$2 mil is way too much for Cyndy's -- they're selling the lot for development. Guess I can thank the tanking real estate market for my continued access to pancakes.

I was really looking forward to eating pancakes while contemplating whether the dancer's life went wrong before or after she got that c-section scar.

I will miss Merchant's Cafe, although I was only there once. I was in law school at the UW and did a favor for another student/intern. To thank me, he and his wife took me and my then-husband out to dinner at the Merchant's Cafe. It was gorgeous inside and the food was certainly good enough, but what was truly memorable happened near the end of the meal. Our host first went to use the restroom, and then my then-husband went (because guys never would go together). When my then-hubby returned he casually mentioned to our host: "There was a heck of a lot of blood in the bathroom."

Our host's wife and I thought (pretty much in unison): (1) what the fuck; and (2) Does "heck of a lot" mean "more than usually found in a guys bathroom"?

We went to check it out and on our way down the stairs immediately saw where the blood trail started, or stopped if you were coming from the pooled blood on the bathroom floor upstairs and toward the door. My ex was correct: there was indeed a heck of a lot of blood down there.

What was perhaps more appalling was how no one seemed to care. Not the guys we were with, not the staff at the restaurant, and not the two cops we stopped on the street after we left. Just another wild night in Pioneer Square!

Poor Cafe Stellina. They were just never able to capitalize on all the housing that went up around them and draw a consistent crowd. Possibly because their schedule kept changing. I walk by there almost every day and I can't remember the last time I saw it open for business.

I hate the word "funky" so much.

Wow, I eat at Trattoria Mitchelli a lot and find the food cheap and passable. The meat sauce tastes just like my gramma used to make. My gramma is Mexican, but still, it was good. I've had worse (try Cafe Bengodi sometime, terrible).

I will mention that the food is inconsistent. But only hipster Seattle hacks like their food consistent. I like variety and surprises (no taste, over-salted,etc...that reminds me why good restaurants should be cherished and frequented rarely).

There were signs asking for rent money the other day, so I knew times was hard.

This is a really really great time to start a restaurant.

You can get cheap long-term leases on some prime locations, and since it frequently takes quite a while for the whole permitting and profitability to work out, you should hit the curve ahead of the rest of the pack.

Just saying.

the picture of lamprea stopped my heart.

twits.

Dan better get in there and steal their awards before it's too late.

Lampreia?? As in Lamprey? Has anyone ever SEEN one of those things? Icggh, now I don't even want to eat my own dinner tonight, much less from their restaurant.

Did they miss a Zero in King Cobra's price? Only $165,000?!

That's dirt cheap.

I loved Cindy's... those weird high-backed chairs, the strange flavored syrups, the kind and incredibly normal staff. I'm so bummed out.

Good riddance Mitchelli's. You were the worst employer I ever had. Not only did you expect us to sell inferior (and often re-used) product, you wanted us to treat our customers like thieves. Its no surprise, though, since that's how you treated your employees. That you lasted as long as you did always surprised me. When the eviction notice went up in Stella's, I was happy. When you had to shutter half the restaurant, I was happier. Now that you're having to sell your "flagship" store, I almost feel a sense of vindication.

The Commercial MLS has 66 Seattle bars and restaurants listed.

http://www.commercialmls.com