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Match: England/Norway, July 11, 1pm. I was on my bike checking out the new floating bridge light rail, so I decided to try a spot a little farther south than usual. Biking to the fine watch parties of the Southcenter Mall anchor stores was too far, but Columbia City was just the right distance, and I got to ride through Bicycle Weekend on Lake Washington Boulevard on the way there. I made it to Rough & Tumble a few minutes after the game started. Rough & Tumble specializes in showing women’s sports, but they also like soccer a lot, so they’re showing most all of the World Cup matches. The bar was 98% full when I got in, but I found someone at a small table with an stool they weren’t using and settled in. My stool was not comfortable, and I couldn’t lean against the wall because of all the framed jerseys, but beggars can’t be choosers. I stood up and walked around at all the match breaks to keep my back from seizing up. The A/V setup behind the bar is very nice, assuming you aren’t easily distracted, with 4 little screens surrounding the big screen. During the course of the match they ran, among other things, the Mariners game, an ESPN documentary on Jim Abbott, a WNBA game, an AUSL softball game, and an NWSL game. The A/V setup elsewhere was only showing the match, but like some other spots I’ve been to, not all the screens were in sync, which could definitely be annoying. I think this is because they’re getting the feed from multiple sources (different receivers, or some from one box and some over the air). They may have added extra screens specifically for the World Cup. It’s also possible during normal times they’ll have one set of screens showing event X and the other event Y. So maybe this is only an issue during the World Cup or other huge sports events. The food and drinks were good – I got their burger and a phony mezcal negroni. The prices seemed in line with current Seattle bar prices. Service was great. Fun spot, worth checking out particularly if you’re yearning to watch some sports most bars don’t show. There’s also the original R&T in Ballard. submitted by /u/Worldly_General_5672 |
