Frat boys, sorority girls and "independents" come in droves to partake of the lager of their choice.  They can pick from Winter Warmer to Four Alarm Stout to Solstice Scottish Ale. It is often the first stop on the infamous "21 Run." The food is on par with most pub-style cuisine in the area, but the attraction may be more ephemeral.  Many people enjoy the sense of Tacoma's history in spirit, as E9 has been a tavern for 40 years, and in the old photographs that deck the walls and provide a distraction from that pointless obliterated conversation you began with someone in your Chemistry lab.