Comments on: Sushi restaurant evicted, says notice on door

By: orangelove17

orangelove17 — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:39:59 +0000

hey james! this was one of the female waitress at himitsu! ^^ hows business going? Song is doing ok. her backs fine now and she's been working here and there at other restaurants! thanks for worrying about her and hope u guys are doing well!

By: jniemeyer

jniemeyer — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:18:34 +0000

I ain't scared o' you!

By: James_Fitzpatrick

James_Fitzpatrick — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:48:19 +0000

I work at TB, from day one, the entire staff, myself included, talked it up. Our customers would ask how it was (after glancing at the menus we had at our checkout counter) great we'd say. They were always nice, sometimes they even brought us food they wanted to test out before putting it on special. Every weekend for the first month Song, the owner, would come over to our store and hand out menus and chopsticks to our customers! I once saw her as far south as market st. passing them out! any 2 of us would probably order from them atleast 2-4 times a week, and I can't believe it's gone! We were delighted to have a closer and far superior option for teriyaki than Tony's (also known as Scariyaki among our ranks). they came over and got produce from us and they were always so nice to chat with (unlike the guy from zestos that periodically came over and empties our cooler of wrapped romaine and barks at us that they need 1 dollar bills. Douche. The part that cuts me deepest is that we may never know how Song is doing (about a month before the eviction, Song injured her back). Why can't zestos GTFO and allow good people to set up shop?

End rant.

P.s. Joel if you read this before tree season, be prepared for that snow ball with the icecube inside. You better hope it doesn't snow champ.

By: gumba

gumba — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:47:50 +0000

The City never owned the building, it was the Seattle Monorail Project, a separate entity. I think they unloaded the last of their properties and shut down a couple of years ago.

By: stopthebuzz

stopthebuzz — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:14:18 +0000

and the alleys off of 15th are packed with pot smokers as well.

By: boardbrown

boardbrown — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:42:29 +0000

I think it was a joke, Elisabeth

By: avallidis

avallidis — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:27:58 +0000

And the parking lot seems to RARELY be used. I've never seen it full.

By: Elisabeth

Elisabeth — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:58:12 +0000

It's a plot by Zesto's WHAT? Zesto's owners, Zesto's customers…who?

Please, complete the sentence.

By: Hekela

Hekela — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:11:49 +0000

On a slightly different subject, why did Briano's close?

By: keyboard kitty

keyboard kitty — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:33:32 +0000

Are people blind?

Watch where the kids go during lunch…they're not going to Top Banana. They're going south to Tony's Teriyaki, Mae Ploy, Zestos and some as far south as Burger King. As soon as lunch hits, both east and west sides of 15th are packed with kids.

By: keyboard kitty

keyboard kitty — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:29:39 +0000

Mae Ploy is great and their staff is kind.

Unlike Uma, whose staff is utterly worthless and produce a far worse quality.

By: Ballardmom

Ballardmom — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:15:05 +0000

That's a good point – the process itself takes usually around 3-5 months if I remember correctly. It seems like they have been there longer than 4 months. I pass by that corner frequently and there has definitely been a sushi-type restaurant there for some time.

By: GAM

GAM — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:01:26 +0000

Mae Ploy has parking. I'm sure the Sushi place had access to it too. Right there on the south side of the building.

I never went to the Sushi place, but once I was inside Mae Ploy I didn't feel like I was right next to a busy intersection at all. It was surprisingly pleasant, considering the outside.

By: facebook-1406140970

facebook-1406140970 — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:10:15 +0000

Wow! That's too bad, they had great tofu yakisoba. Plus they were across the street…easy dinner when I am too lazy to cook….sigh

By: phinneynotballard

phinneynotballard — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:31:16 +0000

i gave their pad kee mao a try twice. Worst, most flavorless version of the dish I've ever had (both times). Too many other options to give them a third chance.

By: BallardGrad

BallardGrad — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:59:59 +0000

I went to Ballard too, but I figured lunch didn't do it alone since Briano's (sp?) closed and that place was hopin! Maybe sushi takes to long, I LOVED Philly's but it took to long to be made/ate that the only times I went there were during finals with the extra long lunches. I still can't believe that placed closed, I will really miss it.
I heard from a kid who goes to Ballard now that all the kids just eat fruit from Top Banana.

By: David Tatelman

David Tatelman — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:38:52 +0000

I would strongly urge any business to avoid that place at any costs. There is absolutely no parking anywhere near that building. Bad planning and greed made them design a building that is totally impractical for a business that depends upon drive-in customers.

By: Princess Platypus

Princess Platypus — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:17:37 +0000

Seems weird that the process you describe would take place and be completed within four months of them opening. I would have expected it would have taken them a bit more time to get as far behind on rent as you'd need to be to trigger all that. But maybe I'm wrong.

By: Lube

Lube — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:44:45 +0000

When I was a student at Ballard High School it seemed that both Quizno's and the other restaurant got quite a bit of patronage from students taking lunch. While I haven't been to Himitsu, I imagine sushi would not be cheap and substantial enough for students.

By: ballardmike

ballardmike — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:08:12 +0000

It's a plot by ZESTO's!! ;)

By: boardbrown

boardbrown — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:59:01 +0000

That building seems to be a death trap for food businesses.

By: stopthebuzz

stopthebuzz — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:51:46 +0000

May Ploy is great. I place my order before getting on the bus and pick it up on my walk home from the bus stop.

By: stopthebuzz

stopthebuzz — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:50:21 +0000

By: oxssanna

oxssanna — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:46:51 +0000

I second Mae Ploy for food and service. It's small and family run. I've tried maybe half the items on their take-out menu. They are excellent and have delivery service as well. If you're craving Thai food, they will bring it straight to your front door.

By: NoraBell

NoraBell — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:17:59 +0000

Thanks! I often wonder about that place but it hasn't made my list yet. Have to try it out.

By: avallidis

avallidis — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:58:43 +0000

Mae Ploy has great food and wonderful service.

By: avallidis

avallidis — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:56:09 +0000

Not sure how many of you posting actually ate here. It was one of the worst restaurant experiences (food, service, everything) I have ever had. I feel for small businesses (in fact, I am one), but you have to offer a half-decent product if you expect to be successful.

By: Ballardmom

Ballardmom — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:12:37 +0000

It's standard practice for an eviction for the sheriff's office to be involved even if it is just because the tenant could not pay rent. The landlord can say, “You have to leave because you haven't been paying rent” but the tenant can't legally be forced to leave until the landlord takes it to court. Then there's a certain amount of time until the eviction is approved at which point someone from the sheriff's office comes and escorts the tenant out of the building and locks them out. It takes quite a bit of time and paperwork to actually evict someone.

By: jniemeyer

jniemeyer — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:57:20 +0000

Yeah, I noticed it was dark the other night and I had meant to stop by and check. Can't be an easy life in that lousy location. I live just down the street and can see it from my front door- drive and walk by all the time. They were not doing any business, and I can't imagine how the Thai place it making it, either.

By: Name

Name — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:49:59 +0000

Yes, read clearly — if detectives are involved, it's PROBABLY not just an issue of not having enough money to pay or issues staying afloat for a small biz.