Mr. Gyros, the casual Mediterranean eatery in Greenwood (8411 Greenwood Ave N) is expanding to Ballard. After being in Greenwood for seven years, owners and brothers Sammy and Joni Arsheed are busy working on their second location at the corner of 20th Ave NW and NW 56th St, next door to Golden City Chinese. The …
This is the first Record Store Day for Ballard’s newest music store, Jigsaw Records, which features hard-to-find indie bands. The small shop is tucked away above Resolution Audio (5459 Leary Ave. NW) and has been open just a month. McFarlane opened Jigsaw Records with the goal of bringing unknown music to Ballard. “75 percent of …
Finding dim sum in Ballard is just about impossible. In fact Yelp names La Carta De Oaxaca, the Mexican restaurant on Ballard Ave, as having the best dim sum in the neighborhood. That says a lot. So while the new dim sum restaurant isn’t in Ballard, it is closer than the International District. It’s just …
There’s soon to be a new gelato shop in Ballard. D’Ambrosio Gelato is getting ready to open at 5339 Ballard Ave. We stopped by and spoke with the owner over the weekend. With a thick Italian accent he told us that he has years of gelato experience. He decided to open D’Ambrosio on Ballard Avenue …
Workers are putting the finishing touches on the interior at the new pub on the southwest corner of Market & 24th. Market Arms owner John Bayliss emailed us, “Well, we are over the hump and applying paint and varnish.” It’s been nearly nine months since we first announced that the owner of Fremont’s George & …
There’s a new lunch option in downtown Ballard. Mooberry, the former smoothie/yogurt shop has reopened under new management with an expanded menu as Moo Berries (2019 NW Market St). Owner Christian Kolmodin tells us that when they took over the space last year, it was white, sterile and not very inviting. Over the last two …
As Value Village empties out the store at 8700 15th Ave NW, the owner of the new Grocery Outlet is looking forward to moving in.
Grocery Outlet is an “extreme-value retailer” with stores that are individually owned and operated. The owner of the new Crown Hill store is Steven Campbell. He, his wife and two kids have lived in Seattle for five years. “We’re really excited that we don’t have to pick our family up and start a Grocery Outlet,” Campbell tells us in a recent phone interview.
“The first time I walked into Grocery Outlet, the thing that shocked me the most was the quality of customer service. You don’t always equate customer service with discount or bargain stores,” Campbell says. That customer service, he tells us, is something that will be prominent at the new Crown Hill store.
You’ll have to wait a couple more days to get your Little Caesars pizza. Owner Elizabeth Lorenzen emailed us to say that instead of opening the new store at 9776 Holman Rd today, they have to wait until Thursday. The health inspector will be there on Wednesday and after they pass the health inspection they …
The Seattle Burger Company, which offers “gourmet burgers at affordable prices” opens today at 2008 NW 56th St, next door to Malena’s Tacos. The new burger joint has no signage out front just yet, except for a big yellow sign that says “Coming Soon.” Don’t let that fool you. As of 11 a.m. on Friday, …
There’s soon to be another pizza option in the area. Local owners Gunnar and Elizabeth Lorenzen are opening a Little Caesars Pizza franchise. The new restaurant will open on February 23rd at 9776 Holman Rd NW (map). “Customers continue to have higher standards for quality and service, and we’re ready to exceed them,” said franchise …
Also – yes, that’s right, “Also” — is Ballard’s newest hidden gem tucked away on 22nd Avenue Northwest. From antique gardening tools and sumo figurines to modern Toy2R collectibles and letterpress cards, Also’s inventory does not fit into just one category. Also shares an iron-gate entrance with Fu Kun Wu, a cocktail and herbal apothecary …
Ballardites Matt and Amoreena Herbage have just opened a new flower shop in Ballard. This is a flower shop, but Midnight Blossom is not your traditional bouquet-type shop with carnations, lilies and roses. It’s best described as a botanical design studio. Amoreena makes art with the flowers and plants that she uses and Matt has …