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Breakfast Along The Kirkland Waterfront
In Dining in Kirkland, Kirkland WA on June 17, 2009 at 2:15 pmLocal Icon,Yarrow Bay Grill, Is Closing
In Dining in Kirkland, Exploring Kirkland, Kirkland WA on April 20, 2009 at 7:47 pmRun, don’t walk down to Yarrow Bay Grill on Carillon Point before it closes.
Yarrow Bay Grill
The restaurant is closing at the end of the month after a 20 year tenure on the Kirkland waterfront. It’s a great restaurant and I’ll truly miss it. It’s been a wonderful place to get a terrific dinner in a nice, quite setting. I find there are few restaurants that fit that bill. Rarely can I go out for a good meal and find a quiet, elegant, but not stuffy, atmosphere combined with good food.
I will miss the sunsets from the patio. It was always fun when I could snag a patio table in the summer.
Sunset View From Kirkland's Yarrow Bay Grill
Here’s what some of the staff from the restaurant told me to expect as the “new kid” on the block: Bin Vivant, which opened last summer in the Woodmark Hotel, will take over the space after a remodel. It’s name will be ” Bin on the Lake”. The space Bin Vivant now occupies in the Woodmark will become a special events venue.
Yarrow Bay Cafe, the more casual downstairs restaurant, shall remain with an expanded outdoor seating area. I’m glad for that! I do love those summer nights out on the patio by the lake. It makes me realize how lucky I am to live in Kirkland.
Kirkland Dining-Have You Tried Cafe Harlequin?
In Dining in Kirkland, Exploring Kirkland, Kirkland WA on January 6, 2009 at 3:53 pm
One of the reasons I love living in Kirkland is the fact that I can walk (sometimes) or drive (most of the time) to downtown in just a few minutes and I’ll find a nice restaurant.
Have you been to one of the newest restaurants 107 Lake S. in downtown Kirkland? Cafe Harlequin has been open for a few months. I haven’t had a chance to test it out yet, but here’s The Seattle Weekly’s take on Cafe Harlequin.
I love the convenience and the number of choices we have in Kirkland, from Japanese to Thai to Italian to Mexican to seafood and more. It’s important for me to support these local restaurants and services. Having unique restaurants helps us to stay interesting as a city and keeps people excited about living in Kirkland.
A New Website For Kirkland, Washington Restaurants
In Dining in Kirkland, Exploring Kirkland, Kirkland News, Kirkland WA on November 11, 2008 at 9:51 pmKirkland, Washington and food seem to be on my mind these days. Most of my last posts on this blog have focused on Kirkland’s efforts to help Hopelink and the Kirkland Food Bank raise money and collect food to help those in need.
This post focuses on information about the great restaurants in Kirkland. Dining in Kirkland can be a fun, tasty experience. The abundance of great restaurants is one of the reasons I love living in Kirkland. There are great restaurants all over town, from the much celebrated Juanita Cafe to the local teriyaki spot. Here’s a new website I found on the Eastside Life blog called Kirkland Restaurants. The site rates restaurants in Kirkland and offers some specials if you sign up.
I would love to find out more about the rating system as Cafe Juanita, a nationally recognized restaurant with a James Beard award winner, Holly Smith, as its chef only received 3 out of 5 stars. This was a bit surprising to me.
Where’s Fonzie? Shades of "Happy Days", Dining in Your Car at a Kirkland/Bellevue Hotspot
In Bellevue, Dining in Kirkland, Exploring Kirkland on May 20, 2008 at 6:04 amThe Mercedes, Jags, and Porsches are all lined up at noon for lunch and a chance to experience a little bit of the past, youth, and burgers. The SUV’s and the vans are all here.
It’s all at Burgermaster, a 60’s icon on the Kirkland/Bellevue line located at 10606 Northup Way. The drive-in dining experience has been happening in this spot for years. No roller skating waitstaff here, but dining in the car with a tray hooked to your car window!
The food is good, the crowds are here and it’s fun! Burgers are the stars, but you can also have a crab and cheese melt, satisfy your vegetarian needs with veggie burgers and the best onion rings in town.
Here Comes Downtown Kirkland’s McLeod Project, Good Bye to Some Kirkland Landmarks
In Dining in Kirkland, Kirkland News, Kirkland WA on April 7, 2008 at 8:36 pm
The McLeod Project is coming to Lake St. A five story building with 72 residences and retail is soon to be here. The downtown dining scene in Kirkland will certainly be changing.
Goodbye to:
Although Hector’s should be back in the new complex.
Mixtura is already closed.
Trellis, downtown Kirkland, WA’s New Hot Spot at The Heathman Hotel
In Dining in Kirkland, Kirkland News on October 31, 2007 at 6:29 pmWhat to do for dinner at the last minute on a Friday night? My husband checked on Opentable and we booked a reservation online for Trellis, at the new Heathman Hotel for 6 PM that evening. We joined a friend for our “first supper” at Trellis.
When we first arrived, it was actually a little quiet, although the bar was hopping.
By the time we finished our meal, the whole place was hopping. The ambiance is quintessential Northwest. It’s simple elegance with lots of wood, very trending lighting, and big windows. I think the style fits the Kirkland aesthetic.
Trellis is Brian Scheehser’s first stint as an executive chef. The ingredients were really fresh as the herbs and veggies come from the chef’s own garden. The service was excellent, very attentive, smooth, and fast. The food was delicious. I had the seafood stew and the heirloom tomato salad. My husband had the beet salad and the duck and my friend had the chicken. All the dishes were enjoyable and beautifully presented, but not memorable. Would I go back? Most definitely, but I’d give Trellis a B+ overall. (It’s that old teacher in me, I have to give it a grade.)
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