The Mukilteo Lodge Sports Grille, Seattle

The Lodge Sports Grille combines the atmosphere of a majestic deep-woods lodge with that of a sports bar, with flat-screen TV's mounted throughout and old-growth fir beams stretching over the spacious interior. Bartenders pull from over 45 beer taps from a bar that sits beneath shelves of rustic raw wood. As another example of the timber theme, they open hand-built solid wood doors to snag bottles from a beer cooler, or slide glasses down a bar made from beautifully finished old-growth wood. In addition to an excellent wine list, the cozy, family-friendly lodge offers plenty of hearty food; specialties include half-pound burgers, fish tacos, house-made potato chips, and bowls of slow-simmered beef stew.