Hungry for information? Welcome to our Friday Feed, the place we run by means of all of the native meals and restaurant information this week—and possibly assist you determine the place to eat this weekend.
Openings
JesDarnel Henton carries on her mom’s legacy at Ms. Helen’s Soul Bistro.
Go Hog Wild: In what we predict is essentially the most thrilling meals information shortly, Central District legend and Soul Meals icon Ms. Helen’s Soul Bistro reopened inside a Renton Harley-Davidson vendor.
- That’s a Wrap: Bori Korean Restaurant gentle opened in Factoria, bringing massive platters of bossam for nestling into lettuce and braised brief ribs served on sizzling stones. Extra thrilling menu objects ought to roll out because the restaurant will get settled, together with the oyster bossam and the snow fried rooster wings, which get hit with a blizzard of cheese.
- Fancy Toast: Cheers! Hong Kong gentle opened within the former Lionhead house, reviews Capitol Hill Seattle. The brand new Hong Kong–type cafe comes from the proprietor of Dumpling the Noodle in Wallingford and Kirkland. Whereas HK cafes are typically minimalist affairs, this one has a extra upscale look than the style’s ordinary, with a giant picture of the island glowing from the wall, comfortable cubicles, and cocktails.
- Seafood Swap: After a number of weeks of soppy opening, Glad Crab formally opened in Auburn. The proprietor of Xi’an Noodle in Seattle and Bellevue initially meant for that to be a fourth location, however the larger house impressed her to change to a Cajun boiled seafood idea.
Reopenings
- Brunch Phoenix: Greater than three years after closing due to a fireplace, Issaquah breakfast spot the Egg and Us has lastly reopened. Within the meantime, the Ballard Location seems to be beneath totally different possession, with a latest liquor license filed by Victor and Jessica Morales—who additionally revamped and reopened Julia’s of Wallingford earlier this 12 months—because the Block Cafe.
- Sushi Swap: Ballard’s Shiku Sushi closed for less than a sizzling second earlier than reopening final week beneath new possession, reviews My Ballard. The refresh most likely received’t give clients an excessive amount of of a shock, for the reason that new proprietor is a longtime worker and most just lately the final supervisor of the restaurant.
Tutta Bella’s fancy new digs.
- Competing for Most Improved: Native pizza chain Tutta Bella closed its 17-year-old location on Westlake in South Lake Union in the beginning of the month, however solely as a result of this week, it reopened with a brand-new location lower than a half mile away. The brand new location is greater and fancier, and can have extra non-pizza entrée choices, in addition to home the corporate’s R&D kitchen.
Closing
- Goodbye Dumpling: Wedgwood Chinese language restaurant Chopsticks has closed, leaving followers of their glorious tofu and water-boiled beef disenchanted.
- Decaffeinated: After 13 years of serving espresso to Bellevue, Cafe Cesura has closed, reviews Downtown Bellevue Community.
- Don’t Dance Off But: On a Fb dwell this week, Century Ballroom proprietor Hallie Kuperman introduced the dance studio will shut in 2025. Perhaps. Not earlier than March. Particulars haven’t been set but, however the venue isn’t signing a brand new lease, so issues are up within the air.
Coming Quickly
- Getting Hygge with It: Just a few weeks in the past, we talked about that Common Harvest Eating places was taking on the outdated Samara house in Sundown Hill. This week, the corporate introduced the identify and idea: Eldr. It means hearth in Previous Norse, a nod to the dwell hearth within the kitchen that they’ll use for cooking once they open, hopefully subsequent month.
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No Buns in This Oven: Additionally opening in December is a Pike Place Market location for Pufftown Bakehouse. The inventive croissant maker produces flavors like Center College Crush—a laminated muffin with peanut butter buttercream and strawberry jam—at popups and for Cortina Café, Goldfinch, and Le Pichet, In three weeks, pastry whiz Daniel Durand will open the stand-alone spot within the former Taxi Canine stand.
Oh, BTW, right here’s what you missed final week.
