2121 Tavern

Whenever I'm back on the best coast and home, I have to stop by the 2121 at least once.  It's definitely a family favorite because of the laid back environment.  No dress code, nobody is too cool, and I don't ever have to worry about drama or fights breaking out.  The prices are great (well in comparison to NYC) and the food menu is extensive.  Don't complain because you are getting bar food but appreciate the number of choices you have.  If you want cuisine, go to a dining establishment....this is a bar....so grab a beer, eat some chicken and jo's, then sing your drunken a$$ off Saturday nights at karaoke.

From the outside, this place looks like the beginning to some horror movie about some college kids walking into a dive bar in the back country about to get kidnapped.  But when you go inside, it's actually not that bad.  They've got about 15 TV's with various college and nfl games playing.  Their beer selection is better than average for a place like this.  They've got a few local seasonal beers and some descent IPA's like Diamond Knott.  Their food is typical burgers, sandwiches, and these ridiculous potato wedges called Joes.  I've never seen a potato so large before even if it was cut in quarters.  I'm more of a shoestring fry kind of guy but these were pretty solid.  Only problem is they serve them at about the temperature of the sun, so if you don't mind having the roof of your mouth peeled off, dig in.  Staff was very nice and attentive.  They also had a huge array of lottery tickets and drawings for junk.

If you are living near by, this is a good place to walk to.  If you've got a car, you might want to consider driving to downtown Tacoma.

21/21 has been a favorite spot of mine even before I was old enough to go in simply because of the chicken my family used to have for parties and what not.

So...I decided to visit here yesterday for lunch...

Place is clean and well taken care of which gets them 1 star.

I ordered drummies and jo-jo's, not bad, but not the norm either....still deserve 1 star. Keep in mind, I hesitated in giving 2121 a star here because my two guest ordered the quarter pound burger and really disliked it.

The reason they didn't receive any additional stars is simply because of the service and the staff. Customer service is an extremely important thing in my book and it lacked very badly here. Waitresses could care less about you as a customer and more about texting and socializing with the rest of the staff.

Finally, the cooks....you probably could have heard them yelling and laughing from outside. I know this is a tavern and what not but if I were the owner and my cooks acted like they acted yesterday and yelled the kind of language they were yelling over and over they'd be fired in a second.

Let's hire adults, not children.

The staff could give a hell about this place and it's really starting to wear off on this place that used to be awesome.

Side note, I was there at 12:15pm for lunch and I was one table of three total....and it's obvious why.

I'm a little irritated that I mentioned this place as a recommendation on a previous review that I wrote for a bar down the street a couple nights back.

As of now, I'm still looking for a decent tavern/bar in the 112th/Portland Ave area.