Restaurant

Updated, Tuesday, October 4, 7:30pm: Added hours of operation below. In somewhat less depressing neighborhood news, La Casa Azul Restaurant is now open on N. 45th, in the old Selena's Guadalajara space. According to their website, La Casa Azul serves authentic Oaxacan cuisine. La Casa Azul already has locations in Greenwood and Shoreline, and they serve breakfast on Saturdays and Sundays, from 8am to 1pm. Click here to check out their website. La Casa Azul’s Wallingford location is at 1715 N. 45th St. (between Wallingford Avenue N.…

Our chum to the north, My Green Lake, is reporting that Tangletown's Bandolero, which morphed from the Pour House, which in turn replaced the Luau Lounge, has shuttered its doors: “I was there Saturday night at 9:30 and it was open as usual with a decent group of customers,” Bandolero patron Sonja Hardenbrook told us. “Walked by Sunday at 3 p.m. and it was all closed up with a goodbye letter on the door. Bummer. I am very sad to see them go.” [...]…

Here's a chance to enjoy some cozy outdoor dining in the neighborhood while the weather is still warm enough: Scout Mob is offering a coupon for 50% off (maximum $10 off your total bill) at Perche' No Pasta & Vino (1319 N. 49th St.). If you haven't been to Perche' No yet, their mouth-watering menu should tempt you. You can download the coupon here. There's no need to purchase anything in advance, you just sign up on Scout Mob's website. They'll even…

A few readers have sent us emails over the summer asking us if we'd seen the new sushi place, Shima, over on Wallingford Avenue, next to Babalu. Sure we have, and we wrote about it back in June, but somehow that post flew under the radar, so I'm here to make amends. Early Friday evening, my husband, daughter and I walked up to Shima and grabbed a table next to the sushi bar. It wasn't particularly busy, but it wasn't empty…