Food & Drink Sep 28, 2011 at 8:46 am

Now Closed: A Rash of Seattle Restaurant/Bar Departures

Bethany Jean Clement
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Well all that extra income means we just .... wait what extra income?

Yeah, no one has money to go out to eat anymore. Hell, I can only afford to go out clubbing one or two times a month.

THANKS BUSH/OBAMA!!!
Cato the Younger Younger on September 28, 2011 at 8:51 AM Report this
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grumble!
Adrian Ryan on September 28, 2011 at 9:00 AM Report this
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Not surprised about Tidbit. I kind of knew they were on their last legs when we went in there with a groupon a few months back and they gave us a coupon to get the exact same deal again. We used to frequent them in their old location - Making the move was probably one of the worst business decisions they could've made.

j.lee on September 28, 2011 at 9:05 AM Report this
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I used to love eating out. Sigh.
Vince on September 28, 2011 at 9:19 AM Report this
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Fuck! I was worried when I passed the buck last week. Shit man, I liked that place. It was totally weird and awesome.
More, I Say! on September 28, 2011 at 9:39 AM Report this
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Artid of Siam sucked. Jup Jup Jup ruled!!
tehjakers on September 28, 2011 at 9:43 AM Report this
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the nettletown/sitka & spruce space on eastlake is not where a restaurant should be. it should be a nailsalon, or a tanning salon, or a dominos.

better yet, tear that strip mall down and put in a decent mixed use building. oh, right, we're in a depression.
Max Solomon on September 28, 2011 at 9:44 AM Report this
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I would kill for a Quizno's in my neighborhood, or at least an adjacent one.
Gern Blanston on September 28, 2011 at 10:00 AM Report this
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Sad to read that. In addition, one of my favorite places on Capitol Hill closed at the beginning of Sept., Chapel Bar.
lark on September 28, 2011 at 10:05 AM Report this
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Just read Thompson's Point of View closed for not paying taxes.
http://www.centraldistrictnews.com/2011/…
on September 28, 2011 at 11:09 AM Report this
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Bella Dolce was my morning mainstay when I briefly worked in Madison Valley. It had a really homey feel, and I strongly felt that their food was better than Essential Baking Company most of the time. (EBC has too much fancy, schmancy shit like flourless, Madagascar vanilla, passion fruit torte and not enough cake.)

I used to stop in from time to time when I was in the neighborhood, and the quality of Bella Dolce's baked goods had been in decline for the past few years. It doesn't surprise me that they didn't make it.
keshmeshi on September 28, 2011 at 11:30 AM Report this
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There's a sign up at Tidbit announcing there will be a new burger place. 8oz burger? There was a url but I don't remember it.
judgmentalist on September 28, 2011 at 11:33 AM Report this
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The mannequin was outside staring into her future when I walked by the other day..Not sure what she was up to with that hand...

https://picasaweb.google.com/williamfdoh…
on September 28, 2011 at 12:22 PM Report this
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I was in to say my goodbyes to the Rosebud on Saturday and found out that Robert is taking a much needed break right now. I'm sure he'll pop up somewhere as fabulous as the Rosebud once was soon. If every bar in town isn't already begging for him, they should be.
Baby Blue on September 28, 2011 at 12:23 PM Report this
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Disappointing about Verve. I have some very fond memories of that space.
kid icarus on September 28, 2011 at 12:25 PM Report this
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Also, I heard the promise of the Rosebud reopening somewhere else nearby soon are extremely premature. The liquor license expired Saturday (they actually illegally operated on a banquet permit Sunday) and couldn't be renewed since they weren't paying rent. In additional to the rent not getting paid, neither were the employees...for months. So, even if they could find a landlord stupid enough to take them on, I doubt the employees would be lining up to continue working for free. The only way the Rosebud is reopening is if Robert Sondheim buys it back.
Baby Blue on September 28, 2011 at 12:29 PM Report this
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I live in the building above the Rosebud and the landlord said that the new owners sold the name back to Robert, the old owner... so if the new guys are planning on opening someplace else, they will need a new name.
ajmee on September 28, 2011 at 12:47 PM Report this
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There's a crazy backstory on the Tiger Lounge closing...

Suffice to say, it involves guns, motorcycles, and mental illness. LOTS of mental illness... sad.
merry on September 28, 2011 at 12:54 PM Report this
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Capitol Hill Seattle Blot!
jseattle on September 28, 2011 at 2:44 PM Report this
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I'll miss you Bleu Bistro. We had some great memories together.
Donolectic on September 28, 2011 at 8:41 PM Report this
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@20: Hee! Fixed. Thanks!
Bethany Jean Clement on September 28, 2011 at 10:43 PM Stranger Staff
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you coverd about 1% of the closeing carnage of the chug-n-gulps (shalots and many a 4th ave dive) so sad? for lease is the new good morning.
slade on September 29, 2011 at 2:41 PM Report this
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The economy is terrible, unemployment is high, household debt is high, people are trying to scrounge and save. Thus, bars and restaurants go away.

There is another factor at work, though ... all those places in Capitol Hill? They don't appeal to the yuppie software couples getting moved in. Capitol Hill as a neighborhood is *dying*. It is becoming a residential enclave for people who should probably live in Menlo Park.
Mob Barley on September 30, 2011 at 7:22 PM Report this
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Seattle. The only place where you can live for six years and still not know wtf 'Menlo Park' is?
on October 4, 2011 at 11:06 PM Report this

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