Fergie’s On The Ave

This place has some slow service. It took 30 minutes for the server to get our drinks, it took almost an hour after that to get our food. The place smells funky and the server we had was using the other half of the restaurant as a daycare for her loud and annoying family. 2 stars because the was good and the portions were fair sized.

Checked it out on a whim.
Not a good choice. Smaller portions, above average prices combined with older, musty taped up décor and furnishings makes for an unpleasant experience. A hole in the wall if there ever was one. Needs a 65 000 $ makeover to be a respectable place. Coffee burned a hole through my stomach and my eggs Benny was flavorless.
Bad neighborhood sealed the deal for me to never want to come here again.

Poor service. Unappealing atmosphere. Marginally edible food. This place is a dive. If you’re in the neighborhood walk up the street to Top of Tacoma.

We have been going here almost every weekend for the last 6 years, best friendly service and breakfast foods. Reliable good, no frills or hipster foody crap here.

Avoid this place like the plague. Here is a quick history of Health Department Inspections.
Food Service Inspection Reports
Facility Details
Business Name Fergie’s On The AVE
Address 3504 McKinley Ave
Tacoma, WA 98 404
Phone 253−970−2572
Service
Activity Date
Routine Inspection– F&CS
03/​17/​2015
1720 POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD TIME/​TEMPERATURE
Proper hot holding temperatures. (25 points if less than 130F)
2110 POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD TIME/​TEMPERATURE
Proper cold holding temperatures.(5 points if 42 °F to 45F)
3400 PROTECTION FROM CONTAMINATION
Wiping cloths properly used, stored.
Routine Inspection– F&CS
11/​24/​2014
1500 FOOD PROTECTED FROM CROSS CONTAMINATION
Proper handling of pooled eggs.
2110 POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD TIME/​TEMPERATURE
Proper cold holding temperatures.(5 points if 42 °F to 45F)
3400 PROTECTION FROM CONTAMINATION
Wiping cloths properly used, stored.
Routine Inspection– F&CS
07/​25/​2014
1710 POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD TIME/​TEMPERATURE
Proper hot holding temperatures. (If between 130 °F to 134 °F 5 points)
2000 POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD TIME/​TEMPERATURE
Proper reheating procedures for hot holding.
3200 PROTECTION FROM CONTAMINATION
Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled.
4000 UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT, AND VENDING
Food and non-​food surfaces properly used and constructed; cleanable.
4500 PHYSICAL FACILITIES
Sewage, waste properly disposed.
4800 PHYSICAL FACILITIES
Physical facilities: properly installed, maintained, cleaned; unnecessary persons excluded from establishment.
Routine Inspection– F&CS
03/​24/​2014
1500 FOOD PROTECTED FROM CROSS CONTAMINATION
Proper handling of pooled eggs.
2300 CONSUMER ADVISORY
Proper Consumer Advisory posted for raw or undercooked foods.
4500 PHYSICAL FACILITIES
Sewage, waste properly disposed.
FOLLOW UP REINSPECTION (CHG) — Food
11/​22/​2013
No violations present at time of inspection
Routine Inspection– F&CS
11/​18/​2013
0500 PREVENTING CONTAMINATION BY HANDS
Proper methods used to prevent bare hand contact with RTE foods.
0900 APPROVED SOURCE, WHOLESOME, NOT ADULTERATED
Proper washing fruits and vegetables.
3400 PROTECTION FROM CONTAMINATION
Wiping cloths properly used, stored.
Routine Inspection– F&CS
08/​07/​2013
1400 FOOD PROTECTED FROM CROSS CONTAMINATION
Raw meats below and away from RTE food.
2500 CHEMICAL
Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used.
2700 CONFORMANCE WITH APPROVED PROCEDURES
Variance obtained for specialized processing methods (e.g. ROP).
3200 PROTECTION FROM CONTAMINATION
Insects, rodents, animals not present; entrance controlled.
4200 UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT, AND VENDING
Food-​contact surfaces maintained, cleaned, sanitized.
FOLLOW UP REINSPECTION (CHG) — Food
04/​11/​2013
No violations present at time of inspection
Routine Inspection– F&CS
03/​26/​2013
1600 POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD TIME/​TEMPERATURE
Proper cooling procedures.
1900 POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD TIME/​TEMPERATURE
No room temperature storage; proper use of time as a control, procedures available
2120 POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD TIME/​TEMPERATURE
Proper cold holding temperatures.(10 points if over 45F)
2200 POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD TIME/​TEMPERATURE
Accurate thermometer provided and used to evaluate temperature of PHF.
4300 UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT, AND VENDING
Non-​food contact surfaces maintained and clean.
4900 PHYSICAL FACILITIES
Adequate ventilation; lighting; designated areas used.

Wow today I had the best bacon bean soup ever had really good service an the drinks in their bar are super stiff I think y’all should try it out

awesome drinks! strong!!! great prices! yummy home cooked food and fresh from scratch awesome nachos was super good with chili. the people here are sooo nice cool bartenders and even pulltabs $ 2 pbr beer bar opened at 101am monday-​thursday and friday-​saturday 7am-​2am

My local bar. Good stiff drinks, outstanding fried chicken and a killer Taco Salad. It looks a little rough but it adds to the character.

The bar is where it’s at. Stiff drinks for a great price and good grubbin food. Nothing fancy.

Its funny how smoking in restaurants was banned years ago but when you walk in, you can still sense a stagnant cigarette smoke smell in the back room. The main room is small with about 6 booths and stools to sit at a bar. The back room is way out of sight, kinda feel forgotten back there. We sat at a table for 5 minutes without anyone coming with water or a menu before we decided to leave. Upon leaving this nice Asian waitress apologized and said they were really busy because there is bingo going on in some other room further back.
Since the service at this point was horrible we decided to just get Club Sandwiches To Go thinking it would be faster. Boy were we wrong. After like 15 minutes of waiting a white waitress came back to ask if we had been helped and we said we ordered To Go and she said they hadn’t started on it. The Asian lady comes in and tells her it’s almost finished… and they argue about how the Bingo players orders are first and then ours. WOW, really! I am just so annoyed. So very very annoyed. We were waiting around for 30 minutes before our food was ready for $ 11 sandwiches and on top of that they charged us $ 1 for a to go order. We both were just so annoyed and hungry that we weren’t in the mood to argue. We just wanted to get the hell out of there.
The club sandwiches were just okay and the fries were disgusting.
Never. Ever. Again. will we return here.

Having just moved to the McKinley Neighborhood in Tacoma, I was anxious to try out some of the local restaurants. So, we stop by Fergies On the Avenue. I really wanted to like it, but my wife and I were disappointed. I don’t expect a lot from a little hole in the wall restaurant, in fact I seek them out. I would rather have good homemade food, than go to a national chain to eat processed food. It was dirty. Windows were dirty, the floor was dirty. Come on, Fegies, a little soap and water goes a long way! The food, nothing special. Just the same processed food you get at the big restaurant chains. Too bad, I was expecting something better.

Fergie’s is a small diner type of restaurant in the McKinley area of Tacoma.
If you blink, you might not realize that such a gem is hidden.
The food is usual (breakfast, sandwiches and dinner specials). They do have a ‘special’ that is written on the board when you walk in which can vary from a free dessert to included sides.
I do appreciate that it is a small business and the owners do try to make sure you enjoy a good meal and have a good environment.
There are a lot of ‘locals’ which you’ll find when you stop in for a real. Friendly staff and people.