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Started in 1955 by Andy Nagy, this iconic Seattle diner was housed in a series of old railroad cars, one of which Franklin D. Roosevelt rode during his 1944 re-election campaign. Under new owners since 2000, it has since closed down, having served...
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Burk's Café, opened in 1982 by Terry "Burk" Burkhardt and Kay Ogren, served Cajun and Creole food. Terry Burkhardt made this distinction between the two cuisines in a July 8, 1983 Seattle Times article, "The Cajun cuisine derived from the Acadians...
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Built in 1907, the Captain Whidbey Inn is a lodge in the middle of Ebey's Landing Historic Reserve on Whidbey Island. It has been in John Colby Stone's family for over 40 years.
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Built in 1936 by Slim Randles, a Seattle carpenter, and owned by Mar Dong, also the owner of Mar Hotel in the International District, the China Pheasant was known to be a "real swinging roadhouse." In addition to dinner, the restaurant offered...
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Opened in 1977 by four non-Chinese women - Leslee Engler, Pattie Rudiger, Cherie Furtado, and Cheryl Tyler - who met in Tai Chi class, this bakery served Chinese pastries. The owners taught themselves to make their baked goods from cookbooks and...
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Part of a family of upscale Chinese restaurants started by Art Louie, this location, like the others, served mainly Cantonese food. For a number of years, Jack Dong was the head chef who oversaw the Art Louie empire.
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Opened in 1983 by the company, Restaurants Unlimited, Cutters Bayhouse was one of Seattle's hottest spots to eat in the 1980's. The restaurant was reviewed by John Hinterberger on September 2, 1983 in The Seattle Times. In 2003, it underwent...
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Founded in 1981 as Au Gavroche Boulangerie, it changed ownership 3 times. As of 2012, it was owned by Emily Brune, located near the Magnolia neighborhood, and changed its name to Starlight Desserts in 2010.
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Started in 1955 by Andy Nagy, this iconic Seattle diner was housed in a series of old railroad cars, one of which Franklin D. Roosevelt rode during his 1944 re-election campaign. Under new owners since 2000, it has since closed down, having served...
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In the mid-1920's, Charles Joseph Ernest Blanc turned the Stacy mansion, built in 1885 by Martin Van Buren and Elizabeth Stacy, into La Maison Blanc Restaurant. Before its turn as a restaurant, the building also housed the Seattle Chamber of...
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Big Boy is a restaurant chain that was started in 1936 by Bob Wian and Arnold Peterson in Glendale, California. After changing hands a few times, it is now co-owned by Frisch's Restaurants and Robert Liggett, Jr. who renamed it Big Boy Restaurants...
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Dave deVarona started The Broadway Restaurant in 1977, and in 1983, the business was sold to Bill Baffert. He later renamed the restaurant Baffert's in 1985. It was reviewed on November 2, 1984 in The Seattle Times.
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A national chain that specializes in southern Italian food served family-style. The name roughly translates to "Joe's Basement." It is owned by Planet Hollywood. The first restaurant opened in Minneapolis in 1993 and the Seattle location opened in...