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Open since the 1970's, this Wallingford bakery has changed owners over the years. In 1987, the Queen Anne and Admiral Thriftway supermarkets bought Boulangerie from Leah Grossman to start baking its own store-brand products. In 1995, Thriftway sold...
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This cafeteria-style café, located inside the Broadway Arcade, served natural foods and Sephardic dishes, focusing on those from "European Jews who settled in Spain, Portugal and Greece." It opened in 1976, and was reviewed in The Seattle Times...
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The original La Casa Lupita, one of the first Mexican restaurants in Seattle and known for its enchiladas, was located by Boeing. It closed and opened two new, bigger locations, one on Eastlake Ave and the other on East Marginal Way in 1974. The...
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Canlis, a legendary Seattle restaurant, was founded in 1950 by Peter Canlis as a steak and seafood place. With a view overlooking the city, Canlis has become a local institution where Seattleites go to celebrate special occasions. The chef, Jason...
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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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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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Café Optimum opened in 1979 as a coffee house and then expanded its offerings to brunch and dinner. It had a reputation for great, fresh seafood and vegetables. Owner D.J. Zentner, a former health teacher, believed in only serving food that left...
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Part of the Clark's restaurant chain, founded by Walter Clark, with 22 restaurants all across Seattle, Portland, Tacoma and Yakima. Opened in the early 1950's. Clark sold the chain to Campbell Soup Company in 1970. The family eventually bought back...
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Before becoming the Country Boy Barbecue in 1992, this building housed Red's Steak House. Owners Keith and Marleen Bennett bottled their own sauce and smoked the meat in house. The Bennetts were competitive barbecue cooks, winning trophies and...
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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...