With TJ’s Street Tacos, Cocina Casera, American Jacks Vegetarian Restaurant, and Mother India Cuisine, Cap Hill Kitchens lands its ‘cloud’ food and drink concept on 13th Ave

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“From back of house to front of house and everything in between, Otter helps your restaurant seamlessly manage daily operations…”

A new restaurant space has opened on Capitol Hill’s 13th Ave offering crafted grilled cheese sandwiches. And Caribbean wraps, sandwiches, and bowls. Indian. Venezuelan. Shawarma. “American Vegetarian” fare. And more Indian.

If you are noticing a swarm of new openings offering delivery from 1525 13th Ave, you might be having your first experience with a new Capitol Hill ghost kitchen. Boo!

It’s not that spooky. CHS reported on the plans for the project taking shape on 13th Ave two years ago last week when a California company made a $2.3 million purchase of the 1929-era building being leased as laboratory space to a provider of chromosome analysis services. Permits showed the company was planning a full overhaul of the building to create a 6,000-square-foot “commercial catering kitchen project” with multiple units for “food processing and craft work” on the block neighboring Capitol Hill leather bar The Cuff. Continue reading

A pandemic habit that could stick: Capitol Hill to-go cocktails and beer delivery until 2023

The Tipsy Cat at Cook Weaver (Image: Cook Weaver)

Masks in crowded public places. Working on your couch. And cocktails to go.

It’s hard to say what habits of the pandemic will stay with us but Capitol Hill bars, breweries, and restaurants that invested in takeout cocktails and beer delivery will be happy to know they can continue to offer off-premises booze into 2023.

The new law passed in the just completed session in Olympia gives state liquor license holders a two year window to adjust as the new habits set in after months of COVID-19 restrictions reshaped the way we dine out. Continue reading