JAKE DE PAUL: HOW ABOUT A SLIDER AND CARROT MARTINI TONIGHT? >>>

The Crown Bar on Sixth Avenue has expanded its menu to include burger sliders on pretzel buns with spicy mustard and roasted peppers, crispy calamari with chipotle aioli, JP's guacamole and chips, four new burger combinations and more.

They have also added nightly specials. Tonight is $8.99 fish and chips.

I'm so due to try bartender Dino's latest creations. Apparently he's mixing strawberry sidecars, basil gimlets and carrot martinis fresh from the Tacoma Farmers Market.

[The Crown Bar, 5 p.m. to midnight Tuesday-Thursday, 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday, 2705 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.272.4177]