McMenamins The Old Hangout - Tacoma (WA)

1 /5 Kelly Ulrich: Ordered to-go: Tokyo Tots and Ventura Nachos. Asked for cheese on the side. Got home and there was hair in the Tokyo Tots and no cheese for the nachos. Called to report it. Manager said the cheese was put on the side by her and then said staff “keep their hair short.” The hair was short. No offer to remake or exchange. Being gaslit instead of helped was wild.

4 /5 Andrew Cherny: Been to the Elks Temple a couple of times now. It’s a wonderfully re-tooled old building, with a couple of different bar/restaurant options on each floor but our fave is the lower level Old Hangout. Dim, moody, a sorta tiki bar meets dive bar meets lounge joint. It’s got a long rectangular bar in the middle, with red leather (?) booths and some other tables around the perimeter, a couple of cool neon lights and old artwork, and even a fire pit and a waterfall feature. Pretty cool. Good service, decent snacks and a memorable backdrop, just be warned; it’s pretty dark in here!

1 /5 Scott F: Mediocre overpriced hotel food dressed up slightly. It all sounds much better than it is. Interesting cocktails with poor execution. Everything just tastes bland and cheap Id be embarrassed to serve these chicken tenders to someone for nearly $18. Ive had Tyson tenders from the freezer section that had more flavor. The place is quirky and the beer was decent but thats about it. It was a miss for me.

5 /5 Marisa Aptecker: For the tiki aficionado this is as close to a Clifton’s of the north that we have so far. McMenamins really curated an exceptional exotic environment through a cabinet of curiosities/anthropological adventurer lens. This is a place to pilgrimage for the environment.

4 /5 LEO “The Tipsy Local”: Ambiance: 5/5 Service: 5/5 Food: 4/5 Drinks: 4/5 Parking: 3/5 Price: 4/5 Visiting the greater Seattle and Tacoma area for a few days, so we stopped by The Old Hang Out on a Monday evening. Sean and Rose served us, and they were both so helpful and wonderful! Parking was convenient, but where we parked was paid (typical for the area). Price per cocktail is what you would expect (I think about $16/each). I definitely would recommend swinging by this tiki-meets-adventure style bar and try a cocktail like the Voodoo Brew!