We’re welcoming a new WSB sponsor, Itto’s Tapas, which is celebrating its first anniversary today (November 21, 2016), and loving all the support and kindness radiating from their West Seattle neighbors! Here’s what they want you to know about what they do:

Itto’s set out to combine the heart and soul of Moroccan culture with the vibrant community of West Seattle in an attempt to create a unique, intimate experience. Named after the owner’s mother, with the intention of honoring her spirit, their focus has been on warm sincere service backed by quality food and drink. With a strong belief that cooking and hosting should involve love and generosity, the Itto’s family aims to create authentic connections with their community. Almost all of their staff not only lives in beautiful West Seattle but works to contribute something else to the spirit of its surroundings through music, visual art, culinary madness, videography, healing arts, and youth counseling. What they’ve come to notice is that West Seattle has brought the same warmth in return. Their guests have allowed them to celebrate symphony night, birthdays, new jobs, anniversaries, babies’ first outings, and everyday shenanigans. Itto’s could not be more excited to participate!

Like many new businesses, Itto’s didn’t want to bite off more than they could chew and started with everyday hours of 4-midnight. Recently, however, they began opening for BRUNCH on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Instead of sticking to the Tapas theme, they’ve decided to bring entree-size plates full of the foods they grew up eating. A large portion of their staff was raised all around the world. To honor that, Itto’s focuses on what they like to call Brunch From Around the World. Morocco, Holland, Turkey, England and Mexico are some of the chosen cultures they are currently highlighting as well as a fun-filled Flagon full of Mimosa Sangria to help wash it down.

They are so thrilled to call West Seattle home and are looking forward to many more years with all of their new friends. As they told The Stranger, “We may be small, but we are large with heart.” That’s one of the citywide publications from which Itto’s has had some kind words:

“Few things in life are as pleasurable as walking through a door into a space that takes control of your senses and changes the channel in your head.”- Susan Kelleher, The Seattle Times

“…the convivial atmosphere—particularly in the 21-and-over bar area, which always seems to be filled with neighborhood regulars—makes it clear that, even in their earnestness, Agour and his staff don’t take themselves too seriously…Itto’s is marked most by a generosity of spirit, one that Agour’s mother would surely be proud of.” – Angela Garbes, The Stranger

Itto’s Tapas is at 4160 California Ave SW. See the Itto’s menus here; hours are here.

We thank Itto’s Tapas for sponsoring independent, community-collaborative neighborhood news via WSB; find our current sponsor team listed in directory format here, and find info on joining the team by going here.