http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2008/12/01/rip_restaurants_the_latest Comments On: RIP, Restaurants: The Latest by Bethany Jean Clement en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by letmepour]]> Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:45:39 -0800 The Stranger
2)Everyone at 1200, customers and staff, seemed about 20 seconds away from stripping down to have a rollicking gay orgy...it smelled slightly like a bathhouse on a Saturday night.
Posted by michael strangeways]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:47:45 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Apocalypse Tom]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:16:46 -0800 The Stranger http://www.alabardero.com/seattle.html
Posted by alanw]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:30:52 -0800 The Stranger donna moodie has still yet to find a suitable place to relocate after building two successful restaurants in that space ( both lush life and marjorie's )
a nicrobrewery pub/grill will prolly do well in that space , but to close a successful joint in this economy to replace it with.. well.. beer.. feels like a cause for lament.
Posted by reverend dr dj riz]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:15:05 -0800 The Stranger two and a half months ago.
Posted by WSB]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:10:29 -0800 The Stranger
But to me, the best hotel will always be The Olympic, even if they turn it into a Holiday Inn.
Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:57:26 -0800 The Stranger
I got kinda freaked out, left, and never looked back.
Posted by NapoleonXIV]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:41:56 -0800 The Stranger Posted by SeaExile]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:52:48 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Victim of parental abuse]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:45:20 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Yum]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:39:09 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Lincolnish]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:22:29 -0800 The Stranger
1200 was hit and miss as far as the food went, and some of the staff went well beyond acceptable levels of pretentiousness.
Posted by itsmarkmitchell]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:20:37 -0800 The Stranger
Ballard Smoke Shop is about all I can think of offhand. Sad, innit?
Posted by levide]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:51:21 -0800 The Stranger
Unfortunately the last two times I went I was disappointed--the food was not as good (maybe they changed cooks?), the service was poor and hell even the margarita was sour. If they kept up the quality I would have been more upset by their closure.
Posted by carrma]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:19:57 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Fnarf]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:07:11 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Lloyd Clydesdale]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:01:59 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Fnarf]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:55:41 -0800 The Stranger
And hadn't heard of them.

So ... I doubt they'll be missed by most people.
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:37:31 -0800 The Stranger
As far as that 12th/Pike spot goes, it was Sammie Sue's (home of beloved biscuits and gravy) for a long time, and 1200 Bistro wasn't short-lived either. The Pike's Bar and Grill guys were restaurant novices and apparently hadn't budgeted for not making any money for the first however many months. (I never went—walked in once, was swarmed by staff, looked at menu, and backed out slowly.)
Posted by Bethany Jean Clement]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:33:51 -0800 The Stranger Posted by joshuuuua]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:32:54 -0800 The Stranger
I can't even think of where El Tajin is/was. I must have walked past it plenty of times.
Posted by genevieve]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:28:06 -0800 The Stranger Posted by A]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:14:51 -0800 The Stranger
That spot on the NE corner of 12th & E Pike is open - again. Although, give the inability of any restaurant to make a go of that location - strange, given it's relative prominence - maybe that wouldn't be the best choice.
Posted by COMTE]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:04:41 -0800 The Stranger Posted by T]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:03:31 -0800 The Stranger