NEW OPENINGS & RETURNS
Frelard Tamales
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and El Sueñito Brewing Firm
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Since opening in 2015, the queer-owned, Mexican-owned community-focused Frelard Tamales has gained over Seattle with its lovingly handcrafted tamales, comprised of a household recipe with top-notch elements. Final yr, co-owners Osbaldo Hernandez and Dennis Ramey debuted a Bellingham outpost together with El Sueñito Brewing Firm
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—Washington’s first Mexican and gay-owned brewery. “Sueñito” means “little dream” in Spanish, representing the belief of the couple’s longtime dream to open a brewery. Excitingly for us Seattleites, they’re now opening a joint Frelard Tamales and El Sueñito location in Fremont and will probably be celebrating their grand opening
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this weekend with tons of tamales, tacos, and chilly beer. I am not ordinarily a beer girlie, however even I can get enthusiastic about brews like Un Poco Homosexual (a hazy IPA with “notes of passionfruit, guava, and grapefruit”) and Banana Bear (a tackle a German Hefeweizen with “hazy look and a signature clove and banana aroma”).
Fremont
Ezell’s Well-known Hen
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The Oprah-approved fried rooster chain debuted a brand new Kirkland location on Tuesday, serving its commonplace menu of crispy battered poultry, freshly baked rolls, mashed potatoes, barbecue baked beans, slaw, potato salad, mac and cheese, corn, okra, peach cobbler, and (my private favourite) candy potato pie.
Kirkland
Pinckney Cookie Café
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One other win for Kirkland: The native cookie enterprise Pinckney Cookie Café gentle opens its first brick-and-mortar store in Kirkland right now, with a menu of sorts like “bing bling” (dried Bing cherries, coconut, and darkish chocolate chips in a chocolate dough), brown butter brown sugar bourbon spice, basic chocolate chip, double chocolate espresso, ginger molasses, snickerdoodle, and the “Pinckney unique” (darkish Belgian chocolate, walnuts, and coconut in a chocolate dough).
Kirkland
Un Bien
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Brothers Julian and Lucas Lorenzo (the sons of former Paseo proprietor Lorenzo Lorenzo) opened a brand new location of their beloved Caribbean restaurant Un Bien in Queen Anne this week.
Queen Anne
FUTURE OPENINGS
Exit 5 Korean Barbecue
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This family-owned Renton KBBQ spot plans to develop to Ballard with an outpost contained in the upcoming Ballard Unbiased residence constructing, which is about to open this fall.
Ballard
Gong cha Tea
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The boba growth continues apace: This Taiwan-founded chain plans to open a retailer within the former Sway and Cake area on the nook of twelfth and Pike on Capitol Hill.
Capitol Hill
The Ink Drinker
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The unhealthy information: Ballard Beer Firm
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has closed after a decade of enterprise. The excellent news: The Ink Drinker, a brand new quuer woman-owned “bar for ebook lovers,” is about to take its place. Proprietor Shelle describes the place as “a bar the place you may come, chill along with your newest learn, and luxuriate in a craft cocktail (or mocktail) with minimal distractions (i.e. no TVs, no blaring music, no clangy pool tables), whereas surrounded by fellow ebook lovers”—contemplate me seated.
Ballard
Mendocino Farms
California’s quickly increasing fast-casual, health-minded chain Mendocino Farms, which opened two areas in Seattle within the final yr, is about to open two extra: one in Kirkland this fall, adopted by one other in Bellevue. (Enjoyable truth: I first discovered about Mendocino by the use of the band MUNA’s podcast Gayotic—member Naomi McPherson is a former worker and a vocal fan of the avocado quinoa salad.)
Kirkland, Bellevue
CLOSURES
La Dive
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Farewell La Dive Queen Anne, we hardly knew ye. The stylish pure wine bar La Dive introduced this week that it’s going to shut its just lately opened Queen Anne location in August 17 and that co-owner Kate Opatz will reopen it on September 1 as one other location of her in style Capitol Hill bar Montana
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, that includes cocktails on faucet. Yalla
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chef/proprietor Taylor Cheney will present the meals menu with a TBA new idea targeted on mezzes and desserts.
Queen Anne
Le Petit Paquet
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Chef Zephyr Paquet’s Shoreline pizzeria closed on the finish of July after two and a half years of enterprise.
Shoreline
Olmstead
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The Capitol Hill bar and restaurant Olmstead introduced on social media that week that it’s going to shut on September 1, writing, “We fought like hell to remain open for our wonderful prospects, our unbelievable workers, and the attractive artists and entertainers who graced the Olmste(a)d stage. Sadly, our story is ending. Like many different restaurant homeowners, we couldn’t have foreseen a number of the challenges offered by the previous, 5 years, and we’ve got not been capable of generate sufficient momentum in a optimistic path.”
Capitol Hill
OTHER FOOD NEWS
Truthful Isle Brewing is now all-ages
Kids will not have to face stacked on one another’s shoulders beneath a trench coat to enter Ballard’s Truthful Isle Brewing
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: The institution opened up for all ages this week and is celebrating by providing a free Rice Krispie deal with for all youngsters beneath 12 who go to by August 16. Cam Hanin’s cult-favorite pizza pop-up Guerrilla Pizza Kitchen
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may also be on the brewery on Saturday and Sunday.
POP-UPS AND EVENTS
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Wish to avail your self of fantastic meals from immigrant-owned companies in a single handy spot whereas additionally supporting a worthy trigger? The mama restaurant group’s Lebanese-Mexican fusion spot Mamnooncita will host this market pop-up with music, distributors, and meals from Jose Garzon of the takeout sandwich kitchen Dangerous Chancla, Sara Upshaw of the Korean spot Ohsun Banchan, and Mehdi Boujrada of the Moroccan and Levantine pantry product line Villa Jerada. The cooks will collaborate on dishes like tacos and rice bowls. Plus, a portion of proceeds will profit the nonprofit Northwest Immigrant’s Rights Venture’s mission to offer authorized support to immigrants.
Mamnooncita, South Lake Union, 1-6 pm
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Trying to check out the more and more widespread “sober-curious” life-style or just socialize in a setting with out alcohol? The non-alcoholic pop-up Zero Proofed, based by Seattle-raised sisters Chirasmita and Priyanka Kompella, will host its inaugural Seattle space occasion at Third Tradition Espresso in Bellevue. Mingle with like-minded of us in a booze-free setting with music, sip zero-proof beer, wine and cocktails, and take house a complimentary reward bag.
Third Tradition Espresso, Bellevue, 7:30–10:30 pm
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The Fremont-based chocolatier Theo Chocolate is celebrating Nationwide S’mores Day all weekend with customized made-to-order s’mores, particular flavors of their famed Huge Daddy marshmallow bars, reductions and presents, and a s’mores-themed selfie station. Plus, the workers will create the most important of Huge Daddies (fittingly dubbed the “Mega Daddy”)—guess how a lot it weighs for an opportunity to win scrumptious prizes. A greenback from each s’extra and specialty taste Huge Daddy bought will probably be donated to FareStart.
Theo Chocolate, Fremont
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In the event you could not get sufficient of Li’l Woody’s Burger Month, through which the native fast-food chain presents new burger specials created in collaboration with native cooks every week, prepare for his or her Seafood Month. This model offers the Burger Month format a fishy spin, with unique sandwich creations impressed by the bounty of the ocean. This yr’s chef specials embrace the “Saucy Li’l Satan” (panko-breaded fried rockfish, deviled Spam tartar sauce, and slaw on a Li’l Woody’s bun) from Kamala Saxton and Roz Edison of Marination (August 6-12); the “The Coastal AKA Coast Model” (a smoked salmon patty, sharp white cheddar, arugula, and barbecue berry sauce on a Li’l Woody’s bun) from Jeremy Thunderbird of the Native Soul Delicacies meals truck (August 13-19); the Emerald Metropolis Catfish Sandwich (fried catfish, remoulade, lettuce, and tomato on a Li’l Woody’s bun) from Stevie Allen of Emerald Metropolis Fish & Chips (August 20-26); and the “LTD Version Burger” (sake-marinated black cod, cabbage, white miso aioli, and shredded lettuce on a Li’l Woody’s bun) from Keiji Tsukasaki of LTD Version Sushi (August 27-September 2).
All Li’l Woody’s areas
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Blissful rosé season to those that rejoice! No matter your ideas on the ever present blush beverage, it is laborious to think about a drink higher fitted to summer time. All through the month, the farm-to-table pop-up-turned-restaurant Three Sacks Full will supply a weekly rotation of rosé specials by the glass, culminating in a particular rosé dinner on August 28. (Co-owner Matthew Curtis is a licensed sommelier, so you may count on some well-curated picks.)
Three Sacks Full, Roosevelt
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You’ve most likely recognized because you have been a child making layered “graveyard” Slurpee creations at 7-Eleven that there’s nothing higher than a frosty, icy deal with on a sweltering day, and the forward-thinking innovators who’ve added booze to the equation have solely improved on that already superb expertise. The Stranger will staff up with bars all through the Seattle space to supply unique alcoholic slushies for simply $8 a pop. Let a bartender hand you one thing fruity and pleasant with a bit of paper umbrella and a straw, shut your eyes, and let your self be transported to paradise.
Numerous areas
SPECIALS
Hood Well-known Cafe + Bar
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The Filipino-inspired espresso store launched a refreshing new seasonal mango float chilly brew this week, full with graham cracker mud, mango chilly foam, and condensed milk chilly brew sourced from the Philippines. The particular is offered by October 31.
Chinatown-Worldwide District
Ice Cream & Sandwich Window
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Psst: Temple Pastries
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‘ just lately opened walk-up window has introduced again the bakery’s in style egg and cheese breakfast sandwiches on house-made English muffins. Higher but, the brand new sandwiches are made to order, in order that they’re even brisker than the unique.
Central District
The Pastry Venture
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The Pioneer Sq. candy store debuts a brand new neighborhood sundae right now made in collaboration with Pioneer Sq. Seattle and Cone & Steiner, that includes a gentle serve swirl, crushed malt balls from Cone & Steiner, and malty sizzling fudge. In the event you’re quick sufficient to recover from there once they open at 3 pm right now, you could possibly even be one of many fortunate first 100 individuals in line to obtain a free sundae.
Pioneer Sq.
