The Viking

I wish I could give this place 10 stars. The staff is professional and proficient wether its just me or in a large group. And the food that small bar kitchen is pushing out is exquisite. The Viking burger is tops in the city. The tater tots are a perfect side along with the house made dipping sauces. I have recently been getting the salads and was quite impressed with the taco salad which can be ordered with our without meat but either way the salsa ranch dressing is the star of the show. Even their side salad is thoughtfully prepared and not just a handful of bagged greens. The Viking also has a great beer list filled with local and regional favorites as well they carry local spirits and serve excellent cocktails. The Viking is great for lunch or dinner before a show or any event at the spokane arena.

Met a friend for lunch here yesterday! I hadn’t been here for several years! It was busy but the service was quick and the food was excellent! I highly recommend the Viking for lunch!!! It’s fun to suggest a fun, unique place to go for lunch! The servers were cute with fun personalities! It makes the whole dining experience more enjoyable!

The Viking. It was once the best tavern in a 350 mile radius of Spokane, no joke. To find it's better, as to selection of beer poured by more knowledgeable people, you had to be in Portland or Seattle, and it was still a toss up at that. I can't fault it for what it is, but I miss what it was. Winter celebrations around the fire pit and a selection of well over 100 different beers, fifty or so on tap the rest being bottled, what could've been better. I spent a lot of money there, but I still have glassware in my cupboard from Wednesdays "pint glass night", so maybe it all worked out. I recently visited for the first time in about 15 years. It has changed tremendously. The guy that served us was great and the food is quite good, but that said, they used to have the best sandwiches in town. They had one with roast beef, cream cheese, clover sprouts, horse radish and I don't remember what cheese all on toasted rye bread, and it was glorious. Don't let my nostalgia keep you from dining here. They still have a couple of pools tables, shuffleboard, and most of the beer decorations on the walls, so, despite no fire pit, it's still close to what it once was. And the food really is pretty good. May they bring back the Tour De Beer.