North Bend Bar and Grill | |
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The restaurant's exterior, 2024 | |
Restaurant information | |
Owner(s) | Keith Mickle |
Street address | 145 E North Bend Way |
City | North Bend |
County | King |
State | Washington |
Postal/ZIP Code | 98045 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 47°29′39″N 121°47′06″W / 47.4943°N 121.7849°W / 47.4943; -121.7849 |
Website | northbendbarandgrill |
North Bend Bar and Grill is a restaurant in North Bend, Washington, United States.
Description
The restaurant North Bend Bar and Grill (NBBG) serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner in North Bend, Washington. It offers views of Mount Si, and the interior has a fireplace, exposed wooden beams, and leather couches. Seattle Metropolitan has described the restaurant as a "more crowded local's joint".
The menu includes steak, prime rib sandwiches, cod fish-and-chips, and sweet potato waffle-style French fries. The most popular dish is pancetta and leek macaroni and cheese, and the restaurant has also served a gluten-free salmon quinoa salad, pastas, seafood, soups, quesadillas, the Mount Si Burger, and the 'Black and Bleu' Caesar salad with chicken strips.
History
NBBG operates in the space that previously housed Little Chalet Cafe, later known as Little Chalet Pancake Shop.
Keith Mickle is the owner. Chef Broc Thomson was replaced by executive chef Tom Rhyneer in 2015. During his approximately six-year tenure as executive chef, Alex Paguaga hosted barbecue nights and luaus in the parking lot.
Reception
In 2008 and 2014, NBBG won in the Best Bar category of the Snoqualmie Valley Record's annual Best of the Valley reader survey. The business was also a finalist in the Best Restaurant and Best Brunch categories in 2014. In 2022, NBBG won in the same survey's Dinner, Lunch, and Favorite Restaurant categories, and was a finalist in the Breakfast and Hamburger categories.
References
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- ^ "The Twin Peaks Guide to North Bend and Snoqualmie, Washington". Paste Magazine. Archived from the original on 2021-10-17. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- "Take a Day Trip to North Bend—the Real 'Twin Peaks'". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2021-11-20. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- "North Bend: Where to Eat, What to Do, and Where to Stay". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2024-06-15. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- Leach, Tam (2003). The Rough Guide to Skiing and Snowboarding in North America. Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1-84353-079-4.
- ^ "Best Bar". Snoqualmie Valley Record. 2008-10-02. Archived from the original on 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- Flood, Chuck (2014). Washington's Sunset Highway. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4671-3203-9.
- "North Bend's historic Little Chalet building gets another face lift". Snoqualmie Valley Record. 2008-10-02. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- "New digs in Carnation". Snoqualmie Valley Record. 2008-10-02. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- "New chef comes to Bar & Grill". Snoqualmie Valley Record. 2015-08-27. Archived from the original on 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- "Old and new, North Bend restaurants aim to serve locals and tourists". The Seattle Times. 2022-09-23. Archived from the original on 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- "North Bend Bar and Grill: Consistently tops". Snoqualmie Valley Record. 2014-03-28. Archived from the original on 2024-02-13. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- "Best of the Valley 2022 winners". Snoqualmie Valley Record. 2022-12-30. Archived from the original on 2024-04-18. Retrieved 2024-08-14.