Slog - Comments on Now Where Will the Glowering Vegans Go?

Comment by PopTart

PopTart — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:17:55 -0800

Speaking of places on Capitol Hill, why did Dilettante close? And, where is the place to go for late night desserts now that it is closed?

Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me

You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:21:28 -0800

I thought that the entire city was being overrun by an infestation of rabid Quiznos... Have they not invaded Cap Hill yet? And if not, why? Do you Cap Hillers have some secret anti-Quiznos forcefield or death-ray???....

Comment by jonglix

jonglix — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:22:24 -0800

Dilettante is moving to the new Brix building and B&O is taking their old spot. There will be plenty dessert after the reshuffling

Comment by Cato

Cato — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:24:43 -0800

Now no one will ever know if Taco Bell is closed or not, before heading back to Dick's.

Comment by PC

PC — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:25:47 -0800

good riddance. all kfc can go, and dicks' just spreads trash all over the neighborhood, too.

why are there no falafel carts?

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:29:09 -0800

Oh, that's where B&O went ...

I'd rather see couscous carts ...

Comment by joe

joe — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:30:05 -0800

location, location, location!!!

to hell with fast food, build that apartment!

Comment by michael strangeways

michael strangeways — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:32:44 -0800

1)There is a Quiznos on the Hill now at Harvard and John.
2)Granted, fast food is, for the most part, not very healthy but if you're a minimum wage worker or resident on the Hill you deserve a couple places to have a quick, cheap meal.
3)Food snobs are assholes.

Comment by PopTart

PopTart — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:34:40 -0800

@3 Thanks!

Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me

You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:39:42 -0800

"Deserve"? Really? Why?

Comment by genevieve

genevieve — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:43:39 -0800

Poor Century Ballroom. Anyone who was present at the city council cultural overlay meeitng a few months back will remember her speech, in which she said (paraphrase) "god forbid the KFC be torn down to be developed into housing, where residents will complain about the sound of swing music coming from my windows and shut me down". This will also be very bad news for the Cap Hill Block Party.

Comment by COMTE

COMTE — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:44:31 -0800

Why not?

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:59:04 -0800

And it's Comte @12 for the win!

Comment by rb

rb — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:59:25 -0800

Dominic, glowering vegans may report to Taco Time over on Madison, if they must. Although it doesn't really have the anti-meat cache of KFC. Good mexifries, though.

Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me

You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:59:37 -0800

I just can't fathom what the poor have done to DESERVE a diet of fast, cheap and unhealthy food to shorten their lives...

These places are the reason that obesity is, for the first time in history, an affliction of the poor.

Seems to me that justice and equity would demand that a products cost would be correlated to its unhealthiness (the more deadly, the more expensive and the more healthy the less expensive)... That is what I would think the poor (that all of us) would DESERVE.

So I was wondering how @8 justifies making the statement that the poor DESERVE "quick", "cheap" and "for the most part, not very healthy" food.

All I can guess is that he thinks the poor DESERVE to die slowly of heart disease...

That's cold dude.

Comment by joykiller

joykiller — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:09:40 -0800

What we really need is Dick's carts. Downtown and at Safeco. Also one in downtown Ballard.

Comment by wf

wf — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:09:55 -0800

A nice flat parking lot would be great there. I just love what they did with the block that used to have the Cha Cha!

Comment by tomasyalba

tomasyalba — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:26:11 -0800

Soo... poor people need our options limited to the ones that are good for us? Fuck you very much.

Comment by max solomon

max solomon — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:27:02 -0800

fewer fast food restaurants = less dirtballs on the hill.

Comment by Mr. X

Mr. X — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:45:12 -0800

fewer fast food restaurants = fewer options for lunch/dinner/late night hot food under $5 for those who lack the funds to eat in gentrification-land.

Comment by Dominic Holden

Dominic Holden — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:06:41 -0800

Mr. X) What about the two 24-hour grocery stores on Capitol Hill that sell cheap food? We still have the Hurricane and IHOP. And the 13 Coins, but that's always been returdulously expensive.

Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me

You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:23:37 -0800

@18

I stand corrected. Your right. Apparently the poor do truly deserve fast food. (And obesity, and heat disease, and diabeties, and a slow, painful, early death. You've convinced me!)

Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me

You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:26:29 -0800

"hart" not "heat"... GD PDA.

Comment by Jay

Jay — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:55:12 -0800

15: Oh, you elitist snob you! Didn't you get the memo? Public health and good taste are total left coast fag-loving liberal bullshit.

Comment by RainMan

RainMan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:39:22 -0800

Is Quiznos (and the even more ubiquitous Subway) part of Fast Food Nation? I must confess a weakness for a hot sub now and then. M-M-M-M-M...

There are still plenty of places to get a cheap, fast and unhealthy meal on Capitol Hill. Dick's, for instance. Look around. As for falafel, I suppose there's Ali Baba on Broadway...

Comment by Keep up the good work!

Keep up the good work! — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:26:00 -0800

Someone sprayed the Stranger box outside of work here Jackson Pollock-style. There's corn dripping down the front of it. A dog walked by it, looked as if to sniff, but decided against it and walked on.

Comment by UnoriginalAndrew

UnoriginalAndrew — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:57:51 -0800

@ 24 - no. Saying that people who eat fast food are too stupid to know any better, on the other hand ...

Comment by merry

merry — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:07:19 -0800

"..the trash can in front of KFC.."

Oh No You Di'hnt!!

Comment by Heather

Heather — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:59:42 -0800

Half the fun of eating at Dick's is watching the teary eyed vegans try to vibe you as you eat a hamburger. I figure they really want a big Dick's Delux. BTW, bwsides wanting to control what we eat some vegans now want control of the language. They object to having veganism described as a dietary choice. Which of course it is and nothing but a choice.

Comment by michael strangeways

michael strangeways — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:13:18 -0800

Yeah, DESERVE.

Ideally, there'd be a multitude of CHEAP, and HEALTHY, fast food chains to choose from but that seems to be a concept that hasn't quite taken off yet.

If you're a poor schlub making minimum wage your options on the Hill are few. Believe it or not, there are quite a few folks who don't have the cash or the time to go to a sit-down restaurant. I'm not proposing that Capitol Hill needs a dozen fast food joints or that people should eat such food on a daily basis but I AM saying, don't begrudge the few that remain for people that can't afford the money or time to eat elsewhere, or WANT to eat an occassional $5 meal of greasy chicken or hamburger and fries.

AND, the McDonald's Southern Chicken Sandwich fuckin' ROCKS!!

Comment by Eric

Eric — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:23:46 -0800

It sucks that these affordable places to eat are closing and all that is left for a late night fast food bite it Dick's. The Hill is becoming too expensive for those who make it the great place it is.