Hungry for information? Welcome to our Friday Feed, the place we run by way of all of the native meals and restaurant information this week—and possibly assist you determine the place to eat this weekend.
Launch the Chains
- Gap Shot: As soon as a unusual and uniquely Portland store, Voodoo Doughnut opens its first Seattle retailer on Capitol Hill this coming Tuesday. The chain, now owned by a personal fairness agency, has greater than 20 shops throughout the nation. That’s proper, this PNW unique opened in Texas, Florida, and even the Denver Airport earlier than sending a retailer to Seattle. However hey, we now have one now.
- Let’s Cluck About It: It’s been a number of years since transplanted Californians first received excited that somebody purchased the rights to franchise 4 shops of El Pollo Loco within the Seattle space. Now, we lastly have information of the primary location: 10120 SE 256th Road in Kent, per Puget Sound Enterprise Journal. The Mexican-California grilled hen chain hopes to open by the center of subsequent 12 months—good timing for a taste-off with Louisiana-based fried hen chain Elevating Cane’s, which plans to open within the U-District and Renton subsequent 12 months.
After a social media dust-up, FOB is once more weighing out its common sushi.
Media Darlings
- Nothing Fishy: After a social media scandal despatched it mega-viral, native restaurant FOB Sushi has reopened its eating places this week. To reiterate: The restaurant has handed each well being inspection, maintains the highest score from the well being division, and there was no proof (and even robust proof) of any threat or harm to prospects’ well being. They closed voluntarily for due diligence, and are actually open once more.
- We Advised You So: Seattle Met’s Restaurant of the Yr, Atoma, confirmed up on the nationwide stage (once more) this week, incomes a spot on Esquire’s checklist of the 35 greatest new eating places within the nation, with but extra reward for that rosette.
Style of Somalia’s meals truck will put up up within the South Finish for the season.
Extra Comings and Goings
- So Lengthy, Sate and Hi there, Momo: After 15 years right here, Seattle’s solely devoted Indonesian restaurant served its closing gado-gado this week. Indo Cafe’s house owners introduced final week that they might be “transferring on to the subsequent journey.” Indian Nepali Kitchen, which is at present 40 blocks south on Aurora, will likely be taking up the house and estimates it is going to be two or three months earlier than they open. They haven’t truly determined but in the event that they plan to maneuver or proceed working in each locations.
- Salaam alaykum, Sambus: It’s been arduous to trace down Style of Somalia’s meals truck at their sporadic popups, however discovering their sambus, suqar, or strawberry milk cake is about to get method simpler. The truck now has an official location (11613 Rainier Ave S) and can begin common hours Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays later this month. Keep tuned to its Instagram for the opening announcement.
- Spice Slice and Mo’ Momos: Indian-style pizzas are hardly a brand new pattern, with of us like Can Am Pizza slinging them because the twentieth century, however now Queen Anne will get a chunk of the paneer pie. Desi Pizza Kitchen opened final week on the prime of the hill, serving pizzas with each Indian and American toppings, in addition to pizza home classics like calzones, sandwiches, and varied fried apps. Plus momos, which appears nice as a result of including dumplings to actually any form of meal is all the time sensible.
Oh, BTW, right here’s what you missed final week.
