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In this day of strip mall after strip mall of large box warehouses that "specialize" in everything, and nothing at the same time, AAA Sewing and Vaccum reminds you of what intelligent salestaff and...
In this day of strip mall after strip mall of large box warehouses that "specialize" in everything, and nothing at the same time, AAA Sewing and Vaccum reminds you of what intelligent salestaff and personalized service still means, as they take the time with you to really demonstrate the vacuums, ask you what you will need it for, without trying to oversell you on something or just plain ignore you (Sears comes to mind . . . how bad to you have to be when K Mart buys you out?) AAA Sewing and Vacuum seems like the kind of place you can drop in 20+ years after buying something (and it will still be there) and ask a simple question or get a simple repair.
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Academy does a beautiful, quality job on all offset printing, they have a brand new, lightning fast press that allows them to run 4 color jobs very quick. They have a good mix of machines to give...
Academy does a beautiful, quality job on all offset printing, they have a brand new, lightning fast press that allows them to run 4 color jobs very quick. They have a good mix of machines to give them the ultimate flexibility on project sizes and the staff will work with you to figure out how to run things best for cost savings. What I like best though is that they treat the smaller run customers (500-1,000 copies) just like their larger orders.
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In Bloom
Category:
Lawn Care
4437 California Ave SW
Seattle, Washington 98116
(206) 932-2588
What makes this store unique is the staff, who opened this store as a labor of love. Their goal was to break through the intimidating Seattle culture of one-upmanship gardening and be a welcoming...
What makes this store unique is the staff, who opened this store as a labor of love. Their goal was to break through the intimidating Seattle culture of one-upmanship gardening and be a welcoming place where first time gardeners could go to ask
"stupid" questions without being mocked. I attended one of their free seminars and was given a long list of great, little known plant sales and garden walks around town. Selection seems small when you first walk in, but you realize that they pare it down to just the stuff they recommend and use. Bought a seed packet here and it is doing very well.
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Smaller, independent beanery with locations springing up throughout the city. Good coffee, good atmosphere, and good hours . . . one of the latest places open for coffee in West Seattle.
Smaller, independent beanery with locations springing up throughout the city. Good coffee, good atmosphere, and good hours . . . one of the latest places open for coffee in West Seattle.
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I've never actually had the Pizza at Elliot Bay Pizza, I got hooked on their sub sandwiches and never looked back. Some combo of the type of bread they use and the perfectly toasted cheese . . . it...
I've never actually had the Pizza at Elliot Bay Pizza, I got hooked on their sub sandwiches and never looked back. Some combo of the type of bread they use and the perfectly toasted cheese . . . it almost makes me cry. A steal at $3.50 for a sandwich.
I'd also like to add as a side note, that pretty much any thing that is prefaced with "Elliot Bay" in this town, ie. also Elliot Bay Books and Elliot Bay Brewery are all really, really worth going to. Weird.
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Don't let the exterior fool you. What looks like a very large pink house next to the Rite Aid on California is actually a very good Turkish restaurant with a charming interior. The salad greens...
Don't let the exterior fool you. What looks like a very large pink house next to the Rite Aid on California is actually a very good Turkish restaurant with a charming interior. The salad greens are all grown in the garden behind the house, and there is an Ephasus house wine made for the restaurant. The restaurant specializes in kabobs, but my favorite is the Tas Chicken. Ymmmm. Hummus is particularly good as well. Looks fancy on the inside, but prices are still reasonable, so a great place to take a date you don't know very well. At least you will get a good meal.
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When this store was opened a few years back it was almost called the "Queen Anne Thriftway @ Admiral" until the owners were tipped off that perhaps that name is not the best way to make yourself...
When this store was opened a few years back it was almost called the "Queen Anne Thriftway @ Admiral" until the owners were tipped off that perhaps that name is not the best way to make yourself welcome in a new community in a totally different part of the city. So it was the Admiral Thriftway. The "Thriftway" part of the name always seemed rather amusing since this store was posh and uber gourmet, importing hand hewn bread from france for $20 a loaf, some sort of specially beaten copper pots and mandatory cart service to your car. I both made fun of the store, while also craving it. For one thing, the produce was excellent, and it had a nice feel about it, more like a smaller european market than one of the boxy huge supermarkets that are everywhere today. So I kept going back for the specialty cheeses, the very good deli bar, the awesome candy bin aisle, and the excellent coffee. Then it changed to the Metropolitan Market, and if possible, it seemed to get more posh, while the quality seems to have gone a minor tick down.
Yet I still keep going back, it's like a drug. Somebody please help.
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So you want to hang out with some friends at a brewpub. You go to the local watering hole, and you are surprised to find out that the food is far more than "pub fare" . . . it is actually good. ...
So you want to hang out with some friends at a brewpub. You go to the local watering hole, and you are surprised to find out that the food is far more than "pub fare" . . . it is actually good. That's the Elliot Bay Brewery. The microbrews are good too, but the menu is surprisingly comprehensive . . . it is the perfect place to go to please everyone. I am particularly enamored of the Italian club sandwich, I can't quite describe it.
Staff is very friendly, and they are accommodating for groups.
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It was a close run to "Tacoma Screw Products" but my friends and I at last decided that "T & A Supply Co" wins the "funniest company name" wars. I have no idea what T & A actually supplies, but if...
It was a close run to "Tacoma Screw Products" but my friends and I at last decided that "T & A Supply Co" wins the "funniest company name" wars. I have no idea what T & A actually supplies, but if they sell t-shirts, they could really make a bundle of money.
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When Ben and Jerry's opened up kitty corner in the Alaska Junction to the venerable Husky Deli, a collective hush came over the area to see who would win the ice cream show down. Ben and Jerry's...
When Ben and Jerry's opened up kitty corner in the Alaska Junction to the venerable Husky Deli, a collective hush came over the area to see who would win the ice cream show down. Ben and Jerry's had the name recognition, but Husky's had Kona Koka Rum . . . and you just can't beat that.
There are many things to like about Husky, the ice cream has long been a local favorite, but I also desperately love the lightly bavarian themed interior (it took many years before I realized that not all delis were bavarian themed). I also like the blue-hued fading posters of Sweden and Germany, the candy section where you can get it measured out for you by the scoop-ful and the cool blocky logo that has stood the test of time. In this place, the concept of "self serve" is still unheard of.
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