4Bs Tavern

Had a late flight into the city and stopped here before settling into Seattle. Bartender was super nice and made good drinks. It was after 12 so no food but a nice vibe.

Super fun sports bar. I love a good dive bar, and this is it to a T. I unfortunately came hungry and have tried to make heavier choices, so I went for the grilled chicken Sammy with fries. It didn't sit well unfortunately. They have a good pilsner and incredible game selection for the size of the place. Great pool tables. Very nice staff. TVs everywhere.

Had an amazing first experience here! We stopped in for some pinball and drinks and there happened to have been a comedy show happening! We told the bar tender to make us a drink with Tequila (he did not disappoint at all! They were delicious!), and got to get in some laughs with our gaming.

Really had a great time here... Pool, karaoke, pinball, killer queen, buck hunter, strong drinks, working bathrooms, what more do you need? You might need something to soak up the alcohol (I did), the chicken strips and tots were perfect!

Fun little hole in-the-wall bar. Not that this place is little, it's very large and spacious. Pool tables, pinball machines, punching bag and more. They have a bar within a bar, very cute. The bartenders were friendly and the food really good.

The fries are really good and if you get them, the buffalo sauce is the best to dip them in. The selection is pinball games here is phenomenal, you won't get tired of them. And there's pool tables, karaoke, and smiles everywhere. I cannot recommend enough!

Came here for the first time on a weekday around 2. Parking was easy, there’s a lot right outside. First thing I noticed was the smell (like old carpet? Musty?) which is expected in an old dive like this, and I did get used to it and go nose blind but it really hit me walking in, I wasn’t sure I could stay. We waited at the bar for quite a while before somebody showed up, but they were very friendly. The alcohol selection wasn’t great as far as variety, same for mixers. We played pool and the tables were good, they take quarters. They have an atm and a change machine as well as a coin machine so everything you need to play pool and pinball and the claw machine. At first the only sound was a single (noisy) pinball game and people chatting, no music or anything. It was sort of peaceful and a great vibe. Eventually the music came on and it was a bit loud for a weekday at 2 but the content was fine, I didn’t pay much attention, I was just there to play pool. We ordered nachos which were a 3/5, just meh. Shredded cheese on chips with diced tomato, pickled red onion, and pickled jalapeños but black olives, and they were out of sour cream. It’s a limited menu, not a dinner place. We won the beanie baby claw machine (which is an adorable touch for this place) three times and only spent like $15. It was a lot of fun! I don’t usually waste money on claw machines but it was only $1 and my partner is a wizard with those things (construction). It was also pretty hot, uncomfortably so. The thermostat said 74, but it didn’t feel like it. I was in that uncomfy about to break a sweat range for a very long time. Smokers gather in the parking lot and there’s a bucket for butts but there’s not much room out there. It would be great to have a small area for smokers to go, especially encouraging it to be a bit farther from the entrance. This place would be incredible with a smoking patio. Every single person I encountered here was an absolute delight. It was a little strange but it felt very comfortable and down to earth. It felt like a mostly blue collar crowd, very casual. I noticed like 60% of the people there (no joke) were wearing a tee with some type of brewing company logo on it. Despite all its shortcomings, I had a wonderful time here and will absolutely be back. Just maybe not in the summer when it’s so hot. Edit, second visit: 76 this time. Bartender not super present, I think he takes a lot of smoke breaks. Won more beanie babies though. I’ll be back for the beanie babies.

Like pinball? Shooting pool? Great selection at the bar. Lots of pinball choices. Several pool tables. Seemed like a fun happening place!

I know this place as 4B's. I was always curious about it and finally visited on a Saturday night for karaoke. It's a great dive arcade bar with pool tables and lots of games. Service was great, karaoke was fun and people here were so friendly! Some of the games I thought could have been cheaper ($1 for pinball is kind of steep). It sounds like they're now owned by the same folks who own Icebox so definitely give it a shot!

read: I've come to this bar now twice in the last 6 months and both times when I cashed out my tab I left my standard 25% tip and when I seen my credit card statement via text the bartender or owner changed the tip amount and charged my card almost double. The first time it happen I was charged $20 more and thought this might be a mistake and decided to let it go. Went there again this last weekend and they stole from me again. The person at the counter this time was a white guy in his mid 30 to late 30's had a scruff beard look. Friday lad but it's all a show. Maybe I'm wrong and it's not him but a scummy owner who closes out tips but whoever it is stay away from this place. The new owners have stole from me twice now and I beg you people to look at ur statements and see if they over charged u Guys. If anyone out there has experienced this please message me on here or reply to this post. I will be looking to investigate this place myself. Ty and be aware again thieves

Free pool all day on Mondays and Thursdays. Large lot outside for parking. 5 pool tables with an assortment of arcade games. STOKED they have skeeball and you can track multiple player scores. Cheap drinks and surprisingly good bar food! LOVE that the fries are seasoned with Johnnys seasoning. There's an electric jukebox that you can pick your own music. Major fan of whoever was playing country all night. This place has a lot of character, so don't judge the book by its cover. One hell of a hidden gem!

This place was like a sports bar but it only has about 3 tvs... odd. They also stop serving real food like burgers around 9 or 10 so going there after that and your options will be chips, if they arent out (what?), and of French fries.. When I went they were out of chips and the fries we got were soggy and lukewarm. Not a place that I would go out of my way for or hit up again if I had a choice. The only good thing is the games and pool tables but thats not a selling point.

We found a cool bar in the neighborhood we were staying at on our trip to Seattle this past summer. Justin, Bryan and I decided to walk around and check out few places, since it was the 4th of July many places had been closed but this place was open and so we had some fun.. Pool tables, TVs, Pinball and other games just what we needed to wind down from our busy day. The boys tried several of the local brews, seems they have been trying every new one they could find made in Pacific Northwest. Myself I do like beer but had already tried 3 from different places we went too so kinda wanted my old faithful (bourbon), how lucky was I to see they had Makers :) We spent several hours playing Pinball and Pool talking and meeting locals from the area, had a really nice time.. I recommend anyone check them out very friendly staff and a great place to just chill.

This is a glorious (and pretty gross) dive bar. If you look under the pool tables you will see that no one has ever vacuumed underneath them. It's spacious enough that you don't feel packed in, even when it gets busy. Lots of pool tables, pinball machines, big buck hunter and beautiful old brick on the interior. Is the food good? Meh. But if you're looking for a dive bar from the days of yore, this is a great spot. I personally love crummy dive bars and as the tech boom has taken over Seattle, they are fewer and further between. To me, this place is a hidden gem (with parking, to boot). Definitely a better place to go with a group who wants to shoot some pool than a date.

Something bad is going on with this place. I have been stopping in every few months for an amazing burger and strong drink for a few years now. Always great service and food. Now, something has gone horribly wrong. A couple months ago I stopped in and placed my usual order. I was given a crazy strong drink and told the cook was running late but would be here any moment. So I sat down with my drink. 30mins later I told the bartender he had to water down my drink because I had no food. He said he didn't know what was going on and that the cook is never late like this. I waited because I had a buzz on. Another 20mins and I had my burger. Today I stopped in again at 1PM. Walked past the normal bartender in the parking lot as he was chatting with friends. The woman behind the bar gave me serious attitude from the moment I approached. I ordered a drink and asked for a lunch menu. She replied fumbling "the kitchen doesn't open until 3PM." I stopped her from pouring my drink and said "I can't drink if I can't eat." She threw the ice back into the bin, turned her back and walked away. Is it legal to serve hard liquor and no food? What the actual fuck is really going on in this bar? Heading up the road......

This place is a fucking dump. It hasn't changed since the 1970's and smells like a homeless person's asshole. The fucking bartenders are super friendly though, they make stiff drinks and have free wifi. The Simpsons Party pinball machines is a top 10 machine and they have it. Lots of pool tables and shit but come for the Simpsons pinball and the stiff drinks. They have some other games too if you're an asshole.

Recently celebrated a girlfriend's birthday here and had a great time. Reasonably priced pitchers of beer and a surprisingly delicious veggie burger. (I had low expectations and was very hungry, but it was quite tasty...) If you accept this for what it is... a dive bar with tons of bar games... this is a great option. If you're looking for classy craft cocktails and an upscale environment, try another spot. I'm really not sure what the Four B's actually stand for but it could be any number of things: Bar, Beer, Basketball, Buckhunter, Billiards, Burgers, BBQ, Booze... And, since I'm all about the dog-friendly lets add another... BABIES (of the furry variety). Yes, Four B's in Fremont/Ballard (is that Frellard or Ballmont?) is DOG-Friendly. I verified this with the bartender and have photographic evidence, but have not yet brought my own pups to the Four B's. It's on my TO-DO list. I would give 5 stars, except the method for ordering drinks (form a big long line that crowds the main hang-out area, rather than standing around the bar per usual) just doesn't make any sense. And, they could probably use some help behind the bar too on a busy Saturday night. It was about a 10 minute wait for beverages.

This is a decent place to watch the game. It doesn't look like much from the outside, and frankly it you can judge this book by it's cover. They do have games however, and boy do I like to play games while I drink beer. Their Pop-a-shot is decent (compared to some I have seen). They could stand to have a few new balls thrown in there and the score reset though. They have big buck and skeeball too which are also classics. They have some pool tables too but I haven't had a chance to try those out yet.

This place sucks!!!!!! Went In and didn't have my I'd and then they ask me to leave, and we left. Than they cam out and took a picture of us and said 86. We did nothing wrong. I guess that's why there was only 3 people in there. Really to come out of the bar and take a picture of us. Corny!!!!!!!! At first I thought they were drunks trying to take pics but I guess they were workers.

I came here after work with coworkers, had a great time! Ofcourse, the bartender laughed when i asked for a margarita ("Not that kinda bar, lady!"). But I felt welcome nonetheless, which is saying somwthing, considering my tendancy towards being awkward.... nevermind. Aaaaaanyway, great pinball and darts, good people, bar food, fun atmosphere, especially if you're done with hipster bars.

I would give this place negative stars without question. I was disrespected by staff and when I needed their protection from an unruly customer that was harassing me they were no help. They just brushes it off. The man that was harassing me said I stole his pool table.This pool table had been set up for a new patron and I paid the bartender for the ball. How this disrespectful customer ended up taking the table and insulting me is beyond me. IMHO the staff should be looking out for people that respect the rules not just shrugging their shoulders when an issue is underway.

You know this sports bar: Mariners on the TV. Soundgarden on the jukebox. Strong drinks. Pool tables and video games. Dirty bathrooms. A bunch of dudes wearing cargos and backwards baseball caps. A few gals wearing overly tight, low-cut shirts. Everything a 23-year-old 5th-year-senior could ask for on a Saturday night.

Also known as 4B's. This place is divey in an unpretentious way. I love doing Karaoke here and playing Golden Tee. Cheap food + drinks + games. What else can you want?

Fun dive bar! The employees are nice and helpful. They have plenty of pinball machines, pool tables and other fun games as well!

1. Ballards 2. Best 3. Burgers 4. Brews, This is why it is called the 4B's, now y'all know. It even says this up on the huge sign above the building, depending on which way the winds blowing.

In the gentrified city that Seattle has become- this place is one of the true old dive bars. No frills or fanciness here- the booze is cheap and the pours are strong, the service can be a tad surly, the regulars are an older group, and the bathrooms have the level of filth you'd expect in a place like this- complete with communal pissing trough in the men's room! They offer a burger and fries (which I've heard is quite good) for only $6. Their draft beer selection is surprisingly large. I recently visited and they had some Oktoberfest beers leftover (it was November). They were being offered at a "kill the keg special" of $2 per pint. Outstanding! They do have a couple of Golden Tee machines, Big Buck Hunter, Skee Ball, and a handful of pool tables. I LOVE IT. I hope this place never changes and that it retains its old world charm. There aren't many true dive bars like the 4Bs left around town- which I think is a damn shame.

[B]ros [B]rothas [B]uddies [B]esties I finally visited the famed Four Bs, most certainly the most popular bar in all of Fre-Lard (other than Hale's). I had heard so much about it, being around for years and years and being a very chill, comfortable bar with cheap beer and pool tables a plenty. I walked in and was immediately aware of being the only female in the entire bar. I quickly scanned throngs and throngs of men for a another female..somewhere...AH! One by the video poker machine. I was afraid it was like, men's night and I missed the memo. I also saw another one playing pool, so phew. 3 women, 40-50 men. Still weirded out. Did they all come on a big bus together? Is this a stop on the world's biggest Bachelor Night? They all dressed similar and drank pitchers of beer, all 50 of them. Damn right I counted them all. I sipped my drink and observed the anthropological wonderment. I wish this review had more important and helpful information for you all. Perhaps this is a service announcement for the ladies- if you're interested in finding an available gentleman that likes beer in the Ballard/Fremont area and you're looking for chances higher than shooting fish in a barrel, look no further.

Here's the deal. The bar advertised a 3 dollar special for Fat Tire today. The only reason that I purchased Fat Tire was because of said special. When my girlfriend closed out her tab, she was charged 4.75 per beer. They did not honor their 3 dollar special, because they said it was no longer valid, regardless of their advertising! All we wanted for them to do was honor the special price. Is that so difficult? Isn't it their fault? Apparently not. I promptly got the managers information and personally erased the falsely advertised special from the chalkboard. If you want to drink here, ask about the specials before you order. Don't trust their chalkboard, or their banner signs....

Apparently this place is called "The 4 B's". I was not hip enough to know that until last night. My friend and I ended up here after a debate over what to do with our night. It was within walking distance of his house therefore it won out above all else. Ballard Grill & Ale House is a bar for blue collar folks. It has a slight wannabe sports bar feel but mainly its a place to get cheap beer after a day spent working at the Locks. There are plenty of pool tables, darts, a modern jukebox, Golden Tee, Addams Family pinball machine (my personal favorite), and a safari shoot out game. On a Sunday night it was empty, just the way I like my bars. No wait for any of the games or for a drink. Food is served here but I have yet to try it. I have no doubt the menu is filled with greasy deep fried foods. The way it should be at a bar like this. Ballard Grill & Ale House is a simple bar for simple folks. No need to impress anybody here. Come as you are, have a cheap drink, and play a cheap game of pool. P.S. There is free pool Monday and Thursdays.

I would have given Four B's Four Stars for the entrainment value alone of watching the bouncer do a couple sets of push ups in the parking lot to GET PUMPED before his shift. Sadly, I had to remove one of Four B's Four Stars because of the insanely high priced bar food, and the aforementioned bouncer who spent the first 15 minutes of his shift running around and carding everyone. (Newsflash: We've all ordered drinks and are more than halfway done with them, and most of us were already carded then.)

Went out here with a bunch of friends for my boyfriend's birthday celebration and we had a BLAST. Everything was top notch from the friendly service (our waitress was great!) to the super strong drinks. The pear cider was fantastic and the food was above average for bar food. Portions were gigantic! We played lots of billiards, tons of songs on the jukebox, and had an all-around great time. We were pretty wild and rambunctious, but they put up with our craziness, which was much appreciated. This place is dubbed the "4 Bs," but I've still yet to figure out what it stands for. We call it the Ballard Bar & Billiards, but that's only 3 Bs....??

The 4Bs (no I don't know why it's called this) is a classic dive bar. Not in the sense that it's a great place to get in a fight, just that it's a more mellow basic bar. The decor is a little faded and dirty, the uniforms are apparently t-shirts and jeans and the prices are cheap. You've got your basic hoops game, electronic darts and a surprising number of pool tables. There's also the extra joy of pull tabs behind the bar. Beer is cheap although I probably wouldn't try any sort of spirits other than a shot. I decided to stick with Rolling Rock while my companion went with a martini. There were some odd floaters in the martini and it was sort of pungent. Reminded me of the times when we'd have drinks at a bar back in Cleveland that came in dirty glasses and smelled faintly of gasoline. Yeah, those were good times and yeah this is that kind of place.

The first time I came here, we had a blast playing pool and drinking good beer. The people are friendly and cool, music is excellent, beer is always delicious...my kind of bar. The food always looked good and we'd heard positive reviews, so on our second visit, our friend (a local) suggested we head back to the 4 B's for a brew and a bite. Sounded good to us...I was anxious to try the food. It was tough to pick something from the alluring menu, but I suggested that my husband and I split the nachos, which were delicious! My cider and the guys' beers were extra crisp and tasty, too. It wasn't until later that night that we realized we had food poisoning. Our friend didn't have any nachos and he was fine, but my husband and I were vomiting all night. I really didn't want to blame the nachos, but this was the first time we'd eaten together that day, so it seemed the likely culprit. I'll go back to this place because it's a great pub, but I won't eat the nachos again, no matter how yummy they were. :(

I used to go here with my friend Joel after a hard day touring the thrift shops of the Aurora Ave corridor, play 70's glam rock on the juke, and get my ass kicked at pool. We had something different from the menu every time and it always hit the spot. That was over a year ago, when they had the divey laminated cafeteria menus in fine print, about 30 different burger combinations, and some great fish-n-chips. Last week I got a culture shock. Tri-fold Denny's style menus. No peanut butter & pickle burger. Electronic jukebox? I has a sad. On the upside: the bacon & blue cheese burger was still great, the onion rings still gave me heart burn (as all good rings should), and the same 2 dudes with dirty hair and trucker hats with real grease on them were still at the bar. Glad to see not everything has been so-called "improved". I hope they're not trying to draw the uppity-er patronage over to our beloved dark side. Because seriously, if I wanted to hang out with people who enjoy paying $6 for a pint and eating hummus instead of nachos, then I'd just walk across the street to Hale's. Or shoot myself. Tough call there.

No reason to go here at all without Tazz and Fred and the rest of the wonderful staff. Visit Tazz next door, serving up classy cajun cocktails at Le Bon Ton Roule, and last I saw, Fred could be spotted in the kitchen at Zadya Buddy's on Sundays and Mondays at least. Not sure what happened to the rest of the gang but I'm pretty sure I'll never be back here without them. It absolutely pains me to write this update as once upon a time (see my previous review), this place was practically my home away from home. But without the staff, it's just another rinky-dink dive bar, albeit one with more games and pool tables than many.

Smells like pee, bathrooms are so unclean, I don't really want to try any food here. I've been to this place many, many times over the past 20 years. I have seen owners, bartenders and "management" come and go. The recurring theme is, great strong drinks & ample parking. Hint: Strong drinks do not always equate to well balanced good drinks. It does however equate to commonly over served customers. Ample parking is fantastic, so you can leave your car when you are over served, to find that it was broken into overnight. Lol Having said all that.... I love this dive bar, bloody pool tables and all it's a great filthy place to hang on a Sunday afternoon when you are avoiding the hosh, posh church going Sunday crowd and daylight! Lololol Just like we say in seattle, it rains all the time, keeps the fair weather migrations at bay, so be it the "4-B's" keeps the faint at heart away.

I'm very repentant that I didn't check this place out sooner. Yes, a dive. But a damn good one, which is my favorite kind of place. My drinks were strong and reasonably priced. The fries were great. Service was friendly, to the point that my bar tender was sharing bits of European chocolate bars with me that another patron had given him for Christmas. Ha! Now that's good people. I left drunk, happy, and definitely planning to go again.

this used to be one of my staples from WAY back in the day... back when we used to call it the Four B's. Can't remember for the life of me why we called it that, but we just did. What did the Four B's stand for? Ballard, beer, burgers and booze? Boogers, burgers, booze and barf? Burgers, bottles, blow and Ballard?!?! Buxom beauties, blackouts and booze!??!?! Damn it... now that's bugging the eff'ing hell out of me. Oh the hell with it... this place would have been 4 stars if they hadn't a ditched the awesome jukebox a while back. Now they have one of them dang fangled download it and play it first things... ASS. Regardless, this past Friday I stopped in there for the first time a long while and the drinks were strong as ever, the bartender was a little uglier and the wait staff just as surly.

Like the Goldie's in Wallingford, this is a good place to grab some brews, place some Buck Hunter, and work on your mad pool skills. Free pool M and Th. How cool is that? Divey and chill and casual. Just like you'd expect. Tip: make sure the bartender knows how to make your cocktail. My bf ordered a few dead Nazis and was presented with goldschlager in the mix rather than jager. To make matters worse, he noticed her reaching for the goldschlager and when he questioned her, she snapped back, "I know what I'm doing."

I was here last night, maybe my fifth time and had a great time with friends. The food is always good!! I had the burger dip (my first burger dip ever), and it was really really good. The drinks are always strong, the type where it's your first one and you can barely get it down. Not to mention, the bartenders are cool enough to act like they actually like you. It's a dive but a great place to go if you are in the area and want cheap drinks and good food.

Being that I live right behind the bar this place is awesome. Always $2 pints of PBR, free pool and $3 pint Fat Tire Tuesday, and a fake plastic fireplace. Who needs more in a bar?! Really, it's a great place to have a drink with friends on a weeknight. Eclectic crowd on weekends, but a great starting point for a night out in Ballard or Fremont.

Ah the 4 B's. I was first introduced to this place back in August as the starting point for a buddy's birthday and we ended up closing the place out that night. I've since been back 5 or 6 times since and I've gotta say that I really enjoy this place for what it is. This bar is definitely not for everyone, but if you have a set of friends that love a quality dive atmosphere with some great games and beers then this place is definitely worth checking out. I've also done a date here (definitely NOT a first date spot) and it made for a really fun no-pressure night out for both of us. The games really make this place come together: a skee-ball, 5-6 pool tables, 2 well calibrated buck hunter machines, 2 modern golden tee machines, a late era pinball machine, and the best pop-a-shot i've seen in a bar. Pool is free on Monday & Thursday nights. The bar also has weekly pool tournaments with 5$ buy ins which I have yet to check out, but it sounded pretty fun. The staff is very nice and is generally quick to getting you a refill on your drinks. I rarely see a line up at the bar as the waitress that is usually there does an awesome job keeping everyone happy. The food is decent enough for the environment. I've gotten a club sandwich here which was a great base for a night of drinking, pool, and skee-ball. I've also split the nachos and people have said that the burgers were decent as well. I wouldn't go here to eat, but if you get hungry or you're running late the food does the trick and isn't gross. Worth checking out if you're looking for a fun night out without having to squeeze through crowds of people. I've yet to come here on the weekend, but this is an A+ weeknight spot.

I visited 4B's on a winter Thurs. night for the pinball and basically I like the place, but pinball machines (around 11 of them) were poorly maintained. Kitchen cutoff 9 p.m. Bartender is friendly and approachable and refunded 50 cents from recalcitrant pinballs. Lots of beer in this tavern, but I inquired and got a nice Ginger Brew ($4) They could clean up 6-months of cig butts in the parking lot and obscure the view of the men's bathroom some, but I'm there for pinball: Gorgar (works but jet bumpers and more don't) 8 Ball Deluxe (broke and kept my coins; b'tender refunded) Star Wars (latest version: .75 extorionate cost) basically the older machines are poorly maintained. But I may come back for this Ballard Taverna Experience again.

From the outside, I thought we were walking into a total biker bar hole in the wall. But once inside, it was a plethora of pool tables, video game machines, pinball, jukebox... and of course tables and chairs. This would be a totally cool place to chill with your friends. It's pretty divey, which is cool if you're into that sort of thing. Negative two stars because there was a stupid drunk chick who kept trying to steal our beers and pitchers. I almost got in my first fight that night.... but anyway, the fact there was a stupid drunk chick isn't the Bar's fault. What pissed me off is that I told the bouncer about the first time she did it, and he went over and talked to her for about 10 seconds. The second time she did it and I told him, he did the same thing. I would have thrown the bitch out. Also, why no toilet seat covers? Come on! Anyway, it is all right.

Went here when my sister and brother in law were in town. Free pool on Thursdays and cheap pitchers of PBR. Fun atmosphere, nice jutebox and friendly bar tenders.' Bonus sideshow when one of the local winos went into a drunken tirade and was yelling incoherently at the bar tender. I find that kind of think funny in a pathetic kind of way. anyway. This place is a good time.

One of my favorites in Seattle. Truly great low-cost burgers and a raft of great microbrews. What a tasty line up on tap! Specializing in the great local made brews and very diverse selections. Tons of pool tables, myriads of pull tabs for casual gambling while you sip. Very friendly, but lots of space and you can sit alone, also with your brew, no problem. So, so Seattle! Ah, love it (in small doses). They have never seen a tourist here, and if you get here, you are not going to be one, local or not. Add it to your stops for a rainy Seattle afternoon. Has it's own "microclimate", and great music , crisp sounds.

Friday night we were looking for a place that had reasonable bar food, pinball, and pool. Simple, no? Well everyone vetoed all the usual haunts (the list is long) and we ended up at my house. I get the feeling that next time we're going here so I don't end up with a sink full of glasses and no beer. Nice bartender. Decent selection of beers, and they pour strong drinks. As Mel says, "SKRONG." Pleasantly, the vibe was happy, not overly boozy or hipsterish. Two pinball machines. Six or so pool tables. Couple of those plastic dart machines. Two networked Golden Tee 2008 machines that were in heavy rotation. Ample parking is always a plus.

Dive bar. This is where the ugly power-drinkiers and custodians of modern pharmacology come to drink. The burgers were pretty good though. I think this is the winter drinking spot for the fishing fleet when they are docked in port, as everyone looked like one of the surly deckhands from "Deadliest Catch".

Came here to have a quick drink after dinner with my boyfriend. We love this place for 2 reasons, and 2 reasons only. The bartender and his fabulous idea to combine tequila and a pickle juice chaser.

I avoided this place for years. I thought it was going to be something it wasn't. I was really surprised when I met some friends there for some prefunkin. I had a blast. Its the perfect example of a classic bar. Its what a dive bar should be.

I refuse to go in this place just for the fact I cannot stand those awful cartoony murals painted on the exterior walls by Seattle artist "Henry". I really dislike his childish and goofy depictions of animals and fish... 9 times out of 10 with one eye way bigger than the other. If I'm going to spend my money on lunch or a dinner out, I'd never think to go here.

This used to be a good and reliable bar, but it's fully gone to the dogs. The bartender is brand new and was more concerned with playing the boxing game the serving us drinks. She didn't know anything about the beers or how to ring drinks up separately. We asked for menus, but she couldn't find them. She was totally lost behind the bar and I can't imagine her challenge if we'd ask for something hard like a gin and tonic.

Worst parts about a dive bar. Filthy bathrooms, questionable kitchen, ants and ant poison everywhere, dogs nosing into your food while you try to eat. Bartenders more interested in their phones and chatting with their boyfriend's than serving you. All around a dismal experience.

Is it Ballard's Best Burgers & Brew? Butts Boobs Beer Bust? Ballers Bedouins Bananas & Be-Boppers? Much if not endless discussion has ensued regarding the B's in the 4 B's name. This is in tribute to a bar that actually makes me feel like I have left the ridiculous hipster mecca that I live in (and will grudgingly admit to being guilty by association with). Thank you to the Four B's for being "real" - you walk in. It's a bar. You get stiff drinks, and lots of options for beer. Adept waitstaff. The food is actually improving, though it has never been bad! The burgers, pita/hummus, chicken strips meal - all really good, and don't make me fear for the health of my bowels. My only disagreement here is with the bathrooms - not the most pleasant place, and today I will refrain from details and we'll just leave it at that. I've been to the 4 B's over many years and it's a great place for birthday parties and just hanging out getting drinks in a non-pretentious atmosphere that is an endangered species in these parts. To enhance my review, I would like to write about my last visit to this establishment, the Saturday of the Fremont Solstice Fest. We were just chillin' in the main area, getting some food.... and the couple at the table next to us, who I was paying little attention to beforehand starts arguing somewhat loudly. We swivel our heads over collectively to catch the gal (who is wearing a tube top, I might add) about to throw a beer (gasp!) at her male companion. The bartender warns her to "leave her beer alone" and she quickly grabs the ketchup! Oh yeah! Things are getting exciting! Although I suddenly realized I was probably in harms way, being a mere three feet away - it didn't matter. There was a struggle as the man grabbed her ketchup clutching paw to resist the onslaught of red goo, fries were wrastled and flung about the table and onto the floor. In this slight squabble, her tube top came down. Yes, I saw her exposed boob which she neglected to fix. (gasp x2!) And as soon as it had begun, it was over... she stormed out while Pirate guy (oh yeah, forgot to add that this fellow was dressed like a pirate! Integral detail!!) goes over and sits at the bar. I would like to add that no one was hurt, except for the poor gals heart and maybe a little pride on both their parts. I didn't ever catch what the fight was actually about, though my table mate overheard something about "not calling for three hours". I'm sure it was a little deeper than that, but one never knows! After the kerfuffle, our lovely waitress came over and was like "What happened?!?! Tell me all the deets!!" and of course we were happy to give her the play by play. She jokingly remarked "I don't work at a dive bar for the pay!" - She, too, clearly relishing the slight overtone of Jerry Springer type phenomena that can happen suddenly in the blink of an eye or exposed breast, as may be the case. I will continue to be a happy patron here, it hasn't gone the way of the Sloop quite yet. AND there is PARKING! Hell yes.

As we were preparing to leave the four B's the bouncer was going around the room trying to oust everyone. Fine. ok. It was one thirty, and as I was leaving, he told me to get out. So as I was making my exit: I said "hey, I'm waiting for my friend." He said...and this is a direct quote: "I will rape his f*cking as$." Now I don't know about you, but is this an ok thing to say EVER? I think not.

I've had good experiences here in the past, but last night a group of 5 of us were asked to leave by a bartender (dude named Courtney) right after ordering our first round because we "didn't tip enough". Needless to say, we finished the drinks fast and headed to the much more friendly atmosphere at Al's in Wallingford where we felt inclined to tip plenty!

To call this place a restaurant is a gross overstatement. Speaking of gross, I overheard the bar manager tell a patron that he personally wouldn't eat anything off their own menu! This is after I ordered, so I was skeeved out. I had a burger and fries. My girlfriend had a philly. True to the guy's word it was...ungood. The fries weren't that bad though, so that's what we finished. It's a dark hole of a dive with zero charm, and the crowd is a little rough, but also fun. They have karaoke night, golden tee, and pool tables. The bar staff are pleasant. Service is what you'd expect, but the pours did seem kinda short and super slow when busy despite the fact three people were working behind the bar. You are expected to queue in a line at the register to order a drink, whether or not you're seated at the bar or a table. I imagine this slows things up. Great parking! Huge lot, right across from Hales.