Capitol Hill food+drink | Sports bar Kessler’s will ‘touchdown’ on E Olive Way

Coming later this year to E Olive Way, Kessler's hopes to give Seattle sports fans more to cheer about (Image: CHS)

Coming later this year to E Olive Way, Kessler’s hopes to give Seattle sports fans more to cheer about (Image: CHS)

What’s the busiest area for Capitol Hill food and drink? E Olive Way is in full Beast Mode with a rumble of changes to start 2015. More on the roster of new moves, below.

One new player on the street has hopes the city’s Super Bowl enthusiasm carries on.

Tracy Ward tells CHS she will find inspiration in her “Dad’s Dad’s bar” in opening a new Capitol Hill sports bar — Kessler’s — later this year just in time for March Madness on E Olive Way.

“Owning a bar is something I have always wanted to do,” Ward said. “I am a total sports nut so it will be a sports bar, although late night will also be huge!”

Kessler’s will take over the former Tommy Gun after owner Erin Nestor sold the watering hole after four years so she can focus on a new project on E Madison. Continue reading