BIZNOTES: West Seattle Brewing Co. reopening Wednesday, & more

Three quick biznotes, all from the world of local food and drink:

WEST SEATTLE BREWING COMPANY: Two months after King County Public Health closed it for “operating without a valid permit,” West Seattle Brewing Company at 4415 Fauntleroy Way SW is about to reopen. Thanks to Diane for the tip; we went over to verify in person, and were told they’ll open around 5:30 am tomorrow (Wednesday, September 2nd) for coffee and expect to stay open until about 11 pm. They’ve done an extensive amount of work in the meantime, as you can see via the WSBC Facebook page (and in fact, even as night fell, they were making some finishing touches).

MARDI GRAS DONUTS: Six months after we reported on this donut shop, specializing in beignets, opening at 9828 16th SW in White Center, it’s closed “until further notice,” according to a sign on the door. Thanks to David for the tip; he had gone there Sunday (a day they’re supposed to be open, according to new hours posted recently) and discovered the sign. Still up as of our check earlier today. We’ll keep checking back.

COMMENT TIME FOR CHUNGEE’S WEST: We broke the news last Thursday that a rezoning/remodeling proposal for the house at 6921 California SW would include a West Seattle expansion of Chungee’s, the Chinese restaurant on Capitol Hill whose proprietors already own the Morgan Junction house. As expected, the comment period for the proposal opened a few days later – here’s the notice, and here’s the form to use to comment (deadline is September 13th).

9 Replies to "BIZNOTES: West Seattle Brewing Co. reopening Wednesday, & more"

  • Panda September 1, 2015 (9:06 pm)

    Sweet!!! WSB see you in the AM for some coffee!!!

  • Oakley34 September 1, 2015 (9:09 pm)

    Best glazed donuts I’ve ever had. A few weeks ago (when they raised prices a little bit) they said the high egg prices were hurting them. The writing was on the wall almost from the start, but I hope they pull it out…such good donuts, nice folks, and still a steal at the slightly higher price.

  • Brad September 1, 2015 (11:49 pm)

    Great, can’t wait to check out West Seattle Brewing! Any word on Itto’s, the dumpling restaurant taking over the old Quadratto space, The Lodge or other Junction restaurants to be opening?

    • WSB September 2, 2015 (12:09 am)

      Went by the Itto’s space, no one inside but they’re clearly working, with a notice posted that they had applied for city permission for a sidewalk cafĂ©. Tried to reach the dumpling proprietors at their existing establishment, have not heard back yet. Lodge and Kukai are in the not-as-done side of Junction 47 so it’ll be a while. Tracking it all, and will publish updates when we get info …

  • Jeanie September 2, 2015 (3:13 am)

    What sad news about Mardi Gras. The owners were the nicest couple, and the beignets – as well as the donuts – were delicious.

  • JTB September 2, 2015 (7:52 am)

    I really enjoy(ed) the donuts at Mardi Gras. Tough location for that kind of shop, I think.

  • JortSandwich September 2, 2015 (11:46 am)

    Sounds like WSB finally decided to get their permits and stop acting naive about it.

  • Marci September 6, 2015 (9:05 am)

    Mardi Gras Donuts Was open yesterday they are not dead yet and they are yummy.

    • WSB September 6, 2015 (9:17 am)

      Yes, thanks, somebody texted to that effect but we hadn’t been over yet to check. Will include an update in our next food/drink roundup – someone’s already posted about it in our Forum. – TR

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