Now Open
Rooster’s Bar & Grill, on the north end of Broadway on Capitol Hill, bills itself as Tex-Mex, and the menu is vast, including appetizers as wide-ranging as ceviche and bruschetta, as well as entrées including fajitas, mac ‘n’ cheese, sandwiches, and barbecue meats smoked in-house. In a heartwarming move, owners Stan Moshier and Lori Campbell, former owners of Madison Park’s Bing’s, told CHS that they brought in longtime kitchen staffers Oscar Arevalo and Jose Luis Ceja to not only cook at Rooster’s, but also be partners in the business. Rooster’s opens Wednesday, May 6, at 4 p.m.
Now Closed
Bluwater Bistro in Green Lake (it will reopen as Jak’s Grill, which has locations in West Seattle, Laurelhurst, and Issaquah), and Capitol Hill’s Kaisho (“Back by popular demand Boom Noodle is coming to Capitol Hill. Stay tuned,” says the restaurant’s website).
Revel’s Grill Shack Is Now Open
One of my favorite harbingers of summer, the outdoor grill shack at Fremont’s Revel is officially up and running. This year, the restaurant is promising lots of “nose-to-tail” grilling of locally and sustainably raised meats, beginning with a month of pork. May offerings include: smoked pork collar with sesame-cilantro rub, pork trotter and shank rillettes, and Korean blood sausage. Owners Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi say that “one-and-a-half pigs, one half cow, and four lamb/goats are expected to be consumed per week” between now and August 31.
Seattle Beer Week Begins May 7
Seattle Beer Week begins this Friday, May 7, and runs through Sunday, May 17, with an impressive number of events taking place throughout the city every day. You can peruse the full list), but here are a few that look especially good:
•Friday, May 7: Seattle Proper, a celebration of “the finest wood-aged and deliciously odd beers brewed inside the Seattle city limits, at Naked City Taphouse.
•Sunday, May 11: This is Washington Dammit! at Beveridge Place Pub, pouring 35 Washington beers from 35 different breweries, all for just $3.50 per pint.
•Thursday, May 14: The Holy Mountain Brewing Beer Dinner at Brave Horse Tavern, serving a five-course beer pairing menu including Kings Head Bourbon Barrel Brown Ale paired with morel-stuffed pork.
