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Categories: Bars, American (Traditional), Breakfast & Brunch
707 E Pine St
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I am at Linda's every Sunday morning, and, if I'm not, chances are I'm wishing I were at Linda's.
This is the best brunch experience in Seattle. Just enough grease in your food to feel like you're eating hearty, nothing is every over- or under-cooked, coffee is solid, and mimosas are a bargain.
I've never had a bad waiter, though I do tend to prefer Ritchie over others as he always has a hilarious joke to share each weekend (trust me, ask him for the joke of the day).
I also like Linda's for night-time drinks, but I tend to steer clear of the weekend nights.
Your typical hangout type bar. All varieties of hipsters bouncing around. I have always a good experience here. Sometimes a little too packed but being under 30 I am still used to those types of places on a reg.
Great patio to kick it on a summer evening, knock back a few cold ones, eat a slider, and hang. To me the music has always been a little hit and miss, usually depends on the bartender of the night.
Hint: Sometimes it's quicker and easier to hit up the bar then to get a waitress.
Good happy hour specials, drink and food.
Linda's is the embodiment of all things that are Capitol Hill. You got the Hipsters out behind the fence smoking clove cigarettes, the essential sticky seats and tables, and of course, the outdoor picnic tables.
This is a great place to share a pitcher with some friends on the patio on a nice summer evening, but there is a certain dirtiness that seems to linger inside the building itself.
A wonderful outdoor drinking venue, but not much more.
MIMOSA PITCHERS!
The greatest idea ever, especially when split by three girls with a mission of drinking off their hangovers. Before noon. This combined with pretty cheap diner food makes for the ultimate Saturday brunch spot. I've been here three weeks in a row and will keep coming back. Mmmmmm.
Went here on a Friday night. Pretty typical of a college town bar. The school isn't really close, but close enough. It was pretty busy when we went. They make a shandy's I think.
There is seating inside and outside (with some heaters).
Anyway, it's a college bar. Yes, we're getting too old for this.
Alright, I know a lot of people love Lindas. The first time I went here I did too. A great patio, decent food, mimosa pitchers. It was the perfect place to nurse a hangover.
However, my most recent visit became my last. I sat with a party of six people. One person ordered four drinks total (two for him, two for another). He left before the rest of us, and paid his tab. We watched him do it, five of us.
We finish eating, we get the bill and his drinks are still on there. We flag down a waitress to ask her to fix the bill. She states she never got any money from the guy who left early. The one we saw pay, in cash a tab for 30 bucks. As we are arguing with the waitress (who, regardless of this, completely sucked anyway) the party at the table next to us is arguing with their server over their bill as well.
Both our table and the table next to us got an attempted 'double drop' from the servers. We left without paying the extra 30.00 or a tip, she asked us not to come back, we told her we'd be happy not to.
Yuck.
I only go in for breakfast, which is usually greasy but...palatable. The gravy has so much dill in it though I'd rather die than eat it ever again. Price is decent-like 7-10 dollars.
The servers in the morning have always been way amazing and friendly and they are able to keep up on the coffee better than any other breakfast place on the Hill. Being from the Midwest, I'm accustomed to Flo the waitress being permanently attached to the coffee pot. While they aren't quite up to Flo's standard, they don't do too bad. If I have a group with me I can usually talk one of them into plunking a pot on the table.
The juke box is cool except when some d-bag decides to spend all their money on making the rest of the restaurant miserable. It doesn't happen often in my experience though. And their pool table is fun to play with while you're waiting for your food, or you aren't ready to go home yet.
You can plan on waiting a good while if you show up during the big "breakfast" time. But again, everyone's friendly. They're more concerned with getting you a table than chatting, and everyone's usually on task.
I really enjoy the back patio during the summer time. The bartenders have always treated me well. And they can usually make any drink I ask of them.
Will be back to sample the brunch. I hear its yummy.
4 Bullriders - $40.00
8 (or 12) Buffalo Marys - $64-96
1 Cowgirl Taco - $7.95
Biscuits and Sausage Gravy (?) = $7.95
2 pitchers of mimosas (that's right....PITCHERS) - $30.00
1 Scramble - $7.95
7 slightly drunk persons on the cozy, warm back patio causing chaos and destruction - priceless
minus 1 star, cause the brunch doesn't make up for it.
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Linda's: the friendly Capitol Hill version of a neighborhood watering hole. One who is visiting can do any or all of the following things within its (appropriately) grimy environs:
- Partake in the latest regular every day HH in the city (until 9) for cheap drinks.
- Hang out outside on the "patio" replete with its own bar, weather permitting.
- See bizarre groups of the local flavor, like random costume parties.
- Consume standard emergency pub grub only if heading to the superior food options of Hot Mama's for drunk pizza or Rancho Bravo for a sober burrito afterward are out.
- Not get complaints for showing up with 15+ people in a group unannounced.
- Run into old friends (and foes) as enough disparate people hang out here.
In short, this is not the place to take a date for some intimate time but rather a place to immerse in the community. Perhaps a better way of stating it would be that in the evenings, Linda's is like a Capitol Hill Community Center... except with alcohol.
I don't get to Capitol Hill often, which is one thing I often regret because it means I'm missing out on places that are as fun and great as Linda's. Honestly, I'd never ever heard of the place and had to Yelp it pre-visit to read up on the food, the drinks, and to find out where the heck it was! Happily, the place was pretty darn good.
The patio is fantastic! I was surprised to see that it even existed - it's like a little oasis in the middle of Capitol Hill. It was a fairly warm evening and it was really nice to just be out there, chatting with friends and chomping on french fries.
Speaking of the french fries - SO GOOD. They reminded me a little bit of Dick's fries, which means they MUST be decent because Dick's fries are my absolute favorite. The cheese fries are good too, but the plain ones are where it's at. Plenty of salt and just the right amount of grease.
Our waitress was quite attentive, which was a pleasant surprise considering the number of people out on the patio. She got us everything we needed and was friendly and nice while doing so.
Happy hour runs until 9pm (at least on Saturdays!), so try to get in there and save a few bucks.
One downside is that it got VERY crowded later in the night. It seemed like the people checking IDs were letting every single person come inside, which made for a lot of cramped space and a huge line at the bar. Luckily I'd got my fill of drinks earlier in the evening, plus we'd managed to grab two tables on the patio around 8:30pm!
I'd recommend this place. I'd like to come back and try some more of the food. Apparently they do brunch? Sign me up for that!
Many people may be surprised to know that last night was my first time at Linda's. I don't really like Capital Hill and it's really inconvenient for me to get to from my place. But because Kerrie L is in town, I went. I'll do a lot for that girl!
It's a spacious bar, dark and dank but has a very welcoming presence. I walked in with my +1 and didn't feel uncomfortable like I do at most Cap Hill bars.
They have a patio out back and beyond that there's a designated smoking area. Our tab wasn't too bad considering we had one million diet cokes, 2 pitchers and some single pints. It wasn't Baranof cheap, but it wasn't douchey &8/pint expensive.
The atmosphere is pretty relaxed and chill. I'd go back if I'm in that neck of town.
So, I know I definitely should never be in the service industry. I'm not one to plaster on a fake smile or to bother asking random strangers how their days are going, or how I may help them. It's just not my style. I get the impression that the majority of servers and bartenders at Linda's really shouldn't be in the industry either. They all are too cool for school.... errr.... too cool to serve people, which bugs the f out of me.
My return visit to Linda's was pretty forgettable. Strong drinks (although I feel like you could go somewhere cleaner with better tasting drinks for the same price) and same weird atmosphere. Oh, and in case you hadn't noticed, bad service. The one thing that stood out was their outside patio. It was closed my previous visit and it was pretty cool to go out and explore the area. The patio is pretty substantial, has it's own bar and plenty of seating. And I will say that the bartender outside was on her A-game. She was friendly, fast and mixed up a much better drink than the rather awkward, slow bartenders inside.
In conclusion, Linda's is very mediocre, they have a cool patio, every hipster in the state of Washington migrates here, and Yelpers pretty much make any outing awesome.
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Many great things about Linda's can be said, but let's get to the important part:
The mac and cheese is killer. Seriously. Go eat it now.
After working on the hill for 4 years, I finally made it to this place and I think it will be my new haven!
We hit the back porch which is large, lovely and has many shaded areas. I love the trees that surround the back and the paint-by-numbers drawing on the wall. Service was excellent. Quick, friendly and a plus that the sever was honest when you asked her about something on the menu. I had a fabulous BLT (with cheddar per the servers advice) it also had peppered bacon which is to die for. This is now my favorite BLT in town.
Thanks Ron M. for dragging me there after a cranky week at work!
So far I been here once with my Awesome Kick ball team meet up.
It's a Hipster Divey Bar with taxidermy on the walls and old west paintings.
their Mac n' Cheese with bacon was great with a bread crumb topping and everything looked good for their style of cooking.
The Servers were friendly and took care of us at one point it took awhile to get our check and the refills on our drinks but a huge party came in and he eventually got to us. I would return here again and try the other dishes.
Man, it would suck to be straight-edge at Linda's. And it's so close! Just down the hill (and around the corner, and up another hill), I'll ride my bike here. And then I'll have to wait a while before I can ride it home. That's how much Linda's rules.
You come here for a night of drinking, saying "Nah, I won't drink too much. I'll just have a couple of beers and have a snack." Then before you know, it, you're up to your elbows in fat kid snax and you're so wasted that you can't properly tell the annoying hipster next to you to fuck off and die.
Then you wake up the next morning and you say to your roommate "Gee, we should get some brunch somewhere!" Then you go to Linda's.
AND REPEAT.
There is no better way to spend a weekend in Seattle visiting a friend. The patio. The glorious, glorious patio. The bar is alright. Dim. Warm. Full of people. The patio is really where it's at. It's like an extended version of your friends back patio, just you know, with a bar. A great bar.
Each night I was there, the bartenders were friendly and accommodating, always checking to make sure we were locked and loaded.
Drink of choice? Rainier with a straw. Do it. Class it up. You know you want to. Apparently we were out of our minds. It caused quite a stir.
Young. Old. Hip. Punk. Students. Anything. Everything. You won't feel out of place here.
I love Linda's.
Maybe the best eggs and pancakes I've ever had. Great coffee. Great morning warmers, great bloody marys. How great must this place be that 3 out of the first 5 times I tried to go her they were closed, and still all I can remember is how perfect it is!?! 5 Yums.
I used to live in Seattle back in the early 00 and recently came back for a week to visit.
Linda's was as good then as it is now.
Great for drinking at whatever time you'd like to.
And awesome breakfast sliders.
Nuff Said.
My husband really dug this place on our recent trip to the Pac NW. I was a bit more torn. As more than one person has said, for a woodsy, lodge-style bar complete with a mounted buffalo head above the bar, this place draws a rather too cool for school crowd. Very young, lots of tight jeans, guys with too much facial hair, girls with scarves...that said, I enjoyed the punk hipster music that was played, none of which I recognized, because I'm not too cool for school. The music was played from a hipster jukebox, fyi.
They serve food, but we had already eaten at Chez Gaudy, down the street and around the corner in Capital Hill also. We came for the atmosphere and the beers. I have to give it to the boy-hair cut blond female bartender that was there when we came--she handled a d-bag guy from Vermont who claimed to know beer who poo-pooed IPAs (my favorite type of beer) and she convinced him to try the Firestone IPA (which he later thanked her for in a d-bag sort of way). The bartender was definitely too cool for school as well (wearing a scarf, tight jeans, lip ring too), but she knew her beer.
After dealing with the d-bag, my husband and I talked to her about our 2nd round of beers. Our first had been delivered by a nice girl, who had much less beer knowledge. The blond pointed out that the "IPA" I had been served first was not a true IPA. I asked about the Firestone IPA served to the d-bag and she definitely thought I would like it and let me know that the same brewery makes a double IPA that's even better. She was right! Next to the Ninkasi IPA (from Eugene, OR) that I tried for the first time in Portland, OR, Firestone IPA the best IPA I've had in a long while. I don't think I could be a regular at Linda's and I wouldn't really want to see what the vibe is at 1 or 2am, but for after dinner beers from a knowledgeable staff, Linda's was worth the walk. Plus, buffalo are my favorite animal.
I will say, as a woman I hate their bathroom situation. I dunno if there were other bathrooms on the outdoor patio, but there's only one inside. I definitely walked in and the guy (yes, I like my single sex bathrooms) who was in there before me, had left the lid up with sprinkles left around. I don't get how a place like Linda's gets away with only one bathroom. In Chicago we have codes for how many bathrooms per capacity of the whole place (not that every place has a great ratio, but generally, if it's a big place, there's more than one! And they're usually single sex).
I almost forgot! One more good thing. We got the beers at happy hour prices!!! Chicago doesn't allow happy hour specials, something about causing too much drunk driving, so that was a welcome treat! Cheap and delicious beers!!!
Want an inviting, fun place to hang out with friends? Try Capitol Hill's Linda's outside patio. Great casual, open, somewhat bohemian/grunge atmosphere.
Good pub grub. Friendly staff. I've argued many world current events with good friends here.
Yep... Definitely stumbled home last night.
Blowing minds with the straw in my Rainier? Apparently everyone has an opinion.
I'll be back for you!
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food is amazing prolly cuz the guy cooking it is WAY overqualified to be working a bar kitchen...not to mention he is a total babe ;) the one with the curly hair.
Like a pair of old Chucks, Linda's fits me. Linda's has seen me on my first week in Seattle, on my birthday, before shows and after shows, entertaining guests and just enjoying my weekend. It's safe to say that Linda's is my favorite bar in Seattle. She's not flashy. She's not gimmicky. There's just something about her that suits me well.
That something could be the music. Whether the juke box is on or the staff is playing through their ipod, without fail I'll be singing along by the end of the night and wanting to go home and listen through various albums.
That something could also be the clientele. Of all the bars on the hill, Linda's seems to attract the most diverse drinking crowd. It's not overrun by skinny jeans or facial hair or faux glasses. It's full of people. Unpretentious, laid back folks. With a large outdoor patio in the back and a prime spot on the hill, Linda's can fill up fast and with good reason.
That something could also be the cheap drinks and strong pours (check out their happy hours). The slightly surly bartenders keep the line moving, the drinks pouring and the tables cleared.
Whatever that something is, it's got me hooked. I've got some love for Linda's.
All I know is that the morning following the night at Linda's (which I remember I HAD TO GO TO AGAIN since I was back in Seattle), I awoke with no recollection of how I had gotten back to my hotel, a full face of makeup, and all of my clothes on except my pants. Also, it turns out that both my friend and I had left our credit cards (my entire purse, actually) at the bar. Apparently at the time I didn't care, but I did in the morning! Of course, being in Seattle, the purse had been turned in, the credit cards closed-out with a reasonable gratuity, and it was all ready and waiting for us the following morning when we went to pick them up. It seemed to be a pretty popular lunch spot, and though I can't pinpoint why, I didn't even have a hangover. Linda's, you can do no wrong in my eyes.
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The last time I went to Linda's for evening drinks, I ended up wandering around Capitol Hill alone wearing a fake mustache and found myself in the middle of the War Room's terrible dance floor relenting to girls with camera phones who wanted a picture of me with their (actually mustachioed) boyfriends. This may say something about the strength of the pours from the bar, the size of a shot of Bulleit or the warm flame of the outdoor heaters that the inner moth of my drunk is drawn to. In any event, this is not the place I go for drinks with friends anymore.
That being said, I still find myself at Linda's at least thrice each month. Why? BRUNCH. This is my longest-standing favorite brunch restaurant in Seattle for a few reasons.
1. BULLRIDER. Their chicken-fried steak, which has a tendency to sell out by noon on weekends, is delicious. The home fries are not amazing, the eggs are fine, the sometimes-slice of kiwi on the plate is a nice surprise, but the steak, the breading, the gravy - I dream of these things.
2. The service. Could I be any more in love with Ritchie? Could seeing Kelli's sweet face so early on a Sunday make the rest of my day any better? The people who work here are great but these two consistently go out of their way to make my experience at Linda's amazing.
3. The ambiance. I can sit inside and listen to Phosphorescent or Aretha or whatever fits within the staff's whims and it always works. When it's sunny I can sit on the back patio with my sunglasses on the entire meal, decimating a pitcher of mimosas and gazing into the eyes of my perfect best friend. Decent bathrooms, usually clean. Don't get me started on the buffalo head.
Minus one star for the questionable clientele on weekend evenings (is this bar in the U-District or...?...), difficult parking and sometimes endless waiting for a brunch table. Still, I'll forever agree to sit patiently on the edge of one of the planter boxes out front (with a mocha from Stumptown across the street) until my name is called.
I like the fact that you can sub chicken breast for burger meat. The chicken/bbq/onion ring combo is booomb. Everything I love in a chicken breast buger.
Well, if you're willing to wait for it to come...
Everything else is not so awesome. Yes, the bathroom sucks and is very strangely laid out- one stall, one sink, no lock. Yes, it is always crowded as balls. Table service is pretty much non-existent at night. It takes forever to get acknowledged for a menu. They don't write anything down either- I tried to sub my fries for a side salad and the server seemed to understand when I ordered, but I ended up with a huge pile of fries and a dinner salad -which I got charged for. I'm also the kinda girl who doesn't like to raise a stink, so I paid for it all, buuut coomeee oonnn. Just write it down!
I felt like updating my feelings about Linda's now that I have a) experienced brunch on their patio, and b) didn't drink myself into bolivion (props on my new favourite word to Mike Tyson, by the way).
The food was fairly inexpensive and tasty, though don't expect the typically huge portions found in most breakfast places. I usually find it pretty hard to have an opinion about scrambled eggs, but these were excellent. I kind of want to come back and get a disgustingly large pile of them sometime. I also really liked the idea of a mimosa pitcher. That is the kind of mixological innovation I like to see.
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had a nice home feel
warm nuts in my mouth!
cold beer... mmmmmm
Good breakfast for being on the patio of a bar! I liked the relaxed attitude, the breakfast was pretty decent (but the portion sizes were a little small), and the mimosa pitcher was perfect for a sunny Seattle morning.
I probably wouldn't go here often, just because it's out of my way (I live in the U-District) and there are better breakfast places nearby, but if I ever find myself on Capitol Hill again, I would probably check it out. Also very reasonably priced for a breakfast place -- maybe it's 'cause of the slightly smaller portion sizes. I'd like to come here in the evening sometime.
I like the back patio, buttt.. the bathrooms are really nasty and it takes forever to get a drink on a busy night.
The first thing that drew me back to this place was the patio out back, which is by far larger and more inviting than most I have found in this city. My friend had her going away party (indoors I am sad to say) here the other night, and for the most part the experience was harmless. The staff weren't terribly friendly, but then again they didn't go out of their way to be assholes. The big bone I have to pick with Linda's involved one particular hamburger that my friend ordered. She didn't specify how well done she wanted it (wasn't asked) but after a few bites, she looked closely at the meat which wasn't just pink, it was quite red. The only thing cooked about the burger was the outside which was a bit charred. We all asked around the table and everyone agreed that if you order a burger and don't specify wanting it bloody, you shouldn't HAVE it bloody! She politely showed him the red flesh and he proceeded to ask her "is it ok if we just throw it back on the grill"? Now, bear in mind that this burger was (for some reason) split in two pieces, with melty cheese on top and was already quite gnawed on. It seemed a ridiculous notion to put it back on the grill, not to mention (i believe) unsanitary and against health code.
My friend was too polite to say no (she's from Georgia), so here it comes, all withered, cut in two pieces with a soggy bun, but (and I won't deny it) cooked through and through! I just couldn't believe how unprofessional they were. All 15 of us were disgusted and very unimpressed. Sorry for the long winded review ; ) I WILL be going back to Linda's, but I'll be wary of the food..
An awesome time was had here, by me, last night. Yep, awesome!
I had three gin + sodas because I had the next day off...so I figured three would be a good number. But then after drinking them, wow, perhaps two would have been OK. These drinks were STRONG...and because we showed up during happy hour, they were CHEAP! (See?? Awesome!!)
Food seemed necessary too, considering I hadn't really eaten dinner. My g/f and I decided to split...ummm...I don't remember what it was called. It was a sandwich w/ lots of veggies and we opted for a salad instead of fries. Delicious on both counts.
I fully intend on going back here next time I'm walking up the hill whilst hungry and thirsty. But if I work the next day, I'll remember to stick w/ two drinks. = ~)
Someone said in their review that, "Linda's fit them Iike a pair of worn Chucks". I own a pair of Chucks and if they ever fit like the service I received they would be in the trash.
The service was my main complaint. It took at least 10 minutes to be seated in what look like an empty house. We watched as the servers walked by looking in out direction. The bartender did the same thing. I wasn't expecting first class treatment, but a simple courtesy to let me know that someone would be right with me would've helped. Before being seated we also got snubbed by not one, not two, but three servers so that they could greet(this included hugs) there friends standing behind us. I mean could it get any worse?
After almost being bypassed and some uncomfortable eye contact as to whether to seat us or their friends first we got seated. The service continued to go down hill from there. I could go on and on about all the things that went wrong while dining there, but it would take forever. I won't even mention my "lake warm" Mimosa that made me cringed because it took so long o get that the first.
I gave it two stars only because the food wasn't half bad.
Here's the deal. Get a seat out on the patio early. Chill out with a pitcher of some damn good IPA. Now that delicious smell wafting through the air is... BURGER! Really Really good Burger! Resistance is futile once you get a whiff of the yummy smell. I got the B & B Burger, Bacon and Blue cheese with awesome fresh cut fries. It was the best tasting burger that I can ever remember having.
Cheers
I came here while visiting my friend in Seattle, and besides the lore of this place, we visited because my friend loves it here.
It's a relaxing place to knock down a couple pitchers of beer. Happy hour is reasonable. By the way, they also have a good playlist.
Yes, the bathrooms are crappy-- I didn't get trashed that night so I guess the bathroom wasn't too much of an issue. I would hate to think that I would be kneeling on that floor though... yeck. Plus, I think I interrupted something when I went in there... these two chicks' dirty looks told me I intruded. Go to the bathroom on the bottom floor.
But that's besides the point. The beer was good, and our server was nice and checked in. She was pretty cool about our slowly growing group as well. (I don't know, some servers get huffy about it.) We ordered some food, and the sliders I got were really filling! My friend got some onion rings... it was slightly deeper fried than I'm used to, but still really good.
Overall, a good time was had by all and we left with round bellies and smiles.
I'll have to go back there and review again on a crazier night. ;]
After almost 3 years of Yelping and 625 reviews... I come to find that I've yet to write up the place that took my YelpLife from online to offline.
Linda's was the scene of my very first Yelp Happy Hour.
I do believe that the night consisted of stops at The Capitol Club, Linda's, and Summit Ale House, but I cannot be sure. It was a lot of fun though. I won't ever forget it. With all the sentimental values I place on instances like this, I wish I had lots of great things to say about Linda's... I don't. It's not that it's bad. It's just not that good.
In my opinion, the place used to be a whole lot better than it is now. But maybe that's just me. I do like the patio on a summer day or sitting at the bar that's never too busy when they first open.
This haiku summarizes my feelings perfectly.
Bartenders be cold,
And the ale be colder.
Vegetarian bacon? YES YOU CAN.
Ballroom remodel, if you please...
This is a staple hang out for my friends and I, and will always feel a little like home. The food is solid bar food, the servers are awesome and the price is right. Plus, who can go wrong with a 7-9 p.m. happy hour?
You get a range of capitol hill people at this bar. Some of the best people watching has happened here, and also some of my best random conversations. If you like a good dive bar, you should definitely come here!
Also, there is a nice patio outside for when the weather gets nice.
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