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First Look: Quality Athletics Opens in Pioneer Square

12Josh Henderson’s Quality Athletics, located in the new Stadium Place development, just north of CenturyLink field isn’t a typical sports bar.3Josh Henderson’s Quality Athletics, located in the new Stadium Place development, just north of CenturyLink field isn’t a typical sports bar.4It’s a 3,500 square-feet space at the corner of Occidental and King.5It’s a 3,500 square-feet […]

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Josh Henderson's Quality Athletics, located in the new Stadium Place development, just north of CenturyLink field isn't a typical sports bar.
Josh Henderson’s Quality Athletics, located in the new Stadium Place development, just north of CenturyLink field isn’t a typical sports bar.
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Josh Henderson's Quality Athletics, located in the new Stadium Place development, just north of CenturyLink field isn't a typical sports bar.
Josh Henderson’s Quality Athletics, located in the new Stadium Place development, just north of CenturyLink field isn’t a typical sports bar.
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It's a 3,500 square-feet space at the corner of Occidental and King.
It’s a 3,500 square-feet space at the corner of Occidental and King.
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It's a 3,500 square-feet space at the corner of Occidental and King.
It’s a 3,500 square-feet space at the corner of Occidental and King.
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It's split between a 21-above only bar area...
It’s split between a 21-above only bar area…
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And a more restaurant-ish space...
And a more restaurant-ish space…
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It's split between a 21-above only bar area...
It’s split between a 21-above only bar area…
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And a more restaurant-ish space...
And a more restaurant-ish space…
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With tables, booths and artifical turf flooring,
With tables, booths and artifical turf flooring,
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With tables, booths and artifical turf flooring,
With tables, booths and artifical turf flooring,
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There are massive flat screens all around—15, to be precise—but they’re recessed, with the volume turned low on nongame days.
There are massive flat screens all around—15, to be precise—but they’re recessed, with the volume turned low on nongame days.
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There are massive flat screens all around—15, to be precise—but they’re recessed, with the volume turned low on nongame days.
There are massive flat screens all around—15, to be precise—but they’re recessed, with the volume turned low on nongame days.
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Two massive patios flank the entrance.
Two massive patios flank the entrance.
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Each has splenty of seating, a large flat screen and a (soon-to-come) fire pit.
Each has splenty of seating, a large flat screen and a (soon-to-come) fire pit.
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The bar area fills up on game days, where there's plenty of beer, in pints, pitchers and, occasionally, 24-ounce  monster cans.
The bar area fills up on game days, where there’s plenty of beer, in pints, pitchers and, occasionally, 24-ounce monster cans.
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The bar area fills up on game days, where there's plenty of beer, in pints, pitchers and, occasionally, 24-ounce  monster cans.
The bar area fills up on game days, where there’s plenty of beer, in pints, pitchers and, occasionally, 24-ounce monster cans.
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There's an entire wall of lockers...
There’s an entire wall of lockers…
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A table tennis door with a bat as a handle.
A table tennis door with a bat as a handle.
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And the shelves are stacked with trophies, but Henderson says it's an ironic take on sports memorabilia.
And the shelves are stacked with trophies, but Henderson says it’s an ironic take on sports memorabilia.
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By design, every seat has the view of at least one screen.
By design, every seat has the view of at least one screen.
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A table tennis door with a bat as a handle.
A table tennis door with a bat as a handle.
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And the shelves are stacked with trophies, but Henderson says it's an ironic take on sports memorabilia.
And the shelves are stacked with trophies, but Henderson says it’s an ironic take on sports memorabilia.
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By design, every seat has the view of at least one screen.
By design, every seat has the view of at least one screen.
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A 24-ounce grilled tri-tip, with smoked eggplant puree and roasted mushrooms.
A 24-ounce grilled tri-tip, with smoked eggplant puree and roasted mushrooms.
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Two massive patios flank the entrance.
Two massive patios flank the entrance.
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The Seattle Freeze, a rotating seasonal frozen cocktail—currently, that means a frozen bourbon peach Arnold Palmer—comes out of a slushy machine and doubles as a joke about Seattle's famous cold shoulder.
The Seattle Freeze, a rotating seasonal frozen cocktail—currently, that means a frozen bourbon peach Arnold Palmer—comes out of a slushy machine and doubles as a joke about Seattle’s famous cold shoulder.
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Each has splenty of seating, a large flat screen and a (soon-to-come) fire pit.
Each has splenty of seating, a large flat screen and a (soon-to-come) fire pit.
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Bar Manager Josh Batway's list of cocktails are all thoughtfully named, like Title IX (with house-infused strawberry rhubarb vodka, Lillet Rosé, campari and lemon juice) which celebrates the ammendment that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in
Bar Manager Josh Batway’s list of cocktails are all thoughtfully named, like Title IX (with house-infused strawberry rhubarb vodka, Lillet Rosé, campari and lemon juice) which celebrates the ammendment that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in
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Take your burger and nacho cravings elsewhere. The menu here is all about "elevating sports bar food," says executive chef Seth Richardson. Translation: this grilled squid salad with pickled peppers, field peas, basil, thyme, bread crumbs and lemon.
Take your burger and nacho cravings elsewhere. The menu here is all about “elevating sports bar food,” says executive chef Seth Richardson. Translation: this grilled squid salad with pickled peppers, field peas, basil, thyme, bread crumbs and lemon.
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There's an entire wall of lockers...
There’s an entire wall of lockers…
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Quinoa salad with confit leg of duck, fennel, feta, chermoula vinaigrette and sunny side duck egg.
Quinoa salad with confit leg of duck, fennel, feta, chermoula vinaigrette and sunny side duck egg.
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Quality Athletics has it's own rooftop farm, five floors above, growing things like kale, chard, shiso, lots of herbs and root vegetables that show up in dishes and drinks downstairs, as well as beans, cucumbers and other produce that will pickle well.
Quality Athletics has it’s own rooftop farm, five floors above, growing things like kale, chard, shiso, lots of herbs and root vegetables that show up in dishes and drinks downstairs, as well as beans, cucumbers and other produce that will pickle well.
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Meaty items like this slow roasted duck with plums, almonds and orange maple glaze are also available as shareable platters.
Meaty items like this slow roasted duck with plums, almonds and orange maple glaze are also available as shareable platters.
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A wall of photographs of all things sports, on the way to the restrooms.
A wall of photographs of all things sports, on the way to the restrooms.
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Andouille sausage with Anson mills grits, stone ground mustard, and pickled vegetables.
Andouille sausage with Anson mills grits, stone ground mustard, and pickled vegetables.
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Handwashing inspiration.
Handwashing inspiration.
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Take your burger and nacho cravings elsewhere. The menu here is all about "elevating sports bar food," says executive chef Seth Richardson. Translation: this grilled squid salad with pickled peppers, field peas, basil, thyme, bread crumbs and lemon.
Take your burger and nacho cravings elsewhere. The menu here is all about “elevating sports bar food,” says executive chef Seth Richardson. Translation: this grilled squid salad with pickled peppers, field peas, basil, thyme, bread crumbs and lemon.
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Meaty items like this slow roasted duck with plums, almonds and orange maple glaze are also available as shareable platters.
Meaty items like this slow roasted duck with plums, almonds and orange maple glaze are also available as shareable platters.
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A 24-ounce grilled tri-tip, with smoked eggplant puree and roasted mushrooms.
A 24-ounce grilled tri-tip, with smoked eggplant puree and roasted mushrooms.
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Andouille sausage with Anson mills grits, stone ground mustard, and pickled vegetables.
Andouille sausage with Anson mills grits, stone ground mustard, and pickled vegetables.
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The Seattle Freeze, a rotating seasonal frozen cocktail—currently, that means a frozen bourbon peach Arnold Palmer—comes out of a slushy machine and doubles as a joke about Seattle's famous cold shoulder.
The Seattle Freeze, a rotating seasonal frozen cocktail—currently, that means a frozen bourbon peach Arnold Palmer—comes out of a slushy machine and doubles as a joke about Seattle’s famous cold shoulder.
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Quinoa salad with confit leg of duck, fennel, feta, chermoula vinaigrette and sunny side duck egg.
Quinoa salad with confit leg of duck, fennel, feta, chermoula vinaigrette and sunny side duck egg.
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Bar Manager Josh Batway's list of cocktails are all thoughtfully named, like Title IX (with house-infused strawberry rhubarb vodka, Lillet Rosé, campari and lemon juice) which celebrates the ammendment that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in
Bar Manager Josh Batway’s list of cocktails are all thoughtfully named, like Title IX (with house-infused strawberry rhubarb vodka, Lillet Rosé, campari and lemon juice) which celebrates the ammendment that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in
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Quality Athletics has it's own rooftop farm, five floors above, growing things like kale, chard, shiso, lots of herbs and root vegetables that show up in dishes and drinks downstairs, as well as beans, cucumbers and other produce that will pickle well.
Quality Athletics has it’s own rooftop farm, five floors above, growing things like kale, chard, shiso, lots of herbs and root vegetables that show up in dishes and drinks downstairs, as well as beans, cucumbers and other produce that will pickle well.
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A wall of photographs of all things sports, on the way to the restrooms.
A wall of photographs of all things sports, on the way to the restrooms.
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Handwashing inspiration.
Handwashing inspiration.

With outdoor fire pits, a slushy machine, and 15 massive flat screens.