WEST SEATTLE SCENE: West 5’s final days

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Gary Potter (proprietor of longtime WSB sponsor Potter Construction) sent the photo, suggesting West 5 fans might need a reminder that the Junction restaurant/bar is about to close after 19 years. As reported here on January 31st, tomorrow (Saturday, February 12) is its last announced day/night. In the photo, from earlier this week, is, L-R, Gary with West Seattle Chamber of Commerce‘s board president Dawn Leverett, West 5 co-founder Dave Montoure, Josh Sutton from the Greater Seattle YMCA, and Todd Carden of Elliott Bay Brewing. If you’re planning to visit before it closes, hours are 11 am-10 pm.

Dave February 11, 2022 (10:51 pm)

Seattle is officially dead, time to pack up the bags…good night, we had a good thing.

Jim February 12, 2022 (1:47 am)

It really is sad. I can’t believe what’s happened to this city or the past two decades
rocket February 12, 2022 (3:02 am)

See ya. Thanks for making room for those of us that believe in this place. (to the grouches who fear change and not the businesses that couldnt figure out how to make it work).

CJ February 12, 2022 (12:32 am)

Huge loss for our community…. Thanks for all of the years, West 5!

Chris February 12, 2022 (5:48 am)

It’s funny to me that people are surprised great business’s in this town are closing up. Radical policies that have been voted on time and time again have killed small business in the great city. You can’t be soft on crime and destructive homelessness, then turn around and punish the very business’s that make our community great.Inflation, high labor wages, labor shortage, crime!

Greengurl February 12, 2022 (6:04 am)

So sad to see this restaurant close. It is one of our favorite places to have a date night. Yummy food, fantastic menu, great drinks, fun, retro, non-pretentious, …please say it isn”t so.

Audifans February 12, 2022 (8:41 am)

that is a really great photo and thank you wsb for all the photos and reporting of everything. The highs, the lows, the everyday happenings here in west seattle

Mark February 12, 2022 (10:31 am)

When we lived in WS this was one of our favorite spots! Hopefully something nice goes in that space.

David February 12, 2022 (9:14 pm)

We did indeed spend a lot of good times there

JayDee February 12, 2022 (11:40 am)

Alas, a jewel of a bar was lost to Covid, I presume, but there is also a season for everything. Thanks for the good times.

Thd3 February 12, 2022 (5:58 pm)

West 5 – Thanks for all the great memories! So many fun nights there :-)

Marcee Stone-Vekich February 12, 2022 (6:26 pm)

Many thanks for all the great memories! Sorry to see you sail into the sunset! Cheers!

West 5 on it February 12, 2022 (7:28 pm)

We were there on Thursday and it was packed. I’ve never seen it so busy. 30-45 minute wait. Warmed my heart to see our community show up. I am going to miss West 5 so damn much. Hurts a lot. We will miss you more than you know.

West5 patron February 13, 2022 (11:22 am)

Sad to see a good business cut short from my understanding his lease is still good ? He will be missed in West Seattle.Atleast he has 2 other business over on the peninsula to keep busy if your on that side of the water and want good fish & Chips stop in.Kettlefish in Silverdale and a second Kettlefish in the works in Gigharbor.

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