Highway 99 Blues Club
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: (206) 382-2171
- Cross Street:
- Union Street
- Hours:
- Mon-Sat 11:30am-2am
Editorial Review for Highway 99 Blues Club – by Don Rauf
The Scene
The 7,000-square-foot basement space in the historic brick building lends to the laid-back, genuine blues-joint atmosphere. Just a foot or so high, the enormous stage dominates the room and puts the bands in the middle of the audience, making for a more intense musical experience that gets the crowd dancing.
The Draw
Although the emphasis here is on fun, the club is serious about its music, presenting traditional folk blues, zydeco and harder rockin' electric blues, six days a week. The sound system is excellent, and blues-related T-shirts, books, CDs and blues festival tickets are sold in the back. The room also features two pool tables, a fireplace and a long bar serving tall drinks. The chicken gumbo with Andouille saugage, classic beans and rice, cheesy bread, and mini-pizzas are all a notch above standard bar food.
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User Reviews for Highway 99 Blues Club
05/26/2008 Posted by glacier727
We (3) went looking for live music, and while it was a great, everything else was a flop. The staff couldnt decide to try and charge us a cover until 20 minutes after sitting down and drinking our 2 beers and a juice ($15!). And the manager agreed with the waiter on all counts. I like good music, and the venue is awesome, but as long as these people are the ones charged with my care, I wont waste my time time to go back to bad treatment & no customer service.
Pros: Music, Venue
Cons: Wait staff and their shenanigans
10/09/2007 Posted by benwelsh
I've been to this place many times and have always had a great experience with great service. Sometimes it gets pretty crowded on the weekends, so I've gotten in the habit of calling a few days ahead to reserve a table. Happy hour deals rock, CHEAP drinks and appetizers (three bucks is cheap, right?), great place for after work if you work downtown or near the waterfront, which I do. They've been changing the menu up pretty often too. The nachos that someone wrote about below - I agree, not that sweet - but so many other things on the menu are f---ing amazing. I personally recommend the catfish sandwich and the pabst blue ribbon shrimp. This is a really cool place, the staff is friendly and the sound and sightlines are amazing for a music club.
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