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Old Number 3
Category: Restaurants American (Traditional) American (Traditional) [Edit]
8381 State Route 903Ronald, WA 98940
(509) 649-3301
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
4 reviews for Old Number 3
4 reviews in English
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Review from Rachel F.
Murrieta, CA
3/14/2010
Once upon a time, before Cle Elum, Ronald and Roslyn got all high on their "Northern Exposure" horses and kicked all the off road motorcycle people out of the area in the early/mid-nineties and built a stupid golf course over where we used to ride -- the Old Number 3 was THE place to be.
We would ride our bikes 20-30 miles along trails and drop in on Ronald. We would come in covered head to foot in mud/dust/snow. Walk in with our motorcycle boots on and set our helmets on the tables. Great big burgers and cold beer (for my dad, I was like 14 back then). After our meal we would ride over to the #3 coal pile and ride around before heading back to camp over by #9 or Bullfrog flats.
It used to be a crazy mix of Harley Guys and Off-Road riders...which was pretty funny back then because the Harley Guys were all gruff and surley and the rest of us were sporting our super awesome bright florescent racing jerseys and pants...which was the style at the time. There were always a dozen or so Harleys and dirt bikes parked outside the bar. Inside there used to be hundreds of hats stapled or nailed all over the ceiling and walls.
Going to the Old Number 3 is one of my fondest memories growing-up. AND the first bar I frequented as a young teenager. Apparently, after reading the other posts, the original burned down. I guess I'm not surprised, but it's still too bad because it was pretty cool.
I haven't been there for over 15 years...so, it may very well suck now. But I give it four stars for the place it holds in my heart. (Awww...)
But Cle Elum, Roslyn and Ronald can still suck it for kicking all the riders out of the area.
Yeah, it's been almost 20 years, but I am still pissed off. Northern Exposure couldn't last forever, jerks! -
Review from Scott S.
Los Angeles, CA
3/14/2008
In the middle of nowhere?
-check
Did I see this place in that bad show Northern Exposure?
-yes
Full of rednecks?
- check
Does the place have character and render a uniqueness that defies categorization?
-yes
Is the cuisine suitable with a moderate selection, in that heart wrenching grease spoon sense?
- definitely
If I happen to be going from here to there, find myself in the middle of nowhere, and spot the town of Roslyn/Ronald - should I roll in here for a brew, some grub, and some attitude?
- absolutely -
Review from Raymond W.
Seattle, WA
10/9/2007
Just outside of Roslyn, WA there's a speck of a town called Ronald that I would have never even known about had I not just spent the weekend in a log cabin with a theatre company. Maybe I should blame television for this, but I believe that "Small-Town America" is almost synonymous with good breakfast and even if they fear the outside world they're at least welcoming when a few of them are passing through town.
Then there's the Old #3- a bar/restaurant and probably the social hub for the people of Ronald, and *only* Ronald based on the we-don't-take-kindly-ta-city-folk looks that were shot at us. The first thing I noticed over the blare of televised football, was hundreds of one dollar bills on the walls, all defaced with peoples names, some dated recently. I thought that it might be a nice sentiment to add one with our theater company's name to the mix. When the waitress came by I asked about them. She grudgingly replied that they came from the old #3 before it burned down. "So the old Old #3 burned down?" "Yep" And that was all I got. No "would you like to add a dollar to our wall?" or even "I'm sorry but we stopped doing that to commemorate those lost in the fire". That was pretty emblematic of the service. The food was okay- just kind of bland and there. The chicken-fried steak was a little tough and the "sausage" gravy a bit watery and made with bacon. Also, apparently "scrambled" and "over-easy" both mean over-easy. This was a table-wide epidemic, not just one or two orders. Out of 8 people, I was the only one to get the correct eggs, but then I was the only one to order them over-easy.
The Old #3 made me feel like we were intruding. Yes, there were 8 of us, but they weren't busy , we weren't loud or obnoxious, we didn't make fun of or look down on the place, we looked relatively normal, we didn't make any unreasonable demands, and we weren't welcome. I did finally ask if I could add to the wall of money and the waitress plopped a plastic container of markers and a stapler in front of me for an answer. I wrote the theatre company's name and had each of the members sign it, grabbed a chair, and stapled it high on the wall near the entrance, but there's a little piece of me that feels it was taken down shortly after we left.Listed in: Get Outta Town!
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Review from Eric C.
Everett, WA
7/3/2010
It has gone back down the mine shaft after the fire but still a good watering hole if you are up that way. Also you can bring a wheel chair.
