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Mecca (Queen Anne)

526 Queen Anne Ave N
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 285-9728

Categories: Bar, Restaurant

Restaurant Details

  • An old-timey counter-and-booth-style diner, for those times when only dependable diner food can hit the spot. The jukebox is a history lesson unto itself, and the classic breakfast items are among the city's best and most reliable.
  • Features: Bar/Happy Hour, Cheap Eats and Late-Night Dining
  • Cuisine: Diner, New American and Pub Grub

Bar Details

  • In the best of times, the Mecca draws a dark-humored, hard-living crowd. This narrow, noisy, once-smoky, beloved dive delivers the best one-two punch in town: strong drinks at reasonable prices for the night before and great greasy breakfasts for the morning after.
  • Hours: Sat-Sun 10 am–2 am, Mon-Fri 11 am–2 am, cafe opens at 7 am.
  • Happy Hour: Daily 3-7 pm ($1 off wells and beers).
  • Features: Full Menu and Happy Hour
  • Scene: Dive

The Stranger's Reviews of Mecca

 
 

Average Rating:
  • 3.25000/5 Stars.
Reviews/Comments (16) RSS

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Gomez 16

Solid breakfast offerings at a slightly inflated price

The Stranger drew me here with their piece on chicken fried steaks, and Mecca's didn't disappoint me. While not the greatest I've ever had, it certainly hit the spot and is one of the better ones out there. It's a bit pricier than your typical $7-8 breakfast plate but they load the plate and add enough value to make it worth your while. I've had a couple of their other breakfast plates and those aren't bad either. Mecca's breakfast is not spectacular but it hasn't disappointed me. When I'm feeling a chicken fried steak on a Saturday or Sunday morning, it's where I go.
Posted by Gomez http://gomezticator.livejournal.com on August 16, 2009 at 2:28 PM · Report
15

Alcoholic's Dream Bar

Every time I go to the Mecca I can't beleive how hard everyone drinks. The last time I drank there I think my drink had knock out drops put in it. Good Juke box.
Posted by Critique on June 24, 2009 at 4:02 PM · Report
14

  • 5/5 Stars.

As a fellow dive bar owner I always look forward to a visit to the mecca to run into old friends and make new ones. I have known some of the staff for many years and always feel at home no matter how long I have been away
Posted by JOMO on April 24, 2009 at 8:53 AM · Report
13

Unpretentious shouldn't equal sad

Something about Mecca makes me irritated and sad. Maybe it was the drunk 40 something woman loudly proclaiming well, something on a Monday evening. It's a greasy hole for the under achiever to crawl into and succumb to lack of their lack of ambition and taste. I suppose if I were more intoxicated I would have excused the vibe or if I was still a smoker I could have found the food more enjoyable for lack of tastebud sensitivity. Just because somethings been around for a while doesn't make it good. Where's the energy Mecca? The Rock and Roll dive theme should extend to your prices if you intend to serve up an experience of such intended low quality.
Posted by transplantsonamission on April 3, 2009 at 10:55 AM · Report
12

Only at Mecca

No matter how many times we go there, There's always something new. We've seen a dog on the counter, the cook ran out and the waitress asked us how to cook the fries. We've seen the waitress brushing her hair in the kitchen, uncooked popcorn in the eggs, and a man scrubbing the spilt drink off his crotch 2ft from my face. There is always at least one thing each time, yet we always go back????? and we'll probably go back again, because the food and service is great, but mainly to see what's next.
Posted by foodeegoodee on March 29, 2009 at 12:18 PM · Report
11

Ahhh, la Mecca...

Greasy, old, with sharp-tongued waitstaff and fries that are reminiscent of Dick's drive-in fries, just a bit larger.
Awesome place for rowdy drinkin', bad hangovers and a touch of Seattle culture. Stay away if you're expecting amazing service, gourmet food, or if you're a prissy b*tch.
I just wish they would get a pinball machine that's actually in working order!
Posted by evilbot5000 on October 8, 2008 at 9:01 PM · Report
10

One less customer

My last visit to the Mecca was my last. All my friends and I wanted was some food and drinks. But all we got was the worst service (thanks in large part due to the lying, dimwitted, neanderthal bartender) I've ever had. Then, when I complained to the manager (I'm not convinced he really was the manager, but he claimed to be), he kicked me and my friends out. At that point the s--- hit the fan, words were exchanged and I may have poured out my beer on the service counter. Anyway, the staffs' response was to follow us out on the street and try to start a fight. Really? Anyway, the place was once great - a true mecca of dive bars and diners, but now your better off going grabbing a Dicks burger and heading to the Streamline. If you do go, I suggest the old dine and dash - they don't deserve your money!
Posted by skrob on August 12, 2008 at 2:04 PM · Report
9

Lame...

I am boycotting this place for life. Last year during bumbershoot they had a big sign that said "$1 Miller Drafts"... So six friends and I order lots of them... when we got the bill they charged us 3.50 each... when we questioned it they said "that's not valid during Bumbershoot"... and they wouldn't budge (they even phoned the manager). Not that 3.50 for a beer would break the bank... it's the principle of the thing. Lame. Oh yeah, and the fries do suck.
Posted by Buddy on April 25, 2008 at 11:48 AM · Report
8

Savor it

This is a perfect dive diner. The fish and chips (thick and long like I like 'em) were greasy and plentiful. The ale from the tap was cold and crisp. The waitress was warm, friendly and inobtrusive. The atmosphere was relaxed, urban and unpretentious. I am so glad a place like this still exists in trendy Queen Anne.
Posted by homage to me on November 29, 2007 at 8:13 PM · Report
7

The fries suck

but the rest of the food is ok.
Posted by Corn Beach on November 17, 2007 at 5:28 PM · Report
6

What????

"a country fried steak", hey jerk, it ain't even on the menu!!!! The breakfast are ugly to look at and taste the same. Nice digs. Too bad the breakfeast's suck, look ugly and taste ugly. And they expect us to pay for parking for a sucky breakfast at lower Queen Anne, ...While surounded by such better places to eat? A dozen on every block. AVOID MECCA unless you are so drunk, nobody at Mecca will care.
Posted by Dawn on October 23, 2007 at 9:28 PM · Report
5

Country Fried Steak and Eggs

Drink a Bloody Mary, get cussed at by the wait staff, eat a country fried steak as big as your head and enjoy the best dive bar/greasy spoon in Seattle. The Mecca truly is just that for the drunk with an appetite.
Posted by moeheavy on August 23, 2007 at 11:19 AM · Report
4

Hair of the Dog

Going to the Mecca Sunday mornings has recently become as important as church used to be. The "Number 7" breakfast and a bloody mary or two are essential ingredients to recovering from the night before. Can't say they're the best Marys in town (it all depends on who's bartending) but the wait staff has no problem handing out the A1 and worcestershire sauce for that personal touch.
Posted by wellhungover on August 16, 2007 at 10:27 PM · Report
3

Rode hard and put away wet?

Not the "that presentation is due by Monday and my boss is riding my ass to work all weekend" kind, but the "my new boyfriend is fucking hot and he rode my ass all night" kind. Oh, I love that latter kind.*** Mecca is sooo comfy, with a row of booths along the hall/bar and some bigger booths in the back for me and all my blowsy loud rocker girlfriends. We pop some AC/DC on the juke and order any plate that comes with a pile of Mecca's legendary bacon. This stuff is SO big, and SO tasty-crispy you can almost get away with spelling crispy with a K. All that and it's served up by a tatooed greaser hunk named Jonesy who gives me the hairy eyeball when I order tea. It's a cute hairy eyeball tho', the kind that says, "you should be rode hard for making me put together that stupid tea pot clusterfuck". 'K Jonesy. Just wait a few days while I heal, willya?
Posted by Miz James on August 10, 2007 at 7:55 PM · Report
2

open late night

i love to roll in late night for eggs benedict after a night of heavy drinking... it's always just exactly what i need!
Posted by babysonfire on July 23, 2007 at 11:46 PM · Report
1

L.I.Iced Tea!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very nice drink,Thing are foggy after 3 though
Posted by furry123 on July 21, 2007 at 1:43 PM · Report

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