! More tables! And, in the way-back, a sunny sliver of a room full-up with patrons taking advantage of an all-day menu of miraculously modestly priced French classics.
That menu nods vigorously in the direction of Le Pichet's. It offers simple snacks such as pain et beurre (baguette with butter and jam), charcuterie, soups and salads, omelets and various "croques" dishes that range from $2.50 to a whomping $9.
Plus a few full-on "plats" including steak frites ($16) and Presse's version of Pichet's vaunted poulet roti (a whole chicken for two, roasted to order, $26). Coffee and croissants? Salade Ni oise and sauv blanc?
Steak and a scotch? Oui, mes amis. to 2 a.
m. And now, from the "Let's get small(er)" department, there's the Second Coming of , which made its long-awaited Queen Anne debut late last month (at 317 W. Galer St.
, Seattle, 206-264-7768) six months later than expected. The new Via Trib sits in a quiet neighborhood storefront atop Queen Anne Hill, kitty-corner to Trader Joe's, and it looks much like the original, only smaller: same rustic ambiance, same dome-shaped pizza oven in the corner, same traditional-pizza-centric menu. Unlike its scenester-haunt sibling on Capitol Hill (913 E.
Pike St., Seattle; 206-322-9234), this family-friendlier pizzeria isn't about a bar scene or in-vogue vibe. But you can rest assured you'll still be waiting for a seat.
And here we grow again we now have something else to wait for: According to the company Web site (viatribunali.com), a third Via Tribunali is "coming soon" to Georgetown. Love at first sip As if drinking ros at Matt's in the Market on its (re)opening night wasn't enough to thrill me to the marrow, back home in Edmonds I sipped another glassful of summer pink at what can only be described as a cross between Le Pichet and a shoebox.
What did I do to deserve (415 Main St., 425-776-6402)? Here, next to the Edmonds Theater, two window tables and a four-seat bar constitute a full house.
This miniature mom-n-pop shop, selling "beer, wine a little food" is a homecoming of sorts for Edmonds native and Bishop Blanchet graduate Brian Taylor. I found him tending bar in a crisp white barman's coat, working alongside his partner Louise Favier (with baby Jack draped over her shoulder). The pair made a splash in Brooklyn where they (still) own the !
More tables! And, in the way-back, a sunny sliver of a room full-up with patrons taking advantage of an all-day menu of miraculously modestly priced French classics.
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