I still miss my two favorite Chinese restaurants - which predate my move to Seattle - the Inn Bin at NW Market and 8th Ave NW and the (changing hands) one at Fremont Ave N and 36th.

But at least China First on University Ave is still going strong.

NOOOOO!!! Those Redline Sandwiches! I've gotta have those sandwiches!

China First finally raised the price of their lunch special (after god knows how long, probably 10 years and maybe 15).

It's gone up from $3.25 to - wait for it -
$3.95.

I may live....

oh no! I was just in there last week and it was pretty busy. I really thought they were going to make it after all.

Where's your source, Bethany? Is there photographic evidence, an inteview with an owner, or is this only hearsay? Say it isn't so!

Actually, the Amante in question is a local chain. They're decent, but no Pagliacci. The calzones are kind of weak, too.

are you sure that's the south carolinian amante, and not the seattle amante? i don't think they're one and the same. and the seattle amante pizza chain - i think there are three stores - makes some damn fine pies.

i can't get anything right today. and i'm late. poor me.

Amante is pretty good, and they have a thicker crust than most of the "gourmet" pizza chains around here, which to me is a big plus

Are you shitting me with the Inn Bin? That's some of the worst Chinese I've ever had. I mean, I know Seattle is hard up for Chinese, but that place is awful. And it's not even cheap, either.

Pagliacci rules. When there is a good cook behind the counter their crust is unbeatable.

Hey, Terrific!

When I stoop to eat pizza I prefer a gourmet slice. This is good news for educated people who know their food. Seattle needs more good restaurants, and when a restaurant goes out of their way to serve gourmet food, we should applaud them! Imagine if we were stuck with the old Capital Club menu before the eggplant sandwhiches?

While I only had the opportunity to have Red Line pizzas twice...they were both excellent...and the people that worked there were very cool--so, shame that they're not going to be there any more.

On the other hand, I'm a HUGE fan of Amante's Pizza...it's definitely the first place I call for delivery (with Pagliacci a respectable second.)

Nothing fancy, nothing gourmet about it...so, I don't know how "hip" it will seem to CapHill types...but when you want a pizza, not a "pizza experience"--they're a solid bet.

pg

Aaargh! I loved those sandwiches! Loved them! Farewell, Bleu Cheese Chicken, Reuben, Chicken Torta, Texan, Chicken Pepperonata. You will be missed.

I'm mourning with you, Lionel.

If someone knows of anything even remotely as good as this place was, tell me.

Also, I demand to know who is responsible for this travesty.

Well, I'll be damned.

Didn't see that coming. I thought Red Line had plenty of life left.

WTF? Red Line always seemed busy enough when I went in there and the pizza couldn't be beat. I want more information!

Wow. This is a shock. I just had a pizza there 3-4 weeks ago.

Goodbye to the Red Line. I'm in no hurry to visit its replacement.

It must be a curse, but with much fewer supernatural overtones: it's just a bad, out of the way location.

The curse has been in effect at least since 92, when I moved to Seattle. How many places have been through that spot anyway.

There was a jazz club briefly, and Hamburger Mary's after it made it's fatal move out of the Broadway Market, and...

Oh noez! I guess we realised they were experiencing the "kiss of death" when they did the good ol' panicky format-switch from sammiches to pizza; didn't want it to be true.

It always seemed pretty busy to me too, but according to the owner, Katy, they just weren't doing well enough. God. Damn. It.

what that spot needs is a tanning salon ...

Pretty busy but not doing well enough - hmm that explains the curse: lease too expensive with respect to the potential revenue.
Too bad a pizza joint is going in. I was hoping for another Pho joint, maybe one that served tepid mushy pad thai too. You can never have enough of those.

Maybe we're on the wrong track: it's clear a restaurant isn't gonna work there. How about a bar or (NON-JAZZ) club/venue of some sort?

GOOD LORD. I just checked out the menu. $12 for a 10 inch pie?! And then $16, $21, $24 for med, large, x-large?!

These guys aren't gonna last long either. You can't charge that kind of money for a pizza and expect to get enough business to pay the rent on a space like that.

There's a very good reason nothing works for very long in that location.

THERE'S NO GOD DAMNED PARKING.

Put THAT in your Density Pipes and smoke it.

pg

PS--In a high density/low parking scenario, a business has to generate enough revenue to cover rent/overhead from the patronage derived from a walkable distance. If this is the case for the soon to be ex-Red Line, is it too cynical to suggest that perhaps a methadone clinic would best choice?

There's no parking available for a LOT of successful Capitol Hill joints. How have Bauhaus and the Baltic Room, located in the same area, not gone under?

I am sas to see this place go. I liked that it was a independent pizza place and that they were contantly changing. Although, I would prefer to see this place be something else besides a pizza place. Just think within about 5 blocks there is Le Fornao (sp?) on Olive, Pagliacci on Broadway, Hot Mama's on Pine, Machiavelli on Pine, and I will mention it just to make a point but its really really bad - im refering to the pizza place on Pine in the same block as Baguette Box.

Why not open up a interesting concept like a Latin place that offers small plates, awesome drinks, with a heavy focus on a bar(it is Capitol Hill).

Oh and too the girl who said there is horrible parking in that corner of Cap Hill... what the f are you talking about. There are 2 parking lots next to the Starbucks on Olive and Denny, there is sreet parking (I live 3 blocks from there and park on the street and always find parking within 5 minutes). Also look at other places on capitol hill like on 15th, on Pine, on Broadway, etc. You either pay to park in a lot, or you find parking on the street, or you take a bus. If you want valet go downtown.

I am sas to see this place go. I liked that it was a independent pizza place and that they were contantly changing. Although, I would prefer to see this place be something else besides a pizza place. Just think within about 5 blocks there is Le Fornao (sp?) on Olive, Pagliacci on Broadway, Hot Mama's on Pine, Machiavelli on Pine, and I will mention it just to make a point but its really really bad - im refering to the pizza place on Pine in the same block as Baguette Box.

Why not open up a interesting concept like a Latin place that offers small plates, awesome drinks, with a heavy focus on a bar(it is Capitol Hill).

Oh and too the girl who said there is horrible parking in that corner of Cap Hill... what the f are you talking about. There are 2 parking lots next to the Starbucks on Olive and Denny, there is sreet parking (I live 3 blocks from there and park on the street and always find parking within 5 minutes). Also look at other places on capitol hill like on 15th, on Pine, on Broadway, etc. You either pay to park in a lot, or you find parking on the street, or you take a bus. If you want valet go downtown.

I am sad to see this place go. I liked that it was a independent pizza place and that they were contantly changing. Although, I would prefer to see this place be something else besides a pizza place. Just think within about 5 blocks there is Le Fornao (sp?) on Olive, Pagliacci on Broadway, Hot Mama's on Pine, Machiavelli on Pine, and I will mention it just to make a point but its really really bad - im refering to the pizza place on Pine in the same block as Baguette Box.

Why not open up a interesting concept like a Latin place that offers small plates, awesome drinks, with a heavy focus on a bar(it is Capitol Hill).

Oh and too the girl who said there is horrible parking in that corner of Cap Hill... what the f are you talking about. There are 2 parking lots next to the Starbucks on Olive and Denny, there is sreet parking (I live 3 blocks from there and park on the street and always find parking within 5 minutes). Also look at other places on capitol hill like on 15th, on Pine, on Broadway, etc. You either pay to park in a lot, or you find parking on the street, or you take a bus. If you want valet go downtown.

I can not BELIEVE that the Inn Bin closed. It's true, from the outside it looks like a total dive, but more times than not those are the places with the best food. Louies? Are they kidding? No respectable person who has ever eaten chinese food in nyc or sf would eat there. And it is clear that "levislade" has either never in fact eaten there, or is either from seattle or some midwest town that only has mall chinese food. If anyone knows what happened to the inn bin, please post!

I was mourning the loss of their lavender scones, but this is too much. Plus, they had really tasty, inexpensive coffe and pieces of cake the size of your head. And, you could work there without having 200 hipsters glaring at you, waiting for your teeny tiny table space.

red line closed. too bad. good sandwiches and homemade potato chips. maybe they didnt know hoy to run the place.