had a Spanish rock band from Portland open things up. But yes, this space is ginormous! I guess it makes sense, this place used to be a K-Mart back in the day. So when you walk in, if you squint and plug your ears, you can probably remember the Blue-Light Specials. When I was here, they had a place selling tacos & soda, then you walk further in and see the stage to the right. It was cordoned off with gates & hay bales (yes, I said hay bales. We ARE in Sunnyside!). There was quite a bit of security. Well, there were three people from what I could see...that seemed like a lot considering all the empty space in here. So, I guess more people showed up here when I was here compared to the week before (we had a big contingent of salsa addicts from the Tri-Cities exodus on up here). Overall, I liked most of what was here. I mean, you have to give props to anyone for bringing in a salsa band to Eastern Washington. My major complaint: acoustics. Yeah, everything was perfect except for the sound. Maybe they new the acoustics were bad, and tried to blur it out by turning up the speakers to "11". I say this because basically we all needed ear plugs (one of our friends was a lifesaver and went to Wal-Mart to pick up a pack of ear plugs). So yeah, for me I had a hard time finding the beat...either it was because of the loudness or because of dizziness incurred by wearing ear plugs. But from what I could see, the band looked good (they rocked the house at Islands Casino in Kennewick a month ago). Here's to hoping the acoustics can be improved. Because this venue has the potential to be really cool! (C'mon, I'm sure when they announced "Blue Light Specials" back in the day, people had no issue hearing).