Lucky Diner
2630 1st Avenue

This was not my first time at Lucky's but it was my first time for breakfast/brunch.

It will absolutely not be my last.  This is a lovely little bright spot in Belltown.

Food: They have a specials menu as well as a regular menu for breakfast, lunch and inner. I'm pretty sure they are not time restricted.   I opted for the Cali benedict which was just wonderful.  The first bite revealed that the avocado was stone cold - a bit of a shock but turned out not to be an issue.


My companion had vegetarian biscuits and gravy.  He said it was good. It did not look good but I have moral objections to vegetarian food.

The menu seemed to be full of wonderful choices... next time.

Service:  Our waiter was cute and really really nice. He won the coffee race by a mile. I never saw the bottom of the cup.  We got our order very promptly, and our bill, too.  Good good service.

Everything else:  This is just a bright and chipper and fun place.  Giant windows let you monitor all the comings and goings on 1st ave.  The staff is great.  The seating is comfortable.  They don't have a good spot to wait for a seat so a line makes it seem pretty crowded.  This could be an issue if they get really popular which they just might.

Oh and the bill came nicely divided without our even having to ask!!

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Harvest Vine
2701 East Madison Street

It has been a long while since I added any new brunch places!! I don't go every weekend day any more plus, I've been doing a lot of repeats recently.  But today is a totally net new place!

It might be my first time ever having Basque food.

Food:  I had no clue what most of this was and as I got there just as they opened, I couldn't even peak at the plates others ordered.  So I punted with Revuelto de Champiñones.  And coffee.

It was a great choice.  Delicious.  I could have used a side of bacon or some other meat to go with it.  It was really not quite enough food.  But it was really tasty - wonderful delicate flavoring.  And the toast was perfect with it.

Service:  The service was pretty good - my coffee cup was constantly topped off.  The food took a long time to get to me and because of the seating, wait service wasn't really comfortable.

Everything else:  It's a tiny tiny place - maybe 50 seats.  All of those seats were counter/bar height and not at all comfortable.  Most are squeezed in around a bar which surrounds the working kitchen.  Had the chairs been more comfortable and less crowded, it would have likely been a much better experience.  I did not linger - my thighs, cut off because I had no where to put my feet, were losing blood!

I can't see going back until the seating is better which is a shame because I think I like Basque cuisine!

I was charmed by the sugar cubes.  It's been a long time since I've seen them served anywhere.

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