Add another restaurant to the list of Capitol Hill eateries shutting their doors — I-5 Shores’ Il Forno is gone. A Yelper says something about medical issues forcing the closure so this doesn’t seem to fit the ‘economic slowdown’ trend.
Another counter-trend factor — it looks like the Il Forno space has new owners. Here is a recently filed liquor license at the address for something called Knee High, Inc. The new venture is backed by a retired tech IT guy who, according to his LinkedIn profile, is “living the dream” here in Seattle.
when i walked by not long ago there was a sign on the door advertising the restaurant for sale, $50K. i guess they found a buyer.
I think I saw it on Craigslist for $38,000 or maybe more.
When we walked by a couple weeks ago, there was a sign saying ‘business for sale – 50k’. Then, about a week or two later, there was that ‘closed – medical’ sign out front (which didn’t inspire confidence in a restaurant) and finally when we walked by this week, there was paper on the door. Too bad, it’s a nice unique building. Hopefully the next owner fares better.
Ben
hopefully the next owner cares for the nice building better. for the longest time i didnt know anything was there ’cause the building looks run down and prime for squatting.