Post navigation

Prev: (01/09/12) | Next: (01/09/12)

Capitol Hill food+drink | 8 oz. Burger, Five Fish plan openings, Volunteer Park Cafe turns 5

(Images: CHS)

Capitol Hill is starting 2012 right where it left off in 2011 when it comes to food+drink. News on two more openings, below. Got a tip? [email protected]

  • Burger bar concept 8 oz. Burger is ready to rock the Emerald City with its Broadway/Union location all set up and cooking. We documented the colorful background of the 8 oz. Burger outposts here back in September when we broke the news that a new restaurant was coming to the former TidBit Bistro space. We can safely report this is the first “chain” to boast outposts in Miami Beach, a Louisiana hotel casino and, now, Seattle. 

The original 8 oz. was born in Los Angeles by “California cuisine” hot shot Govind Armstrong. The chain now holds down the fort in SoCal with an LAX location. The seattle 8 oz. will be run by local partners Kevin Chung and Tim Adams. Chung said he got to know Armstrong after a previous Seattle restaurant project opening the door to extending the California-style burger bar operation to the Pacific Northwest. With some hired guns from the LA operation in the kitchen — like Ed, pictured in front of the cow mural — 8 oz. Seattle joins a full-fledged burger war on Capitol Hill with newcomers Blue Moon and Lil’ Woody’s taking on old-timers Dick’s in a battle for your belly. Add excellent burger offerings from the likes of The DeLuxe, Smith and Tavern Law — the latter has the burger to beat, the 8 oz. crew will admit — and the California concept has its $8 burger work cut out for it.  Oh, and add a new Capitol Hill steakhouse to the mix.

8 oz. Seattle debuts with a VIP preview Monday night before opening the doors with a soft launch later in the week. Eater Seattle says grand opening will be January 16th. Stay tuned to their Facebook page for updates.

Volunteer Park Cafe rejoices in five years of good eats, sweet treats and great friends on Wednesday, January 11. 

 In celebration of the cafe’s fifth anniversary dinner guests will receive complimentary dessert on the evening of January 11.

 “It’s been a pretty great five years,” says chef/owner Ericka Burke. “I really love how the cafe has grown and look forward to many more years in the neighborhood.”

  • Seattle Eater has details on what could be good news for Capitol Hill’s craft distillers caught in limbo by the fallout from I-1183.
  • On the other end of the Washington State Liquor Board spectrum, Central District News reports on problems much-loved Central Cinema is facing with state laws around all-ages venues.
  • Summit’s Analog Coffee is hiring.
  • Why Thai Curry Simple 2 is still not open in 2012
  • Hana used to be a conveyor belt sushi place started by the great Shiro? Who knew. This guy, apparently.
  • Monsoon is hosting crab feasts every night in January.
  • What’s so strange about Momiji is how thoroughly the menu clashes with the setting. Bloated rolls are usually served side by side with sake bombs and shrimp tempura in badly lit lounges that either offer weekly karaoke nights or can’t afford the video equipment. But Momiji’s stunning interior is a study in reticence and calm.”
  • Cupcake Royale baked a tribute to the governor’s support for gay marriage. And also, sometimes, runs out of cupcakes on Capitol Hill.
  • This instructional video featuring Canon’s Jamie Boudreau would have been more useful to have shared before New Year’s but we think you should try it tonight
  • Raising the Bar with Jamie Boudreau – Sabering a Champagne Bottle from Small Screen Network on Vimeo.

 

This week’s CHS food+drink advertiser directory

Subscribe and support CHS Contributors -- $1/$5/$10 per month

2 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
JimS.
12 years ago

Really, jseattle, you don’t understand the “unholy union” between L’il Woody’s and Mario’s?

Have you never been blotto and hungry at 2am? Their partnership makes perfect sense to me!

Lesson1er
12 years ago

Everyone knows that rule # 1 in journalism class is that reporters don’t drink, smoke or do drugs. Just ask one while they’re on air.