Slog - Comments on Dept. of Substantiated Restaurant Rumors http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors From Slog tipper Dan (who heard it from "literally some guy" behind the construction fence): Andy's Diner—the beloved train-car restaurant in SODO that closed in January—is reopening as an "Asian-and-railroad-themed restaurant sometime next month." Over at the Liquor Control Board website, we find a new application for the address under the name "Orient Express Restaurant & Lounge." The Orient Express! This is a beautiful idea. Let us all wish really hard that it will be beautifully (and deliciously) realized.... Copyright 2008 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:15:50 -0800 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:58:16 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Will in Seattle Um. So, does this mean Szechuan food served on a bed of coals?

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110277 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110277 Chow Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:22:59 -0800 Comment by Gomez Because if there's one thing Seattle needs, it's another Asian restaurant.

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110280 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110280 Chow Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:23:50 -0800 Comment by Ziggity @1: No, I think it means all the servants will be coolies.

]]> Ziggity http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110283 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110283 Chow Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:24:36 -0800 Comment by Foggen There is one of these in Atlanta. I don't know if they're connected, but ours is delightful.

]]> Foggen http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110286 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110286 Chow Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:28:06 -0800 Comment by Levislade Just in time for my parents' next visit! I am soooo taking them there!

]]> Levislade http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110299 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110299 Chow Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:37:06 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Orient Express? Will it take one to Constantinople?

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110304 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110304 Chow Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:41:13 -0800 Comment by COMTE Somehow, I just KNEW that's what the place was going to be called.

Now, they just need to start doing gawd-awful murder mystery dinner theatre there every week (I can already see the title: "MURDER! At The 'Orient Express'"), and the humiliation will be complete!

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110306 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110306 Chow Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:41:56 -0800 Comment by butterbean #6 - I hear it's Istanbul, not Constantinople.

So...If you've got a date in Constantinople, she'll be waiting in Instanbul.

]]> butterbean http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110317 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110317 Chow Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:50:20 -0800 Comment by rb Why did Constantinople get the works?

]]> rb http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110348 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110348 Chow Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:11:53 -0800 Comment by Abby @9: that's nobody's business but the Turks'.

]]> Abby http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110353 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110353 Chow Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:13:45 -0800 Comment by rb God I love teh Slog sometimes.

]]> rb http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110359 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110359 Chow Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:18:29 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV I think the name will be misleading. I've been burned before.

Either it tastes just like chicken, or Panda Express doesn't serve real panda, either.

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110360 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110360 Chow Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:18:55 -0800 Comment by WS Native Once upon a time, Andy's Diner was a magical place. It's great that the site will be revived, but sad that someone didn't stick closer to the original theme (and name).

]]> WS Native http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110367 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110367 Chow Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:24:32 -0800 Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball If you put a gyoza on the tracks, will you get an onion pancake when the train goes by?

]]> Jubilation T. Cornball http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110374 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110374 Chow Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:29:46 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Panda has to be grass-fed.

Well, that plus bamboo shoots.

They stick the bamboo under your fingernails when you apply for an Olympics protest permit, to "reeducate" you.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110460 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110460 Chow Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:27:19 -0800 Comment by Liston 15 - Shhhhh.

]]> Liston http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110470 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110470 Chow Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:36:52 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways Hercule Poirot is rolling in his grave.

or Shanghai Lily.

One of the two.

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110585 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110585 Chow Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:43:40 -0800 Comment by it'smarkmitchell It took more than one man to change her name to Shanghai Lily...

]]> it'smarkmitchell http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110613 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/dept_of_substantiated_restaurant_rumors#c1110613 Chow Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:58:16 -0800