Debra Sinick

Posts Tagged ‘Kirkland restaurants’

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Good Bye to Kirkland’s Third Floor Fish Cafe

In Kirkland News, Kirkland WA on December 4, 2009 at 5:31 pm

Kirkland Third Floor Fish Cafe

Third Floor Fish Cafe is going soon. I’m going to miss their fabulous sunsets views from the restaurant. It has some of the best views, along with good food, in downtown Kirkland. But it has become the latest change/casualty of the Kirkland restaurant scene.

There have been a lot of good byes in Kirkland.  This has been a year when we’ve seen such Kirkland mainstays as The Yarrow Bay Grill closing.  And now it’s The Third Floor Fish Cafe.  I’m sad to see them go.

The downtown core of Kirkland is one of the most important things that distinguishes us from other eastside cities.  With our waterfront setting, parks, shops, and restaurants, downtown Kirkland can be a happening place.

If we all can attempt to support Kirkland businesses of all kinds, it will help maintain our city’s character and uniqueness.  With our collective efforts supporting Kirkland businesses, we can help local businesses survive, keep downtown a fun, vibrant place.   Check out the Kirkland First website for a list of Kirkland businesses and all kinds of discounts for Kirklanders.

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Local Icon,Yarrow Bay Grill, Is Closing

In Dining in Kirkland, Exploring Kirkland, Kirkland WA on April 20, 2009 at 7:47 pm

Run, don’t walk down to Yarrow Bay Grill on Carillon Point before it closes.

Yarrow Bay Grill

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

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.

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A New Website For Kirkland, Washington Restaurants

In Dining in Kirkland, Exploring Kirkland, Kirkland News, Kirkland WA on November 11, 2008 at 9:51 pm

Kirkland, 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.

 

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