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Started in 1955 by Andy Nagy, this iconic Seattle diner was housed in a series of old railroad cars, one of which Franklin D. Roosevelt rode during his 1944 re-election campaign. Under new owners since 2000, it has since closed down, having served...
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This luxurious Japanese restaurant was opened in 1978 by Mariko Tada and her husband, Takao Sugiyama. Asuka, which refers to a period of Japanese History which began in 628 A.D., served Kansai style cuisine. It was reviewed in the Seattle Times on...
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Also known as Arnies Northshore, with branches in Mukilteo and Edmonds, this location was taken over from America's Cup in 1985. The restaurants, which served seafood at moderate prices, were named after Arnie Challman who helped his son, Peter,...
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Owned by Harry Nagamatsu, this restaurant served semi-deep-dish pies or what Nagamatsu claimed was "Seattle-style" pizza. It later moved to a new location, 999 3rd Avenue in Downtown Seattle.
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Founded in 1981 as Au Gavroche Boulangerie, it changed ownership 3 times. As of 2012, it was owned by Emily Brune, located near the Magnolia neighborhood, and changed its name to Starlight Desserts in 2010.
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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...
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This hole-in-the-wall restaurant first opened in 1974 and moved to a new location in 1976. It calls itself the oldest Middle Eastern restaurant in Seattle.
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Located on the Tacoma Waterfront, C.I. Shenanigans has offered seafood, steak and their Sunday brunch since 1983. As of 2012, there were two other locations in Spokane, Washington and Boise, Idaho.
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Originally a vegetarian place, Cyclops Café - run by artists Gina Kaukola and John Hawkley - changed its menu to include meat dishes. While at its first location at the "Jell-O mold building," it was frequented by bands like the Foo Fighters and...
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Part of the Clark's restaurant chain, founded by Walter Clark, with 22 restaurants all across Seattle, Portland, Tacoma and Yakima. Opened in the early 1950's. Clark sold the chain to Campbell Soup Company in 1970. The family eventually bought back...
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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 offered...
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Big Boy is a restaurant chain that was started in 1936 by Bob Wian and Arnold Peterson in Glendale, California. After changing hands a few times, it is now co-owned by Frisch's Restaurants and Robert Liggett, Jr. who renamed it Big Boy Restaurants...