by Michele Smith

In the alleyway behind Grand Central Bakery off 152nd in downtown Burien, a special kind of garage has opened. Smarty Pants Garage, the 3rd restaurant/bar venture for Michelle Braasch and Tim Ptak. Burien’s new garage features an open, airy setting with high ceilings, large roll up garage doors, and an industrial feel with buffed cement floors and a collection of old motorbikes that adorn the bar.

Smarty Pants Garage seats about 60, has a large horseshoe shaped bar with comfortable leather backed chairs and big screen TV’s viewable from just about any seat in the restaurant. The outdoor patio is sunny and fun with bean bags games and motorbikes to look at and let the kids play on.

Michelle Braasch (the original “smarty pants”) and Tim Ptak opened Smarty Pants in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood in 2003, Tim’s passion for motorbikes became a familiar theme for other bikers and the bar soon became a favorite amongst riders from all over. In 2009 the pair opened Hudson which is also located in Georgetown just off 1st Ave. S.

Smarty Pants Garage features a full cocktail menu, 10 rotating beer taps and a selection of wines. Most ingredients for the extensive sandwich and slider menu are locally sourced, there are vegetarian and vegan options, a kids menu, weekly happy hour drink and food specials and brunch on Sundays. At Smarty Pants Garage, the most expensive menu item is $10.95.

The staff is warm and inviting, there is plenty of room for large parties but don’t bring your dog! We give Burien’s newest “garage” 2 thumbs up.

Hours:
 Monday – Thursday 11am to 10pm
Friday 11am to midnight
Saturday 9am to Midnight
Sunday 9am to 4pm 
Happy Hour 4pm -7pm and 10pm - Midnight

626 SW 152nd St. 
http://www.smartypantsgarage.com/

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Smarty Pants General Manager Dawn LaVigne shows off the 10 tap beer system.