Food & Drink Jul 9, 2009 at 4:00 am

Bar Exam

Checking Out the Lookout

Bethany Jean Clement
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Funny, "The Lookout" was the name of our teenage drinking spot across from Lakeview Cemetery.
Dougsf on July 10, 2009 at 12:54 PM Report this
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I hated Artemis. Some of the worst food I've had in Seattle -- I only went once so maybe it was an off-night but everything was over-oily (the mezze plate) or over-salted (both entree and horrible chocolate salt dessert).

I was at Lookout last weekend and had some of the best hummus of my life. Even though I was with friends it felt like the perfect romantic after date location. LOVED IT.
Jigae on July 10, 2009 at 5:33 PM Report this
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I live across from the Lookout. I went there the other Saturday night to check it out and was disappointed. The bartender was a sort of strange and slow moving man-sloth and he made a nasty margarita for my friend and a too much Coke Jack and Coke for our other companion. All this took about 15 minutes for the bartender to wrap up some conversation and slowly poor the premixed stuff into a glass, limply shake it up for a half second and then poor it out.

I had a beer. It was fine.
on July 13, 2009 at 12:51 PM Report this
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How embarrassing. Now I'm one of those people who misspelled an easy word.

I meant pour. Not poor.

Or what I maybe meant was that it was a poor pour of Jack into the Coke that went into creating the aforementioned Jack and Coke.

Thanks.
on July 13, 2009 at 12:53 PM Report this
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Yeah, I went in there, too, it took ten minutes to get a draft and a shot, the bartender was far too interested in chatting up his buddies. No thanks. I'll go to Sam's joint, down on Summit, where the folks are always friendly and moving. I don't like joints where serving me is a sigh and a eye roll. Lookout, I won't be back, my drinking buck is worth too much these days to get bad service and bad drinks!!!The Lookout has all the hip shit trappings (that will look very aged very soon), BUT IT HAS SHITTY SERVICE!
Wild Bill on July 18, 2009 at 2:28 PM Report this
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or, Sun Liquor, next to The Summit, great little vibe going between these two neighborhood joints. The Lookout, well, they ain't neighborly, unless you're one of the 12 "regulars" that they fawn over.
Wild Bill on July 18, 2009 at 3:24 PM Report this
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I head over to the Lookout about twice a month. I'm super happy for the transition from Artemus.

Let the bartender invent something for you, play the rickety old pinball game, stay away from the jukebox and enjoy an 80's movie... for god's sake don't read the closed captions.
doublejosh on August 23, 2009 at 12:10 AM Report this
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Funny. I enjoy the service, actually. They made my drinks fast and brought the food out promptly. They don't have table service, but it's really not that inconvenient to order myself. Plus, the pinball machine is dope.

I think they've changed things up. I noticed they have a new menu. Much better than what I remember before.
wildowls on February 24, 2010 at 5:24 PM Report this
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Funny. I enjoy the service, actually. They made my drinks fast and brought the food out promptly. They don't have table service, but it's really not that inconvenient to order myself. Plus, the pinball machine is dope.

I think they've changed things up. I noticed they have a new menu. Much better than what I remember before.
wildowls on February 24, 2010 at 5:25 PM Report this

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