#2205 - Lake Forest Park Bar & Grill, Lake Forest Park - 6/15/2013

"This place is always hopping," says one review.  Hmm, it seemed somewhat sterile and slow when I was there, and at 10:30 on a Saturday night, no less.  But this chain does a good job of serving a fairly good, fairly standard American restaurant menu in its various locations -- Greenlake Grill, Eastlake Grill, and Bremerton.  What makes this one less interesting to me than the Seattle locations is that those have some great locations with a patio looking out upon Lake Union and across the street to Greenlake.  This one is stuck in the corner of a typical suburban shopping center, so while it is seems a decent, convenient choice for folks who live nearby, there doesn't seem to be anything in particular to tempt anyone from outside the neighborhood.

17535 Ballinger Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155 - (206) 364-1261
Est. May 21, 2009 - Building constructed: 1965
Previous bars in this location: Fandango's, Coco's
Web site: lakeforestbarandgrill.com - facebook
Reviews: seattletimes - yelp

#2204 #S1148 - Chico Madrid, Seattle - 6/12/2013

Chico Madrid closed on April 13, 2014

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It's a little unclear whether to count the short-lived Chico Madrid as a bar, as it was more a cafe emphasizing charcuterie and bocadillos (Spanish baguette sandwiches).  But it did serve wines, beer, sangria, shrubs, and other largely juice-based cocktails around a horse-shoe shaped bar or counter. It was in a bright, small space at the bottom floor of an apartment meeting on one of the more moderately traveled commercial sections of Capitol Hill, and run by the people behind Honore Bakery and Fuel Coffee in the neighborhood.

711 Bellevue Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102
Est. March 28, 2013 - Closed April 13, 2014 - Building constructed: 2013
Previous bars in this location: None
Web site: chicomadrid.com - facebook
Reviews: seattlemet - seattletimes - seattlemag - yelp

#2203 #S1147 - Ristorante Picolinos, Seattle - 6/3/2013

Anybody who lives in the Ballard area, or who is just looking for a relaxed, quality meal in a nice outdoor setting on a sunny Seattle day, should keep Picolinos on their list. It is easy to miss, sitting on a semi-commercial, suburban stretch off the main roadways, but the patio is one of the best in Seattle. Tom Bailiff opened this place in October 2008, just as the mortgage crisis was taking down the world economy. He'd taken an entire half block of shops in a 1940 building and remodeled them into a mini Italian villa, with four separate dining rooms, including the lounge, and a large, shady, terrace garden in back. Here he serves better than average classic Italian food and wines, as well as fairly standard cocktails. The food is good enough to put it on your must-try list, but the thing that will bring you back, once you have experienced, is the almost secret garden patio in back.

6415 32nd Ave NW Seattle, WA 98117 - (206) 781-8000
Est. Oct 2008 - Building constructed: 1940
Previous bars in this location: None known
Web site: ristorantepicolinos.com - facebook
Reviews: seattletimes - bizjournals - roullard - myballard - yelp - urbanspoon

#2202 - The Hobnobber, Burien - 6/2/2013

This is a vintage dive which the current owner, Jack, has run since 1974. There is Witco on the walls, beer and wine only behind the counter, and the entire place looks like it's barely changed since it was built in 1967.

447 SW 153rd St, Burien, WA 98166 - (206) 433-9987                
Building constructed: 1967
Previous bars in this location: None known
Reviews: yelp - seattleweekly

#2201 - Mark, Burien, WA - 6/2/2013

This is a pleasant setting in old Burien, particularly on nice days. But the food and drinks are fairly pedestrian.

918 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA 98166 - (206) 241-6275
Est. 2006 - Building constructed: 1951
Web site: markrestaurant.com - facebook
Reviews: seattlebloggers - yelp - urbanspoon

#2200 #S1146 - Club 1Hundred, Seattle - 6/2/2013

These folks took their small bar in downtown Bellevue and moved it into the large space that previously housed the notorious Citrus. On the plus side, there do not seem to be shootings outside. But on the downside, there doesn't seem to be much of anyone inside.

1001 Fairview Ave N #2000, Seattle, WA 98109 - (206) 402-6364
Est. May 24, 2013 - Building constructed: 1978 - Closed 2014
Previous bars in this location: Citrus
Web site: 1hundredbistro.com - facebook
Reviews: eater - yelp - urbanspoon

#2199 #S1145 - A Terrible Beauty (SLU), Seattle - 6/2/2013

For a city with so much waterfront, Seattle does not really have that many great waterfront restaurant locations. But this former space of BluWater Bistro is one of the better ones, and surprisingly open on weekend afternoons, when the Amazonians are at home and before the evening crowds arrive. It's now home to the third instance of Irish-born Jenna Shannon Garvey and Paddy O'Brien's Irish restaurants named for a Yeats poem about Ireland's Easter Rebellion. These are the classic, woody, antique-filled, large Irish pubs, featuring a large selection of beers, a fairly sizable menu of fairly average pub food, and standard spirits.

1001 Fairview Avenue North #1700, Seattle, WA 98109 - (206) 420-4498
Est. 2012 - Building constructed: 1978
Previous bars in this location: Bluwater Bistro
Web site: aterriblebeauty.com - facebook
Reviews: thrillist - yelp - urbanspoon