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The interior is sleek and cool. There's a shuffleboard along one wall, and the two parallel glass garage doors make a pleasant dogtrot. Free wifi ensures at least a couple of laptop users.

There are three beers on tap: Rainier, Mirror Pond pale ale, and Lagunitas IPA. They have a number of bottled beers there as well. And of course wine and many options involving hard liquor.

They also have food: some snacks that are available anytime, between $2-$5, and main meals that are available between 4-11pm. We got the nachos ($5), mac and cheese ($5), and the sloppy joe ($6). None of this is pretentious, and indeed, all of it could use a little more seasoning, but it's perfect, filling food, when you are in need of inexpensive filling food.

The best part about Vendetta, however is its back porch and garden, also known as the smoking area. They have a rooved back porch that is big enough for a row of tables, and that of course looks out on the garden, which has paved areas with tables, and lots of benches for hanging out and socializing.