Week in Reviews

Tan Vinh takes one for The Seattle Times team by sampling the happy hour menu at the downtown mega pub, Yard House, where the list of beers on tap spans 20 pages. "While Yard House lacks the charm and comfort of a familiar watering hole," reports Vinh, "it does meet a need: Unlike downtown Bellevue, downtown Seattle doesn't have enough big bars to accommodate large parties during happy hour." As for the food, "...the poke I had was drowning in soy sauce and barely edible." [Seattle Times]