Mountlake 9 Cinemas in Lake Forest Park were left for dead a few months back. But in actuality, they’ve reemerged stronger, and with booze. Now an affiliate of the national Cinebarre chain (not to be confused with the keister-expanding Cinnabon chain), the repurposed multiplex is like an affordable version of Redmond’s ridiculous Gold Class cinemas. Better yet, it doesn’t admit anyone under 21 without a proper fake ID, and shows first-run films like The Hangover and Public Enemies. It’s about time our region saw a proliferation of brew and views; Central Cinema and the Big Picture are great, but the ‘burbanites need their bourbon too.
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