The Angry Beaver
Restaurant · Greenwood ·
Canadian hockey bar with poutine, burgers, and imported beers
Canadian hockey bar with poutine, burgers, and imported beers
"I noted that, after surviving major flood damage and the departure of founder Tim Pipes — who cited health issues and called the flooding the “final straw” — the Angry Beaver reopened on August 17 to about 100 people. Under new owner Matt Baker, much is familiar: the hockey stick–toting beaver logo, hockey-team stools around a fully stocked bar, and poutine offered with three different gravy options, while new custom team signs, modern light fixtures, and ceiling fans give the place a refreshed feel. Fans complained on Facebook about the missing vintage NHL jerseys, but Baker explains they were wet from the flood and boxed up by insurance; rather than replace them at great cost he opted for a fresh coat of paint and new TVs, planning 14 in total to show more games. Baker is repositioning the Beaver as a broader sports bar — the reopening centered on the Seahawks’ preseason game, the new décor prominently features football and baseball teams, and he plans to “unofficially” make the spot a Washington State University Cougars bar drawing on his past ownership of the Magnolia Village Pub — though he promises “plenty of hockey once the season starts.” Having moved within walking distance, he says he’s focused on the local community and hopes to “break that curse.”" - Brianna Gunter
"Long-suffering since its 2012 opening by Canadian Tim Pipes, this hockey bar has endured an NHL lockout in its inaugural season, a massive Greenwood explosion in 2016, the pandemic, and now a cold snap that froze the pipes and a broken water main that flooded the bar and forced it to close. Pipes wrote that “It’s time for me to get out,” saying he created something beautiful and a community but that after 11 and a half years he needs to move on because “This business has just about killed me.” He has also faced mounting debt and the recent suicide of an employee, started a GoFundMe that raised nearly $10,000 in two days, and is considering options from selling to converting the place into a hockey-fan co-op (or even bankruptcy); he says he would like to see it continued as a hockey bar while he tries “to save my life right now.”" - Harry Cheadle
"In response to rising COVID cases and Gov. Jay Inslee’s renewed restrictions, I found that The Angry Beaver has announced a temporary closure of all services as part of the wave of bars and restaurants pausing operations; outdoor seating and takeout remain allowed statewide while dining rooms must stay closed until at least December 14." - Gabe Guarente
"I noted that Seattle's most well-known hockey bar, the Angry Beaver, decided to close during the current restrictions on indoor dining and has launched a GoFundMe to try to stay afloat. Since opening in 2012, the pub has been a destination for hockey fans and for those seeking Canadian-influenced dishes such as peameal sandwiches (corn meal-wrapped bacon) and poutine (it sold gravy by the flight). With the Seattle Kraken planning to debut in the 2021-22 NHL season, the Angry Beaver is asking the community for support to make it to opening day." - Gabe Guarente
"The hockey pub down the block from Gainsbourg slings Canadian classics like Montreal smoked meat, peameal bacon, and several flavors of Nanaimo bar. But it’s still probably most known for different varieties of poutine, including a pot roast version, all made with Beecher’s curds. Diners can even get a poutine flight of gravy. Open for takeout and limited dine-in." - Eater Staff