{"id":580,"date":"2009-02-26T18:33:01","date_gmt":"2009-02-26T18:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kathycasey.com\/blog\/?p=580"},"modified":"2009-02-26T18:33:01","modified_gmt":"2009-02-26T18:33:01","slug":"580-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/?p=580","title":{"rendered":"Get Out and Get Dining!"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are new restaurants popping up everywhere\u2014from Capitol Hill to Ballard to West Seattle! Some very new\u2014and some not so new that have taken me awhile to get to. What with the sagging economy it is important that folks support their local eateries. And it looks like that is happening. Restaurants that I have gone to lately seem to be fairly busy at dinner, and new openings are announced every week. So here’s my list of neighborhood restaurants for you to get out and try \u2026 you’ll be happy you did!<\/span><\/em><\/h1>\n

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New and fairly new places to check out
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Anchovies & <\/span><\/strong><\/em>Olives<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ethan Stowell\u2019s<\/span> newest gem opened just recently\u2014another tasty addition to the <\/span>already<\/span> <\/span>stellar<\/span> line up of Capitol Hill restaurants.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe idea behind the menu,\u201d says Stowell,<\/span> \u201cis that every dish will have a seafood element. Yes, we will have some meat on the menu, but it will be something like beef Carpaccio<\/span> with white anchovy, shallots, and Parmigiano-Reggiano<\/span>.\u201d Highlights<\/span> include Sea Scallops with Grapefruit and Mint ($12), Hamachi<\/span> with Blood Orange and Fennel Pollen ($14), Spaghetti with Sea Urchin and Jalape\u00f1o ($16), and Branzino<\/span> with Artichokes and Bottarga.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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Anchovies & Olives is located at <\/span>1550 15th Ave<\/span> in the booming Capitol Hill neighborhood known as the Pike Pine Triangle. Dinner is served seven nights a week, <\/span>5 pm<\/span>\u2013<\/span>Midnight<\/span>. For more information, call 206-838-8080 or visit anchoviesandolives.com
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Barrio
\n<\/span><\/strong>Another<\/span><\/span> Capitol Hill eatery and bar! Barrio features a menu that takes a Northwest approach to Mexican-inspired cuisine. Recently I had dinner seated at the bar with my husband John and friend Michelle and we had a really great meal. The drinks, on the other hand, were fantastic!<\/strong> We loved the creative and expertly made cocktails. My favorite was<\/span> the Desert Healer<\/strong>, made with American straight gin, orange juice, cherry Heering and<\/span> ginger beer. Also extraordinary was their Margarita<\/span>\u2014shaken with reposado tequila,\u00a0Damiana<\/span> orange liqueur, lime juice, agave nectar and salt. And this is the place to have small plates\u2014both Duo of Salsas (pick from roasted tomatillo serrano, grape tomato, avocado, fire-roasted tomato habanero, smoky ancho chile) with yucca, plantain and corn chips, and the Guacamole are a must. Other tasty choices include Pork Cheek Tamale and a variety of ceviches<\/span>. This is a terrific place to meet friends and have a snack and libation at the bar.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Find Barrio at <\/span>1420 12th Ave<\/span>, near Madison and E. Pike. Open <\/span>5 pm<\/span> till <\/span>Midnight<\/span> nightly, till <\/span>2 am<\/span> Friday and Saturday. For more information, call 206-588-8105 or visit barriorestaurant.com
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Spring Hill<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Finally, <\/span><\/em>we got over to <\/span>West Seattle<\/span>‘s newest jewel\u2014<\/strong>what took us so long!! <\/em><\/span>Co-owned by Chef Mark Fuller and Marjorie <\/span><\/strong>Chang<\/span><\/span> Fuller,<\/span><\/strong> <\/strong>this lovely restaurant has everything going for it\u2014contemporar<\/span>y<\/span> design by Heliotrope Architects<\/span><\/a> (who are our neighbors by the Food Studios in Ballard!), crisp professional service and delicious creative food. I love that they have a section on the menu that lists “Friends”\u2014local producers like the Yoshimura Family – Mutual Fish, <\/span>Oyster Bill<\/span> – Taylor Shellfish and Joan Monteille –<\/span> Monteille<\/span> Fromagerie <\/span>\u2026 to name a few. The menu features small dishes, seafood, charcuterie and main courses, so there\u00a0are plenty<\/span> of ways to make your meal. Be sure to try the Alder Smoked Oysters\u2014in olive oil with roasted peppers. Yum!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Spring Hill is located at 4437 California Ave SW. Dinner is served Tuesday\u2013Sunday, brunch Saturday & Sunday, and supper Monday evenings. For more information, call 206-935-1075 or visit springhillnorthwest.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nShiku<\/strong><\/span> Sushi<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ballard is busting with new sushi places! The first on the block was Shiku<\/span> Sushi, owned by the charming Rob Kim, who always greets you with a smile.<\/span> I pop in often for my favorite, the Opiate cocktail made with Tanqueray, absinthe and a touch of Midori. Accompany\u00a0it<\/span> with small plates from their\u00a0Izakaya<\/span> menu and a few pieces of sushi. Then end the meal with the Bruce Lee Roll: spicy tuna and cucumber topped with albacore, avocado and shrimp tempura mixed with jalape\u00f1os and spicy mayo\u2014it’s pretty darn yummy!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Shiku<\/span><\/span> Sushi is located at 5310 Ballard Ave NW. Open 7 days a week starting at <\/span>4:30<\/span> pm, closing varies. <\/span>Happy Hour is <\/span>4:30\u20136:30<\/span> Monday\u2013Friday; plus they have Friday & Saturday late-night Happy Hour, <\/span>11 pm<\/span>. For more information, call 206-372-7685 or visit shikusushi.com
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Moshi<\/span><\/strong><\/span> Moshi<\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This is another just-recently-opened sushi restaurant in Ballard. My sous<\/span> chef Travis Childers has dined there a couple of times in the last few weeks. As you enter you will be awed by the lit-up giant cherry blossom tree\u2014very cool! Travis imbibed a Spice Trade cocktail accompanied with skillfully prepared sushi. I had a chance for just a quick visit this week and am excited to go back soon.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Find Moshi Moshi at <\/span>5324 Ballard Ave<\/span> NW. Happy Hour is 4:30\u20136 pm Monday\u2013Saturday; plus late-night. Moshi Moshi is closed Sundays. For more information, call 206-971-7424 or email info@moshiseattle.com<\/span><\/a>;\u00a0they are building\u00a0their Web site at\u00a0moshiseattle.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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