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Seattle Diner Unhappy w/The Porch

I, after tiresome delays at SeaTac, needed a drink and so picked up the cocktail menu on the table to see what house libations were on offer. Apparently, rather than offer cocktails developed for mature and discriminating palates, the management at the Porch has decided to cater to what I can only describe as frat boy culture -- uneducated "bros" who buy sickeningly sweet drinks to get their unsophisticated girlfriends blotto so they can get them in the sack. Despairing, I set the menu aside and ordered a pink Tanqueray and tonic. While the staff didn't know what the devil a pink gin is, it's easily made and not beyond the skills of even the most inept bartender. Weirdly, I had to ask for limes as these were not included with my drink/BrianH, Yelp reviews (via Get Out! North Idaho Facebook page). More here.

Question: The Porch received rave reviews here during the short run of the HBO Grub Club. What do you make of Yelp reviewer BrianH's complaint re: the popular Hayden eatery?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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