Future French restaurant gets a facelift

The building that will soon become Ballard’s newest French restaurant in Old Ballard is sporting a fresh coat of paint.

Here’s a look at what the building used to look like.

The owners of Bastille Cafe & Bar have also started the ball rolling for a liquor license. Just last week they submitted their application. We asked the painters if they’d heard when the restaurant would open and they didn’t know, saying they thought it was in a few months. We wrote last year that two local businessmen had purchased the building at 5307 Ballard Ave with plans for the restaurant.