Dinner at 32 Bar and Grill inside the Kraken Community Iceplex

 Puck yeah! Hockey fans in Seattle can visit the Kraken Community Iceplex in Northgate where you can dine at 32 Bar and Grill, watch players practice, and even shop at the Kraken Team Store. This complex is huge at 172,000 square feet with three NHL-standard rinks. 32 Bar and Grill is located above one of the ice rinks, so you can watch the hockey players practice while you dine. The name is 32 Bar and Grill because 32,000 fans made it possible for the Seattle Kraken to become the 32nd franchise, and the freezing point for ice on which the players and the community skate on at the iceplex is -32 degrees! Pretty cool, literally! 

Our family went there last week for dinner. We got seated right away, but it was busy and really loud. Our server had a hard time hearing our orders! There are twenty screens playing hockey, so this is the spot for fans to gather and watch the game with friends, for families like us to dine, and for players to grab a bite after practice. This restaurant is for everyone, and the menu also has options for even the pickiest eater. They have a kid's menu, too. 

They have some signature cocktails and my husband and I tried one. I had a Kraken Hat drink which had Kraken Rum, lime juice, and Blueberry. This was refreshing but wasn't sweet enough for me. He had a Dark Rink Manhattan which had Rittenhouse Rye, Averna, Angostura Bitters, and Orange Bitters. This was solid and tasted like a Manhattan should. Strong and full flavored. 

For food I ordered the Poutine. This was house-cut fries, gravy, and Beecher's Cheese Curds. I'm still thinking about those cheese curds day later. I didn't know they were Beecher's until right this moment when I looked it up, and that explains a lot. Beecher's Cheese is a local company, with a location in the Pike Place Market and even one at SeaTac airport. The fries and gravy were on point, and overall, a really decent Poutine. Eating it while watching the players practicing on the ice made me feel like I was in Canada, since Poutine is a Canadian dish and, well, hockey. 

My husband ordered one of the pizzas, the Hawaiian one. Theirs had tomato sauce, mozzarella, Canadian bacon, pineapple, and for a spicy twist- jalapeño. This pizza was ok, not the best crust we've ever had, but it was perfectly satisfying anyway. My boys ordered from the kid's menu, with one getting the Mac and Cheese and the other getting a Cheeseburger and Fries. Both dishes were on point, especially for a kid's menu. They both really liked their food, so that's a score for me! For dessert we all shared the Donut Holes with cinnamon sugar. These were on thin ice in my opinion, since they were too dense for doughnuts and too chewy. The tasty chocolate sauce and fresh whipped cream helped this dessert not totally lose, however. 

After dinner, I visited the Kraken Team store and was happy to see a nice assortment of pins. I bought one for my pin collection. This was such a fun dinner in Northgate at the Kraken Community Iceplex. A win for sure! 

32 Bar and Grill 

10601 5th Ave NE 

Seattle, WA