red lion is about 3 miles down cooper point road.

places to hang out? it depends on what kind of stuff you enjoy doing. a good local microbrewery is fish tale ale. great beer. it’s downtown at 515 jefferson street. they have decent food as well.

places to eat? old school pizzeria is a great place to grab a slice for a couple bucks if you’re looking for food on the run. darby’s is a great place to grab a nice breakfast. service is kind of slow, but it’s reasonably priced. what kind of food joints are you looking for?

what kind of bar scene are you into? there’s a wide variety of places to check out.

if you’re looking for scenic things to do, it’s always fun to walk down on the docks then up to the capital building around capital lake. priest point park is another place where you can walk down to the water.

I think it’s called like “home brew supplies.” you could get there in about 3 minutes from yauger.

the eastside is a good divebar with enough tv’s to keep you entertained. pool/darts, etc.

definitely go to old school over BCP, although, bcp is tasty as well. old school is one block north of fishtale. just cross 4th street and it’ll be on your right in-between 4th and state.

Born and raises from the bad side of town (Lacey…well actually thurston county and closer to Yelm but who’d want to claim that).

Downtown Olympia is interesting. I wouldn’t call it exciting but its usually a good time. I think the Eastside Tavern is the best. Probably better than the Fish Brewery just cause of a more distinct atmosphere and might have more beers on tap (could be wrong). I don’t want to call it a dive cause its not but its got the good part of dive bars.

Don’t listen to all these fools. Go to BCP and not old school. Old School is good but BCP is more softball style while Old School is more olympia style. There are a few other decent places to eat around like some asian or seafood.

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and you have to go to the the eastside tavern on 4th. They have one of the best beer selections

I had a few good times there a few years ago.

The sub place by the capitol (Meconi’s?) was pretty good.

Other than downtown, there seems to be only chain restaurants.

Yauger’s on the west side, so if you’re hungry after the game, go to the Taco truck (Tacos California) on Harrison and get a burrito or a bunch of tacos.

Downtown:
my fave bar is probably the Brotherhood – the happy hour is ridiculously good/cheap, and I like the jukebox. Down Capitol a bit (to the north) is the Royal, which is very similar, but a bit brighter. Neither has food, though the Royal was supposed to be installing a kitchen. At either place, you should go get some slices from old school and take ‘em to the bar. They don’t mind.

Mercato’s is fancier, as people have said, and the service has been up and down for me. But hey, they just had a huge kitchen fire, and I’m not convinced they’re open right now.

Ramblin’ Jacks is good for groups, but to me, it’s not quite delivering given the price. It’s fine – some of the wood fire pizzas are nice.

Charlie’s is just east of Ramblin’ Jacks about one block, and it’s more of a typical sports bar (though it’s small). Not bad, not great. If there’s a game you wanted to watch and you’re downtown, that might be a place to do it.

Hannah’s is ok in the early evening; I have no idea what it’s like at night. Recommended only if you really like tequila. They’ve got an amazing selection. Personally, I hate tequila, so…..

The Eastside club has a nice selection of beers, but the atmosphere isn’t great. But like you said, you can just park downtown and wander from place to place until you find one that suits you and the team. Good luck!

It’s called Westside Lanes – it too is on Harrison, basically on opposite side of the street from the taco truck. It’s small, but I’ve bowled there…not too bad.
Yauger Park borders Harrison and Cooper point, so just head east on Harrison a few blocks and you’ll see it. It’s set back from the street a bit, so keep your eyes peeled.

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