#2489 #S1228 - Hecho, Seattle - 3/27/2014

Hecho, Seattle, WA

Hecho is the creation of an interesting combination of resident Phinney neighborhood industry folks: Shannon Wilkinson (Little Water Cantina), Chris Navarra (Prost!, Feierabend, Die Bierstube), and Chris Gerke (Nickerson Street, The Ridge). The restaurant in the former Carmelita space features better than average "Mexican street food," along with a nice selection of cocktails with fresh juices.

Hecho, Seattle, WA

Hecho, Seattle, WA

7314 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, Washington 98103 - (206) 588-1919
Est. March 25, 2014 - Building constructed: 1927
Previous bars in this location: Carmelita
Web site: hechoinseattle.com - facebook
Reviews: seattletimes - yelp - tripadvisor - thestranger

#2814 - Simcoe Tavern, Goldendale, WA - 7/10/2015

I wish I could tell you how long the Simcoe Cafe -- and the Desert Room bar in back -- have been here in Goldendale, Washington. The best I could do was from a 72-yo patron named Lee, who says it's been here as long as he can remember -- and he can remember when he was a kid walking along the then wooden sidewalks. The earliest date I've found evidence for is 1946. The sign appears to date back to 1958 (Goldendale Sentinel, March 27). I have an email into the Klickitat County Historical Society.

It's a small place -- one of the smaller business-to-sign size ratios in the state I'd have to venture. The divey bar is filled with old guys in baseball caps, who sit under octagonal bins that hold dollar bills once pinned to the ceiling. The food is old school bar food, the drinks are cheap and stiff, and the most common phrase in the bar appears to be "No shit."

123 W Main St, Goldendale, WA 98620 - (509) 773-9970                  
Web site: facebook
Reviews: yelp - tripadvisor