SEATTLE — There are tons of places in Seattle's U-District to grab a bite to eat or have a brew before a Huskies game. But, we found a place right here on The Ave that's more than happy to welcome in Kraken fans.
Earl’s on the Ave — It’s been a popular haunt for Dawg fans for more than three decades, but now it’s opening its doors to a new breed of fanatics.
"We're a huge Husky bar, but we're so excited about the Kraken and happy to pivot to be a Kraken bar,” said Owner Robert McLaughlin.
Looking for a pre-game bite? You have to try Earl’s Philly cheesesteak... oh, and their wings!
"They're not just deep-fried,” McLaughlin explained, “They're in a dry rub. They're sautéed a little bit, and then fired and sautéed again and we bring them out that way."
And the Philly? McLaughlin had this to say about the classic sandwich: “What can you say, a Philly is a Philly.”
“It's huge,” he continued, “Loaded with onions and peppers, lots of shaved beef. It's a big old sandwich that will fill anybody up."
Earl’s on the Ave has also made a couple of Kraken cocktails for its new clientele.
"One of our most famous drinks is the Purple Rain for husky football,” McLaughlin said, “We kind of modified that a bit to the Hat-Trick.”
The Hat-Trick has three ingredients: Lemonade, raspberry lemonade and Blue Curacao to give the drink a Kraken-blue hue.
The other new cocktail is the Kraken Eye which has Kraken spiced rum, more of that sour Blue Curacao and shot of grenadine to give it a red eye.
They may bleed purple, but Earl’s on the Ave is a great choice to get the Kraken blue too!