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The first Benihana opened in 1964 in New York City. From there, Rocky Aoki has expanded his chain all across the country. The Seattle location has been open for 30 years.
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Opened in 1969 by Francois Kissel, a Frenchman, and his wife, Julia, Brasserie Pittsbourg was a well-known French restaurant that received national recognition. After 16 years, the Kissels closed the restaurant and merged it with their other...
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"Billed as an innovative new French cafeteria," when it opened in 1983, Café Casino had two locations, one in Seattle and one in Bellevue. It was a leading restaurant chain in France that started as a grocery store in 1858. Casino USA closed the...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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Opened in 1940, by C.C. Crawford, a veteran restaurateur, Crawford's slogan was "A Showplace on the Shore of Puget Sound." The restaurant was designed by the architect George Groves. This iconic seafood restaurant was later purchased by Ivar...
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In 1967, Annie Agostini opened Crepe de Paris at its first location on Seventh Avenue. Ten years later, she moved the restaurant to Madison Park, and finally in 1978 she reopened it in Rainier Square. This particular menu is from her last location....
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Seattle's ubiquitous chef, Tom Douglas, won acclaim at this Pike Place Market restaurant, which opened in 1984. Douglas left in 1989. As of 2012, the space was occupied by one of Douglas' restaurants, Etta's Seafood, which opened there in 1995.
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A national chain that specializes in southern Italian food served family-style. The name roughly translates to "Joe's Basement." It is owned by Planet Hollywood. The first restaurant opened in Minneapolis in 1993 and the Seattle location opened in...
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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...