Coming Soon
The Halal Guys: What began as a humble cart in NYC is now a national gyro juggernaut. The company has franchised its first Seattle location. It’s not sharing location just yet, but look for sauced-up gyro and chicken-rice platters come spring.
Open
Copal: Surprise. The former home of Bar Sajor now serves up tacos, smoked pumpkin quesadillas, and other Latin American-toned fare. The chef overseeing the wood-powered grill and oven is the same guy behind the former, tiny, excellent Taco Gringos.
Windy City Pie: Huzzah! The town’s best deep-dish pizza now has an actual dining room, inside Batch 206 Distillery’s new bar.
Closing
The Wurst Place: Arrgh. This gnome-loving South Lake Union beer and sausage house announced on Facebook it must vacate the premises by February—the building’s going to be town down and, presumably, redeveloped. This is a damn shame, of all the (relative) newcomers in the neighborhood, this place always had an old soul; go have a brat and and IPA between now and February.
