Comments on: Angie’s Named One of Seattle’s 10 Most Intimidating Dive Bars; in a Good Way

By: P. in Seattle

P. in Seattle — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:24:11 +0000

I was in Angie’s a few weeks back with couple of ladies from my church. Both are long-term residents of South Seattle of many decades each. It is a fine dive bar. One women has hit on. We got reasonable service. The women were way more comfortable in there than I, and apparently more comfortable than more than a few on this list.

I’m a new comer to the Columbia City area (<5 yrs), I’ve eaten at most of the restaurants in Columbia City including Tutta Bella’s and have never been a witness to any emergency vehicles arriving at Angie’s, so
let’s cut the hyperbole like “An evening at Tutta Bella isn’t complete without some sort of emergency vehicle pulling up in front of Angie’s”
otherwise the Mike will be right when he wrote:
“but when a neighborhood tends to get too full of itself, hyperbole often masquerades as truth.”

I love the beat walk and all the fun things in Columbia City, but I’d let Angie’s keep serving the cheap wine and beer.

By: What?

What? — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:58:40 +0000

Do you suppose we could trade Wallingford some of our criminals –er, culture, for their lower crime rate?

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:44:32 +0000

I’ll take Wallingford’s crime rate over ours any day.

By: whatevernick

whatevernick — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:09:58 +0000

I’m always game — and I can even carlessly stumble home afterwards!

Columbia City Ale House is way overpriced, and Lottie’s is def Wallingford-y. Last time my parents came to the RV we ate at Tutta Bella and I explained to them how there’s ‘Columbia City’ and then there’s ‘the rest of Rainier Valley,’ and pointed to the escalating altercation across the street in front of Angie’s.’ Let’s do this.

By: editor

editor — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:49:28 +0000

I want to come, Nick!

By: whatevernick

whatevernick — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:48:14 +0000

An evening at Tutta Bella isn’t complete without some sort of emergency vehicle pulling up in front of Angie’s. That said, I’ve never actually been there, and can’t really jump in with my own two cents until I spend an evening getting tossed at Angie’s.

By: Myra Myra

Myra Myra — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:36:47 +0000

“but when a neighborhood tends to get too full of itself, hyperbole often masquerades as truth.”

I couldn’t have said it any better!!

By: FYIYA

FYIYA — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:34:48 +0000

Yeaaaa, let’s put a McDonalds in, then maybe the boushee cc brats won’t be so scared, disgusted, or insulted.

By: briktru

briktru — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:29:41 +0000

In other words, Angie’s has street cred.

true to the brick.

By: What?

What? — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:40:56 +0000

Columbia City is Wallingford? Seeley must not be from around here? Maybe Seeley is smoking some of what is sold in the alley behind Angie’s? Columbia City is more authentic than any other Seattle neighborhood but none the better for Angie’s. The last time I was there the place stank of moldy carpet and stale beer. It’s not a place I’d choose to spend an evening with friends. A dive is a dive. Angie’s is a dive with a high risk factor and not worth writing about. I’ve lost track of the number of violent episodes that have occurred at or in front of Angie’s Tavern. Angie’s is no asset to Columbia City and it adds nothing to the community. If Angie’s closes forever it will be missed by few.