![]() I also love the location, a short bike ride away over in Greenwood, whose little downtown is one of Seattle’s more underrated main drags. The games-of which there’s probably like eight or so-are good though. They don’t have near as many machines as The Ice Box or other places of its ilk, but Hounds Tooth does have my favorite wings in Seattle. It rocks.Īlso, while you’re here, you can hit 4B’s, now run by the owner of The Ice Box-and with several machines of its own. It’s where I had the rehearsal dinner before my wedding. ![]() It has the weekly tournament (Friday’s at 8:30) I most frequent. It’s in my part of the city, down in Frelard just off Leary. It’s also my regular spot, in every possible way. They have ton of games, they’re specifically all about pinball and now host multiple regional tournaments. But if it wasn’t the case before then it is now -the Ice Box is the mecca for pinball in Seattle. So instead of that I’ll run through my favorites and instead direct you to Skill-Shot and Pinball Maps-a great Seattle-centric website and quality app, respectively, for finding pinball machines. So I’ll bounce through a few things quick that explain why Seattle rocks for pins. I’m trying to not write too long of posts, because they take a while and more because nobody really wants to read them. Pinball is especially top of mind now because today is Friday-and Friday is tourney night at the neighborhood spot. I was looking for a post idea for today and have been meaning to write this for a while and have to write something at some point about one of my biggest passions. That’s right, there is competitive pinball. Seattle is a world-class city when it comes to both locations and competitions. You can learn more at say this with complete self-awareness for how dorky I sound-you don’t know how good we Seattleites have it when it comes to pinball. “People who have a tech job, instead of staring at a screen, they want to grab a beer and do something a little more hands-on, more mechanical.” He sees the games as an antidote to the amount of screen time we all soak up at work. Rogers said he is also at work creating a new pinball bar in Ballard. The Pinball Seattle league pits bar-backed teams head to head in pinball venues across the city. “This is a big passion for me - we really take it seriously,” he said. Rogers neighbors include Seattle-Brooklyn-Seattle storied Speckled and Drake and teensy-tiny, more fun than you’d care to admit Pie Bar.įor Rogers, John John’s is the first step in taking his pinball passion to a new level. Meanwhile, neverending dive Crescent Lounge sings on. They’ll join newly opened modern Chinese restaurant Zhu Dang, and now-longtimers like the 2012-born Hillside Bar or the 2014-opened vinyl bar Revolver along with the expanded Montana plus its delicious little buddy Kedai Makan and the transplanted CC Attle’s. By spring, one of 29 new Capitol Hill restaurants and bars to look forward to in 2015, Ballard-born Hot Cakes “cakery” and “s’mores fire pit,” is planned to open in the new construction where B&O Espresso once stood. In time for March Madness, new owner Tracy Ward plans to open Kessler’s sports bar in the former home of Tommy Gun. Rogers joins a few newcomers in E Olive Way’s curving nightlife scene. We will also have arcades such as paper boy, Jackson moon walker, and an ice cold beer to replace the zekes peak.” “The Addams family, twilight zone, monster bash, medieval madness. “Some of the classics that everyone loves we will have in,” he rattled off to CHS by text. With a day job in tech, Rogers says he as amassed a pinballer’s small fortune in machines. On the games side, however, fans will find a full turnover powered by the new owner’s personal collection. He plans to introduce draught beer into the offerings… and that’s about it. Rogers says the bar part of John John’s won’t change much - he’s also ditched a possible new name. “I grew up with one in my uncle’s basement.” “For me, It’s a very nostalgic thing,” he said. ![]() I’ve been collecting machines my entire life,” Rogers said. ![]() “I’ve been playing pinball most of my life. Part of the Skill Shot pinball ‘zine and Pinball Seattle league crowd and a lifelong fan of the games, Rogers said the opportunity to own a pinball bar is a natural fit born of the Add-a-Ball owners having their “hands full” with the action in Fremont. Add-a-Ball’s original home in Fremont, meanwhile, will keep on flipping. Rogers is taking over the well-loved pinball bar founded by the Add-a-Ball crew and opened in 2012. “It has its own little niche and we don’t want to mess with that,” new owner Jeff Rogers tells CHS. But don’t expect anybody to mess with John John’s. In coming weeks, there will be a new set of machines and a new owner at John John’s Game Room at the base of E Olive Way. ![]()
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