The anticipation is over. Din Tai Fung is now open at Lincoln Square in Downtown Bellevue. The award-winning dumpling family style restaurants is located on Lincoln Square’s 2nd floor near the sky bridge that connects Lincoln Square to Bellevue Place. Although the chain has a large international appeal, the Bellevue […]
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Burger Gets New Name at John Howie Steak
John Howie Steak has renamed one of its lunch menu burgers following a threatened lawsuit regarding the original name. The Heart Attack Grill in Arizona, which owned the name “Triple By-Pass,” allegedly threatened a lawsuit, so the downtown Bellevue restaurant held a contest to rename its burger. The new moniker […]
Dine Around Seattle is Back Again
Is your stomach still full from Seattle Restaurant Week last month? If so, make room. Dine Around Seattle (formerly known as 25 for $25) made its annual November return on Monday November 1st, and will run through November 30th! In Downtown Bellevue, Barrio and Purple Cafe are participating. To check […]
FREE Trophy Cupcakes This Saturday!
Any time the words “free” and “food” show up in the same sentence, you have my attention. How about FREE CUPCAKES? Even better, my friend. This Saturday November 6th, from 11am-3pm, simply walk into Trophy Cupcakes in the Bravern and ask for a free cupcake. And just like that, you’ll […]
Uwajimaya To Open Bellevue Store on Outskirts of Downtown Bellevue
According to a report from the Puget Sound Business Journal, Asian grocery store Uwajimaya will open a new location where the old Larry’s Market store once stood at 120th & 8th streets in Bellevue in the Spring of 2011. Currently Uwajimaya is located on Bel-Red Road in Bellevue and will […]
Big Bellevue Deal Site Coming Soon
Big Bellevue is coming to the neighborhood and it aims to help local residents save money. Bellevue residents can sign up for deals at www.bigbellevue.com. They will start receiving deals via e-mail in November. The site plans to offer discounts that are at least 50% off at Bellevue-based businesses. The […]
Purple Cafe Heats Up With Happy Hour Food Options
Purple Café and Wine Bar is spicing up its happy hour menu in downtown Bellevue with new hours, wine offerings, and food options. The restaurant will now offer a daily white, red and sparkling wine at $5. Food items will be priced at $1-$6. Starters include mini baked brie, calamari, […]
Las Vegas Concept ‘Munchbar’ Coming to Bellevue?
In March of this year we reported that the entity Brewhaha Bellevue LLC had applied for a restaurant/lounge in the location above Boom Noodle and Blue C Sushi at 505 Bellevue Square, Bellevue, WA, 98004. For several months there has been an application on the 2 entrances of the space suggesting […]
Top 3 Desserts in Downtown Bellevue
You know you can’t fight it. It’s impossible. You’ve just had an amazing meal, you couldn’t think of eating another bite, yet the server glides by, tempting you with a look at the dessert menu. You don’t want to give an outright “no,” as that would be rude, so you […]
Burger Battle: Contest to Name John Howie Steak’s Epic Burger
There’s a legal drama at work in the heart of Downtown Bellevue, but the accused isn’t wearing an orange jumpsuit, but something more like fried onion rings wrapped between 2 grilled cheese sandwiches. The “Triple By-Pass Burger,” an eye-poppingly indulgent sandwich newly offered at John Howie Steak, is being threatened by […]
