Stormin Normans Shipfaced Saloon

Jen or Sally from the valley Rocked . I will definitely go back next time I'm in Spokane. She had a great personality, and her service was amazing.... Thank you 😊

Wish I could give 10 stars for service. Jen (aka Sally from the valley) is every business owners dream employee! Great men's room.

I had the best turkey club sandwich and tator tots! All the staff were super friendly and the service was lightning fast. It was my first time there, but I hear the entire menu is excellent, especially breakfast. They have a nice enclosed/ roofless outdoor patio where smoking/ vaping is allowed. Some nights, they have live music or karaoke. I'll definitely come back!

I visited Stormin’ Norman’s Shipfaced Saloon for the first time on May 7, 2023. I had been wanting to try this place for a long time as I drive past it daily and always take notice of all the cars in the parking lot. After glancing at it from the outside so many times over the past two years, I must admit that what I had envisioned the interior looking like didn’t match what I had drawn up in my brain when I walked in. Not that it was a bad thing…just an observation.

My brother ordered a 22 oz. Coors Light and I got a 16 oz. Blue Moon. Our server brought our beers out quickly and they were cold and tasted good (you never know what you are going to get with draft beer). We ordered the chips and queso for an appetizer and they were plentiful and the cheese dip was average. I ordered the cheeseburger and fries while my brother ordered the club sandwich with tater tots. My major takeaway from the food was the French fries. I had never ate a version of fries like the ones at Stormin’ Norman’s. They are spear-shaped, unique, and very tasty. My cheeseburger was good and my brother enjoyed his sandwich and tater tots. Prices are below average from what you typically pay in Spokane which was a very pleasant surprise.

Our server was Sarah M. (as indicated on the receipt) and was fabulous. She treated us well, got our order correct, and was engaging. We wore our Bloomsday shirts so she talked to us about the race for a little bit. There are plenty of large televisions in the bar so we got front row seats to watching the Mariners and the NBA Playoffs. The bar is a little on the darker side lighting wise but I know a lot of people prefer that. We enjoyed our time at Stormin’ Norman’s and hope to return.

We were excited to try this place when they opened back up during the pandemic. We unfortunately didn’t make it until last night when my mom was in town and wanted to try them also.
We sadly won’t be back.

The service was hit and miss. Walked in to no greeting, no sign letting us know to seat ourselves or wait to be seated. They had one server who looked like she was also bartending. Some blond chick was dressed as an employee but she was too busy chatting and tossing her hair around a big group of guys and a few women outside and playing with the bingo lady’s toddler. She was of no help to the restaurant inside. Our server was alright, she looked like she was working twice as hard to keep people taken care of. She definitely wasn’t super friendly though and only came by for drinks and food.

We ordered nachos and the meat was disgustingly salty and overcooked and dry. There is no chicken option, only ground beef and the seasoning ruined it. We barely ate half of them as it was just too salty. The seasoning needs cut with another product or just ditch it altogether.

I ordered the club sandwich, it was good but the side salad left a lot to be desired. They threw the 5 small green pieces on top and everything below it was white. I picked through it all looking for edible salad leaves and got nothing. Should have taken a pic at the end of what the salad really looked like.

I get that prices are lower than other places we go to, but whyyyy use iceberg lettuce? It’s bland, no flavor and negligible on nutrition. My club sandwich had nice leafy lettuce or Romaine on it but my salad was a plate of all white “lettuce” with a few green pieces in there. Had one bite and couldn’t eat it, I don’t know if it’s their way of cutting costs or if they always serve iceberg as the salad. Either way I’d rather pay a couple bucks more to eat a real salad.