West Seattle Pharmacy to open in ex-Westside space

The era of the small indie pharmacy is apparently not over after all. In our photo above, that’s Kenny Wolfe, hard at work cleaning up and fixing up the former Westside Pharmacy space at California/Brandon (map). We noticed “Coming Soon” painted on the windows, and then got a tip last night from Amy that somebody was hard at work inside, so we went by today to see what we could find out. The new proprietor’s very busy sprucing up the space but told us it’ll be called West Seattle Pharmacy when it reopens – they’re aiming for February. (The previous pharmacy closed in September when its owner moved operations to the new Junction QFC; here’s our original story on that.) ADDED 8:07 PM: The new owner’s added some more info in the comment section:

Thank you all for your comments. We are in the initial stages of opening… We would love feedback/input from all of you as to what products you would like to see in West Seattle Pharmacy. I kind of consider that each customer and patient is ‘part owner’ as the pharmacy, myself and Scarlett are here to serve you! Feel free to stop by…we would love to meet you. Oh, and for Ray: the phone number is 206-453-4388. Bear in mind, it is on FAX on even # days (i.e. 2nd, 4th, etc.) and voice mail on odd # days (1/3/5…) until we open. That way, we can catch most of the influx and still keep renovating :) . I hope all of you had a great holiday. We welcome the new year!!!

Ray December 28, 2009 (2:27 pm)

Does anyone have the number to the new pharmacy owners?

WSB December 28, 2009 (3:06 pm)

Ray – I won’t type it here because Google will grab it and it might only be an interim number, but there is a phone number attached to the listing in the city business license database, which is searchable at http://seattle.gov/biz – TR

Alki Area December 28, 2009 (4:52 pm)

I hope they have the more specific medical supplies like the old place had. That’s why we went there. I can get prescriptions anywhere, and a small mom-and-pop won’t beat the Wal-Marts or Bartels on price. The Bartel’s and Walgreen’s are mostly soda and cigarette shops anyway. We need an actual medical supply place. I really love Pharmaca for their mix of traditional and non-traditional meds, that’s their secret from standing out from the pack. I hope this place takes a cue from that and tries to be something ‘different’.

Kenny Wolfe December 28, 2009 (8:04 pm)

Thank you all for your comments. We are in the initial stages of opening… We would love feedback/input from all of you as to what products you would like to see in West Seattle Pharmacy. I kind of consider that each customer and patient is ‘part owner’ as the pharmacy, myself and Scarlett are here to serve you! Feel free to stop by…we would love to meet you. Oh, and for Ray: the phone number is 206-453-4388. Bear in mind, it is on FAX on even # days (i.e. 2nd, 4th, etc.) and voice mail on odd # days (1/3/5…) until we open. That way, we can catch most of the influx and still keep renovating :). I hope all of you had a great holiday. We welcome the new year!!!

WSB December 28, 2009 (8:07 pm)

Thanks for the comment, Mr. Wolfe – will add this info to the main story too, for those who don’t read the comment section – TR

Ms Evelyn December 30, 2009 (8:58 pm)

I am glad to hear that an “Independent Pharmacy” is going to fill up that space. The previous owner leaves some awfully big shoes to fill! But I wish the new owners all the best. People will pay extra for great customer service.

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