Food, Service, Ambiance! I really like the PPL who work here (looking at you, Jackie!) ; and the food. Really good chicken, wings & chili. Not greasy like Slim's. Fresh made blue cheese dressing for wings. Always crowded, so loyal patrons. Everything a dive shd be. Wish i had more time to drink or hang. I usually hit it for grab & go lunch while working. read more

A good dive‑bar fried chicken doesn't need fanfare, and this place proves it. The basket shows up golden, craggy, and perfectly crisp, with juicy meat that hits all the comforting, no‑nonsense flavors you want. You get 3 pieces and $2 additional per piece and we ordered 5 pieces. I forgot to take a picture before we devoured 3 pieces. The fried pickles are on point as you dip it in ranch dressing! Pair that with dim lights, cold beer, and the roar of whatever game's on, and you've got the ideal setup for messy fingers, loud cheers, and seriously satisfying chicken. Get there early to snag a table on big game days! read more

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Food fantastic. Service fantastic. Ambiance cool! We love going for chicken and jojos. You won't be disappointed if you love boasted (fried) chicken! read more

Came back for one last try. Chicken was delicious as always, but breasts were much larger without the drumette. Didn't try the wing since we ordered 2 breasts, thigh and leg. Normally, we'd order the wing but the last visit, the wing consisted of only the flat and tip without the drumette. I felt shortchanged. This now is how the normal serving was and should be. We'll try the wing the next visit. read more

Marco Polo Bar & Grill - Breast, thigh, leg and wing - Dive Bars Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Great chicken, karaoke and locals vibe. Service is good and then you feel like it after you get a little lit there's a massage parlor a few yards away and a strip club across the street. read more

Finally had a chance to try their famous specialty broasted chicken and I'm quite disappointed actually. You would think it came with fries or potato wedges and your choice of either coleslaw, macaroni salad, or potatoes salad, absolutely not. The chicken tastes exactly like it came from them gas station deli, nothing special about it. For the price($19 n some change), I feel like a sucker for ordering it. I Do Not recommend it. At least the service was alright and the ambiance is nice. read more

Broasted chicken and potato wedges were delicious! The bartenders were so nice and very attentive. :) read more

Marco Polo Bar & Grill - Broasted chicken with "Jo-Jo's" - Dive Bars Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Prices are ridiculous. Some staff are rude.if you leave a tip and it's not up to what they think they should get.like 25% and even up to 30% they ignore you next time you come in. I tip for good service, not if you just hang out with friends.Foods ok, portions are small especially for the price.experience wasn't good. Won't go back.used to bring in at least 7 people every time for lunch, no one wants to go back. read more

I sauntered into MarcoPolo, that Georgetown institution flanked by dusty pool tables and a bewildering shrine to Cougars fandom, greeted by exactly 13 HDTVs and a server who looked like they'd seen more playoff upsets than I have avocados gone bad. I ordered their world‑famous broasted fried chicken--juicy inside, crackling outside--a perfect yin to two pitchers of crisp IPA. Crinkle fries were...well, crinkly. Fried pickles and jalapeño poppers landed with righteous grease bombs; chicken wings danced in buffalo dip. Service? Friendly, unhurried--a comforting reminder Seattle still remembers how to say "here's your drink" without tapping an app. Ambiance is divey chic in the best way: dim, a little sticky, defiantly real. Weird? Absolutely. Worth it? Hell, yeah--it's Seattle at its unapologetic, greasy best. read more

Marco Polo Bar & Grill - Crinkle fries, fried pickles, jalapeño poppers, chicken wings - Dive Bars Near Me - Seattle, Washington

OK you can say it's just chicken right, how different can it be? All I can say is go and try it, "broasted" chicken is really, really good, and jojo potatoes are a lost art. On top of a really delicious dinner our server Brad took the time to completely explain the cooking technique, the history of the bar, and to introduce us to the owner Matt. It might be a 30 minute drive, but the next time I'm ready for chicken, specifically broasted chicken, I'm heading to Marco Polo. Oh yeah, and Go Cougs (sorry Brad)!! read more

Marco Polo Bar & Grill - Broasted chicken, jojo potatoes and coleslaw. - Dive Bars Near Me - Seattle, Washington

This place has bomb fried chicken. So unassuming get the chicken service great cool hole in the wall.

Marco Polo is a long time place to go to for grabbing a beer and catching up or watching a game! Tons of TVs, pool, and enough seating to be perfect for most games! Surprisingly, the wine is pretty solid too! The service is fast and everyone is nice! If you come here, you have to get their fried chicken. It's some of the best fried chicken I've ever had. Especially at a place you can also order a beer! My buddy always gets the chili and really likes it as well! read more

My friends and I decided to check out Marco Polo after hearing rave reviews about the chicken here. Since they stay open pretty late and the chicken was known to be good, we decided to come here for a late dinner and chatting. There's some parking in front of the bar, but also side street parking. Walking in, it's a pretty nice bar with plenty of seating and tvs for sports watching. We came on a Tuesday night and it was apparently trivia night. A lot of people who are at the bar were there for the trivia. Seemed like a pretty fun event! We had about 8 people in our group and so the staff joined a few tables together so the we could all sit together. The service was great! They were attentive and helpful! Food wise, the chicken was what it was hyped to be. Although pricey, the broasted chicken - three pieces of chicken, consisting of a drum, wing, and breast was crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. The broasted chicken came with a side of your choice of jo-jo's, fries, coleslaw, mac salad, or potato salad. The jalapeño poppers were pretty good too! If I'm in the area, I'd come back for more chicken and beer. read more

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As you're driving on 4th Ave in Georgetown (south of Seattle), you never know what you might see... and sometimes that is half the fun. The other half is finding some fun places to get a good meal. Marco Polo is a great little bar with really good fried chicken. The chicken is "broasted" fried in a pressure cooker. The chicken is flavorful and moist! read more

hit and miss.. been here since many times for the chicken and jo Jo's! three pieces of chicken, one of which a tini tiny leg and the other a back! who serves a back? some of servers rockstars! this one was totally inconvenienced when we brought it up and no customer service at all! she comped it but didn't ask for that. tipped well despite her crankiness and crappy chicken pieces! bummed cause we won't go back! read more

Good burger, good beer, good staff. It's a sports bar, plenty of places to sit or stand, you do you kind of thing. Burger was good, fries were good and crisp, beer was fresh and cold. Staff was friendly. IF I can find this place I will come back, not from around here. read more

After an event in the area a group of us went to Marco Polo on a friend's recommendation. There is plenty of street parking in the area. This place feels like a dive bar with the bar stools and the pool table but is also one step up from one with the fireplace. I ordered their famous broasted chicken 3 piece basket ($14.50). The pieces of chicken were huge and so juicy and I really liked the flavor of the crispy skin. I preferred the dark meat over the white as they just fell off the bone easily. I got fries as my side and they were just okay. They were warm but not hot and weren't worth finishing. They also have happy hour daily from 4pm-7pm which includes $1 off drafts, wells, and wine. This looks like a cool neighborhood bar that's also great and rowdy during Seahawks games. I wish I lived closer so I could come more often! read more

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I stopped in here on Friday night yearning for some great fried chicken and a beer! This place delivers. I had the 3 piece chicken with a choice of sides (coleslaw for me) and a nice cold Manny's Pale Ale. I sat at the round fire pit table inside as it was a cold night outside. I really enjoyed my dinner. The chicken was piping hot and reasonable sized pieces. The cool coleslaw countered the hot chicken (along with several swigs of the ale!). This is a great place to try when in the SoDo/Georgetown area on 4th Ave. They've been around a lot of years and the staff are very friendly and helpful. Good food, cold beer, what more do you need? Thanks Marco Polo for being open all these years. Keep on going! read more

Came here yesterday. My BF ordered wings and I the Broasted Chicken. The wings were good your typical wings. The Broasted Chicken.. Get it. Do it.. You won't be disappointed. I got the JoJos and they were good. , I will try their potato salad or mac salad next time. Thats all I have to say. 5 Stars for the Broasted Chicken. read more

Marco Polo Bar & Grill - Wings and Broasted Chicken - Dive Bars Near Me - Seattle, Washington

The food at the Marco Polo is amazing! They have great rotating soup options, their burger with Cougar Gold is incredible, French Dip is my favorite! Can go without ordering the fried chicken with jojos. We even get it either for the table to share or an order to take home for later. The service staff is so friendly- Grace, Brad, Natalia, All of them! They remember us every time. Brad's drinks! The atmosphere is casual neighborhood bar- we bring our dog on the patio every now and then. Go for football viewing parties (Go Cougs!) and it's 21+ only. read more

Marco Polo Bar & Grill - Outside bar - Dive Bars Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Have always heard great things about Marco Polo's broasted chicken. We found ourselves in the Georgetown area and decided to grab lunch. My friend was treating me for my birthday that was just this past weekend. Large outdoor seating area with heating lamps, nice sturdy looking tent. We both had the three piece chicken. One of us got it with Jo jos and the other we got with onion rings for an additional to upgrade $2.50. We then split or jo jos and rings so we could have the best of both worlds. The three pieces you receive are a breast, drumstick and a large wing. Couldn't finish everything brought the breast and a few jo jos and onion rings home. Chicken is well seasoned great flavor and was moist. Chicken come out piping hot. Skin isn't your really crunchy kind but that's not what I expected it was still crispy and and not greasy. Not sure what took me so long to visit this establishment that was founded in 1950 but sure glad we did. read more

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shame on me for not realizing this gem of a sports bar and grill on the strip of 4th ave south between costco and michigan. how many hundreds (thousands?) of times have i driven by and not had a reason to stop?! tonight a friend texted to say she had to go pick up bottles of wine there and wanted to know if i'd go along. game day decision turned out to be a winner. first off, cute little outdoor patio! great beer decor and umbrellas and plenty of space. be forewarned that there were ashtrays so people were smoking outside which is their right but we went back inside and carved ourselves out an area in the corner. indoors there's plenty of room to spread out among the high tables, low tables, tv showing news or sports events and typical neon pub signs. it's clean, the service was excellent, the bartenders were all super friendly and the place had a good vibe! there were a healthy number of people inside, drinking and/or eating. we just had pints and a side of onion rings which were exactly as you would expect for a sports bar. end result: no complaints at all! i'd imagine there's a lot of local employees who stop by here after clocking out but this place could (and should) draw from a wider radius as it's got a lot to offer. give it a try! marcoooooo? polo! read more

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Came for the broasted chicken bc of all the reviews. It was okay. Salty, crispy skin with moist, tender meat BUT the meat was actually bland. Would come back but wouldn't seek it out like I did this time. Cheeseburger was good and husband really enjoyed the onion rings. read more

Marco Polo Bar & Grill - Broasted chicken - 3pc with $2 onion rings upgrade - Dive Bars Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Its my better part's special day, so we are headed out to get some great food! He says he'd like some Good Texas BBQ for dinner and good fried chicken for lunch. So I am thinking.... hmmn...good fried chicken.. Bingo! hands down Marco Polo is THE place for Fried Chicken in the Seattle area. We went there once before based on my reading of YELP reviews and were not disappointed. So heading into Seattle for only the very best for my guy. I called in an order for fried chicken 6 pieces to be exact with a side of there delicious potato salad. Get there and I am I waiting for our order to go... the restaurant is very busy and servers are read more

People who go here feel entitled. And the workers this day felt that they were in the right. I love Marco Polo but they need to figure their shit out. We are all human and we need to feel equal. And tonight wasn't it read more

After a couple of months being fried-chickenless, my wife was in desperate need of a hit. On a whim, I found Marco Polo and saw that most everyone enjoyed their fried chicken. Now, my wife is a fried chicken connoisseur. It's one of her favorite foods and would eat it everyday if not for the overall poor health effects it has on the body, so this place would need to blow her mind for her to consider it worthy of suggesting to others. Not only was the fried chicken everything she wanted in her life, we left Marco Pollo knowing this would become a place we frequent often before we leave Seattle. Prior to writing a review, I wanted us to try it a second time. The first experience was amazing, but we'd gone after a couple of drinks. Today, stone-cold sober, we came back to Marco Polo and for one of the first times in our adult lives our drunk selves were 100% correct. The service here stands out. There is no waiting around at the bar attempting to catch someone's attention to order. We had the pleasure of having two different teams of bartenders during both visits, and everyone we interacted with are spectacular. In fact, they do not provide outdoor table service, understandably so as it is a bar, but the bartenders today still went out of their way to serve us outside because it was a slow period. Please note that this is above and beyond service and should not be expected as the norm; when they're busy, I can see how it would be difficult to handle outdoor table service, because, again, it's a bar. During our first visit, our bartender was just ridiculously friendly. We're from Texas and unfamiliar with the very easy way to donate money to a bar that is described as pull-tab gambling. Our bartender took the time to explain everything about it to us, but didn't pressure us into doing it. He also spent time just chatting us up in general. Both of our experiences at Marco Pollo have just been amazing. The space itself is vast featuring plenty of seating and TVs inside and a great patio outside with comfortable seating. Also, they're dog-friendly which is always a plus for me. Now the whole point as to why I wanted to write this review. My apologies y'all, I enjoy rambling. Anyways, the fried chicken is absolutely delicious. I hope the people making the food are making bank because on both occasions we have been blown away. The first time, we didn't even need sauce to eat it - it tasted that good. I saw some mention it's too salty while also lacking flavor, which that itself is an odd take as salt provides flavor, but I have to tell y'all, this fried chicken tastes amazing and has plenty of flavor. We also had the mini-corn dogs and I had the sweet bacon sandwich today, I think that's what it was called, and it just was all amazing. If you're in the market for a fried chicken hit, look no further; Marco Pollo is your destination for your chicken needs. read more

That 3 piece broasted chicken is the best...please go and get you some asap. I shared with my mom so we had a six piece breast, wings and legs. I finished mine off today by reheating in the air fire and it was just as good as it was when I got it. Hight recommend read more

This is the second time I've been here. The first time was just an okay experience. Went here for happy hour with the team. The service was okay although it took a while for them to even acknowledge us at and we were sitting directly at the bar. We had onion rings, chicken, and gizzards. The fried chicken was good-crispy breading and moist on the inside. The onion ring were also good. The gizzards were overcooked and super chewy though. The breading was good, but it was disappointing trying to eat it. Overall, I would come back but it wouldn't be my first choice. This place was over hyped in my perspective. read more

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Stopped here before a concert as I've heard about the fried chicken, but never in the area. Has the feel of a local sports bar, but it's a Coug bar! Hard to find in the Seattle area! Loved all of the WSU decor, they had a great selection of craft beer. I ordered the Broasted chicken which seems to be the same as fried chicken. It tastes like my dad's recipe. Which no one could ever cook chicken to perfection like he does. The skin was flavorful and crispy and the meat(light and dark) was perfect. I can see why they are known for it. My wife ordered the club which was good, but plain. We also had fries and jo-Jo's. The Jo-Jo's were huge, good, but we couldn't finish them. The team of servers were very pleasant and attentive. There is a reason that this place has been around for so long. If you are seeking delicious fried chicken and and are in the Georgetown area, this is it! GO COUGS! read more

Food is good. Staff is friendly. Ambience is okay. There's a pretty diverse crowd when I'm there. Pickles could be crisper and poppers could be spicier. Other than that the chicken wings are great and fries was cheesy and delicious. read more

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No matter how many times we order chicken, it is always absolutely delicious. Yum!!! Recently we searched for the best chicken wings in Seattle and Marco Polo was not even mentioned on the list. What? How can that be? Most of the time the service is great. A few bumps here and there. I would rather eat at Marco Polo than most other establishments. read more

Went here for a food with co workers. Did not have any drinks but I'd imagine they'd be good. Had dive bar vibes - food is okay, has multiple Tvs with sports playing, and a pool table. Street parking was easy to find read more

Tried the chili cheese fries and fried chicken. Fried chicken was fresh and tasty, nice crispy skin. The chili had a bit more beans than I would have liked but loved the raw onions. read more

Marco Polo Bar & Grill - Dive Bars Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Heard about this place from a co-worker. He told me to call the order in because it would take a while, so I did and he was right. I called it in and they said 20 min. Got there and it took another 25 min. Didn't like that. I ordered the 3 piece chicken with the mojos. The chicken is pressured cooked and fried. It was delicious, the mojos needed a bit more crunchiness for me but they were good. The establishment is actually a bar and they had a live band the day I went so it was kinda loud. I recommend take out instead of dining in but I did go on a Friday. Give it a try you won't regret it. read more

I love this place ! The service is friendly and quick. The chicken is excellent! I have the "Broasted Chicken Basket" - reliably great The weekly specials are always something to check out also. I really enjoy being able to play a couple tunes from the online jukebox while being able to check out what's happening in the sport world on their many tvs! read more

Marco Polo is the epitome of a dive bar, lots of TVs, great karaoke, lots of good seating, & reasonably priced drinks! Gold star for having deep eddy's vodka in flavors!! The real star is the fried chicken. Some of the best in the city! Pieces taste like the colonels original recipe from back in the day! Fried in a pressure cooker! It's worth the wait! If you like a jojo do those as well! Wingets & fingers are tasty as well! You can't go wrong! The service is always good. The bartenders & servers are attentive! Great people watching & fun to hang in groups! read more

Don't get me wrong, this place is a dive bar. It has pull-tabs, karaoke, trivia, and even ice cubes in the urinal troughs in the men's room (the latter I personally love!). That's a dive bar, through and through. The one weird aspect is that it was very brightly lit, which I don't usually expect of dive bars. The other thing I didn't expect was how tasty their fried (which they call "broasted") chicken and jo-jo's were. This is their signature dish, and easily competes with the wildly popular Ezell's chicken. The difference is that Marco's chicken is more salty than Ezell's and the breading is a bit lighter. Despite that, these two places compete for the best fried chicken in the PNW, hands down. The one thing Marco's has over Ezell's is the beer. They have a great selection of local craft brews - mostly Georgetown, which has many solid offerings. The one thing that could use some improvement is their service. When I sat at the bar, I noticed the bar top was dirty. I figured the bartender would clean it once he realized I was there, but nope. I eventually pushed the leftover chicken pieces aside with a beer coaster, and realized that was foreshadowing for the rest of the night. The chicken took awhile to arrive, but was absolutely worth it since it was piping hot and fresh as can be. I'm certainly not complaining about that, and in fact the great meal is why I'm giving them four instead of three stars. The problem is that the service was barely adequate relative to the food. The bartender slid a box of items next to me when he delivered the chicken, which I had to ask about. It turns out that the white mystery bottle was ranch dressing and the orange mystery bottle was 'fry sauce' which is ketchup, mayonnaise and spices. He was the only bartender working that night, which was unfortunate since it was pretty packed for a Wednesday night and I struggled to get his attention to ask for a drink, what the sauces were, or for my check. While not his fault, I think an additional bartender would've made a huge difference on serving customers quickly and without nearly as much delay. Overall I think I'll return at some point for the chicken and great beer selection, but will be hesitant to recommend this to my friends unless the service improves through additional staff. read more

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No smoking 25 feet from the door MEANS 25 feet from the door which takes up all of your dining area outside. You cannot allow smoking in an area where people are trying to eat because they don't want to be inside thanks to Covid. Plus indirectly asking people to now pay for meals beforehand instead of after like 99% of the bars/restaurants do around Seattle is making everyone pay for the actions of a few (unless you're lying about that and making only "suspicious" customers pay 1st) read more

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I've been here for lunch a couple of times and the food and service are always great! Loved their burger and their sweet chicken bacon sandwich! read more

If I knew I had a last meal in my future, it would be fried chicken. I've had fried chicken around the world, and pretty much all of it in the Seattle area. The best fried chicken comes crispy, without a load of breading, perfectly seasoned (no weird stuff mixed in) and hot out of the fryer. Not greasy, not too spicy, but with just the right level of salt and savory flavor. I have found only a couple of places that hit all the marks for fried chicken in Puget Sound. One of them is Marco Polo, an unassuming tavern on the crummy end of 4th Avenue in Seattle but believe me, if you love fried chicken, it's worth the trek down to Sodo. A plate of fried chicken along with a side of jojos, and an ice cold draft beer is about as good as it gets. Places like this won't last forever. Enjoy it while you can. read more