Nice place to have a beer and a bite with the pup. Good service as well. Good music and some parking usually available.

Food was great! The beef dip was fantastic! The queso dip was great too. Really cool place for a bite and a drink especially if you like motorcycles read more

It's been a while and I love this place. The Tip Top dressing on their salad Chopped salad is so tasty. Love the outdoor eating and love the vibe. But most of all... the BEST French fries ever. read more

I absolutely love Smarty Pants Garage. I've had brunch and lunch here before and am always beyond satisfied and craving more. The Garage Burger and their sauce is sooo good I honestly crave it often, the pancakes were delicious as well and their sourdough sandwiches (BLT) etc were amazing. Everyone loves every meal they get when I bring them here too and they give great surprise beers when we don't know which one we're in the mood for. Will always be back an the service is amazing, everyone is so kind! read more

Comfortable place to hang with nice patio, too bad the service is so terrible and food is overpriced and just ok. We've been coming here for a long time and the service has never been great, but lately it's become shockingly, laughably bad. Last night, some girl with platinum blonde hair was the rudest waitress I've ever had in my life. She was condescending, snapped at me multiple times throughout our time there, there were issues with order accuracy, she said and I quote "just give me a break we're busy" even though we were all just hanging, we didn't really care about the wait. We got that they were busy, if she had been a pleasant person we would have been happy! Consensus in our group that always comes here is that it's time to find a new happy hour spot. We will not be returning, it's not worth it to be treated like garbage. There are plenty of other places to go to, so don't waste your time or money here. read more

The bartender / waitress was awful. I am one to give people credit when it's due but she came off rude from the get go. We went in to order as the sign on the door literally said "see the bartender to order" she then directed us back to our seats so she could come ten minutes later. I told her how i wanted my drink and she rolled her eyes at me and gave me my drink exactly how i didn't want it. Usually the food is good but this time it was fine. I would not go back any time soon based on the poor customer service. read more

I thought this place was known for its biker bar vibe and spicy sauced sandwiches. Wrong! They're all about brunch, and have a full menu of their popular sandwiches made into omelets, Benedict's, and breakfast burritos. I used to come here all the time, but after baby, the loud noise made him cranky, so I've been stopping in for takeout. But now that HE is the noisemaker, I feel like we'll be having breakfast here a ton. Most popular brunch dish is the Poblano Benedict, and the Burrito! But the Troublemaker scramble looks delish as well. read more

Smarty Pants Garage - Taco Tuesday flyer, all day Tuesdays! - New American Near Me - Burien, Washington

Burgers, sandwiches and cold beer. Friendly style bar, good place for conversation and meeting up. Staff is fine, as expected in a burger place. Smarty Pants a decent standby! read more

I used to say I would never go back due to the horrible service. But the food was good and I would go back. But no more. After getting my warm beer after 30 minutes... I had to ask waitress where the drinks were and she said, "oh, it's probably waiting on the counter". Then it happened to my friend too... I can't go back. Too many other great places in Burirn with great service! read more

Service was good and quick for dine in. Got the burger and it was okay, a little salty but fine. My friend for the grilled cheese and it was okay too, the avocados spread was a cool addition. Fries were the best part of the meal...so I mean, if you want solid fries, go here, salted, greasy, nothing else you could ask for. read more

Don't order takeout. We ordered again tonight. A) they didn't have what we ordered so we selected something else. B) chips and salsa and guess what? No Salsa. How do you put chips in a to go order without salsa?again, this is not the first time. Ordered soup with sandwich previously and guess what No soup. We've talked to management many times and we were assured the high schoolers packing the orders would verify what was packed. Guess what, NOT. Just go in if you want to maybe get your order correct, but that's not guaranteed either. read more

Well, Smarty Pants Garage has lived up to its name! It's literally giving you the vibe of entering a garage. Nothing more and nothing less. There're cool decorations of the motorcycle and the helmets, which makes you think you're hanging around at a bikers' club, but you're not. So, please don't expect to see mean looking dudes walking around with leather jackets. Instead, you'll see folks like me or mothers or families eating out at this place. Haha! Service was great. Waitress knew what she was doing by taking down our orders quickly and serving us water... not before making sure we'd only want water and not beer or cocktails. We ordered corned beef hash, and I got the wheat toasts. Corned beef hash is good. It's corned beef hash. Can't go wrong with this. Tasty, hearty, and not so scary like deep fried stuff. The price might be a bit ... meh, but the portion is all right. I was full that I had to take the other half of my food home. Then again, I don't eat American food much when I go out. I still think this restaurant is doable for a breakfast or brunch on a sunny weekend in downtown Burien. What a great addition to the city's local business in Olde Burien! Oh yes, I found this restaurant because I was supposed to get coffee at Grand Central Bakery but saw the catchy sign to the restaurant and got curious. The rest was history. read more

Smarty Pants Garage - Corned beef hash ! - New American Near Me - Burien, Washington

I didn't know this place existed. It felt like I'm somewhere in downtown Seattle or in Beacon Hill. But in reality, I'm in Burien! And so close to home. Easy parking, nice people, good service, seat yourself service and a relaxing atmosphere. Spacious and bright. The food was good, fresh and tasted high quality. The portions are filling but I think the taste and presentation makes the price manageable. I'd come here again buy maybe earlier than 11. Towards the lunch hour, this places get busy and loud! read more

Smarty Pants Garage - Chilaquiles Verdes - brunch menu - New American Near Me - Burien, Washington

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One word - INCONSISTENT! That's the best word I can use to describe this place. I'm talking about both the food AND the service - sometimes it's great and other times is straight garbage! It's a bummer because I want like it here but the garbage occurrences are seeming to exceed the great ones. So I guess I'll be looking for another watering hole to visit every week. ‍ read more

Simple and great. I loved the Philly sandwich and my wife had the burger. Not a fancy place but very convenient. The music...amazing selection! read more

Good stuff, including the willingness to customize for us. This is our standard post-workout place. They have lots of good beers and food, and make my custom salad for me, which I appreciate. Also, the staff are always awesome! read more

This was a great little find. Cool little neighborhood place where all the food is made in house. All the dressings, sauces and everything that comes on your plate....Impressive. They have a great beer selection and the menu has some interesting items that are different from your average bar food. I would definitely go back and for lunch or dinner is a must. Food was great, service was great and I got a couple free bumper stickers! Loved it KT read more

Smarty Pants Garage - New American Near Me - Burien, Washington

3 overfilled sandwiches with 3 side orders for $40 including tips. Overall the food is super delicious, lots of flavor, and at a good amount for the price. I will say it was a bit salty. The service is quick and friendly. No complaints for a first timer. Despite living in Seattle, I'm not familiar with burien at all. This was a nice introduction to the area for me and i will be back to discover! read more

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I've only had the sandwiches and they are delicious! Service can be a little slow but it's worth the wait and servers are very nice!

I've been here for brunch and lunch so far and will definitely be back again! They have a great selection on both menus and cater to vegetarians and meat lovers alike. The beer selection is somewhat small, but provides good choices. They also offer a full bar. I was a little disappointed with bunch because the hash browns weren't cooked as I typically like them to be, but I was delighted to discover that they were perfectly flavored! Not so disappointed after all! Easy Burien access with plenty of parking, definitely a great place to go! read more

Love this place and I'm so glad they expanded their menu. Go there on Fridays and get the Cuban. You won't be disappointed. The beer selection is always good with great local offerings (Georgetown brewing). It gets pretty busy but if the weather is nice, the outside patio is a great option. Service has always been top notch. I would highly recommend this spot in Burien. read more

Smarty Pants Garage - Our server but I can't remember his name so I took it to make him feel uncomfortable lol. - New American Near Me - Burien, Washington

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Their salads and sandwiches are the best in Burien, they're fries are cut up in house.It's just the place where the staff are very friendly and respectful to their customers. read more

I really enjoyed here. Continually customers are coming and lineup. We sat on bar then not need to wait. We ordered fast break and Poblano Benedict! Poblano is highly recommended read more

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We saw the street sign for this place when we were checking out places in Burien. The Hubby wanted to try it out, simply for the fact that it was a "garage" eatery. For some reason, in my mind, I think of comfort food, burger joint, fried heaven, yada, yada, yada. . . . . Walking in, the decor is definitely of the "garage" type, with several motorcycles even parked above a top shelf. This fact only enhanced my pre-conceived notion that this was a "greasy diner", which was okay by me. It was a 'seat yourself' place, and we did. The bar area is separate from the dining area, but not by much. I'm thinking they are trying to accommodate families as well as people who want to just mingle and drink? Either way, we sat in the seating outside the bar area. We were greeted promptly by our waitress with water and our menus and asked if we wanted a drink from the bar. We asked for a minute and looked over the menu. Much to my surprise, it was a sandwich shop! Besides 10+ sandwiches, there was one burger on the menu and that was it! Because we were both in the mood for heavier dinner food, I must say we were quite disappointed! Looking over the menu, I reluctantly ordered the only burger on the menu and a draft beer from the chalkboard menu. The Hubby, just as disappointed, ordered 2 appetizers. He ordered the sliders and Chicago fries. Just water for him. Much to our very pleasant surprise, our food was delicious! My burger was grilled perfectly! Juicy, smoky, and amazing! The side of fries that came with it were freshly dropped and piping hot coming to our table! The Hubby's sides were just as good! Hot, fresh, and excellent! This is a must return to place, and thank goodness we don't judge a "book by its cover"! Enjoy! read more

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Kinda bummed because I really like the Georgetown location. I was very disappointed, got the monte Cristo & it was lame, no raspberry jam & it was kind of soggy. The Benedict was meh at best. Thank goodness my friend paid. Bloody Mary was amazing tho!! read more

I love the motorcycle theme of Smarty Pants Garage! The old helmets and all the motorcycle pictures on the wall makes it feel like I'm hanging out in my dads garage. What makes it better is they serve beer and have really good sandwiches! We tried the sandwich sampler that included three different sample sized sandwiches. They were all really tasty! I particularly liked the chicken hawk. They have a ton of different sandwiches though, so there is something for everyone. They have a decent beer selection, with about 9 beers on tap. They also have happy hour food and drink specials. I really like the food and atmosphere at Smarty Pants Garage! read more

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UPDATE: manager reached out via email and refunded my whole order. Also explained that a new staff member fielded my call and didn't respond appropriately and has been re-trained. Raising review to 2 stars for response from management, however hope they also improve the quality of the food next read more

Ate here for the first time Saturday morning and was with the group of five girlfriends for breakfast. The place was packed and service was a little slow. Our wait person was very nice but had to ask for coffee and water, plus refills a number of times. Very creative menu with a mexican flair, but the one item two of us wanted to order they did not have that day. Rather disappointing. I had biscuits and gravy which was very good except a little heavy on the thyme. Someone else had the corned beef hash and commented that the corned beef was a little tough. Another one of my friends found a hair in her hash browns, which I know does happen on a rare occasion but just sort of makes you not want to finish your breakfast. She didn't want to say anything except I told her that they would have wanted to know, especially for health reasons. Atmosphere is a lot of fun and there is eating outside. Presentation of food was lovely, but with the service coupled with the hashbrown fiasco, don't know if we would go back. If you haven't been though, I would try it just to see for yourself how you like it. read more

Smarty Pants Garage - Scramble with hash browns - New American Near Me - Burien, Washington

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I'm so surprised at the bad reviews here. We have been customers here for 5 years. We get great service and food every time. Love the inside for brunch and back patio for happy hour. Best chilaquiles I can find! Highly recommend. Disregard the haters. read more

I came for brunch on a Saturday morning and was able to get a seat in the bar section and the waitress took my order within a few minutes of me being seated. I got my food within 10 minutes of it being placed. The eggs Benedict were perfect with extra Hollandaise sauce and the hash browns were cooked with crispiness (how I like it!). Staff and waiters/waitresses are welcoming and very friendly. I'd come back again for brunch. read more

Smarty Pants Garage - Eggs Benedict - New American Near Me - Burien, Washington

Gave it a chance so many times and it let me down. I've been to Smarty Pants many times in the past year, on different days and at different times, and every time the service has sucked. I don't really care if my food takes long. But to pair that with bad attitudes among all serving staff really ruins the experience. Each server has acted inconvenienced by me for no reason. Either the staff really hates to work there or rudeness is encouraged by the management. I wish just once I had been proven wrong, but I guess this place truly is a dud. read more

I love going here and getting a quick bite to eat. My favorite is the Ms. Piggy sandwich. The server Alex was awesome!! She got me everything I needed and I will definitely return!! read more

Good food and great beer options. Lots of sandwich, burger, and salad options. I had the Garage Burger and it hit the spot. Service was solid even though it was a packed house and things took a little longer. Would recommend if you're looking for a good option for breakfast, lunch or dinner. read more

5 Stars for the Poblano Benedict, 1 Star for the service. I get it, between COVID and a*hole patrons, it's a miserable time to be in food service. However my expectations when dining out are pretty minimal- take our orders, deliver our food and drinks, check to see if we need anything else and bring the check when we're done. Basic dining experience. Our server took our initial food and drink orders but that was it - never refilled our waters (and we were only given 3 for a table of 5), never checked on us after food was delivered, never asked if we wanted anything else. Someone else delivered our food and cleared the plates after we were done. We waited 15 minutes after our plates were cleared for the check but it never came so we had to flag our server down and ask for it. After 5 minutes he didn't come back to run our card, so we dug up some cash instead and left. It was an uncomfortable experience. Would definitely come back for the food, but would request to sit in another area if we were given the same server. The hostess was great though - I really appreciated how thoroughly she checked our vaccine cards and IDs to match, it made me feel very safe. 5 stars for her! read more

Food gets high marks for 2 out of 4 plates; however, the 2/4 that do not get particularly high marks were the same item ordered...and they weren't bad, but not particularly outstanding. The service is what dropped this down to a 3-star rating, although if I could, I'd probably give it a 3.5 out of 5. When we arrived at the front door and waiting to be seated instead of being addressed immediately three employees up at the front desk were jabbering amongst themselves and they're not particularly responsive until they had finished their conversation and then addressed us. In addition to us standing here there were already people waiting behind us as well. On an evening that didn't hear particularly busy this in our opinion was not acceptable. However, as most of us had not eaten at this restaurant previously, we were still inclined to try it out. Then-and we did not ask this server if they were new-while our server was relatively pleasant, the server (I am attempting to not call out names because I do not know what this server's previous experience is) seemed somewhat lost and/or confused. An appetizer we ordered was never brought out (not a major issue as the meals were filling regardless), one order that was supposed to come with cole slaw came out with fries (most likely a kitchen issue as our server also brought out the coleslaw on a side dish) and the meals seemed to take an inordinately long amount of time to be brought out while it did not seem that busy inside (again a possible kitchen issue). Finally, while we never received The appetizer we originally ordered someone did come to our table and asked us if we ordered a plate of fries! So, getting back to the food, the meals ordered are as follows, in order f best to worst: -(1) "ms.piggy"; absolutely fantastic -(1) "pit boss"; good, but not the ms.piggy -(2) "garage burger"; okay, not nearly as filling as the other plates While the "ms.piggy" was the best plate of all our orders, the fries were the one thing we all agreed on that was excellent! If you only came here and had a beer with some fries...we're thinking you might not be missing much, but wouldn't be too bad if you ordered a "ms.piggy" as well! Wish we could say more about the service...otherwise, the vibe is all relaxed to motorcycles/motorsports. Would we go back? Maybe, but wouldn't necessarily top my list...and again, more preferably to get beer and fries... read more

Smarty Pants Garage - Miss piggy? Maybe this was the pit boss - New American Near Me - Burien, Washington

Wow my first time. Had the Poblano Benedict off the brunch menu. Truly outstanding. Service was friendly and not at all intrusive. A casual atmosphere and the Grimshaw on a motorcycle. What else could you ask for? Already planning my next trip. read more

Smarty Pants Garage - New American Near Me - Burien, Washington

This is our absolute favorite place to eat! A good relaxed atmosphere with the best sandwiches around. We stop by at least once a week. One time we even ate dinner there on Saturday and brunch on Sunday morning. You need to try a Troublemaker sandwich but - fair warning - you will be craving another one extremely soon! read more

Poblano Benedict = AMAZING! I went this morning for brunch and fell in love Goes great with a "Who doesn't want whiskey for breakfast?" read more

Perfect place for brunch on the way to SeaTac After extensive review reading, I decided to try to find a place near the airport rather than near my hotel near UW. It was a great choice as the parking was easy, and the restaurant was terrific! We chose two different eggs Benedict versions and they were both great. Service was outstanding, and the mimosa helped with travel anxiety. Highly recommended! read more

Really doesn't deserve even One Star. Where do I begin. The drink was awful, hot chocolate with vodka and schnapps, like some packaged mix. The omelette was $14, asked if they could make it egg white and she said for $3 more, so I did. Big mistake. The omelette was so small, really couldn't believe it. The toast completely cold when I got it and not toasted. She never asked us how our food was, told her about the toast later. I really didn't care but wanted her to know. She said if you would have told me earlier. Nope not a thing to say. Just bad,bad service and bad food. And you hardly get anything. Will Never go again!!!! read more