i am going to resist the urge to call this place “hole in the wall”. as many people may. for anyplace that offers such an incredible array of beers stands head and shoulders above a mere “hole in the wall”. although i will admit, that in the final minutes of downtown seattle rush hour, i did drive by it twice. it is a terribly simple and small place.
barely a dozen tables, one of which is a long, wooden table that basically splits the place in half. it also, due to the lack of space, forces you to enjoy your dinner in a communal setting. if you are unfortunate enough to get there after all the other tables are gone. i will give the devote a few thumbs up. they were spinning vinyl which is ridiculous but kinda retro cool.
and, there is this huge window that slides open and faces the street. to sit there and watch the city go by is very welcome. now to the pie (pizza) that i'm sorry to say was not the star of the show. i had the roast lamb shoulder pie with roasted tomatoes, shallots, mint basil pesto and mizithra. i found the dough wasn't oiled or seasoned.
i thought the cheese seemed kind of “kraft-ish” and was just underwhelmed with it. however, leave it to the beer gods to save the night. as i said, the selection of craft beers here are incredible but, i am a stout man and it's that time if year. i had the
north coast barrel rasputin. with an alcohol count of 11.5% and costing about $21 per challis, it was definitely the highlight of the night.
again, i am not knocking this place and i am sure with time, they will get that pie (pizza) thing down to a science. the people were cool, the atmosphere was very laid back and i love that big ass window.