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Address: 900 NE Colorado St, Pullman, WA 99163
Phone: (509) 332-1265
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The Coug. Historic restaurant. Located next to WSU in Pullman, WA. Carryout & dine-in services available. . Follow · …
The Coug
Be a part of the tradition. Leave your mark. Established in 1932. Historic restaurant & college bar. Go Cougs!
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21K followers · 2.9K+ posts · A tradition since 1932. All ages welcome until 8pm. 21+ for alcohol. Open 7 days a week. #GoCougs.
Reviews
Leigh Royal Purser Frost
★☆☆☆☆ (1/5 stars)
I have never felt more disrespected, unsafe, and enraged in my entire life than I did at The Coug. Let me make this crystal clear: this is not a place to trust anyone with your drink, your belongings, or your dignity.
What Happened: I ordered a drink, trusted it like any normal human would, and someone literally put something in it without my consent. Yes, you read that right—someone tampered with my drink. If that isn’t horrifying enough, my personal items, including my backpack, were thrown away without warning. This is outrageous, unsafe, and completely unacceptable.
Staff & Management: The staff treated me like I was the problem for noticing it. No apology, no accountability, just blank stares and excuses. The manager? Silent. No explanation, no resolution—just letting their employees ruin my day and potentially put me in danger.
Ambiance: I honestly don’t even want to talk about ambiance because safety is priority zero here. If a place lets staff interfere with your food, drink, and personal items, everything else is irrelevant. Do you want to feel unsafe while trying to enjoy a coffee or snack? Because that’s what happens here.
Recommendation: Avoid The Coug at all costs. Trust is broken. Safety is gone. Respect for customers is nonexistent. If you value your drinks, your belongings, or your sanity, go anywhere else. This is a place where you’re literally not safe.
Rating: 0/5 stars if I could. 1/5 is being generous.
… moreI have never felt more disrespected, unsafe, and enraged in my entire life than I did at The Coug. Let me make this crystal clear: this is not a place to trust anyone with your drink, your belongings, or your dignity.
What Happened: I ordered a drink, trusted it like any normal human would, and someone literally put something in it without my consent. Yes, you read that right—someone tampered with my drink. If that isn’t horrifying enough, my personal items, including my backpack, were thrown away without warning. This is outrageous, unsafe, and completely unacceptable.
Staff & Management: The staff treated me like I was the problem for noticing it. No apology, no accountability, just blank stares and excuses. The manager? Silent. No explanation, no resolution—just letting their employees ruin my day and potentially put me in danger.
Ambiance: I honestly don’t even want to talk about ambiance because safety is priority zero here. If a place lets staff interfere with your food, drink, and personal items, everything else is irrelevant. Do you want to feel unsafe while trying to enjoy a coffee or snack? Because that’s what happens here.
Recommendation: Avoid The Coug at all costs. Trust is broken. Safety is gone. Respect for customers is nonexistent. If you value your drinks, your belongings, or your sanity, go anywhere else. This is a place where you’re literally not safe.
Rating: 0/5 stars if I could. 1/5 is being generous.
Ritisha Daryani
The food is bad, vibe is bad and service is okay. I wouldn’t suggest this for an outing with friends at all. This place is vegetarian friendly, but the food is not great so, I would suggest find a better alternative. If you have no other options though, this place might work out.
… moreThe_Spokane_Burger_Guy
Every time I’m lucky enough to be at The Coug It always feels like home. A no nonsense place you can get some great bar food and a beer and be yourself. The only thing better than the atmosphere here is the knowledgeable and professional staff that make you feel welcome and taken care of even on the busiest night.
… moreBen Anderson
Usually love going and getting a Tuesday burger but went today and the person in charge gave our order to someone else, made us wait 30 minutes for 3 burgers, gave us one order of fries, and then refused to add more. On top of that she was rude as hell. Probably done with this place for a bit. Pic below is apparently three orders of fries (“3 oz per burger” is what she said).
… moreLeigh Royal Purser Frost
THIS IS MY STORY.
Since April…
Every visit…
Felt like a battlefield.
Staff.
Patrons.
Targeting me.
Pushing me.
Harassing me.
Making it clear…
I did NOT belong.
I have serious heart issues.
Every shove.
Every cruel word.
Every dismissive look.
A real threat to my health.
And no one cared.
Staff ignored it.
Allowed it.
Condoned it.
Every time I tried…
To exist safely…
The hostility intensified.
By May…
It wasn’t random.
It wasn’t isolated.
It became a pattern.
Every visit…
A gauntlet.
No one should be bullied.
No one should be disrespected.
No one should risk their life…
Just to exist.
I stayed silent.
Hoped it would stop.
It didn’t.
I am DONE.
I will not be silent.
⚡ SAFETY.
⚡ RESPECT.
⚡ DECENCY.
⚡ Protection for people with health issues.
The Coug failed me.
They failed in every way.
They allowed harassment.
They allowed cruelty.
They ignored a real danger.
From April until now…
I endured hostility.
I endured fear.
I endured being treated like less than human.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
The Coug allowed this.
The Coug ignored my health.
The Coug condoned harassment.
I will not be silenced.
I will not be ignored.
I will not let this continue.
THIS IS MY TRUTH.
I am speaking it LOUD.
I am speaking it CLEAR.
To anyone watching…
You deserve safety.
You deserve respect.
You deserve decency.
And I will fight to make sure…
No one else has to go through this.
ENOUGH.
NO MORE SILENCE.
NO MORE HARM.
… moreSince April…
Every visit…
Felt like a battlefield.
Staff.
Patrons.
Targeting me.
Pushing me.
Harassing me.
Making it clear…
I did NOT belong.
I have serious heart issues.
Every shove.
Every cruel word.
Every dismissive look.
A real threat to my health.
And no one cared.
Staff ignored it.
Allowed it.
Condoned it.
Every time I tried…
To exist safely…
The hostility intensified.
By May…
It wasn’t random.
It wasn’t isolated.
It became a pattern.
Every visit…
A gauntlet.
No one should be bullied.
No one should be disrespected.
No one should risk their life…
Just to exist.
I stayed silent.
Hoped it would stop.
It didn’t.
I am DONE.
I will not be silent.
⚡ SAFETY.
⚡ RESPECT.
⚡ DECENCY.
⚡ Protection for people with health issues.
The Coug failed me.
They failed in every way.
They allowed harassment.
They allowed cruelty.
They ignored a real danger.
From April until now…
I endured hostility.
I endured fear.
I endured being treated like less than human.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
The Coug allowed this.
The Coug ignored my health.
The Coug condoned harassment.
I will not be silenced.
I will not be ignored.
I will not let this continue.
THIS IS MY TRUTH.
I am speaking it LOUD.
I am speaking it CLEAR.
To anyone watching…
You deserve safety.
You deserve respect.
You deserve decency.
And I will fight to make sure…
No one else has to go through this.
ENOUGH.
NO MORE SILENCE.
NO MORE HARM.
Amanda Brannan
Love this local bar! Fun vibes and friendly staff
This review was made in connection with a Toast promotion
… moreThis review was made in connection with a Toast promotion
Leigh Royal Purser Frost
I want to believe in this community and the values it says it stands for. The Cougs pride themselves on unity, integrity, and care — but those words must be backed by actions. Right now, the reality falls short.
I was trespassed unfairly, not because I was violent or a threat, but because I am different — and instead of addressing issues with fairness, staff chose gaslighting, isolation, and exclusion. If I had been causing physical harm, then a trespass might make sense. But when the issue boils down to people being flakes, spreading rumors, or acting unprofessionally, there is no justification for stripping away my right to belong.
I am directly asking the Cougs’ leadership to take accountability for this decision and undo the trespass. The way it was handled violated not only the spirit of community but also basic principles of due process, equal treatment, and student rights. Every student deserves to be treated with respect, not arbitrarily isolated or punished for being different.
Continuing to ignore this only deepens the harm and exposes leadership to questions of discrimination, negligence, and abuse of authority. The right and ethical step is to reverse the trespass, acknowledge the harm it caused, and commit to a culture where accountability is practiced, not avoided.
The Cougs can still be a community worth being proud of — but only if its leaders are willing to act like real adults, take responsibility, and make this right
… moreI was trespassed unfairly, not because I was violent or a threat, but because I am different — and instead of addressing issues with fairness, staff chose gaslighting, isolation, and exclusion. If I had been causing physical harm, then a trespass might make sense. But when the issue boils down to people being flakes, spreading rumors, or acting unprofessionally, there is no justification for stripping away my right to belong.
I am directly asking the Cougs’ leadership to take accountability for this decision and undo the trespass. The way it was handled violated not only the spirit of community but also basic principles of due process, equal treatment, and student rights. Every student deserves to be treated with respect, not arbitrarily isolated or punished for being different.
Continuing to ignore this only deepens the harm and exposes leadership to questions of discrimination, negligence, and abuse of authority. The right and ethical step is to reverse the trespass, acknowledge the harm it caused, and commit to a culture where accountability is practiced, not avoided.
The Cougs can still be a community worth being proud of — but only if its leaders are willing to act like real adults, take responsibility, and make this right
Jeanna Rheinberger
Exactly what you’d want in a college bar. Plus they were having a $5 burger and fries special.
… moreKieran Campbell
So, I probably will not go back here. The drinks are really good, the food is really good, but the service kind of sucks. The last time I was there, I had 2 drinks, and because of how my body processes alcohol, I had to use the restroom. I am a cispassing transman meaning I can’t exactly stand to pee. I also will get the police called on me if I go into any womens room because I look like a man, I sound like a man, and I have a full beard. I went to use the restroom and I had squated over the toilet as there is no seat. I did my business and as I was pulling my pants up, one of the servers walked in, stared at me and then turned around and walked out. I was done drinking as I wanted to be sober enough to walk my friends home, but one of them convinced me to get another. I went to get another drink but was told I was cut off. Weird as I was still pretty much sober, but okay. I got a cup of water and went outside back to my friends. One of them along with a complete stranger, a previous bartender there, was very confused as I was clearly still pretty much sober. One of them went in to talk to the bartenders and they were told that the server who walked into the bathroom and stared at me for a solid 30 seconds, watched me vomit the entire time I was in the bathroom. Seriously, come on, who is throwing up into a toilet that they are squatting over and quite clearly wiping themselves when their head is nowhere near the bowl? If things change to where employees use common sense I would love to come back, I love the Coug, but out of my safety, and you know, ability to enjoy myself with friends, I won’t be coming back for a while.
… moreAmanda Evert
Great college bar. Parents’ weekend was a blast, and the staff was up to the challenge of not only boisterous kids but their parents as well.
… more