The District Bar

Was very disappointed with our experience. Ordered some stale chip nachos with cheese whiz, which I’m pretty sure I got food poisoning from, and mozzarella sticks, which were still frozen when they were served! After waiting a long time to get the sticks recooked, they were lukewarm inside, which I guess is a plus from being frozen. The beer is not served very cold, which didn’t make us want to keep ordering more. We usually go here before concerts and rarely order food to eat, and now I will remember as to why. No thank you.

I absolutely love this place! Amazing food, good drinks and doesn’t empty your pockets. We go here every time we attend a concert at the knitting factory or bing.

I came in here just to grab a quick bite to take with me to work and eat there. I was recommended the chicken sandwich. I had to add bacon and cheese of course. It was very effin good and the garlic fried were just as good and a perfect match. Not a bad spot to grub at.

This place has gone downhill so quickly. We’ve always gone here before concerts because you were able to get into the show early — apparently that doesn’t happen anymore. They used to not accept reservations, but my parents haven’t been there in a while and I thought I heard they started accepting them so we called to make sure. No one answered the phone and there was no indication of an option for reservations. The website said they opened at 3, the note on the door said 5, it used to be 4. (I checked the website after being seated)
When we got inside there was a seating hostess wearing a Victoria’s Secret sweatshirt and some ‘I’ve never been to yoga pants’ that were several sizes too small (professional work attire would have helped us take her more seriously) she first lectured my dad on bringing a large group without a reservation, then sat us at two booths and one small table.
There were at least three other tables that could have accommodated our whole group. I ran into a server we were familiar with and he told us he had a big enough table in his section and we should just move there.
I chatted with the seating hostess and she laughed at me and said «there’s no way I’m going to let that happen» and lectured me about making reservations. I told her I had talked with the server and she told me that someone had made a reservation online and specifically requested that table in that server’s section, I asked if that was possible, and she said of course it was. (It’s not, I checked)
We just decided to order and deal with having to yell at each other across the restaurant.
The servers were exceptional given the short staffing and large crowd (that they apparently weren’t planning for… on the night of a show…)
The food was a giant waste of money. It took 50+ minutes to actually get our food, after waiting around 20 minutes to order. We were served drinks that we didn’t order (and charged for them), and several dishes that were incomplete. Tomato basil soup and grilled cheese served luke warm and the sandwich never showed up. Bacon mac n cheese was noodles with some melted shredded cheese on top, with no bacon. Arugula pear salad was wilted and barely had any cheese, a few (seriously, like 3) candied walnuts and 5 small slivers of pear. I had to request dressing, and waited 15 minutes for it.
When we finally asked our server about the meals (after being in the restaurant for 2 hours), she said the only thing she was allowed to do was bring us some bacon if we wanted it.
Our bill was over $ 200 and we tipped our overworked server $ 45.
The seating hostess seemed like she might be a manager of some sort after a while. She made it very clear that we were a total inconvenience to her. Glad to know there is no actual benefit to going to the restaurant before seeing a show, so next time, we will take our party somewhere else!

We did not have a good experience here. We sat for 30 minutes, first near the bar and then at one of the tables, without any service. The waitress kept walking by us and avoiding eye contact and the bartender also avoided us. I finally tracked down another waitress and asked for help. Even after that, the service was awful. The place was nearly empty, so it wasn’t a situation of the staff being stretched too thin. Three of us ordered food — one burger, one veggie burger, and a grilled cheese with tomato soup. The burgers came out about 10 minutes before the grilled cheese. That makes for an awkward situation as we were eating in front of our hungry friend. I was never offered a refill on my 7-​up, nor was I offered any water. The bun on my veggie burger was burned and the burger itself was not dressed with any sauce (no mayo, ketchup, etc.). My husband’s burger was at the far end of well-​done when he asked for medium-​rare. Both burgers came with garlic fries and the amount of garlic was insane and the fries were limp. Overall this was an extremely disappointing experience and I now understand why the place was so empty.

This is the Knitting Factory’s house bar. Dining/​drinking here can get concert-​goers earlier admission into the venue. There’s a full bar, a pretty good selection of beer on tap, and a pub grub menu of burgers, sandwiches, and such. Not bad!

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this place as far as food goes… is it just a nice place to have a drink or can they cook? I was so pleasantly surprised… Oh my goodness, they can cook! I tried a bite of as much as I could, given the fact that we had a party of 8 and every thing I tried was so yummy! They make pretty much everything from scratch. Home made potato chips with Truffle oil… Pan seared Brussels with bacon… Mac and Cheese to die for. My husbands bacon burger had deep fried onions on it that we’re so good and the thing was huge!!! Loved it all, can’t wait to go back!!!

My husband and I went to The District because they were participating in Spokane Restaurant Week and they were one of two downtown establishments we saw that offered a pint of beer in lieu of a dessert as one of the courses.
Any apprehension we had going in because of the location (previous home of a more «club» type of bar) dissolved when we walked in an the décor was similar to what it had been as Bourbon Street. With a nice big TV screen (70 inch), perfect for viewing some sporting events during the right seasons, our attitudes shifted from unsure to happy anticipation.
Our server had not yet helped people who were there for SRW but did not miss a beat in letting us know she would check with her manager to verify the selections. She came back to let us know what the options were and after giving us time to decide, asked if we wanted to put in the whole order at once. This was nice, as we got to order and put the menus aside and enjoy our drinks. When there was a delay for one of the drinks, she made sure to let us know it was because they were getting clean glasses and it would be right our. We’ve all had that frustration of wondering where our drink is. Just knowing that she was aware it was delayed put me at ease that she did not forget.
Our food was brought out nice and hot direct from the kitchen when it was ready. There was no delay waiting for our server to realize it was ready. It was obvious the team of servers and employees were operating as a team which is always nice to see.
We had the Walla Walla Onion Soup, Bruschetta, and Corned Beef burger. Everything was delicious. As our sides, we opted for the green beans and Brussels sprouts. Both were great, but the sprouts were phenomenal. There was a unique flare to the food that is hard to describe. My best suggestion is go try for yourself!
Between the unique menu, the terrific service, and the quality food, we’re hoping that The District will stay because it definitely adds something fun and new to downtown. We’ll go back for sure.