Speaking of the eastside...my favorite east or west is the Tamarack in Conconully. That's about as close as we can get to the wild west these days...seems something crazy happens every time I'm in there.

A local Seattle favorite was the old Frontier Room downtown. Easily the stiffest drinks anywhere, and the bartender / Ralph Machio look-alike was always worth a chuckle. Unfortunately now it's been yuppified.