#1405 #S859 - Blue C Sushi (U Village), Seattle - 3/30/2011

Update: This Blue C location closed Jan 6, 2019.

There is a tiny, unremarkable bar in the U Village version of the local kaiten sushi chain.

2675 NE University Village St, Seattle, WA 98105 - (206) 525-4601
Est. April 2005 - Closed Jan 6, 2019 - Building constructed 1956
bluecsushi.com - facebook - thestranger - sushimonsters - yelp

#1403 #S857 - Piatti, Seattle - 3/30/2011

 Piatti is a nationwide chain of somewhat upscale restaurants, though they encourage each location to personalize the menu.  The bar here is pretty standard and the food is Italian focused and quite good.

2695 NE Village Ln, Seattle, WA 98105 - (206) 524-9088

piatti.com - heedthehedonist - thestranger -  yelp

#1402 #S856 - Tommy Gun, Seattle - 3/28/2011

Update: Tommy Gun closed Jan 17, 2015

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A darkly wooded bar that is envisioned as the go-to neighbor bar for the Capitol Hill Light Rail Station. The decor and drinks have very slight nods to the prohibition and gangster eras.  The servers are nice and willing to experiment with your drinks, but despite the themes, the bar seems rather unremarkable -- like a Linda Derschang bar without the budget to fill it full of animal heads and vintage signs.  It will be interesting to see how much it thrives in a neighborhood with so many other choices.

1703 E Olive Way, Seattle, WA - (206) 323-4866
Est. March 24th, 2011 - Closed Jan 17, 2015 - Building constructed: 1993
tommygunseattle.com - facebook - capitolhillseattle - seattleweekly - yelp

#1401 #S855 - Poquitos, Seattle - 3/28/2011

A large, ornate Mexican restaurant and bar from the owners of Bastille and along the lines of Pesos.  It has better than average food, decent drinks, and is usually full.

1000 East Pike St, Seattle, WA 98122 - (206) 453-4216
Est. March 2011 - Building constructed: 1912
vivapoquitos.com - facebook - seattlemag - seattleweekly - thestranger

#1400 #S854 - Blackboard Bistro, Seattle - 3/22/2011

Update: Blackboard Bistro closed Aug 19, 2017

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The bar is really an afterthought here -- the place is really about the food, a revolving set of quite good menu items on the various blackboards.

3247 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116 - (206) 257-4832                 
Est. Aug 2010 - Closed Aug 19, 2017 - Building constructed 1910
Other bars in this location:  Les Tamales, Ovio Bistro, Beato, Eness
blackboardbistroseattle.com - seattletimes - westseattleblog

#1399 #S853 - The Cask, Seattle - 3/22/2011

The Cask closed in October 2014.

2350 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116 - (206) 938-2275                   
Est. July 8, 2010
thecaskseattle.com - seattlepi - westseattleblog

#1398 #S852 - The Bridge, Seattle - 3/22/2011

The Bridge is a comfortable and sometimes incongruous neighborhood joint, with motorcycles and blue collar vehicles parked out front, but inside a menu of sashimi ahi, crab dip, and chicken caprese sliders.  (It also has a tasty burnt creme with fresh berries soaked in Jack Daniels.)  They occasionally have live music and even had one of the local high school drum teams in.

The decor is fairly standard but the owners have worked a number of interesting places, so it will be interesting to see if it grows a bit more pronounced personality.  But it seems like a step up from the Redline, which itself was a step up from Legends.

4439 35th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98126 - (206) 402-4606
Est. Feb. 24, 2011 - Closed Dec 2, 2013 - Building constructed 1926
Previous bars at this location:  Redline Music and Sports, Legends Sports Bar
thebridgeseattle.com - facebook - westseattleblog - westseattleherald