The Night Owl - Ellensburg, Washington

Ruth P.

This place lives up to its 10 ⭐️ rating! We tried the Hot Honey Sliders, the soy garlic flavored chicken wings, and the potato noodles with cucumber and pickled ginger. The homemade kimchee with the honey sriracha sauce in the sliders is the perfect sweet to spicy ratio. And the minced dill (I think) in the house made ranch for dipping the soy garlic wings in is an absolute taste bud delightful surprise. The noodle salad was cool and refreshing and an excellent balance to the flavor explosion of the other 2 dishes. Highly recommend this place! And if they still have the Matcha Pandan Sour Mocktail on the menu YOU MUST try it! It would be a massive mistake not to. This is my new FAVORITE restaurant!

Orion

Could not recommend this place enough! We shared three dishes, the Hot Honey Sliders, the Street Tacos, and the Kimchi Fried Rice. All of them were delicious, the hot honey sliders had a wonderful flavor profile, each bite was nice and flavorful without too many things going on. The breading on the chicken was done in house and was spiced very well, the crunch of the kimchi was great, and the flavors of the sauces blended in perfectly. The buns held up to everything happening and did not fall apart. The bulgogi beef in the street tacos was very well done with some very excellent flavor, the crunch provided from the slaw and the flavor from the cheese was a perfect compliment to the bulgogi without being overpowering at all. The kimchi fried rice was very tasty, I think maybe the spam we added was not cut quite as fine as I would have liked, and some of the green onions were a little too big, but everything else about it was delicious and the egg topper was cooked perfectly. We tried a total of three cocktails, the Chartreuse Viperess, HER, and the June Bloom. All three of them were very good. Personally, I am not a tremendous gin fan, and considering it was at the center of the June Bloom, I may have to rethink my opinion of gin! The Chartreuse Viperess has an excellent and complex flavor profile that complimented the food well without being overpowering at all. HER was not at all what I expected in the best way possible, the fruit blend was balanced very well in a subtle but very present way. Our waitress was incredibly helpful and very knowledgeable of the menu, the whole experience was very pleasurable from the moment we walked in the door. We will definitely be returning to enjoy this gem!

Stan F.

Amazing tasty, interesting food. Very cool design, responsive staff and 100% worth a visit again!

Small plates are not small at all! 4 double Street tacos, huge bowl of ramen, kimchi is a total good surprise!

Scott A.

Everything about The Night Owl is superb. Start with the fantastic cocktails, most of which are very unique with house-made infused liquors. The hot honey chicken sliders and the bulgogi were top notch. The Night Owl is a gem and a must go.

Lar M.

Had a birthday party for my wife tonight. About 17 of us. The food was great and service awesome. We are local and been before and to take on so many of us and still have the rest of the restaurant was impressive. Great job to the staff and will be back again soon! Also bartender made amazing drinks! Cheers!!

Samantha E.

The drink and food taste good! My friend who doesn't usually like Asian fusion went with me and said they liked the taste as well. Would be 5 star if the kimchi fried rice had more kimchi in it and the bulgogi meat was thicker and marinated more. The coleslaw and beef sticks were so good. Lemonade was yummy. Staff was friendly and attentive. Came out to about $100 inc tip for 2 drinks, 1 app, and 2 entrees.

Follow up: they put more kimchi in the fried rice! So good now. But when I got the beef sticks again they seemed.. cold? Not charred. Like they were lightly cooked a while ago. Was not like when we first had them. They were so good the first time.

Kristin W.

We came here last night for my best friend’s 21st birthday. Our waitress was the sweetest person ever. Olivia made our night so easy with her wonderful suggestions on what’s delicious! She made us feel right at home.

The food was so yummy! Two of us got the KFC bites, one got street tacos, and one got teriyaki chicken and rice, plus a few adult beverages. Everything was portioned well and tasted amazing! And we were shocked when we saw the price because we totally thought our bill was going to be higher.

It’s affordable, delicious, cute, and has the friendliest staff. We will be back!

Lori N.

The Night Owl offers a solid dining experience with pleasant ambiance and quick service. I particularly enjoyed the Bulgogi Bowl, although I found it slightly unbalanced with an excess of rice compared to the toppings. Overall, it's a great spot for a satisfying meal with friends or family.