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Josh Henderson’s New Burger Spot
Mark your calendars for Thursday. At 11:30 is when serial restaurateur Josh Henderson and his team at Huxley Wallace Collective roll their Burb’s Burgers truck behind the former Montlake Red Apple. Expect a roadside feel, with burgers starting at an accessible $4 as well as vegan patties and chicken sandos. The original Burb’s location has been online for a few months inside Huxley Wallace’s shiny Quality Athletics sports bar in Pioneer Square. Henderson’s pivot towards comfort food pop-ups is unsurprising giving the current climate. Diminished foot traffic across the city has pushed business owners to adapt while couped-up diners crave inexpensive comfort food they can take to-go. Look out for new locations in Burien and Mountlake Terrace coming soon.
Burb’s Burgers
2010 E Roanoke St, Montlake
Hillman City’s Flour Box Gets an Opening Date
Speaking of Thursday openings, Pamela Vuong is cutting the ribbon on her new Rainier Ave bakery. The long-awaited project had an arduous journey, with Vuong forced to raise $90,000 on Kickstarter to finish up during Covid. For safety purposes, the bakery is pre-order only with limited seating available to those who feel comfortable. Pastries are sold out for this week but pre-orders go live every Monday. Store hours for pick-up are 11-2 every Thursday through Sunday.
The Flour Box
5520 Rainier Ave S, Hillman City
Meraki Tea Bar Takes Over in the U District
This new tea bar opened September 7th in the former Chatime space on 47th St. Meraki serves a tight menu of milk and fruit teas as well as some light dessert options like bubble waffles. Stop by during their soft opening for 50% off a bubble waffle if you grab 2 teas.
Meraki Tea Bar
4701 Brooklyn Ave NE, University District
And…Another Opening in Renton
Dough Zone entered soft opening phase for their Renton Landing location last night. Earlier than expected. This is the company’s 7th location across the Pacific Northwest, with an 8th planned for Downtown Kirkland. Dough Zone is often seen as a competitor to Taiwanese import Din Tai Fung because of their signature xiao long bao, the same soup dumplings that DTF popularized in the states slightly before. Dough Zone has stayed busy during quarantine offering incentives to diners and slinging bags of their famous dumplings. They are currently offering 50% at the new Renton location but it seems like they still have some kinks to work out.
Dough Zone
800 N 10th Pl Ste A Renton, WA
Dine Out to Support the Phinney Community
Phinneywood reports, The Woodland Park Players are teaming up with the Phinney Ridge community to raise money for Seattle Public Schools Arts Programming. Dine out or grab take-out from either The Park Pub or Fresh Flours this Friday, October 2nd, and the businesses will donate 15% of their proceeds to raise money for West Woodland Elementary. If you don’t live in the area or can’t make it, consider donating to the GoFundMe as well.
The Park Pub
6114 Phinney Ave N, Phinney Ridge
Fresh Flours
6015 Phinney Ave N, Phinney Ridge
Li’l Woody’s Fast Food Month
Beginning October 6th, Li’l Woody’s is dreaming up their own interpretations of fast-food favorites. First up is Woody’s Baconator, an attempt at the Wendy’s classic with Painted Hills grass-fed beef. You can also catch their version of the Sourdough Jack, Big Mac, and Crunchwrap Supreme as weekly specials throughout the month of October.
Li’l Woody’s
1211 Pine St, Capitol Hill
A Wine Bar Shakeup on the Hill
Juicebox is out and Glinda is in, Capitol Hill Seattle Blog reports. However, Juicebox owner Kari Brunson is still very much a partner. “It’s our intention to carry forward the values that @juicebox_cafe manifested in this space” partner Campbell Scarborough stated. She owns the now-sister wine bar Left Bank in South Park. Juicebox recently closed it’s doors on September 20th, possibly due to issues surrounding low foot traffic after clashes between the police and protestors left the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct at the center of controversy. The duo is hopeful for this new chance even though they face hardships because of Covid-19. Many other bars are struggling in the area, including the famed Canon.
Glinda
1517 12th Ave, Capitol Hill
Even World-Famous Canon is Unsure of the Future
And yes, let’s talk about Canon. The Stranger has a great read out with owner Jamie Boudreau about the survival of his extensive rare liquor library, er, bar. Boudreau details his pricing structure, stating he has to match Total Wine’s prices. Ouch. Check it out here.
Canon
928 12th Ave, First Hill
Capitol Hill Liquor Closures
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog reports that Heritage Distilling has quietly closed their Capitol Hill Tasting Room & Distillery. The Distillery was located on a quiet block by Optimism Brewing and cites “recent activity and neighborhood closures on our street,” as the reason. Local businesses in Capitol Hill have suffered from reduced foot traffic due to quarantine and proximity to Black Lives Matter protests. Heritage, however, was also located near a large construction site and Optimism’s expansive outdoor patio on Broadway Court. The Ballard location is still operating.
Heritage Distilling
1201 10th Ave, Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill’s Beloved Suika to Close
Another Capitol Hill favorite, Suika, announced their closure via Instagram yesterday. The restaurant had remained closed for a few months during the beginning of the outbreak before re-opening as a Japanese Curry pop-up complete with cheese dogs. Owner Makoto Kimoto claims that this closure is due to a landlord dispute instead of poor sales. Kimoto owns restaurants in Vancouver as well as both Tamari Bar and Rondo on Capitol Hill. Guests who crave creamy udon and other Suika favorites can find some of the menu online available through a ghost kitchen at Rondo. If you want to say goodbye to Kimoto and team, stop by on October 5th & 6th for some light refreshments and an opportunity to purchase ware from the restaurant.
Suika
611 E Pine St, Capitol Hill
Lastly, Another Business Needs Our Help!
This time in Ballard, Kayla Young at the Ballard Station Public House has recently launched a GoFundMe to garner support for her community hub. MyBallard reports that the bar is classified as a nightclub because they do not serve food, so Young and her employees can’t re-open until phase 4. Let’s support our community and help Kayla out.
Ballard Station Pubic House
2236 NW Market St, Ballard