Seattle Room Menu Collection

- A & J Meats and Seafoods Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- Jerry Friar established this butcher shop in 1951 at West McGraw Street and Sixth Avenue West. In 1972, he moved the business to its current location in Queen Anne. As of 2012, it is still in operation, and specializes in meats, particularly...
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- Maison Blanc Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- In the mid-1920's, Charles Joseph Ernest Blanc turned the Stacy mansion, built in 1885 by Martin Van Buren and Elizabeth Stacy, into La Maison Blanc Restaurant. Before its turn as a restaurant, the building also housed the Seattle Chamber of...
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- Burk's Café Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- Burk's Café, opened in 1982 by Terry "Burk" Burkhardt and Kay Ogren, served Cajun and Creole food. Terry Burkhardt made this distinction between the two cuisines in a July 8, 1983 Seattle Times article, "The Cajun cuisine derived from the Acadians...
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- Burk's Café Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- Burk's Café, opened in 1982 by Terry "Burk" Burkhardt and Kay Ogren, served Cajun and Creole food. Terry Burkhardt made this distinction between the two cuisines in a July 8, 1983 Seattle Times article, "The Cajun cuisine derived from the Acadians...
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- Burk's Café Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- Burk's Café, opened in 1982 by Terry "Burk" Burkhardt and Kay Ogren, served Cajun and Creole food. Terry Burkhardt made this distinction between the two cuisines in a July 8, 1983 Seattle Times article, "The Cajun cuisine derived from the Acadians...
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- Café Optimum Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- Café Optimum opened in 1979 as a coffee house and then expanded its offerings to brunch and dinner. It had a reputation for great, fresh seafood and vegetables. Owner D.J. Zentner, a former health teacher, believed in only serving food that left...
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- Country Boy Barbecue Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- Before becoming the Country Boy Barbecue in 1992, this building housed Red's Steak House. Owners Keith and Marleen Bennett bottled their own sauce and smoked the meat in house. The Bennetts were competitive barbecue cooks, winning trophies and...
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- Bloch's Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- Founded in 1972 by Christine and Barry Bloch, Bloch's Restaurants Inc. operated four Bloch's Café's locations at various times. They were "known for counter service and prime-rib sandwiches at lunch and table service at night." The Bloch's Cafés...
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- Café Society Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- Opened in May of 1976 by Karen Mundell and Raymond Cox, Café Society was a small, 40-seat restaurant in the St. Charles Hotel Building. It mainly served lunch, and dinner only on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Everything was house-made,...
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- Casa Lupita Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- The original La Casa Lupita, one of the first Mexican restaurants in Seattle and known for its enchiladas, was located by Boeing. It closed and opened two new, bigger locations, one on Eastlake Ave and the other on East Marginal Way in 1974. The...
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- Casa Lupita Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- The original La Casa Lupita, one of the first Mexican restaurants in Seattle and known for its enchiladas, was located by Boeing. It closed and opened two new, bigger locations, one on Eastlake Ave and the other on East Marginal Way in 1974. The...
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- Casa Lupita Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- The original La Casa Lupita, one of the first Mexican restaurants in Seattle and known for its enchiladas, was located by Boeing. It closed and opened two new, bigger locations, one on Eastlake Ave and the other on East Marginal Way in 1974. The...
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- Cider Jug Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- Opened by Pat and Carl Pefley in the 1940's, it was the first restaurant in Bellevue Square and known for displaying local artwork. In fact, an art show at the restaurant inspired the Bellevue Arts Museum and the Bellevue Arts Museum Art Fair. It...
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- The Bread Line & Soup Kitchen Flier
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- A Pioneer Square restaurant owned by Jack Fecker, Steve Darland and Bill Keegan that attracted customers with an imaginatively themed restaurant: the 1929 stock-market crash that led to breadlines and soup kitchens. There were senior citizen...
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- Bush Garden Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- Open since 1953, Bush Garden is Seattle's longest-lived and one of the first Japanese restaurants in the city. With tatami rooms and sukiyaki dinners, it was known as a upscale, special-occasion restaurant. There were also locations in San...
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- Bush Garden Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- Open since 1953, Bush Garden is Seattle's longest-lived and one of the first Japanese restaurants in the city. With tatami rooms and sukiyaki dinners, it was known as a upscale, special-occasion restaurant. There were also locations in San...
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- Alexander's Manor Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- Built in 1912, this hotel and restaurant is located in the Mount Rainer region and has since been renamed Alexander's Country Inn and Restaurant. It was known as Alexander's Manor from 1973 to 1984.
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- Cheri's Sweet Side Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- This cafeteria-style café, located inside the Broadway Arcade, served natural foods and Sephardic dishes, focusing on those from "European Jews who settled in Spain, Portugal and Greece." It opened in 1976, and was reviewed in The Seattle Times...
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- China North Souvenir Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- China North first opened in 1972, under the ownership of Joseph Lee. Cary Chen moved to Seattle after the dissolution of the "illustrious Uncle Chen's in Portland," and became the chef-owner of this restaurant, serving the six cuisines of Chinese...
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- China Pheasant New Year's Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- Built in 1936 by Slim Randles, a Seattle carpenter, and owned by Mar Dong, also the owner of Mar Hotel in the International District, the China Pheasant was known to be a "real swinging roadhouse." In addition to dinner, the restaurant had music by...
- Seattle Room Menu Collection