I'd give the Pla-Mor 4.5 stars but Yelp is gonna make me round up. This place is a fixture in the community. I remember sitting in the back of my parents car as a child driving by this place, and seeing the sign in the window that said "live piranha". They still have piranha. This is one of Washington's best dive bars. The service is always good. The drinks are always strong and served at a fair price. The food is outstanding and also reasonably priced. Come by and try your luck at some pool tabs or come in for the prime rib, special. Taco Tuesday's is really good! Play some golden tee golf and listen to some great tunes or just chat it up with the locals. This place oozes personality! You might even catch some of the personalities from TVs hit show Deadliest Catch. read more

This was the best burgers we've ever had! Highly recommend the jojos they were 10xs better than any others! Shoutout to our server Jess, very accommodating and cares about this spot! read more

Well, it's back! After being closed for nearly 4 months, The Pla-Mor is alive and well. The front of the house has not changed. But what is coming out of the newly remodeled kitchen is fabulous. Same friendly, welcoming staff. Killer drinks, (no Ginger Beer - WHAT?!?!?). No Dark and Stormy's but the Margaritas were amazing. You should check it out! Worth the drive. read more

Pla-Mor Bar & Grill - Saturday night special Brazilian surf and turf Beef Tenderloin with shrimp and topped with a Chimichurri sauce - Bars Near Me - Maple Valley, Washington

Had a good time at this bar. We got fish and chips which we'll the batter wasn't great imo but the servers and the atmosphere was nice. That fish is freaking huge! Plus I won $50 so I had a good time lol read more

Pla-Mor Bar & Grill - Sweet I won! - Bars Near Me - Maple Valley, Washington

ATTENTION EXOTIC FISH ENTHUSIASTS! Let me tell you about Pla-Mor Bar & Grill, where I keep POLITELY requesting their signature piranha sandwich (which they claim "isn't a thing" and "was never on the menu" and "sir, please stop asking about piranhas"), all while being distracted by their RIDICULOUSLY impressive alcohol collection. Upon entering (while submitting my daily written petition for piranha-based menu items), I was immediately struck by their wall of premium spirits that would make a master distiller weep tears of pure ethanol. Though I couldn't help but notice how their perfectly arranged bottles would make excellent housing for small, aggressive Amazonian fish. The bar menu (which mysteriously lacks ANY piranha options despite my weekly suggestion cards) showcases an absolutely bonkers selection of craft spirits. They've got bourbon that's been aged longer than most marriages, scotch that's old enough to have its own scotch, and vodka so pure it makes chemists question their life choices. Speaking of choices, would it kill them to add just ONE little piranha sandwich? I'm not asking for a whole school of them. Just a single, lightly breaded, possibly still-snapping sandwich. But NO, let's talk about their small-batch gin collection that's so extensive it needs its own ZIP code. Their craft cocktail program is basically liquid art - the bartenders are less mixologists and more booze scientists. Though I bet they could make an AMAZING piranha-tini if they'd just give it a chance. I've even provided detailed drawings of my proposed "Amazonian Angry Fish Burger." Five stars for the alcohol selection! (Minus one star for the continued lack of piranha options, but plus that star back because their whiskey selection is RIDICULOUS.) P.S. If you hear someone at the bar passionately explaining the potential market for exotic fish sandwiches, that's probably me. P.P.S. Their beer list is longer than my petition for aquarium-to-table dining options. P.P.P.S. Each table has a suggestion box that they've had to reinforce specifically because of my daily piranha proposals. Warning: Do NOT ask about their seafood options unless you want to hear my 45-minute presentation about the untapped potential of aggressive freshwater fish as sandwich filling. Double Warning: The management has asked me to clarify that their "Catch of the Day" will never, ever be piranha. Triple Warning: Yes, their bourbon selection is impressive enough to make you forget about exotic fish sandwiches. NO, I WILL NOT FORGET. Final Warning: Their slogan "Best Bar in Town" could easily be "Best Bar and Piranha Grill in Town" but they keep ignoring my emails about this. P.S. They have a rare Japanese whisky that costs more than an actual piranha breeding program would. I've done the math. I have spreadsheets. I've presented them multiple times. P.P.S. The bartender knows my name, my usual order, and exactly when to cut me off from both alcohol AND piranha-related suggestions. read more

This place is known among locals as the "piranha bar" because of the giant piranhas in a tank inside the restaurant. Unfortunately when we were there, there was only one left but it was massive! Besides the piranhas, this place is just like any other dive bar. They serve dive bar food such as sandwiches, burgers, and fried foods, but they also serve ribeye steak which is unique. I ordered the western bacon cheeseburger ($15.50) which came with fries. It was massive and hit the spot! This is a cool dive bar that's open until midnight during the week and 2am on the weekends. It has a chill vibe and is a great place for a night out! read more

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Famous for their burgers and the now lonely piranha. Funny to watch people kick back and play pull tabs. Bartenders are great, especially JR who is a gem. Unique neighborhood dive bar ambience. Plenty of parking but drive slow, lot of potholes read more

I heard about this place from a friend and we decided to go try something new after a bike ride. Famous dive bar? I had high hopes. But at the end of our experience we couldn't justify a return because we could have spent the same $ at other places for better food and service. Our meal was just ok. Service was just ok. Everything was just ok. read more

Great cheap drinks with amazing burgers. Everyone is friendly. The fish is fun plus for the ambiance.

Great food and service! The menu is not descriptive at all so hard to choose. Burgers are amazing. The fireball burger is spicy with a lot of jalapeños, melted gooey cheese and a great sauce. The fish and chips are crispy and well seasoned and the basic bacon cheeseburger was perfectly cooked and well salted. The fries are hot, salty and crispy. The onion rings were hot and crisp, tender inside and well salted too. This bar has been here forever and has always been a great local place to go and enjoy some great food and a great drink or beer. read more

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Great divey place with great service and great food. Went there to try this place out the other day and it was pretty solid. Drinks were reasonably priced as was the food. I got the standard hamburger which hit the spot. It's pretty deep out there in Maple Valley so really caters to the locals there, but I drove from Renton and would do it again. Went for lunch next time I'll check out happy hour which is how I can give a 5 star grade. I recommend this place for sure. read more

Pla-Mor Bar & Grill - Hamburger with Waffle Fries - Bars Near Me - Maple Valley, Washington

Burger was fantastic, beer was cold and crisp! If you are looking for a great little neighborhood bar this place is perfect. Love it! Definitely need bigger buns for their juicy, amazing burgers though. Definitely needed a few napkins but for great reason. read more

The service is great and they always seem to have plenty of staff working. Great sports bar. Lots of regulars. Have tried a couple burgers so far and they were awesome. Will be going back for prime rib and some other things. read more

Local dive bar. TVs, darts, pull tabs, 3" burgers, cold cold beer. Friendly and prompt service, loud music and conversations. Yep- definitely a place to visit again. read more

Pla-Mor Bar & Grill - Bacon Cheese Burger - Bars Near Me - Maple Valley, Washington

I very much enjoyed this five star dive bar. Visited here with my cousins. I had beef dip sandwich and side salad with blue cheese dressing! This beautiful beef dip had an awesome au jus, was not salty! I also ordered a sampler appetizer which had mozzarella sticks, jalapeño poppers, and onion rings. All made at a great temperature and onion rings were cooked perfectly well done. I had RC cola with grenadine to drink. Great service! Awesome chef brought food to the table!!! read more

Pla-Mor Bar & Grill - Bars Near Me - Maple Valley, Washington

Just heard about this place and had to try it out. Great dive bar with fantastic food. We had three different burgers and all were amazing. Very generous on all the toppings and the burger itself was so good. I am looking forward to doing an update when I try out their steak and prime rib. Service made us feel very welcome there and attentive. read more

This place is famous, but if you ask me, it's famous for being the only bar in the middle of nowhere. I decided to check them out after the rave reviews for the burgers and this is my take. It was a really cold day and it was also really cold inside. Didn't help that it was below 50 and the beer delivery guy propped the door open to the place and cooler for close to 10 minutes. Sorry, I come from a place where you close doors behind you and when you want talk up women and play it cool, just do me a favor and shut the door first. Service was friendly, but slow. I don't dig places where you walk by me several times, before giving me a menu, taking my order or ask how my food is. You always put a beverage in front of someone at a bar, and if you are smart, you chase that with a menu. I'm really tired of asking for menus when I got out. Burger looked great, but I chose the burger dip, that Au Jus looked rich and salty in the photos and I had to try it. When the food came, the dip was flanked with golden brown fries that appeared to be cooked to perfection. First taste was 100% nasty. The fries were golden brown, but not crisp. I think someone either had some set aside that were no longer hot or they could be using the double sip technique to fry potatoes twice for crispness, but again, they weren't crisp either. Matter of fact that had a bad taste like they had been fried in Fish Grease and when you consider it was fish night, the night before, I'm convinced that's the case. If you don't have two fryers, you need to change the grease after fish night, those fries were disgusting. Burger was smokey, I liked that, but without fries, I just couldn't enjoy my plate. No doubt the burger was borderline legendary, but without hot crisp fries that don't taste like fish grease, the burger was half cocked at best. I don't think I'd come back, the fries were so bad, I just can't trust that my meal is hot or fresh. It' unfortunate, but just like the server said. Food taste better with a buzz and since I don't drink, I have to rely o my taste-buds and again, this time, they told me yuck, those fries really left a bad taste in my mouth, despite only having a few. I suspect whoever owns this place doesn't care, but when you got an A+ burger and F Fries, it's like a great taco with terrible rice and beans on the side. It's an incomplete mess of a meal. read more

This place is one of the best eateries in WA. I read some reviews about the place, and the customers that have the habit of complaining excessively about the food or the servers, maybe they have other issues that are not related to the bar. The hamburgers are among the best by flavor and price, I understand that some other places have better quality meat or fancy walls, but I don't want to pay $28 dollars for a hamburger. Maple Valley is a family place, PlaMor is part of who we are. No fake anything, just pure and delicious food, and drinks, the gorgeous servers are busy as heck, but when they find the time they will stop and talk to all of us. I've mentioned the hamburgers twice so far, the daily specials are to die for as well. Their chef is gifted. Don't judge, stop by, enjoy the food, the drinks, and most importantly don't be afraid to make a new friend (or two) just by smiling and starting a conversation. We need each other, more now than ever I think so! read more

Pla-Mor Bar & Grill - Bars Near Me - Maple Valley, Washington

Ordered 2 Bacon Cheese Burgers and fries. Very good. I got them to go, I can't comment on anything else. read more

Paid a visit to this spot a couple times based on a recommendation from a friend. Definitely one of the better bars (for food) I've tried. Service was prompt and friendly and the food is pretty good. I ordered the Western Bacon Burger which was cooked to a juicy medium-rare and the waffle fries were seasoned well and crispy. I don't drink so I can't give a review of actual "bar" things. Overall, if I end up in the area or driving past Pla-Mor, I'll make an effort to swing by for food. read more

Warning burgers are bigger then they appear! I was starving heading here and left stuffed. We caught the chef at the best time - when he was trying out new ideas! We kept getting brought out food to try! Needless to say we left stuffed! The bartender was lovely and very attentive! Really great experience felt like they knew us and good food! read more

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Garbage service. Garbage bartenders. I watched a bartender deny service to a group of people for no other reason than she didn't like them. Smug. Trash. Not a great business model for a bar that was lucky enough to survive Covid. Silently judge people and do your job like the rest of us. Bouncers must work overtime to deal with this kind of antagonistic plain Jane behind the bar pissing everyone off. read more

Got the Pla-Mor deluxe to go. Burger was amazing, definitely lived up to the reputation.

The good food and great service with a relaxed ambiance make this place a popular landmark

Best food around!! The burgers, ribs and prime rib are top notch. It gets busy so arrive early if you want a sit down meal!!

Service from the bartender sucked. we sat for about 10 min at the bar right next to the register and only got acknowledged when we asked if we were sitting in the wrong spot to order food which the bartender replied sorry I didn't see you at all (even though she walked by us like 4 times). she then told us to wait a minute. there was no line and it wasn't that busy. it seemed the only people she was helping were people that were probably regulars there. so if you're not a regular, probably don't expect good or even service at all unless you plan on asking to be helped. the burgers were good and used really fresh ingredients. 4.5/5 for the burgers read more

I love this place, the food is good burger's are great! Monday night prime rib is a must! I just wish they offered Bodizapha on tap...

Back for the New Year. A fancy new menu, a new bartender in training. We'll drink was tasty. I tried something new. It's usually our go to on Fridays for Fish Friday. Fresh fish and chips and tasty chowder. Chowder is as good as Dukes, but half the price. Today I tried the Western BBQ burger. It has two onion rings and high quality bacon. You can split this burger if going for lunch. Well drinks from 1-3 are $4.25. Not bad at all. Wednesday and Saturdays after 4 get a 24 oz Ribeye steak, baked potato and excellent dinner salad. You can't beat the price. The crowd is 70% regulars ages 20's-70+. It's a true dive bar. The new cook is great. If you're in the area, come try it. Best local dive bar. Hubby still gets the pla-mor Deluxe. It's enough to share when we get the bowl of chowder. Here for the Apple cup. Where are the huskies? It's almost all Cougs here. ThIs place won an award for the best dive bar food. Service can be spotty. Parking is tough. This place is packed almost all the times. The staff works their butts off, but it's always packed! Good signs. Shannon is a great bartender read more

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Best burgers, hands down. Love the Caesar salad with a lettuce bun double pla-mor burger. So MUCH food!

I had previously given Pla-Mor a five-star review, and yes, their burgers are good, but my experiences here the last couple of times have been pretty unacceptable in terms of service, so I feel I need to revise my previous review. Today for example, my husband and I stopped in to get breakfast and a Bloody Mary. We checked Google which showed they were open at 10:00 am. The open sign was on and the door was unlocked, but when we stepped in, the bar and restaurant area was empty. Sure, Todd was there in the kitchen prepping for the day, but we were not greeted at all. We sat at a table and waited. When another staff member (owner? manager?) came out from the kitchen, I swear she rolled her eyes and grumbled under her breath at the sight of us. She turned around and went back into the kitchen without greeting us either, so it was clear we were unwelcome. I'm not sure why it's so difficult for some of the staff here to be friendly and greet customers, it's an integral part of running a small business. We could easily have spent a lot of money at Pla-Mor this morning - we did end up spending about $70 at another establishment, and we likely won't return to Pla-Mor again. read more

Heard good things about it so we got an order to go. Wrong food and they insisted that it was what we ordered. When we did get what we asked for it was at least half right but the food was cold. Cool older building though. We will give it another shot. Everybody has a bad day right? read more

Great service and a great tasting burger. Definitely the best burger option I'm aware of in South King area. I had the mushroom burger and my friend had the same. She enjoyed it was well. The waffle fries were great as well. I'll try a different burger next time. read more

Great local bar for locals. Everyone is welcoming. Sunday cook is the bomb. Dan the man.

OMG! The best burgers ever. We had a group of 9 there for a in memory of. The service was spot on read more

Pla-Mor Bar & Grill - Just a plan burger Burger with bacon. Some peoples burgers were so tall they had to cut it in 4ths - Bars Near Me - Maple Valley, Washington

This dive delivered! Tasty food friendly service and a stiff pour equals a good time! Check out those piranha in the tiny tank, grab some grub and a cold one. The locals have a good one here read more

The burgers are what we come back for but the prices don't match that "five star dive bar" sign on the outside. Wish I could order a bite and some beer without dropping $50+. read more

Sliders are the best! Love going to this place. Servers are great and you can play pull tabs!

This place is an oasis in the desert. Shannon made us our drinks, and the usual crowd entertained us. This is a comfortable spot for regulars and new comers alike...if you're cool. Thank you Chef Todd. read more

Great burgers! A bit overpriced but they're good so worth a purchase every once in a while. But their appetizers are WAY WAY overpriced. Ordered beer buddies and mushrooms and they were $10 each. I literally got 10 mushrooms for $10 and 18 beer buddies. $10 total for both would have been reasonable. Their whiskey selection is decent. Occasionally it's better than decent. Mainly it's a dive bar with good bar food that's a bit overpriced. read more

It lives up to the description of being a 5 star dive bar. Great prices for beers and drinks. Fantastic bloody marys. One of the best burgers I've ever had. Tasty with amazing toppings. Only problem is that the burger is so big, it's one of those you can't really set down once you start eating. Waffle fries are crispy and seasoned. Breakfast is like a great diner. Service is always friendly and everyone is welcome there. Wearing your flannel? No problem. Wearing your clothes from the golf course? No problem. It is a dive bar with the dark interior, golf video games, pull tabs, and tvs. But it is clean - which can't be said of a lot of upscale places. Parking sucks because of the lot and the outside could make you second guess your trip there. But it is an absolute gem for good food and drinks. read more