Foodie Review
The Viking
Downtown Spokane · Craft Bar Food & Drinks
Best Casual Eats in Spokane
We haven't made it in for a visit yet, so this one's built from what fellow diners and locals are saying — we'll update it with our own take once we've pulled up a chair.
The Viking sits across from the arena downtown, which tells you most of what you need to know about how it gets used — somewhere to eat before the game, and somewhere to end up after it. The menu is built around handcrafted burgers and hearty sandwiches, with fish and chips, tacos, and salads filling out the rest, and a bar that takes its cocktails as seriously as its beer list.
It's been one of Spokane's reliable casual spots for a long time, and the range is the appeal — it's rare that a group walks in and somebody can't find what they want. We haven't sat down for a proper meal here yet, so we can't speak to how it holds up night to night. Arena crowds put real pressure on a kitchen, and that's the part we'd want to see for ourselves.