Listen, it's a sports bar friends. Let's keep our expectations in check. I've been mostly on weekends. And mostly when my friends and I were bored and wanted somewhere easy to go out to. Staff isn't super friendly, but isn't mean either. And to be honest with the amount of drunkies they see, Â I sure don't blame them.
On the weekends there is usually someone there playing dancey music. I tend to enjoy that type of thing, so I'm good with it. The drinks are pretty decent.
So here it is, if you don't like bars that are a little divey and aren't out to impress you, then you've come to the wrong place. If you don't care, then you should go on in.
I miss the dollar shots and dollar well drinks!!!! It use to be on Wednesdays and Thursdays before midnight!
The last time I was there they stopped doing shots and now its $2 well drinks :(
I stopped going there so for all I know they could of taken it away!
I hate that its a 10$ min on a card! That's annoying!
There are so many better bars in Kirkland! I lived in Bham and know the epitome of a dive bar...this is not one by any means. Time Out is just a bar you go to if you a) don't know the area or b) want to play darts of c) your friends outnumber  you. It's dirty and the bartenders are HORRIBLE. I waited at the bar for 45 minutes (and not just because it was crowded), it was due to the horrid bar staff playing favorites. I don't mind waiting if there is a legitimate reason (like too many people at the bar or, I don't know, some catastrophic drink fail) but if not, then it is a reflection on the bar staff/owners.
To highlight my experience: I understand that not keeping a tab open is annoying. I get it...you actually have to run the card and be pleasant, but don't tell the entire bar waiting that it's my fault they have to wait. It takes 30 seconds more to process my tab, which you would have done sometime in the night anyways. Highlighting to the bar the fact that I don't want to have more than one drink is unacceptable and in poor taste.
All in all, Time Out should a) get new bar staff or b) not be so rude.
Not a bad spot for just a few drinks. Â I've had good and bad experiences at this place. Â I'll list out the positives and negatives based on the 5+ times I've been.
Positives:
- Prices are really good, particularly around their Happy Hour.
- They have a dance floor. Â While Washington-ites are always timid of anything with a beat, it's nice to know the option is there.
- Good music for a drinking setting. Â Fun tunes = happy customers.
- Very roomy. Â I always hate crowded places like the Tiki bar, but this place has LOTS of room.
- A pool table & darts. Â While you need to get there a bit early to grab one of them, it's nice that you can play a quick game with some friends.
Negatives:
- The folks that visit this place run the gammat of "nice and friendly" to "complete douches", pardon the french. Â This is still one of the only places I've been to in Washington where I nearly had to get physical with someone for being rude.
- Bartenders seem to have 'favorites' or 'locals' that they cater to WAY before you, despite you having the front of the bar first. Â This drives me nuts at any bar. Â This isn't EVERY bartender, but the vast majority - and it's get pretty annoying.
- Parking isn't all that great - but that's a Downtown Kirkland issue more than Timeout's issue.
I'm not a sports fan and definitely don't like to chill at dive bars but this place is kinda nice.
Reasons why:
1. Cheap drinks
2. Pool tables
3. Karaoke machine
4. People who want to have a good time
In case you missed it, go back to #3.
You know the scene in the movies where someone goes into a bar and meet up with their friend so they can have a heart to heart talk. I had one of those moments here but I never thought I would do that while someone is rocking it out in karaoke and singing the song way off key. It was pretty loud, but at least they had the guts to sing it out in a bar of full of strangers. For that, I applaud them even if they sang it in the wrong note.
As with any bars, it comes with all sorts of interesting characters. Just be nice and smile and they will be on their merry drunken way.
Well, I don't know how typical my experience was, but here we go.
First off, it made me really sad that they had run out of Fireball the night before. So instead of my standard Fireball and diet coke, I had to settle for a Washington Apple. I know, rough, huh?
I sat down to wait for my friend with my drink, and a drunk guy decides to sit down and start chatting me up. Seriously? Boundaries, people. Then when my (male) friend does show up, the guy still doesn't take the hint and decides to stay seated and tries to talk with us. Ugh.
Besides that, there was some sort of party of guys dressed as women, including a pregnant one. It got a bit loud (as sports bars are known to do on occasion).
Meh...I could take it or leave it.
Harsh reviews don't do Time Out justice. It does not pretend to be anything other than a dive bar. And a die hard Seahawk fan friendly one at that. What's not to like?
Since when do dive bars have to have good service or "cute" people?  Yelpers seem off  target on this one. Don't miss the fact that drinks here are CHEAP + STRONG.
Dive bars exclusively cater to big drinkers, loud people, come as you are clothes, smoking and sticky floors.
If you don't like it, go to Joeys.
Oy... what is there to say about Time Out? Â If you're not in college, or looking for a college frat party scene, don't come here. Â Otherwise, It can be kinda fun. Â There's always a big crowd, and only go with a group of friends. Â If you're looking for a bar to have an intellectual conversation, this isn't a good choice either. Â If you're a guy looking for some non-local girls on a random weeknight... this may be a good choice.... So why did I give it 3 stars? Â Because it serves a defined purpose. If you're from Kirkland and it's winter break, it's the high school reunion spot... which makes this a fun/crazy place to be during those times.... and it's right next to Wendy's for the late night snacking!
Review Source:I definitely have a love/hate relationship with this place. Â My friends love going here because they like to play darts, and it is close to where all of us live. Â They all like beer, but I don't. Â If they had cider, I'd be set. Â They are good enough to have some wine on hand, but I'm pretty sure that I'm the only one drinking out of that bottle, and it's the same one every time I come in. Â This being said, it's a dive bar, so at least they have one.
The bathrooms are horrible, but luckily I can just quickly walk home to use mine. Â It also gets extremely crowded with a young crowd on Thursdays - Saturdays which is fine, but just not my scene anymore.
Everyone who works at Time Out though is great! Â They are all nice, are respectful about getting drinks out quickly and noticing who's been there longer waiting for drinks. Â
We'll continue to go for the service and the fact they have darts, but hopefully they'll see this request for cider and better wine so I can have a little better experience here.
Tip: If you drink a glass of wine or a beer like me and some of my friends do, bring cash. Â They have a $10 minimum charge on cards.
Thirsty Thursday @ Time Out!
I've only been here once but apparently Thursday is the day to go for my group of friends. The crowd that night was mixed, all sorts of people.
The drinks are SUPER strong! Or maybe I'm just a light-weight that doesn't do well with mix drinks. SHOTS all day, errrrrrrday! [=
Kayla S is right in saying that Kirkland Cops are out to get you. They are patroling hard. They even followed us to Wendy's when we wanted to get something quick to eat. Grrrr.
They should probably just change the name to "Bro Bar." Â I moved to Kirkland from Seattle (not by choice) and had no idea what the night life was all about here. Unfortunately, this was one of the first places I checked out... and regrettably so. It took me about 30 minutes before the bartender even took my order. Considering how expensive the bill was, my drink was definitely lacking a LOT more vodka. The crowd consisted of mostly obnoxious/trashy people looking to hook up. Not my scene. Definitely won't be coming back. Ever. But if you enjoy fist pumping, bad music and weak drinks I say, check it out!
Review Source:Gotta love this dive/sports bar in Kirkland. When I am with my friends we always have a blast. Its usually our first stop of the night as we are heading from my place to the downtown area on 85th. In terms of price of drinks,
READERS PLEASE NOTE: WATCH OUT FOR KIRKLAND COPS
If you have never been to kirkland then please do not take the above warning lightly. Kirkland is the #1 city in Wa. for DUI's. They city in the US Bank parking lot and watch as people walk out of the bar, get in their car and drive up to the freeway, and guess what they will catch you. Luckily there is always a f*&k ton of taxis sitting around. Other than that going out in Kirkland's a blast.
If you call a bar non-descript, can you then, without contradiction, go on to describe it? Â I hope so.
This is a sports bar. Â It has pool tables and dart boards. Â In terms of decor, it's a little down at the heels. Â The food is the reason three-star ratings exist, so thoroughly average is it. Â The young woman who singlehandedly both runs the bar and the kitchen and the service is such a model of hard work that you find yourself resenting the owner for asking her to do all these things without help.
The only thing that really recommends this bar is the trivia game that is hosted by the fine folks at <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyabsolutekaraoke.com&s=9d6f125bf2b1111eab96f684aa6bbedb8cc375cac29b8095b711ccef31061272" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://myabsolutekaraoke…</a> every Sunday night.  That's well done and enjoyable.
Time Out is near the top of my list of places I like going out to at night. Casual yet you could dress up if you want to. DJ has really good taste in music. Prices of drinks are pretty good also. Walking distance from my friends place so no taxi needed! I also work on weekends so I rarely get to go out. But Time Out is really good on Thursday night! So guess where I'll be tonight. Getting my drink/dance on at Time Out!
Review Source:I like time out a lot. If you've ever been to earl's on the ave, it's a lot like that, except you dont get obnoxious college kids or sex deprived old men looking for... you know the rest.
Now that I think about i,t this place stomps on earls. The drinks are fairly priced and the DJ actually has good taste in music. More over the DJ is probably actually a DJ, not just a kid who thinks He's a DJ.
The staff here is great too, I've never had a problem with them. I like thursdays here, it does get pretty packed but I like the small town feel of it. Everyone's friendly, I haven't gotten stepped on yet (it happens, I know).
BUT!!! 1-star to the bathroom. I will never ever never ever ever ever, use their bathroom, and im not only saying this because I have a phobia of public bathrooms. Lets just say bodily fluids need to be flushed -not all over the wall/floor/doors. Ladies, how does something like this even happen??
I've been here a few dozen times, and my nights here have been a mix between epic and bored out of my skull. Going on a peak night to this tiny place is usually ridiculously packed. Usually best to go on a less busy night and usually you'll meet some interesting folks, and actually be able to sit down and hear each other talk. Usually the staff is friendly, at least if you're being a good customer. Can't comment on the food, the only food I've had there is the free popcorn.
But for the most part this is a shitty bar serving cheap drinks in a tiny place, on peak nights it is too packed. Usually a bar this small is a dive bar with seating, this place is trying to do too much with too little space, there's only a few tables to sit at, some pool tables crammed in (that are almost always missing balls and this place has the most broken pool sticks I've ever seen), and sometimes they have a DJ blasting the usual Kube 93 fare to a dance floor the size of a bathroom stall. The crowd is a cliche mix of preps, frat boys, wiggers and while a decent number of attractive girls caked in makeup, showing skin and expecting to get free drinks from any sucker will be there, the ratio is always still at least 5 dudes to every one chick. Lots of reviewers like this place because it's a meat market, realize that is a pro and a con at the same time.
Admittedly this is not my type of bar, on a Friday or Saturday night the crowd is packed so tight you have to shove your way to get anywhere, it is a sausage fest with dudes looking to either get laid or get in a fight, but even then, there's many times I've managed to have a damn good time at this place, met new folks, reconnected with some old friends from goin to school in the area, and it has lead to some interesting after parties. It is just an infamous place amongst the east side bars, which can end up being anywhere between crazy awesome and extremely shitty.
Time Out is a great place for many reasons. Mainly the bartenders (especially Max!) are awesome. Matt should get some props too. Many of my friends live in downtown Kirkland so in order to be safe we party within walking distance. Time Out has become our "Cheers". The establishment itself isn't very pleasing to the eyes but it holds some charm in it's own way. Your drinks won't be weak and you will probably meet some nice people. Go check it out before heading to the other bars in the area. Chances are you will come back.
Review Source:Came over from Seattle for a friends party and we had a fantastic time last night. Â Cheap drinks, DJ just pumping out the good stuff all night and hot girls everywhere (this combo is almost never seen on the west side). Â Never thought Id have a good time in Kirkland, but hey. Just don't tell my Seattle friends.
Review Source:Hey, remember back in high school when we were cool?
If that sounds like something you'd say, this is the place for you. Collar-popping, backwards-hat wearing fratboys and trashy, trashy, trashy women, usually not terribly attractive either.
Tonight I witnessed three dogs running around the bar off leash, even behind the bar, for multiple hours. Some crazy woman was making silly noises at said dogs while chasing them around. One of the dogs vomited on the floor at the entrance to the bar, and nobody seemed to notice, not even the bartender that stepped in it. Do yourself a big favor and don't order food here, just beverages that come in sealed bottles.
It's a sports bar with no NBA package. How is that possible you ask? Who knows, but pretty lame in my opinion. I guess they couldn't afford the $200 upgrade fee.
Pros: Cheap drinks, classic dive bar, attracts a fair amount of cute girls on the right night
Cons: Easier to get in a fight then get a drink. The 10 wasted dudes standing out front sucking down cigarettes. Crappy food (if that's why you go to dive bars)
Wednesday nights!
During the summer they have $1 millers and $1 wells. It is a dive sports bar... The pool is free and they have darts. They have bud light bladder buster on certain nights, usually when there is a live band. There are a ton of TV's but, I would not go here to catch your favorite team play.
- Go with lots of friends and have a good cheap time. Â
- Stay far far away from the food.
- The service is good and all the girl bar tenders I have seen are cute.
There are plenty of what I would consider D-bags here... I'm from SoCal so, that is saying a lot. Â But, if you have an obsession with Affliction Clothing... This is the perfect place for you =)
My friend's band played here. Note to bands: don't bother. The audio was terrible. No monitors for the stage. Mostly because there's no stage. No sound guy. The audio for the singer was awful. Unless you're doing an acoustic thing, find another venue.
Returned to meet a friend in Kirkland to watch a football game, and since I have no idea what else is in Kirkland, <a href="http://mobile.yelp.com">http://mobile.yelp.com</a> was letting me down, we met here. The Bloody Mary bar was pretty weak, especially considering the lack of alcohol in the base cup. There were a whole lot of flat screens and games going on, so I was able to watch the Seahawks fall flat on their face from multiple angles.
Hot, overly made up girls, always nice. Lots of guys with backwards hats and polo shirts yelling the same tired old jokes. I guess the only difference between me and them is the backwards hat and the polo shirt...
A few months ago my best friend left her boyfriend for another man. Â He was heartbroken and shortly after headed to the Seattle area on business for his his job at Redbull. Â He wanted to see me, she wanted me to show him a good time and help ease his broken heart, and I was itching for a wild night out. Â Our journey through the Kirkland bars as two recent singles ended here. Â
No sooner did we get into the bar and I step in line to order drinks then I see a pack of men from my college. Â We all strike up conversation and what we are up to with our careers and what not comes up. Â After my update, I was told by a certain individual, "let's get into the bathroom so I can inject my sperm in you because you are on fire, and I would let you be my baby momma because you are smoking hot and going to be loaded." Â He said this with complete seriousness and sincerity. Â I regretfully declined the offer... as wonderful as the possibility of being his Baby Momma I am sure is...
I must say the drinks are strong because shortly after that comment I donned 3 shots one after another and it eased my horror that we all graduated from the same educational institute and had the same major. Â Mr. "I am to sexy for my shirt" Bartender who had a deeper v-neck then I did and I was sporting a shirt practically to my naval, was quick to realize that we were serious about our drinking and gave us or our credit card the attention that the surroundings found necessary. So kudos to Mr. "I am to sexy for my shirt" Bartender.
So if you are also "on fire" and looking for "sperm to be injected into you in the bathroom" then the grown up fraternity brother of your dreams is waiting for you here on a Friday or Saturday night.
8 ridiculously strong and tasty drinks for $69 with a tip... hmmm.... not too shabby. Â Especially, especially since those 8 drinks left 3 of us a step past tipsy. Â Craziness!
Watching them make AMFs and Long Islands is magical. Â How do they manage to put such little mixer in and have it actually taste good? Â The ratio of alcohol to mixer in a Long Island is comparable to that of the Baranof except the drinks are actually drinkable here.
The bartenders were friendly and efficient. Â There were always a few million people waiting to order drinks but the wait never seemed that long. Â All the TVs were nice to help pass the time when waiting in line.
The music was the best of the late 90's. Â Nice. Â Who doesn't like some Backstreet Boys, Monica and "Back That @ss up"? Â Every song was a former "favorite" from my middle school days. Â Kind of nice to go old school considering every other bar in Kirkland was overdosing on Beyonce and TI. Â
Will I be back??? Â Uhhhh... I'm rarely in Kirkland... BUT, if I'm in the area, heck yeah! Â Cheap, tasty drinks. Â Nice.
If you like frat boys and/or sorority girls... this is the place for you
too crowded on the weekends, not enough people there on the week days. Okay DJ. Dance floor is not big enough. Bouncers aren't incredibly nice, but not mean. Bartenders aren't too friends either..
if all your friends want to go there, then go. But it wouldnt be a place i'd suggest
What can I say, I love this place, aside from the 39yr old perverted Italian I had to almost beat the crap out of because instead of slyly copping a feel on the hot blond standing next to me, he accidentally felt on mine (I hope it was an accident) Â The bouncers got him out of there before it got ugly
Good place, many a night of stumbling out of there shit faced on only 3 drinks tops
This place is like a frat bar transported over to Kirkland, where frat boys go to live out their post college, yet still drinking excessively, ogling girls years. (Seriously, I have seen some former frat boys here from when I went to school... but oh hell I was a sorority beyotch, so whatev). There are some SHADY ass nooks and crannies that contain sketchy von sketchertin couches that have beyond their time for many years. I stay away from said areas. However, this bar has cheapppp strong drinks. Went there with some coworkers and we got our buzz plus on for cheap. Washington apple shots are delish. Except when you have more than one, and fall down the street in Kirkland, and have the scar to prove it. Oh, memories. Live on frat boys, live on.
Review Source:Haha! I love that Mel has been here.. and MAN! did she hit that nail on the head!
.. and hey Mel! When we comin' back??!
Seriously, in the sheltered little world of Kirkland nightlife, it's a good thing this place exists. It's just yer old standard sports bar (they've god Widmer on tap, which is good), but in crazy lil downtown Kland, this place is a lifesaver. It's either this, or Sharky's.. you pick.
Tons AND I MEAN TONS of bad makeup, bad jewelry, fake titties, white hats and lip gloss (in no particular order).
They had big flat screens (good for watching the game) and horrible music- A+! Â At one point, I HAD to serenade my company w/ a lipsync/ climb across the table combo to 'Love Bites" Def Leopard (in traditional Katie S. fashion). I did get props though from some Betty who looked over and said, "OMG. That was totally AWESOME." Â
They have Big Buck hunter, pool, and that basketball game.. forget what it's called.
If you want some decent beer, cool bartenders (they were pretty dope dudes for Ktown) and your in Obliviousville, WA, come here.
**PS- two stars b/c.. well.. just trust me on this one.
This place can be a madhouse, MADHOUSE I tells ya. It's Kirkland, with sudo rich kids dressing in their Ralph Lauren and Eagle Outfitters. Not my specialty. It's a pretty big place, but it's hard to tell when you're wiggling through the crowds. The bar itself is pretty big, but you will have to karate chop your way to order a drink. There's one special area with some questionable couches. My mind can picture girls giving drunken lap dances or naughty drunken bar foreplay and action. I should put a black light on it ans see what I find. Hmmm, maybe this place isn't so bad after all
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