Victory Lounge

The Victory Lounge is Seattle! This place is a dive... but it's still a great place for kickin back with a brew and hearing some live music. I've come here a few times for the music and had a great time. I'm one of those people who can feel comfortable just about anywhere and the people here were pretty friendly.

What I like about this place is that there is a very eclectic mix of people. There were like old skool hard rockers in their 60's dresses like they are still part of the punk scene. Had a great chat with one of them and this guy was full of stories.  His life was like a book. There were a lot of people into punk and alternative music. I also ran into a guy I used to skateboard with! Blue collar, white collar and no collar folks mixing together and just having a good time.

The last time I came here was with a friend of mine from overseas who is now living in Seattle. He usually goes to bars with other Koreans but I talked him into coming here. At first he was a bit hesitant but he totally had a great time.  

Like most bars, the line for beer is sort of haphazard.  My advice is to start a tab! The bartender was very friendly and totally hooked me up with some good beers. I do wish they would have had some more imported beers though. People are polite and I realized I cut in front of someone so I bought them a beer and made a friend!

It's a small venue but it has some great local bands. They perform in the front of the bar by the large window.  This is awesome because you are so close to the performers. I like to be in the mix of things.

If you have the munchies, there's typical pub grub. They have a menu with a decent amount of food to snack on. They have daily specials including...

MON - Mac & cheese / Olympia cans
TUE  - Tacos / Pacifica
WED - Buffalo wings / Hamms

Some of the food they offer;
 HOT DOGS
  -Victory dog w/ onions, bacon & cream cheese
  -Coney Isle dog w/ chili, mustard & onions
  -Guinness Bratwurst w/ onion, kraut & mustard
  -Chili dog w/ cheese, chili & onions
  -BBQ slaw dog w/ bbq sauce, slaw & cream cheese
  -BLT dog w/ bacon, lettuce & tomato
  -Santa Fe Dog w/ beans, cheese, onion & pico de gallo
  - Vegetarian dogs, two types available
They have 14 different toppings too so you can have your hot dog as you like it!

SNACKS
  -Victory hot wings
  -Chicken strips
  -Fries
  -Chili cheese fries
  -Tots
  -Corn dog
  -Chili
  -Wedge salad

I suggest you try any of the dogs with cream cheese. I never had cream cheese on a hot dog before and it was awesome!

Stop by for the music or for happy hour!

I will really miss Victory Lounge.  It is a throwback to a more "real" Seattle before all the changes in the late '90's.  The owners made it a welcoming and inclusive place for all, and the food and beer were always outstanding.   Every time Seattle loses a spot like this, it becomes a little bit more bland and boring.

Chill lounge with Picard pinball and Star Trek playing on the TV. Interesting beer selection and friendly staff checking vaccine cards made this a safe and worthwhile stop. We came due to karaoke rumors that proved untrue for tonight, but had a good time anyway. We'll have to return when the mic is hot.

Really liked the atmosphere of this place, definitely a comfortable place to grab a beer and play some games with friends. Had plenty of Pinball Tables and a few Arcade games to play, with a good beer selection and some food as well! Not a lot of places to sit when busy, though people don't stay at one table for long. Great place!

(This is a chicken wing review) Bad chicken wings are about as un-American as affordable healthcare  and caring about ones neighbor! Well sad to say this, but the Victory Lounges Wings are Un-American! The price may be American, South American even, but the wings themself are straight un-patriotic. I (through my many travels and national exploits have came to crown myself as the local "wing expert) have rarely ever had wings so unapologetically disappointing.

The Victory Lounge is nestled beside the I5 corridor but happens to be in one of the hardest to reach parts of town during rush hour. The inside of the bar is clean and seating is able but not comfortable for long hauls The staff was friendly and easy to approach which is always comforting when going in to local watering holes. However, the wings (they also serve craft hot dogs which I hear are quite renowned in the area) which they serve at half price on Wednesday's were such a disappointment I immediately wanted not only my money back, but also my lunch break from work! The wings which come in only two flavors a teriyaki type sauce and Franks Red Hots were extremely small. The wings here are so small that one might wonder where you might go about even finding wings that small for purchase. The sauce was good, but it's Frank's so they're always consistent in taste. Unfortunately, the biggest draw back of the wings was the quality of the chicken. When I would try to go in for a bite the chicken bones would break and splinter due to either the chicken being old or of super low quality. I found myself picking bones out my mouth, out the meat in my mouth, and out the chicken before I ate it. Inexcusable.

I may be back to try the renowned hot dogs, but never for the wings.

PROS:
- Clean dive bar
- Friendly staff
- Large Menu

Cons:
- Cheap extremely tiny chicken wings
- Only two wing sauces
- Cook uses automatic frying machine that "spits" the fried food out into a bin
- Extremely subpar wings

Loved that we found this spot! Loved our bartender Arlene! We came in for a casual drink to start exploring the neighborhood and left with more recommendations than we can count. Company was great, locals were friendly and we would go back in a heartbeat. We didn't get a meal there but we did snack on tater tots and they were delicious :)

Dive Bar.  Fun place.  We came here on a Friday night.  I watched a few bands play.  One was my son's band "Doggs"\."  Super fun atmosphere.  Very loud inside.  Glad I brought earplugs.

Super friendly staff!  Very chill crowd.  The bartender made super strong drinks.  We ordered double gin and tonics and it was all gin.

The food looked good.  We will be back to try the tacos!

Outside seating are looked nice - it was to crowded to find seating when we were there.

The bar tender on Tuesday 4/23 was more interested in his downton abbey than serving customers. We had to yell over each other just to have a conversation with the TV noice. Have been in the past and had better experiences as a casual low key place to grab a drink and a hot dog but this guy ruined it for me and I have no interest in going back.

The bartender here was so extremely rude.

When I ordered my hot dog and received it it was COLD!

If we asked the bartender a question he would smirk and have an attitude when answering.

My friends and I are not people who don't tip, but he was so disrespectful it felt wrong to tip him. He then proceeded to flip off my friend and say "f$!k you" after noticing a $0 tip.

I will never return to this place and I will make sure everyone I know doesn't as well. This place is a joke

Great music and good drinks so what more do you need. The food is OK so enjoy. I can to see the Ram Rams and had a good night and you will as well.