It's a calamity, people, a calamity! The impact waves of Winchell's closing have apparently rippled across the parking lot to the humble taco truck in the rear corner, Rancho Bravo. In response to our note that the Seattle Weekly was hosting a give-away at the Rancho Bravo taco truck, DOUG. commented: I don’t think this event happened today. In fact Rancho Bravo is CLOSED! Hopefully it’s only temporary. Their sign says they’re working on a new lease. We'll be making some…
Keen eyes alerted us to another fallen business on 45th Street: Winchell's. We got this note from an anonymous tipster yesterday morning: Any word on Winchells closing or are they just having a bad day? I walk by there twice a day to & from the bus but never pay much attention as I'm not that into donuts. This morning, I noticed two guys peeking in the window and this caught my attention so I glanced in to see a semi-dark…
A few weeks back we reported on the travails of Seamonster and its resident restaurant, Pequena Havana. Kristi just wrote in with an update: Hubby and I have been wanting to try the Cuban restaurant at SeaMonster, so we decided to go there for dinner tonight. When we got there (about 6:30), the door was wide open and the TV was on, but it was very dark, not a single person was around and we saw nothing even remotely resembling a restaurant --…
We first envisaged this blog as a sort of combination newspaper and gossip column for our neighborhood. We feel we've been fairly weak in the gossip department, though. Our apologies. In the hopes of righting this omission, we offer the following tale, as told to us, of the latest events at SeaMonster Lounge (2202 N 45th St). About a year ago, Andrew, the owner of the SeaMonster Lounge, sold it to Todd and Julio, who agreed to make regular payments. They…
Today's chef demonstration at the Wallingford Farmer's Market should be interesting: it features Chef Wali Khairzada of Kabul Afghan Cuisine (4 pm at Wallingford Center). It's mid-August, so just crazy amounts of fruits and veggies are all coming ripe, there's no better time to stop by the market and stock up on the fresh: tomatoes, melons, beans, sweet corn, peppers, the list goes on. 3 - 6 pm today (Wednesday).
A couple weeks back, we ran a piece by Rory extolling Golden Olive, the Greek restaurant on 45th (1712 N 45th St). Despite having lived in this neighborhood for close to two decades, we'd never been, so we decided to check it out. We considered it a good sign that when we Twittered that we were going, three Wallyhood readers (@aviel, @jonLiechty and @bitterbiscuit) all sent tweets back immediately applauding our choice. The short report: excellent food, well worth the trip…
We fogged the glass of the shuttered Bella Cosa this evening long enough to wave over Alex and Jared, who pushed aside enough debris to allow us to get a stroller (and a curious stroller pusher) through the door. The good news is that the remodel is fully underway. They've knocked down walls, torn out fixtures, exposed ceilings and wiring and are fully on their way to a fully featured restaurant. The floorplan calls for a kitchen open to the dining…