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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Two-Block Radius / Chow / Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Bye-Bye, Kiki?

Posted by Bethany Jean Clement on Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 11:52 AM

Capitol Hill Seattle notes that Kiki—which our Grant Brissey enthusiastically suggested last June, while noting "there's never anyone there"—is closed, with a sign on the door that says:

temporary closing
kiki is under going
management changes.
thank you for your patience.

It's like a sad, too-many-syllabled haiku. In better (approximately) two-block radius news, CHS says the opening of Crumble & Flake, the Olive Way bakery from reportedly awesome pastry chef Neil Robertson (Canlis, Mistral Kitchen), is imminent. Capitol Hill needs more delicious baked goods.

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Maybe if we push the mayor to move forward on littering the city with dozens of food trucks, maybe that will help this business establishment?

Posted by Kinison

on April 10, 2012 at 12:05 PM

Oh, just take the light rail down to the ID.

Wait ... sorry, I forgot the CH station is being built more slowly than the UW Husky Stadium station.

... maybe get on your fixies?

Posted by Will in Seattle

on April 10, 2012 at 12:26 PM

Kiki's was pretty awful. Poor service coupled with poor quality food resulted in a complete absence of patrons. I'm not sure why that space can't attract a more successful business; transitioning a food truck like Marination Mobile into that space seems like an excellent idea.

Posted by chemobrain on April 10, 2012 at 1:25 PM

I have to ask this as a long time Seattle resident.....How in the FUCK has the Broadway Grill stayed open for ages while places with far far better food have come and gone?

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on April 10, 2012 at 2:18 PM

Oh, this thread.

Posted by Baconcat on April 10, 2012 at 3:13 PM

@3: You're completely wrong. The food there was AMAZING. I'm very much going to miss the pork yakisoba and the best $4 pho in the world. And the stiff drinks. It was one of my regular hangouts and I'm very, very sad it's gone away.

Posted by Matt Hickey