The Capitol Club (4/30/10)

For our first happy hour adventure on the Hill, we went to the Capitol Club on 414 E. Pine. It was my choice of venue this week. I was drawn to the Capitol Club's tapas style menu, wide selection of happy hour items and extended happy hour time -- 5:00 to 8:00. The extended happy hour time is a big plus for Samantha and Jonas, who always make the drive out from Bellevue. We love you guys!

The Capitol Club's bar is located upstairs and is an eclectic mix of art, tables and chairs complete with a big "L" shaped booth filled with pillows that wraps around the back side of the room. Happy hour specials include:

• $3 wells
• $4 Sangria
• $5 glasses of wine
• Several $4 food items including pork skewers, spinach artichoke dip, mushrooms, fries and TEMPURA FRIED BACON (had to try it, but would not recommend)

The lighting was dark and the atmosphere unlively -- except us of course ;-). When we first arrived the only other table was one person reading a book. I can only assume the mood picks up a little bit in the summer when the deck is open, but the vibe was notably low key.

Other than the tempura fried bacon, most of the food was pretty good and overall everything was a good value -- their well whiskey is Evan Williams and certainly worth the $3. After a couple of hours we were ready to move on, but pleasantly surprised by the size of our bill.

We moved on to Still Liquor and had a great time there. Our bartender, Joel, gave us awesome service and crafted several nice cocktails for us as well. In particular, Teddi enjoyed the Moscow Mule and Dempsey, Deran and I really liked the Still on the rocks (a good change of pace if you drink Manhattans). Of note, Still does not serve any food so we had to move on once we were in need of nourishment!

Ok, that's about it on this uneven outing for the Happy Hour Revolution. Sorry for the belated post and look here for more adventures as the Revolution brings Happy Hour back one Friday at a time.