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Sue Kidd is the Lifestyle Editor at The News Tribune and the ringleader for the Food and Home&Garden sections. She has worked as a food journalist at Northwest newspapers since 1993, most recently as a food writer, editor and restaurant reviewer in King County before joining The News Tribune in 2004. Her food obsessions at the moment are honey, cheese and oysters.
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After 2½ years and nine remodels, Steilacoom Wine and Brew has outgrown its tiny location, behind the espresso stand on Rainier Street. It will close Dec. 7. On Dec. 15, owner Jake Hathcock will reopen his beer emporium in a new locaiton with a new name and an expanded mission.
The new name is Jake’s Bar and Bistro. The new location is 215 Wilkes Street, across from the post office.
“It’s a bar where people are going to be pretty damned surprised about what kind of food is served,” Hathcock said. “I’m opening a bar that has good food.”
Hathcock said the menu will be “healthy, kinda Northwest, things that pair well with beer, wine and liquor.” He’s planning artisan cheese plates, smoked salmon plates, sandwiches, burgers, pizzas, housemade soups and desserts. He’s aiming to keep prices below $14.
Jake’s will also continue Steilacoom Wine and Brew’s top-notch beer (and wine) menu, with 42 Northwest micros and European beers on tap. He’ll have more than two dozen wines by the glass. He’s also adding premium liquors. With the spirits comes another change: Hathcock will no longer sell beer to-go, as his new liquor license prohibits to-go sales.
Jake’s Bar and Bistro will occupy the top floor of a new building in Steilacoom. In addition to 1,700 square feet of interior space, Jake’s has a 1,200-square-foot deck with a view of Puget Sound.
“I’m moving from a garage where I look out two little windows to a place where I can look out over the whole South Sound. It’s incredible,” Hathcock said.
Jake’s Bar and Bistro has a stage, where Hathcock plans to book jazz acts and other bands.
Jake’s first “beer appreciation night” will be Dec. 19, featuring California’s Stone Brewing.
COMMENTS:
The food is very good with a focus on seasonal, local, organic produce. Everything I've ordered has been great. Everything is made from scratch in their kitchen. The soups are complex and always delicious. On another occasion, I had a steak that had been marinated in a specialty beer and it was grilled to perfection and tasted marvelous.
The service is friendly and usually speedy with some delays naturally occuring during the weekend rush hours.
Monday evenings offer the very popular live trivia contests hosted by a humorous gentleman.
With 42 taps, Jake never disappoints in his selection of fine beers that superbly showcases American microbrews along with numerous foreign brews. There's also about a dozen nice wines served by the glass.
During the busiest times, like weekend evenings, things can get a bit noisy but otherwise the ambience is pleasant indoors. Step outside onto the immense patio and you're served up a 270 degee view of the Olympic Mountains, the Puget Sound, and the Narrows bridge. The view itself is worth the trip. The beers and the food will convince you to become a frequent guest of Jake's.
For the best view in the entire South Sound combined with a fantastic selection of beers and an above average menu, you can't beat Jake's Bar and Bistro.
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