The Olympia Tavern was founded around 1900 by Leopold Schmidt, the forefather of the Olympia Brewing Company. For decades, the Olympia was a satellite tavern that served to market Olympia beer products. Back then, as was the custom, the Olympia was a gentleman’s club catering to the working class. The daily menu consisted of billiards, card games, and beer. Though the ownership has changed throughout the years, the name remained the same until the late 1980s, when a group of investors purchased the building and renamed it Guido’s. View the words “The Olympia” in the tile as you cross the threshold into the present-day business. The Shire Bar & Grill was established in February 2003 and houses a bar that is one of the two remaining in Chehalis that were shipped around the horn, from Massachusetts, around South America, and up the West Coast.