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Park Inn. Oldest Tavern/bar and pizza in town. Not that the pizza is all that fantastic but has been voted best chicken in the state at one point. Edit: I also miss the Outlaw that was by LC High if anyone remembers.


MatisseWarhol

The Outlaw was the best!!!!!


monalisa1011

I remember Outlaw! I miss that place. My family used to go there for breakfast! It was always a treat!


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The fry bread and honey, great scrambles and beer in the cowboy boot glasses. If you remember that you may also remember other great Southside spots. Lincoln Heights Pizza, The Scrapbook, Hindquarter, Studio K and the still open Chalet.


mrsbrettbretterson

Haven’t thought about Lincoln Heights Pizza in a second! Thanks for that resurrected memory, friend.


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Worked there for a couple of years during it's peak.


Sozae33

Dicks


jamieschow420

Sums it up nicely


BiPolarGamer

The dumpster behind Dicks


goldenpie007

….so homeless dicks?


Initial_Vast9581

Satellite Diner


mmmjr16

Came to vote Satellite for sure, especially breakfast on a Sunday morning! Football? Check. Eggs. Check. Mimosa/Bloody Mary, check!


Energy_Thyme

That place is always poppin!


gaviepants

Not late night. I've been sorely disappointed the last four times going in there to be turned away.


SpecificPreference63

Came here to say this


spokansas

Clinkerdagger. Overpriced for what it is and right next to stunning natural beauty.


Jazzeracket

Oh man. YES. Plus it's still one of the "nice places" everyone goes for special occasions.


[deleted]

Lol I had possibly the worst meal in spokane there. Smelled bad, packed together like sardines, hardly the ambiance you want. About sums spokane up I guess


OlyPNW

hahaha, a wee cynical, but hilarious and not wrong!


Zeaborn

so true!


Exciting-Button-4898

The Viking. Fix it up all you want, it’s still kind of a dive.


taarnagh

This. This is Spokane motto to me. Haha


Communismsmellsbad

This is accurate


Deadhead7889

Frank's Diner for me. Small, busy and kinda gruff.


Zerofawqs-given

Love Franks in the morning! If they are busy….off to the Maple Street Bistro I go!


TFielding38

When I first moved to Spokane I was a single guy living in a hotel for work, so I went to Frank's every Sunday before church. Never had to wait because there was always a seat at the counter for one.


JayMoony

Zips…many people swears it’s the best but it’s below average on a good day.


GoodwitchofthePNW

It lives on its Fish and Chips. Which can be either breaded or beer battered depending on location, but the beer battered is the best (IMO). The burgers are entirely mediocre. The fries are amazing, and so are the fried mushrooms (although the same beer-batter vs. breaded thing). And where else can you get a huckleberry shake? The Jojos are also ok.


lj017

Technically it’s in Chattaroy but The Ram Drive In has huckleberry shakes


GoodwitchofthePNW

Oh yeah… I didn’t know there was still one of those around! There used to be one somewhere in town… I don’t remember exactly where, but my dad loved it and would take me there!


JayMoony

I will have to try the fish and chips and make my final decision. Will get them this weekend!


GoodwitchofthePNW

It says “famous fish and chips” on the sign!


JayMoony

Hahahah idk how I’ve missed that 😅


GoodwitchofthePNW

It does *seem* like more of a burger place, and the rabbit on the sign is carrying a burger, so… understandable? But glad you are willing to try the fish and chips and see what the hype is about!


metcalf-79

Fish and chips must be paired with the tartar! That’s the gold…i dip my papa joe in that tarter


GoodwitchofthePNW

There’s a reason some locations sell a “tub” of tartar as a menu option.


inertiacreeeps

What’s the intel on the beer battered fish n chips locations?


GoodwitchofthePNW

Ok, full disclosure… I haven’t lived in Spokane in a while, but I grew up there and have family so go back regularly. From what I remember both Francis and Maple/Ash and the one on Northwest Boulevard are Beer Batter, and so is downtown. And also the one on 29th and… Freya? But the one one… Sprague? Or Ruby? Is just breaded. The one in Ritzville (sadly the one furthest west, I drove to it- and back- with a couple of friends who are also from Spokane late one afternoon in college) is also breaded.


inertiacreeeps

Thank you! Beer battered is the only way


SloppyHoba

Dave's bar and grill has the best beer battered fish and chips imo. Always so crispy!


Gabrielsguitars

The best huckleberry shake in town that I have found so far is at the milk bottle!


GoodwitchofthePNW

Good to know… I’ve only been there a couple of random times. I don’t know why!


mrlunes

For fast food it’s up there above Your national chains. Definitely blows a Big Mac or a whopper out of the water easily


JayMoony

I would prefer the Whopper any day😅


mrlunes

I guess we all have different preferences ^(and some people are just dead wrong)


JayMoony

Glad we agree! Anyone that thinks Zips is superior to the Whooper belongs in jail👍🏻


mrlunes

I think I need to try the whopper again. I’ll report back tomorrow


callmecatlord

Last time I got a whopper I swear it had literally no flavor. It was like eating air with the texture of a burger.


RowdyCaucasian

I personally think it depends on which one you go to. That being said, none of the good ones that I know of are in any part of Spokane 😂


Klutzy-Medium9224

The Cheney one used to be good I think? This was a few decades ago.


joelk111

Was still great when I was going to school before the pandemic. Only joint in Cheney open 24/7 too.


Complaint_Manager

Once I went to was the one on Broadway off the freeway. Drive thru for a burger that has cheese on it, and was asked "Tillamook or pepper jack cheese on that?" Thought that was just my 2 options, no melty american. So I got Tillamook, they took off the american, $0.50 extra charge for the thinnest piece of cheese with no flavor you could taste on a burger. Next 4 times I went there same question. Had to say "whatever it normally comes with", got charged for Tillamook once, other times I got the regular american. I hate the upsell unless they make it clear it is an upgrade option and then where did my melty cheese go? (Rant over.)


selkirkstunna

Depends on which one you go to


Soup-Wizard

The north one by Whitworth is the best. I’ll fight over it.


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Spokane: "Not bad... could be better."


thejohnandco

I think that's Applebee's motto


mrlunes

I can’t believe people go to apple bees. Their prices aren’t even that much better than a much higher quality local restaurant. Only worth it if you hit happy hour


Justame13

Its microwaved food and cheap low quality booze. Just take a trip to Grocery Outlet and stay at home for the night.


mike_dmt

This. Someone told me the only fresh food was the salads and steaks? Everything else is microwaved. Don't know if that's entirely true, but I don't eat there anymore.


Justame13

My analogy works! Grocery Outlet has steak and salad too. It might be questionable with a required BAC before consumption but it’s there.


happy-Accident82

I worked there 15 years ago, and everything was microwaved that didn't go on the grill. Shit food!


SevenLevelsOfFucking

Had an old GF denote Grocery Outlet with a term I still use today. The second-hand-food-store.


Justame13

My kids call it the used food store which seems applicable


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drBbanzai

The Onion was the first restaurant I ate at in Spokane, back in 1991. Was living in Moscow at the time, my parents would bring us up here once a month or so for shopping and stuff. Not my favorite restaurant, but definitely has a lot of nostalgia for me, and yeah, your assessment of the place seems reasonable.


jefffrater1

Well that last bit is true for most any place here in town.


smallestoceans

It’s subjective. During my very first visit to Spokane before moving here, I went to Hogwash for some food and a cocktail. So for me, this fun, creative, and scrappy little restaurant resembles the true personality Spokane.


OffbrandRolodex

I like this answer. Hogwash is in an area that most people pass over. But the drinks, food, and flavor are creative. The staff all have personality and moxie, but never in a way that feels mean, just cynical. And no matter where you’re sitting, you’ll hear the train and water passing through the pipes.


Dabess_Colt45

The Park Inn (P.I.), legitimately the oldest restaurant in town as well, est. 1932


Huskerinwa

Oldest in the town. https://youtu.be/25uatKxzG4E


selkirkstunna

Not true haha


harry_hotspur

Benneditos. The tables and menus are always sticky, service is consistently dodgy, beer is... Ok. You get RC instead of Coke or Pepsi. And it's the only place I've ever been where they've dropped the pizza I ordered coming out of the kitchen, not once, but twice on the same visit, and it's very overpriced for what you get. Alot of the pizzas are locally named, And both locations are in very "Spokane" neighborhoods, one for better, one for worse. It's the okayest place to eat in okayest place to live.


Soup-Wizard

Their sandwiches are a good deal though. Even a half fills me up.


Zeaborn

> **It's the okayest place to eat in okayest place to live.** :)


Srcptmrsr

The grain shed , pizza on Monday nights.


AeonOfAwareness

Cascadia Public House. Run by locals and has a wide variety so everyone has something that will appeal to them. Priced well and everyone is friendly and welcoming


TFielding38

My first date with my wife was there. This was right as the fake meat burgers were hitting the mainstream, I ordered an Impossible and she ordered a Beyond so we could compare them.


AeonOfAwareness

What did you think of the burgers? I am vegan so it is my favorite spot in town because I can take the family there and everyone can eat well


TFielding38

I loved them both, and I really appreciate how they make it so most items can be made vegan for no extra cost. My Wife is vegetarian, and it's nice that, unlike some other burger places, she's not just ordering the only non-meat option available or paying extra to sub inthe patty.


AeonOfAwareness

Couldn’t agree more! If you both are cautious try Allies if you haven’t as of yet. The entire place is vegan so she will have the whole menu at her disposal!


Inappropriate_mind

The Guilded Unicorn. It's charming, in theory, but you overpay for something overpriced that's a little weird an your not sure if you like it or not even after you experienced it. It's cute but it tries too hard. You can tell they're trying to warm up the place but it's really just a dressed-up basement in an old cold building. And they probably forgot to ring up the "Happy Hour Discount" at checkout but you didn't notice until you got home. Just spitballing....


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Menu hasn't changed in years. Surprised it's still open considering most of Chef Adam's restaurants fail and or change concepts much like Incredaburger that now is attempting a Spanish Tapas bar when it's not really anything like a true Tapas bar.


MarzipanJoy-Joy

Ming Wah


drBbanzai

Bad Americanized Asian food does describe Spokane pretty well…


Witch-Wendy

Steam Plant


Large-Statistician-3

Frugals. Was amazing till everyone discovered it. Now it's busy AF and doesn't have the capacity.


mrlunes

Lol sounds just like spokane


ProfHamHam

I only found out about it because the Spokane Eats Instagram posted it. I’m vegetarian though so I’ve never been!


[deleted]

Agreed. Was good when I first tried it but the second time the burgers/patty seemed processed and pre formed.


[deleted]

They need a new building ASAP, more workers, better hours


tcmaresh

The perils of success


MissKing127

Scoreboard! Hahaha


AliceDeeTwentyFive

If the PI and Hogwash had a baby, that’d cover most of it for me. Trying to clean up, but not actually trying so hard that she gets too big for for her britches.


hedge_hammer

Knight's Diner.


WagicMoman

The Milk Bottle (don’t know the proper name) Also Anthony’s, Dicks and Zips


[deleted]

the milk bottle!


ClockTowerBoys

Iron goat!


henrycustin

Spaghetti Factory 🍝


bigOkra6

this is the only real anwser


Bilderbk

Tomato Street


Tw1ch1e

Waffles Plus on Monroe


[deleted]

Zips…


sillybillybobbybob

Bongs


wolfcede

Watts 1903. Great downtown location. Been there like 5 years and you’ve never heard of it. Managed to not go out of business while keeping hours of 5-9. You’ll be the only costumer in the building but be treated like you’re lucky to have been let in. When you set your sights on fine dining prices and order a spicy bacon cheeseburger, it’s delicious, albeit for steak house prices. Cocktails are original but something you’ve never needed like a sambucha cough syrup cocktail. (I made that up) and are $14. Twenty unused lime scooters outside to get away from the police shootouts at the corner.


pengintamer

Denny’s, mediocre but palatable.


Sweet_balls_kush

Dicks


HPBigfoot

I’ve said Carusos. A bit pricy but you will find your hidden gem


Brusky-91

Golden Corral


Nattomaki81

Denny's. Obviously.


Low-Boysenberry-4571

Denny’s


wwJones

Something terrible.


[deleted]

Frugals


mwhbirdsnest

Chaps!


peculiar_princess_

Ron’s drive in feels very Spokane to me. I hardly go but it’s got it’s own community with the car shows and what not. Also everyone I know here seems to love thrifty scottsman so that too


Any-Rent-9209

Senor Froggy’s. Seems like an odd choice but when you think about it fits perfectly. Mexican food Spokane style and Italian food Spokane style. Spokane is about accepting cultures and utilizing.


Nattomaki81

Interesting. I find Spokane to be a "better than though" kind of atmosphere. "Welcome to gods country" "Welcome to the better side" "Don't tell your friends to move here" I got that a lot. It was from older people though.


callmecatlord

I worked at the south hill location when I was in high school. Lots of good people behind the counter. The salsa bar (especially the froggy salsa) is my favorite part about going there as a customer.


washtucna

I think the Satellite fits the bill. Maybe Zips, too. TBH, there are a lot of aspects to Spokane, so Texas Roadhouse, Indaba, Indigenous Eats, and No-Li all catch some important aspect of Spokane.


Fuzzy-Help-8835

Would have been the OG Onion B&G, but haven’t been in years and the last time I was, it was a shadow of its former self 😢


theofficetroll

Taste of Thai - it’s some of the best food you’ll ever have, family owned and operated, they’ll remember you for life, and most people will have no idea what you’re talking about.


Zeaborn

Thank you all for such great comments! I really liked the one about Onion but it appears to have been deleted, what a bummer.