i think it matches the cuisine and spirit of the place quite nicely - total trash.

It's a little slice of Federal Way on Capitol Hill!!

Apparently teh gays are attracted by flashy lights.

i think it's pretty fucking hilarious.

Must be so bad it broke your camera, eh?

I like Amante's food, though the consistency in quality has been off lately. They probably had some newb cooks working, or something.

That said, it's pretty overpriced.

their pizza is awesome!

I eat at the Amante's in Shoreline and I think it is better than average but not the best.

Is there a link to a picture of the Amante you are talking about?

Pizza's ok. Terrible calzones, though.

Um, usually a picture would accompany a post about something visual. You know, so we can see it and have some idea of what you're talking about.

Their "open" sign makes me punch the air.

I think Bethany (Jean?) is referring to the Jumbotron that Amante stuck atop its long-cursed Olive/Denny location a few weeks back. It's a weird fit, to say the least.

I also agree with the commenters who say that Amante's food and service are ridiculously bad, at this location in particular. I've only tried their food at one additional location, though I've passed their Green Lake spot many times and have never seen a person or animal dining inside there.

That new sign just looks like a highly reflective mirror. Which is a brilliant idea for signage!

Someone should call the City of Seattle. They have to be violating sign codes with that atrocity. Alternatively, someone could use it as target practice.

It's an awkward spot to run a restaurant in, so the signage makes sense in that context.

But they should have added pink unicorns and rainbows, IMHO.

One word: Boycott.

They need to mount it on an adjustable base so they can focus it directly into the eyes of motorists coming up the hill, just as they enter the freaky intersection.

why oh why can't that spot be bulldozed and turned into condos/a parking lot?

I've eaten there. Food was good. Service was fine. The sign is an eyesore. So is their OPEN sign. But that spot has had about half a dozen businesses there in the last five years. So if this gives 'em more business, more power to them. They stay open until 3am, which is a fucking miracle in this city.

Does anyone remember what this was before Hamburger Mary's? That's as far back as I can recall (I think I got the right place).

When photons hit your eye
Like a fake pizza pie
That's Amante

When the world seems to blink
Like you've had crap to drink
That's Amante

Like a gay tarantella, indeed.

I'm just glad that they've stopped blocking the crosswalk with their neon sign truck. I called the police four times about it - per nulla. Seems pedestrians are plain cazzo out of sega la-ti-da sfortuna in this town. Six dollars a gallon by Xmas baby - that's what I'm talking about.

beth... c'mon.

@20 The furthest back I recall was a nice Italian restaurant named Settebello. It was very good and quite popular for awhile. This would have been late 80s/early 90s. Not sure if Mary's came directly after Settebello or not.

another capitol hill centric post...

Reminds me of the blaring hell at the intersection of US Bank and American Apparel.

I miss Red Line. All the time.

There will never be peace there until the murder is resolved. It's a place of violent death.

oh noes the pets across the street will be up all night!!!1

protip: watch the wine intake there. a half carafe is like 13 bucks even for shit wine. My bill was super big so please drink accordingly.

Um, that's your camera bleeding, not your eyes. LOL. If you metered the shot right... Oh, why do I bother?

Not to worry; no restaurant since Hamburger Mary's has made it six months in that location. Should be down by Christmas.

Oh, yeah, I remember Settebello.

but Robert the bartender is worth the visit...

I should amend my post to say I have only had there food delivered, and it's fast because I practically live across the street.

I tell anyone who'll listen that their puttanesca sauce is crime against humanity, and on that measure alone I'd never be caught dead in there. Add the shriekingly awful sign and the fact that they must somehow be to blame for the demise of my beloved Red Line, and they've got an enemy-for-life in Uncle Vinny.

kiniados @21,

You made me laugh out loud in a public library with that Sinatra snark. How dare you!

Here's my revenge, sung by the one and only Groucho Marx:

Bay-rack Obama
His name rhymes with Osama
If I was a right-wing jerk
I'd attempt a joke
And try to make it work
Baaay-raaack Obaaamaaaaa!!!!!

like the postcards that come in the mail every other week aren't enough. i say call them and ask for the "sign to go"

two thumbs down on the food & service - yuck

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If that bright rectangle in the middle is a video screen, like I think it is, it was probably made by a company I used to work for. If so, there's a dimmer setting in the control software so you don't blind people at night, but they probably don't realize it.