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Hungry for news? Welcome to our Friday Feed, where we run through all the local food and restaurant news this week—and maybe help you figure out where to eat this weekend.
Right up until it closed this week, Starbucks Reserve Roastery on Capitol Hill drew crowds.
Not So Grande
The Starbucks Reserve locations on Capitol Hill and SoDo closed suddenly this week, despite consistently drawing heavy crowds. The company announced large-scale store closures of locations they are “unable to create the physical environment our customers and partners expect,” or that they didn’t see as financially viable. No word on which category these fit into. The staff at both stores were unionized, with a threatened strike on the horizon.
Final Flip
SeaTac breakfast spot Pancake Chef will fry its final egg on Sunday, after more than 65 years in the same location. But as bad as this news is for fans of the old-school icon, it’s for a good reason—the owner is retiring after forty-some years.
Ooey, gooey cinnamon rolls will be on the menu at the Pastry Project’s new bakery.
Ready, Set, Bake
Whimsical, wonderful, mission-driven the Pastry Project announced its latest project, and—no surprise—it involves pastries. The free job-training, subscription baking kit, and soft-serve company will add another element to the business on October 16 when it launches its own bakery. The bakery will operate from the same Pioneer Square space, selling cinnamon rolls, cookies, croissants, and a few breakfast items Thursdays through Saturdays.
Supreme Dumpling brings its dumpling supremacy to Seattle’s side of the lake.
And Many More
- Flying the coop: Coop-model restaurant Pidgin began its soft opening phase this week by serving lunch at its new Fisherman’s Terminal location with a menu that aptly includes a rockfish and chips with Sichuan tartar sauce.
- Matcha watcha: The former Boba Gem Tea House has been remade into Snooze Café. The Vietnamese coffee house comes from the same owners as Soufend Café, so while much of the menu is drink-focused, it also serves a few Viet snacks, including fish sauce garlic chicken wings.
- Ay, pupusa!: Beloved White Center staple the Salvadorean Bakery is on the verge of opening a sibling restaurant in Burien. Tia’s Café will open soon on Ambaum, focusing on breakfast—which will include cake, naturally.
- Small dumpers: Eastside minichain and sibling of Kizuki, Swish Swish, and Comebuytea, Supreme Dumplings is heading west. The Bellevue and Kirkland locations will soon be joined by a South Lake Union sibling, with a location in Alderwood to follow. They also have a San Francisco location and further plans in Texas.
Oh, BTW, here’s what you missed last time.