Unicorn Sports Bar

I love this bar! Love that its just in the perfect location in the middle of my neighborhood full of absolutely wonderful people wonderful atmosphere the bartenders rock daryl is dangerously good lol love it, K the the owner is just wonderful hilarious woman I couldn’t be happier going to this place its definitely the kind of bar you can’t wait to go to on the weekend and run into the amazing people you met last time you were there because it just gets better. I’ve made more friends in this bar in two weekends then I had for a year in Tacoma.

Love this place Darryl is an awesome bartender. DJ on weekends and great drinks

I love this place! Great dive bar. The bartender was friendly and kept our drinks full. I was pleasantly surprised by the hidden DJ and dance floor in the back. I even enjoyed the amusing people watching.

All hail the dive bar. Respect where respect is due! LOW prices, divey bar atmosphere in a really nice residential neighborhood.
The bartender was super super attentive friendly guy and running around helping the whole bar. Hometown hero!
Didn’t get any food but noticed their little kitchen area was IMMACULATELY CLEAN. Would consider eating food here as a result.

I have only been here at night. Its a local crowd hence being in a residential area.
Good beer and food. Only a couple tables and top 40 Dj on the weekends.
Ruston way cops hang out at closing time so if you have had to many take a cab!

I must say that each of the three times I have been to the Unicorn it was unique. All three times were at night. There was a DJ blasting out top 40 hits. However, it must be said that the Unicorn is in a residential area. Thusly, there are limits to the bass level of the music played. The result is what it sounds like in a 1980s Honda Civic with one speaker at full blast.
I came for the beer but I stayed for the plus size bachelorette party in booty shorts. A Saturday night can generate a diverse, strange crowd that can’t help but put a smile on your face. Decent beer and great people watching!

This review is for the service that was provided by this establishment. An experience to sample their food and drink was denied to us by the bartender of the establishment. The bartender, reasonably so, requested validation of our age by verifying our government/​state identification. However, this bartender, vehemently stated that the ID of one of our party was fake. After waiting for a police officer to validate the ID, the bartender was dismissive, defensive and rude regarding the situation. Additionally, she had the gall to double check our IDs, for a party of 8+, for a second time. An establishment is only as good as the employees that represent it, and unfortunately this is a very poor establishment. I rarely award one star reviews, so I would highly suggest taking one’s business elsewhere, where customer service is actually practiced.

Cool old brick building, awesome view of Commencement Bay and Vashon Island over Ruston Way, good selection of beer/​drinks, fantastic bartender (when Darryl’s working, anyway!), outdoor patio area, pool tables… none of these things that make the Unicorn a great place to hang out have changed much in the 12 years that I’ve been coming here.
One thing that has changed (for the worse) is their menu. Long gone are the days of the Unicorn’s kick-​ass steak night that used to be a weekly ritual for myself and a group of friends. At that time (circa 1999 – 2000?), the bar also featured a full regular menu. After a long absence from the Unicorn I stopped in a one point a few years ago to discover that it had become a teriyaki restaurant and featured karaōke every night. Apparently that didn’t last, because now its back to its dive bar glory but without much of anything on the menu: if you’re there early enough the owner will make a hamburger for you (an OK burger and side of super-​salty crinkle fries for about $ 7). Otherwise, its a choice of deep-​fried onion rings, jalapeño poppers, gyoza, french fries… and that’s about it. Plan on eating elsewhere if you’re heading to the Unicorn for drinks!
They have also added a few LCD TVs and video games and updated the jukebox (Boo! The old jukebox here was the shit!!).

What a strange place. Teriyaki restaurant by day, rundown sports bar /​dance club by night. Definitely not my favorite place to be on a Friday or Saturday night but hey, the place fills up.
The location’s in the middle of a neighborhood and most of the patrons on the busy nights seem to be locals who meet up every week to party. I tend to feel a little out of place most of the time as I didn’t grow up here. Darryl, the bartender is incredible and makes it worthwhile. I’m also amazed at how attractive the women are that go to such a seemingly dumpy place on a Friday night.
That being said, I can see why people enjoy the Unicorn, it’s just not for me as it’s a little too isolated and the crowd isn’t my favorite. However, if you want to dance, play a little pool, and don’t mind feeling like an outsider then I’d say it’s worth checking out.

This bar only rocks due to the kick ass bartender that remembers everything, makes them strong, and is a great conversationalist on slow nights.

Large rusted coffee cans littered with old cigarette buts rest beneath the patio tables in Unicorn Sports Bar’s serene patio as I prepare to meet some friends for a sunny afternoon beer. Unicorn’s outdoor space is well crafted with accents including English Ivy, flowering plants, landscaped rock, and a towering waterfall. Wood fencing is built with plexi-​glass windows in order to not deter from the beautiful view of Commencement Bay.
OK, now answer me this: From the description I just presented you with, this doesn’t sound like a dive bar, right? Wrong.
Hidden in a Ruston-​area neighborhood, you’d never guess that Unicorn Sports Bar bustled nightly with long-​time patrons and local barflies. Pool tables, dart boards, taco specials, an easy fried-​food menu, old barstools, crazy flooring, and bar-​top video games hand this place the dive bar card it was meant to be dealt.
Push your way through the stiff, wooden, salon-​type bathroom doors and find yourself inside every woman’s Sharpie-​scripted diary. With a couple of expected wall writings of «Mary so-​and-​so is a whore» type stuff, one can also find poetic advice, clever limericks, and personal compliments specifically concerning a person’s love for the Unicorn itself.
Don’t judge me. You would’ve stayed and read the walls yourself, and you know it.
A large refrigerated case houses plenty of bottled beer behind the counter, cold and ready to quench even the most discerning domestic beer tastes. I witnessed more than one variety of tomato-​based tall-​boy beverages. On tap the selection holds approximately six typical domesticated micro-​brews such as Blue Moon and Widmere, and four true-​to-​life domestics. The real shit, like Budweiser.
By the way, has anyone ever told you what Budweiser really stands for? Please, allow me to educate: Because You Deserve What Every Individual Should Enjoy Regularly.