Charlie's Tavern

Man, this place sucks. My sister needed to use the restroom and the bartender physically got in front of her and refused to let her use the bathroom. She wasn't drunk, crazy looking or anything--just needing to use the bathroom really bad. She has IBS and I even told the bartender there's a law in Washington state that requires businesses to let people who haven't made purchases in the establishment to use their restroom. She has NEVER had a place refuse to let her use the bathroom after telling them about her medical condition. Rude and inconsiderate staff and manager. I'm boycotting this place from now and telling everyone I know.

dancing ugly

wow. what a gem! i recently went to charlie's as the last stop for my ugly christmas sweater pub crawl and it was, by far, the best place to go for some dancing.

why?

because it's where you can go to just dance.  it's not pretentious, it's not clubby, it's not a meat market. They played AWESOME music (belle de vo, sublime, tlc, nirvana, bobby brown, sir mix a lot, WAH!!!!!) that got you dancing.  Not the pretty girl dancing, but the sweaty, i don't care what my mascara is doing, i'm taking my sweater off because it's too hot!!! dancing.  Maybe it was the dj (props) and/or maybe it was the fantastic micro brews they have on tap, but whatever the reason, this is the place to go to dance like the world's ending and talk about how you're going to save the world.

so if you've been drinking down fourth ave and need a way to sober up or a place to get your microbrew on, this is the place to go.

ps. the past reviews of this place being a meat market is not true.  I think they all moved to 1230 or the royale, because the crowd here was chill!

I know ita a bar. I know it looks a little on the "dive" side...but I love this place. And it has the best, best clam chowder I've ever had.