Locker Room Tavern

This could be considered a «dive»…if you’ve removed the water from the pool, if you get my analogy. You can’t give no or negative stars, so…
Oh…my…god, someone gave this place a great review, sighting the quality of the chicken fried steak?! First of all– you ATE here??! What, do you also lick toilet seats as a hobby, and scour local dumpsters for between meal snacks? Good lord. You couldn’t pay me to eat here. The place is vomitously filthy.
Anyone who knows me knows I love a good dive bar. But a good dive bar has pride in the experience they deliver. They might be loud, boisterous, dirty, seedy places, but they don’t cross certain lines that make their business a danger to the neighborhood, or irresponsibly encourage those with already impaired judgement to do themselves harm.
This place crosses that line unabashedly, has no redeeming qualities whatsoever to recommend it otherwise, and should be encouraged by all local powers-​that-​be to shut their doors forever.
THIS PLACE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR OVER-​SERVICE. Drunk patrons stumble outside to smoke, obviously inebriated, fighting, kicking nearby parked cars, spitting and harassing passers-​by, and then stumble back in AND GET SERVED MORE ALCOHOL. This is against the law, for obvious reasons. You have to wonder how the drunks get home afterwards… or if.
Do you like sad, drug-​addled, angry, violent, rude, disgusting dregs? How about raging alcoholics, drug dealers, junkies and worse? This is your joint. And you’re welcome to it.
For my part, I hope it goes away, so this much-​maligned neighborhood, which has such diversity and potential, might see the benefit. Please don’t encourage this establishment by spending any money here. At all. Ever.

I’m always up for an adventure, so going to a dive bar on a Monday in the early afternoon is fun. This place was exactly what I expected: divey, cheap, and filled with drunks and/​or possibly homeless people. If you want people watching, cheap drinks, and possibly some touch screen games or darts, this place will not disappoint (in the beginning of the afternoon on a Monday). Even the local drunks were friendly and chatty. And I called it, I was one of three ladies in the bar. So, be aware, know your surroundings, don’t start no shit, won’t be no shit, and go enjoy a beer for $ 3.50. No pretentious A-​holes here with trendy clothes and waxed mustaches.

You want a dive bar in the WC? This is it. No flannel clad hipsters, no beer over $ 5, no guarantee of personal safety. Everyone was nice to us but if you go in there looking for trouble it’s going to hit you over the head with a barstool. I love dives and fully enjoy an authentic experience, but this place is a stretch even for me. It’s a mix of Roadhouse meets King County on a Saturday night. Not for the feign of heart.

This place is awesome. Fellas the best day to go is on wednesday’s .65cent beer A.K.A Men’s Night! cheap beer, live music. cant complain, everybody knows everybody and friendly. Check this place out and enjoy yourself

So if hanging out with homeless people and junkies is your scene: you will LOVE this place. You can even score some crack from one of the many regulars. Scary

My wife and I went for a long walk Wednesday night and found ourselves in downtown White Center. Walked by the Locker Room and did a double take through the front window due to the sound of live music. A regular, standing out front, talked us into watching for a while. Glad we did. The music was phenomenal. Apparently the regular Wednesday night house band. They played a great version of Trower’s Bridge of Sighs, some AC/​DC and other classics. We paid 6 bucks for a couple pints of beer, which was great since earlier in the day I paid 6.50 for 1 pint at a hipster bar in Georgetown. The Locker Room is your typical dive bar complete with 30 some years worth of trinkets and curios hanging from the walls and ceiling. Plenty of seats and room to dance if you dare. It’s not as scary as some might think. The people we talked to were all very nice, I think a little happy to some fresh faces. The bartender was a little gruff, but nice. What can you expect, she’s a bartender in White Center (and a good one). If you’re feeling a little adventurous, give it a try. You may be pleasantly surprised.

Not much for the 20something year olds, but if you like a laid back setting, the people are great and they’ll make you feel at home

Ahhh, the Locker Room. Your charms are lost on so many. This is a dive bar, and not in that hipster ironic way. If you think the Bit Saloon is a dive bar– you are mistaken. This is it. Come out and feel the vibes. You might get stabbed, you might have a fantastic time. We always have the latter when we go to the Locker Room. The bar food is fried and reliable. The drinks are strong. Everyone is there to get tossed and have a good time. You should be there for that reason to.

If you have a hankerin’ for karaōke on a Saturday night this dingy bar in the heart of White Center is for you. Service is quick and the patrons run the gambit from young to elderly home qualified folks. Lots of seating available therefore its great for groups.
The karaōke host was ancient as was the equipment. When I went up to sing «Billie Jean» by Michael Jackson (RIP) he put in one of those huge scan disks. Ha! Love it.
One shocker is that they didn’t have PBR that night. I can’t remember the reason as to why but I was appalled and slightly impressed. This little bar giving the finger to the hipster drink of choice. God speed, Locker Room!
This place is not fancy in the slightest but it has a certain charm that you will appreciate when you enter its doors. If you still have no plans for Thanksgiving head over to the Locker Room. They are having a Thanksgiving potluck. They provide the turkey and you bring the sides. Now where else can you find a bar with such a gracious spirit?

After hitting the Elite Event at Big Al’s, I decided to do a drunken pub crawl through the WC. It was pretty uneventful save for two trips to The Triangle. In btwn said trips, we hopped down the street to The Locker Room. Originally, we were trying to hit the spot next door but it was closed. That was odd. So, we dipped inside for a rum and coke and a beer. The rum and coke was mediocre and the service was surly. The bartender was a little rude and I don’t think she really wanted to be there.
There’s no reason I could see myself coming back in. Everyone in there was about 30 – 40 years older than me and there was a very sketchy vibe throughout. Even the people smoking outside screamed trouble. No bueno.