Back in October, we heard about plans for a new restaurant in Fremont from Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi, the chefs behind Wallingford’s Joule. Those plans will come to fruition when their new restaurant, Revel, and the adjacent bar, Quion, open their doors to the public this Friday, December 17.

The new space is a partnership between the chefs, Chad Dale, Bryce Philips, and Ira Gerlich.

Revel and Quoin (an architectural term for cornerstone) are located at 403 N. 36th Street. Revel will focus on Asian street food like pancakes, dumplings, rice and noodles with the signature look and taste from Rachel and Seif. Look for dishes ranging in price from $8-$15.

Revel will serve lunch Monday through Friday and dinner seven days a week and, beginning in January, will serve Saturday and Sunday brunch. Quoin will be open daily from 4pm-12am with beer, assorted wines and spirits and house-infused Soju cocktails.

Both Revel and Quion feature outdoor seating in the rear. Revel can seat twenty people on their deck while Quoin fits fifteen along with the twenty folks that can be seated at their bar.

You may have already noticed the funky mural outside of Revel. That was designed by Pubs One, a local graffiti artist.

Read up on the chefs, who almost won Iron Chef America a few years back, in this article.

Photo: Seif Cherchi and Rachel Yang of Joule [Seattle Times/Mike Siegel]

The people behind Quinn’s Pub on Capitol Hill have decided to try their hands at burgers in Fremont.  Our partners at the Seattle Times report Uneeda Burger will open in the former Urbanweeds location at 4302 Fremont Avenue.  The name comes from another former tenant of the building, Uneeda Auto and Boat Rebuild.

“We’ll have two levels of burgers,” chef Scott Staples told the Times. “Your standard quarter-pound Painted Hills beef” and — for a buck or two more — grass-fed beef from Thundering Hooves. 

Uneeda Burger is expected to open in the next couple of months. 

The folks behind Joule in Wallingford are starting a new venture in Fremont.  Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi will open a more casual, budget-conscious restaurant called Revel in Fremont late this year, Seattle Magazine reported this morning.

Allison Austin Scheff writes that the married Joule chef-owners “are going Korean-casual when their second restaurant opens, with a menu of Korean pancakes, salads, dumplings, noodles and rice.” All dishes will be under $15.

The Revel space is on the corner of 36th and Phinney, and, writes Scheff, “they’re putting in a bar on the corner—named Quoin, the architectural term for cornerstone—and both will feature large back decks.”

Read the full story here.

We’ve learned the vacant space above Chiso sushi restaurant is about to reopen. Showa, formerly Kappo, has just applied for a liquor license in the Peck Building at 701 N 36th.

Chiso will soon have a new neighbor upstairs

Earlier this year, Taichi Kitamura sold Chiso and closed the upstairs intimate Kappo before opening a new place on Eastlake. Kitmura’s name is on the liquor license application for Showa, so it appears he will be making a return to Fremont. In fact, this summer he told our news partners at the Seattle Times that he might turn the place into an izakaya.

A little over a month after we first told you that Persimmon Cafe was being replaced by a new restaurant, Hunger has opened its doors at 4256 Fremont Ave.  We stopped by today for a personal tour from owner Brian Brooks.

The place is intimate and cozy, perhaps the reason why so many couples have been showing up.

“We’ve seen a lot of people out for date night,” said Brooks.

Hunger boasts a new bar and kitchen, where co-owner and chef Jaime Mullins was busy cutting up some fresh produce that was bought from Pike Place Market just this morning.  The menu is Mediterranean inspired with dishes such as paella, smoked lamb, and braised boar. 

Brooks tells us businesses has been very brisk in the first few weeks and word of mouth seems to be drawing a lot of customers from the immediate neighborhood.

As suspected, Buckaroo Tavern will close its doors on Fremont Ave. after 72 years in the neighborhood, confirms our partners at the Seattle Times.

The owner, Donna Morey, says the tavern’s lease was not renewed, but her grandson is exploring options to reopen elsewhere in the neighborhood later this year.  In the meantime, a liquor license in the tavern’s window explains that a new restaurant called Nils-Sila Pub will be opening at the location soon. Buckaroo’s last day is September 17th.

“Devasted,” writes Leanne in a comment in our earlier post. “I appreciate the willingness for the Buckaroo owners to want to reopen the bar somewhere is Fremont, but it won’t be the same. The atmosphere in the tavern is what made it so special.” (Thanks everyone for your tips.)

Spoke and Food is a new event designed to let cyclists get their exercise, and a reward of a nice meal, coupled with a donation to charity. Ride your bike to a participating restaurant on Tuesday, June 29, and the restaurant will donate 15-20 percent of the profits to Lettuce Link, a program of Solid Ground.

The main goals of Spoke & Food this year are to motivate our community to use their bicycles as they dine out and to improve access to healthy food for all by supporting Lettuce Link, an innovative food and gardening program growing and giving since 1988. Lettuce Link creates access to fresh, nutritious and organic produce, seeds, and gardening information for families with lower incomes in Seattle.

In our neighborhood, Dad Watsons (3601 Fremont Ave. N.) is participating. Other participating restaurants (more may be added later) include:

• Naked City Brewery & Tap
  House (Phinney-Greenwood)
• Barking Dog Alehouse (Phinney-Greenwood)
• The Scarlet Tree (Ravenna/Green Lake)
• Montlake Alehouse (Montlake)
• The Stepping Stone (Ballard)
• Snoose Junction Pizzeria
  (Ballard)
• The Hi-Life (Ballard)
• Fiddler?s Inn (Wedgwood)
• Mulleadys Irish Pub (Magnolia)
• Cantinetta Restaurant
  (Wallingford)
• Louisa’s Cafe & Bakery (Eastlake)
• Porterhouse (West
  Seattle)

A Fremont eatery is getting national attention for some of its grub. The Cuban Roast Sandwich at Paseo Caribbean was named the second best sandwich in the nation by TLC. The cable channel is doing a special series called “Best Food Ever.” You can read the rest of the sandwich rundown here.

Restaurants in Fremont and all across Seattle will have to make a big change starting July 1.  That’s when an ordinance will require all single-use packaging and food ware to be compostable or recyclable.  Restaurants and food service businesses will also have to put up new bins for customers to sort their trash.

Today, Seattle Public Utilities invited Fremont Universe to Safeco Field for a look at how the Seattle Mariners are already implementing the program.  All food vendors at the stadium have switched to compostable products and bins have been set up on all levels so fans can sort the trash after they’ve finished eating.  Safeco hopes to have a recycling rate of over 70 percent.

“Our beer cup looks like plastic but it’s made of corn.  Our knives, forks and spoons look like plastic but they’re also made of corn.  They are heat senstitive, so if you have a spoon in a hot food item, it will bend.  That’s something fans will have to get used to,” said Scott Jenkins with the Mariners.

Restaurants will face added costs from the new ordinance, and some have pushed back against Seattle Public Utilities.  The Washington Restaurant Association says most restaurants in Seattle are interested in using more sustainable practices, but they have questions about cost and customer safety.  SPU says many businesses, like Taco Del Mar which made the switch the eco-friendly ware back in 2008, are more than willing to make the change.

“The restaurants are responding really well,” said Dick Lilly from SPU.  “It’s a big change so it’s going to take some working out.  The products are getting better and less expensive.”

The city’s new composting requirements follow a ban on styrofoam last year.  You can read more about the program here.

We’ll no longer have to drive to the International District for some dim sum. According to our new sister site, My Wallingford, the former owner of House of Hong in the ID has decided to open his new Chinese restaurant, called Bamboo Village, at 4900 Stone Way.

Bamboo Village will serve dim sum all day everyday as well as Cantonese and Mandarin dishes. The new restaurant is slated to open in late May or early June. You can read more about the new restaurant here.

In case you are craving a deliciously messy Caribbean sandwich from Paseo, you’ll have to wait until February to get your fix.

Signs on the popular restaurant at 4225 Fremont Ave N. indicate they are taking a long winter break through January 30.  The Ballard location is closed, as well, so you’ll have to find alternatives to satisfy your taste buds in the meantime.  If anyone has any suggestions, post them in the comments below.

Work has discreetly been underway in the space formerly occupied by men’s and women’s boutique Ian on 36th St (between Evanston and Dayton).

Neighbors have said the business is a new Mediterranean restaurant.  According to their application for a liquor license, it’s going to be called Santolea.  No word yet on when they’ll be open.  If you have any other information, post it in the comments below.

A new little eatery is about to open at Stone Way & 34th Ave N.

This is a shot from Google Maps of the building. The Speedy Reedy, shown here, has moved 75 yards from their old location. Mike emailed us to say that the new place called “Solsticio” will serve breakfast, lunch and smoothies. He spoke with the owner, who was busy getting the place ready to open and says, “She hopes to cater to the neighborhood lunch crowds in addition to the hungry and thirsty bicyclists and walkers on the trail.” (Thanks Mike for the tip!)

A liquor license application from “LTD Bar & Grill” is posted in the window of the empty building on 36th St., just west of Phinney Ave.

We stopped by Sinners and Saints, the new bar next door, and they said a restaurant and sports bar will be moving in there soon.

We’ll keep you updated.

Courtesy of Seattle Weekly’s Voracious Food Blog, we’ve learned that on Friday, June 12th, Taco Del Mar in Fremont, which recently re-opened, will be offering burritos at the same price as when Taco Del Mar originally opened.  Here’s the press release:

The Fremont Taco Del Mar is celebrating its reopening by rolling back burrito prices to the first year it started dishing out Baja-style burritos and fish tacos. On June 12, for one day only, customers and Mexican-food lovers alike can purchase a Mondo burrito for just $2.95, over $2 in savings. Customers will also receive additional coupons to use at their next Taco Del Mar visit. The Fremont Taco Del Mar, open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., is located at 3526 Fremont Pl. N, Seattle, WA 98103.

So enjoy Fremonsters!  Hit ‘em up for a cheap lunch, hey, why not go back again for a cheap dinner?

The Taco del Mar restaurant in the shadow of the Lenin statue has reopened. The original owners are back, and they held a grand opening celebration last night with a band playing in the courtyard.

The store had closed in February. “It’s a good sign to see businesses coming back around in Fremont,” wrote Nick in an email. (Thanks all for the tips!)