09/17/2026
We’ve had so many new followers lately that we thought it was a good time to reintroduce the Two Mile House and share a little bit of its history.
Thurston County has seen a lot of bars, taverns and watering holes come and go over the years. There are plenty of great new places to grab a drink, but it’s pretty rare to find one still operating in the same location nearly 90 years later.
The Two Mile House opened in 1939, when West Olympia looked a whole lot different than it does today. Over the years there have been different owners and slightly different names — Kelly’s Two-Mile House, Spud & Elma’s Two-Mile House, Robb’s 2 Mile House — but somehow, Two Mile House kept finding its way onto the sign.
And we aren’t the only historic watering hole Olympia has been lucky enough to hang onto. The Spar Café dates to 1935, Charlie’s has restaurant and tavern roots going back to 1931, and Eastside Club Tavern dates to around the early 1940s. These places are pieces of Olympia history in their own right.
But so many of the old roadside taverns and roadhouses that once dotted Thurston County eventually disappeared as highways changed, neighborhoods grew and times moved on.
Almost 90 years later, people are still coming to the same little spot in West Olympia to eat, have a drink, catch up with friends and tell stories.
That’s what makes this place special to us.
The Two Mile isn’t just an old bar. It’s one of the surviving neighborhood roadhouses from a part of Olympia history that has almost disappeared.
So, for all of you who are new here, welcome to the Two Mile. We’re glad you found us.
