REMINDER: If you ‘Dine for Highline’ at any participating Burien restaurant TODAY (Thursday, Jan. 26th), a portion of your check will be donated to the Highline Medical Center Foundation.

It’s a great reason to dine out locally AND help a great cause at the same time.

This is the third year for this fundraiser.

The Highline Medical Center is a not for profit, non-tax revenue supported hospital.

Each restaurant is asked to donate 10% of the Dine for Highline proceeds made today.

Here are the participating restaurants:

• 909 Coffee & Wine
• 913 Spirits
• Angelo’s of Burien
• Burien Press
• CC’s Lounge
• La Costa Mexican Restaurant
• Mark Restaurant & Bar
• Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub
• Tin Room Bar & Theater

The folks at Highline add:

“Thank you to the above participating restaurants and to you for supporting excellent health care in our communities.”

‘Dine for Highline’ at any participating Burien restaurant (see list below) on Thursday, Jan. 26th, and a portion of your check will be donated to the Highline Medical Center Foundation.

It’s a great reason to dine out locally AND help a great cause at the same time.

Here are the current participating restaurants:

• 909 Coffee & Wine
• 913 Spirits
• Angelo’s of Burien
• Burien Press
• CC’s Lounge
• La Costa Mexican Restaurant
• Mark Restaurant & Bar
• Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub
• Tin Room Bar & Theater

The folks at Highline add:

“Thank you to the above participating restaurants and to you for supporting excellent health care in our communities.”

It’s no secret that the beloved Seafair Pirates will play a big role in Saturday’s Waterland Parade in Des Moines (starting at 6 p.m.), but what isn’t that well known is where the heck those scurvy dogs will be before and after said parade.

Well mateys, our sister site The Waterland Blog (which rhymes with ‘Grog’) have got the inside scoop, and you read it here first – here’s where Ye can party hardy with Ye Seafair Pirates in Des Moines on Saturday, July 23rd:

4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.: Raid the Yard Arm Pub (812 South 230th Street, Des Moines)

6 p.m.: The Waterland Parade!

7 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.: Raid the Light House Bar (22239 Marine View Drive So.)

8 p.m.+: Raid Barnacles Restaurant & Lounge (22636 Marine View Dr So.)

If you’ve never paaarghtaken in a Seafair Pirate ‘Raid,’ you’re in for a treat – they sing all sorts of humorous, sometimes inappropriate songs (hey, they’re Pirates for cryin’ out loud!), flirt with all the lassies within the establishment, and have a grand ol’ time all in the name of gettin’ some free grog!

It’s a hoot, and we highly encourage all adults over 21 to try and attend. You may even get to kiss a pirate, and/or come away with a button or sticker!

Here be some scenes from the last time the Pirates raided Des Moines, in 2009:

Click image to download PDF of Poster.

B-Town’s ”Tour de Friends Ride’ Bicycle Night Out will be held Friday, June 17th, starting at Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub, then biking on to your choice of ten participating restaurants and pubs.

This is a benefit for Burien’s Para Los Niños, and the cost will be $10 per Rider, or $20 per Family.

There will be special deals at each stop, so this should be a fun night out for a great local cause.

Here are the details:

WHAT: B-Town’s Bicycle Night Out ‘Tour de Friends’ Event Fundraiser for Para Los Niños.

WHEN: Friday, June 17th, from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.

WHERE: Start at Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub (435 SW 152nd Street), then bike on through your choice of ten participating Burien restaurants and pubs.

COST: $10 per Rider, or $20 per Family.

INFO: Help spread the word – download the beautiful poster here, then print and post it!

Participants will have a chance to win an Alaskan Amber Custom Cruiser Bike, which looks really cool.

Don’t forget to bring:

• Helmet
• Bike Light
• Safety Vest
• Friends
• Family

Be sure to “Like” the Event’s Facebook Page here.

More info on the Facebook Event Page here.

REMINDER: The 18th annual ‘Dining Out For Life’ is this Thursday, April 28th, and by eating at either Burien’s Eat Local or The MARK Restaurant, you’ll help raise money for the Lifelong AIDS Alliance, and the fight against illness and hunger in our community.

Proceeds will help feed those living with chronic illness in the Puget Soung region. Services provided by Lifelong include pickup and delivery of nutritious meals and groceries, housing assistance, medical insurance coverage and comprehensive counseling services.

This is a great way to combine eating good food locally with helping out a great cause.

Here are the details:

WHAT: Annual Dining Out For Life AIDS Fundraiser.

WHEN: Thursday, April 28th.

WHERE: Two Burien establishments:

• Eat Local – Specialty Food/Grocery; Tel: (206) 432-9849
  Meals served: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  Location: 810 SW 151st Street, Burien, WA 98166
  Cuisine type(s): Chef-Prepared Takeaway meals
• The MARK Restaurant & Bar; Tel: (206) 241-MARK
  Meals served: Lunch, Dinner
  Location: 914 SW 152nd Street, Burien, WA 98166

INFO: Here’s info from an email sent out by The MARK:

On Thursday, April 28 Mark Restaurant will be donating 30% of our daily sales to Lifelong AIDS Alliance’s DINING OUT FOR LIFE. This will MARK or 4th year for participating and it is always a wonderful event.

Bring yourself, bring a group just come out and help support DINING OUT FOR LIFE. Proceeds from DINING OUT FOR LIFE help feed those living with chronic illness in the Puget Soung region. Services provided by Lifelong include pickup and delivery of nutritious meals and groceries, housing assistance, medical insurance coverage and comprehensive counseling services.

Warren Knapp Art Special
One day only 20% of any art purchases will be donated to Dine Out For Life.

On April 28th you can enjoy fine food , collect an original piece of art and support a worthy cause.

We will be donating from our entire day and plan to stay open till 1 am.

(206) 241-6275 or markrestaurant@aol.com

Click here to view the embedded video.

For more information, check out the Dining Out For Life website here, or their Facebook Page here.

The 18th annual ‘Dining Out For Life’ is Thursday, April 28th, and two Burien food establishments will be participating – Eat Local and The MARK Restaurant.

When you dine at a participating restaurant, grocery store, cafe, or bakery on this day, a percentage of your purchase is donated to Lifelong AIDS Alliance, and the fight against illness and hunger in our community.

Here are the details:

WHAT: Annual Dining Out For Life AIDS Fundraiser.

WHEN: Thursday, April 28th

WHERE: Two Burien establishments:

• Eat Local – Specialty Food/Grocery; Tel: (206) 432-9849
  Meals served: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  Location: 810 SW 151st Street, Burien, WA 98166
  Cuisine type(s): Chef-Prepared Takeaway meals
• The MARK Restaurant & Bar; Tel: (206) 241-MARK
  Meals served: Lunch, Dinner
  Location: 914 SW 152nd Street, Burien, WA 98166

INFO: Here’s info from an email sent out by The MARK:

On Thursday, April 28 Mark Restaurant will be donating 30% of our daily sales to Lifelong AIDS Alliance’s DINING OUT FOR LIFE. This will MARK or 4th year for participating and it is always a wonderful event.

Bring yourself, bring a group just come out and help support DINING OUT FOR LIFE. Proceeds from DINING OUT FOR LIFE help feed those living with chronic illness in the Puget Soung region. Services provided by Lifelong include pickup and delivery of nutritious meals and groceries, housing assistance, medical insurance coverage and comprehensive counseling services.

Warren Knapp Art Special
One day only 20% of any art purchases will be donated to Dine Out For Life.

On April 28th you can enjoy fine food , collect an original piece of art and support a worthy cause.

We will be donating from our entire day and plan to stay open till 1 am.

(206) 241-6275 or markrestaurant@aol.com

Click here to view the embedded video.

For more information, check out the Dining Out For Life website here, or their Facebook Page here.

Our friends at the 3rd annual Cove to Clover 5k Fundraiser Event (coming this weekend; we’re Sponsors) want us to remind our Readers about the annual Pub Crawl is happening this Friday night, March 11th.

Festivities begin at 6pm at Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub (435 SW 152nd Street), and will end beginning at 10:30pm at the BIG TOP Beer Garden at Burien Town Square.

There are 12 participating bars and restaurants, and the object of the night is to get a minimum of four stamps on your Pub Crawl Passport. You do NOT have to drink at each stop, or at all – you can just go in and ask to get stamped – then return to the BIG TOP beer garden at 10:30pm to enter for a chance to win a grand prize!

Also, there will be a “Best Leprechaun Costume,” which will be judged from 11:30pm – 11:45 pm.

All Cove to Clover proceeds will directly benefit the Highline Area Foodbank and Burien’s Hospitality House (women’s shelter).

Here are the details:

WHAT: The 3rd annual Cove to Clover Pub Crawl!

WHEN: Friday, March 11th beginning at 6pm; return to the BIG TOP beer garden at 10:30pm. NOTE FOR EARLY BIRDS: You can get your Pub Crawl Passport at Mick Kelly’s as early as 5pm!

WHERE: START: Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub, located at 435 SW 152nd Street (206.246.2473); END: 10:30pm at BIG TOP beer garden, Burien Town Square.

INFO: Cost is $15 per crawler, and all proceeds go to the Highline Area Foodbank and Burien’s Hospitality House (women’s shelter).

*NEW* Official Pub Crawl registrants will receive one complementary “Clover Coin”, which can be used to purchase a beer of drink in the Big Top Beer Garden all weekend. On Sunday, “Clover Coins” can be used to purchase food items (a $5 value).

Here’s more info from the official website:

Cove to Clover Opening Ceremony at Burien Town Square will be in the BIG TOP Beer Garden from 10:30 pm-Midnight.  Join the Celtic jam session with Haggis Bros. while enjoying one of Georgetown Brewery’s fine brews or “c2c snakebite” drink (recipes will contain Stoli and Tullamore Dew).

• Or purchase/pickup your official bib/passport/Clover Coin beginning at 5 pm Mick’s Kelly’s Irish Pub in Burien
• Visit the stops, collecting stamps or stickers (qualifies for the GRAND door prize)
• Return to Burien Town Square at 10:30 pm for live Celtic music and door prizes
• Prize awarded for Best Leprechaun Costume (judged 11:30-11:45 pm)

REMINDER: Discover Burien’s Mardi Gras-themed BEADS Lipstick Pub Crawl BEADS will be Thursday BEADS night, March 3rd, from 6pm – 11pm at 11 BEADS Burien restaurants and bars.

Along with the usual BEAD frenzy, there will be Mardi Gras-style food BEADS specials, drinks and BEADS did we mention…BEADS?!

While the Lipstick Pub Crawl is a ladies-night-out activity, men can join in, too. For $10, pub crawlers get drink specials and BEADS at 11 host restaurants and bars, plus a chance at prizes.

HOW IT WORKS:

• Each pub crawler will receive a booklet to be stamped at the host restaurants and bars. If pub crawlers return with a minimum of four stamps to the host restaurant or bar where they started the crawl, they are eligible for prize drawings.
• The drawings will be held between 9:30 and 10:30 p.m. for gift cards and items from local businesses and Mardi Gras sponsors.
• Each participating business will have their own start and finish. So if you sign up at Mick Kelly’s, you finish at Mick Kelly’s for prizes. It is like that for all 9 bars participating:
  • Elliott Bay
  • LaCosta
  • Mick Kelly’s
  • Side Street Kitchen
  • Bison Creak
  • Tin Room
  • CC’s Lounge
  • Pirahna Joes
  • The Mark

“This is what makes this pub crawl unique – each bar participates as an independent crawl,” said Organizer Debra George.

Prizes are swag from various sponsors (Coors Light, Corona, Captian Morgan and Pearl Vodka) and gift cards from participating bars and restaurants.

Pub crawl proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, as well as offsetting Mardi Gras costs.

For more info, check out our previous event listing post here.

The second annual “Dine for Highline” will be Thursday, Jan. 20th, and a portion of your check will be donated to Highline Medical Center Foundation.

It’s a great reason to dine out locally AND help a great cause at the same time.

For more info and an updated list of restaurants, click here.

As of Jan. 12th, here are this year’s participants:

• 909 Coffee & Wine
• Angelo’s of Burien
• Archery Bistro
• CC’s Lounge (206-242-0977)
• La Costa Mexican Restaurant
• Mark Restaurant & Bar
• Piranha Joes
• Sal’s Delicatessen
• Sidestreet Kitchen & Bar The House
• The Tin Room Bar & Theatre
• Round Table Pizza

The folks at Highline add:

“Thank you to the above participating restaurants and to you for supporting excellent health care in our communities.”

Bistro Baffi: Chef Michael has prepared a four-course meal menu to please the most discriminating palate. Appetizers include his famous stuffed mushrooms, Clams Rockefeller or Caprese. Following, the salad course is Insalata al’ Gusto or Chef Michael’s Caesar Salad. The main course includes two different steaks, Chicken Oscar, the Catch of the Day, and two homemade pastas, plus Risotto with lobster. Dessert includes a choice of Tiramisu, Chocolate Walnut Cake or imported Italian ice creams. They’ve got a huge wine cellar and great selection of after-dinner drinks as well as full cocktail bar. Reservations are recommended. Call 244-0737.

CC’s Lounge: Special dinners and prices are available at CC’s on this New Year’s Eve. For $25/person or $45/couple enjoy your choice of dinners complete with all the fixings: Top Sirloin with Shrimp Skewer, Chicken Cordon Bleu or a Salmon Plate. Dinner will also include a champagne fountain starting at 11:30 and party favors to bring in 2011. CC’s regular Andy Burnett will be on hand playing his mix of contemporary music for your dancing pleasure. Reservations are recommended and we’re told they’re nearly sold out. Call 206-242-0977 to secure your table. Dinner will be served from 6-9pm.

Elliott Bay Brewery: If you want your favorite home brewed suds this night, manager Michael Goldsmith tells us you’d better come early. They’re closing down no later than 9 pm.

Mark Restaurant and Bar: It’s Murder at the Deadwood Saloon. This is another one of their Murder Mystery Dinner parties. They are asking that you come dressed in your best 1880’s attire. You can take part in a murder most foul—maybe even be the corpse!

The cost is $45 per person and includes a Three Course Dinner – Prime Rib and Salmon, Champagne at Midnight and Party Favors – No host bar – plus tax & gratuity.

According to owner Debra George, “the fun starts at 8:30 pm New Year’s Eve. Bring yourself or a group – it is FUN FOR EVERYONE!

For those not so outgoing, we will have a friendly poker game going as part of the murder mystery night.”

Vino Bello Wine Bar: Hosting a New year’s Eve wine tasting with live music. Wine tasting from noon to 9PM, $15 per person. Music by Andy Eades from 5PM-9PM with no cover charge.

Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub: It’s business as usual at Mick’s this New Year’s Eve, but they will have a DJ playing all night and a champagne toast at midnight.

Piranha Joe’s: It’s a Parrot-head extravaganza as Coy and Joe welcome Trop-Rocker Ron Herring playing in the lounge from 9 pm-1 am.

In addition to their regular dinner menu, Joe’s is featuring Steak & King Crab Legs.

And here’s something really great Joe’s is serving a free midnight breakfast for guests that are there from 10pm to midnight.

Tin Room: Dan House told BTB “We’re getting excited about New Year’s Eve! We’ll be celebrating with drink specials, party hats and a champagne toast at midnight. Bring all your friends and be ready for fun!”

He warned us that the Tin Room and Tin Theater will be closed Saturday, Jan 1st so the staff can all nurse their hangovers.

The Tin Theater will be playing that classic film Airplane at 7:30. According to their latest email blast:

“Surely, you’ll want to come watch this tribute to Leslie Nielsen. (Just don’t call us Chirlee.) An airplane crew takes ill. Surely the only person capable of landing the plane is an ex-pilot afraid to fly. But don’t call him Shirley. Remember that the Tin Theater Bar area opens up at 6 PM daily ready to serve you dinner and cocktails before the show”!

Yo’s Bistro: Enjoy a totally Thai New Year’s Eve at Yo’s. Doors will open at 8 pm, there’s a full cocktail bar with a special food menu. Lao and Thai music will be featured. Mayoulee is the guest singer. Plus you can dance in 2011 to the live band.

If it’s a quiet night with Italian fare, both Osteria da Primo and Filiberto’s Cucina Italiana both on 152nd plan dinner as usual.

We also checked in with our friend Hilda at La Costa Restaurant on 153rd. It’s business as usual, which includes Mariachi Monarcas from 6:30-7:30PM.

Elmer’s Pub: Horsehedd, Skwish, and Dyslexic 33 play, starting at 9pm for FREE.. All original music, all local bands.

HiLine Lanes: New Years Eve Bash starts at 6pm with Dinner. At 8pm, there will be a 9 or better bowling competition…. At 9pm (’til Midnight) HiLine will throw in colored pins for Colorama. At Midnight, favors and Champagne (or Cider) will be featured for the toast of 2011. Then a breakfast buffet will be served until 2am. Total cost to Bowl and Eat both meals is $40. Or, one can either bowl OR eat only for $25.

ALSO, from 2pm to 4pm, HiLine Lanes is hosting a JUNIOR NEW YEARS EVE PARTY. Cost is $10 for unlimited bowling (with shoes). Party favors & Munchies will be provided.

“WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE EVERY JUNIOR AGE 18 AND UNDER IN OUR HOUSE FOR FUN…FUN…FUN!!!”

Editors note: We tried to contact every bar/restaurant in Burien. If we missed you sorry! Be sure to let us know for next year.