text: Man I have really given The Roosevelt a chance having been here oh or so times since its opened Its withing walking distance from where i live yet i would not find myself there as a local in need of a beer either alone OR with a group less than nnThis place is tragically drab Although the historical house is beautifully and creatively restored the inside is cloaked in gray paint and the furniture arrangement is awkward In the middle room if you do not get the only table then you are sitting sidebyside with your company in a dark room staring off into gray walls If you sit in the sidefront room you have to sit on a cushioned square Who wants to drink wine on that and feel a semblance of sophistication I know i personally cannot pull that off nnThe back room is completely dominated by two things A long wooden read boring community table and a halogen light that could probably double as an xray for skeletal lampingnnTheir back patio is now serving as the unofficial smoking patio although Matt has yet to receive the permits from the city and i am SURE its the city dragging arse to allow alcohol back there This place monstrously needs a back patio nnOk so concerning the alcohol This is what raises its starlevel The House Ale is some of the best localbrew i have ever had SeattlePortlandVancouvergood And of course the gimmicky coldness of their drafts are pretty neato particularly in the summer However this place is not open during the day until pm i beleive which kind of defeats the point of a frosty pint at daydrinking hours nnThree things to help improve this place n Spice up the color for Petes sake Anything but gray n Open before or or whatever time you open Its too late Especially during baseball seasonn Change the mix cd Jesus i LOVE radiohead but enoughs enough OK computer does not need to be on all the time to increase your scenekid cool points The Roosevelt could use some cool tunes and dare you venture into a Jazz night It kind of fits into your schemennAnyway as much as i am bitching about this its only bc i want this place to succeed and it has the foundation to be someplace VERY cool as a Local Haunt or as an Night OnlyStop bar