Fire Creek Grill & Ale House

Fire Creek Grill & Ale House is a casual restaurant and bar known for grilled steaks, burgers, flatbread pizzas and a full breakfast menu, with a wide selection of ales on tap. The kitchen buys meats and produce from local farmers and uses compostable serviceware, and the menu includes wings, nachos, salads and soups, with clam chowder listed as award-winning.

The patio is the big draw: a roughly 1,000 square foot outdoor deck with a fire pit, where the bay doors open up to the dining room. Breakfast runs on weekday and Saturday mornings with a Sunday brunch schedule, and lunch starts at 11 a.m. Monday through Saturday. The restaurant sits on Yelm Highway in Olympia, next to the Capitol City Golf Club course, and it is the place to go for an indoor and outdoor meal.