22 Doors

This weekend my sweetie and I went to a restaurant I'd never visited before: 22 Doors.  It's more of a nighttime, small clever well-cooked bar bites sort of place than a breakfast diner, but their menu was certainly good enough for me.  In spite of being in Capital Hill, it was not hard to park; thanks to the big game and the fact that 22 Doors has no televisions, there was no wait to be seated.

It was lovely and stylish, had a full bar and a couple of specials related to morning booze (bloody Marys and mimosas of course), and the staff were cheerful and friendly.  This would be a wonderful restaurant for slightly warmer weather, wet or dry, because they have fully covered, private and heat-lamped outdoor seating.  That was stylishly decorated too; I particularly liked how they hid some pink mood lighting behind a wall-mounted metal sculpture.  This strikes me as a fine date restaurant--especially because of the lack of tvs!

One reason we chose this restaurant over others nearby was that my sweetie had been here before and described their food as both good and adventurous.  They did have unusual potential omelette ingredients, but I decided to experiment with what they named their "Cheesy Biscuit," which came with country potatoes.  This dish was comprised of one or two homemade country biscuits with a cheese sauce that probably had pesto mixed in.  I didn't like that their drip coffee was $3--seems pretty pricy to me--and the country potatoes weren't anything special.  However, those aren't big complaints when one considers that I will happily drive clear across town again, to eat their Cheesy Biscuit.  Plus I can have a Baileys coffee if I want! 

Keep in mind that this review is based on one visit and one menu item, but I would say try 'em out.  I'll be back myself.

Address: 405 15th Ave. E. (Capital Hill)

Parking: street only, which isn't too big a problem since it's a small commercial street with residential zones close on both sides

Cost: decent--my cheesy biscuit was $8--but keep an eye on the details if you're trying to budget. 

Quality: good

Wait: this one time, none!

Coffee (since this is seattle): overpriced, as I said, but perfectly tasty and frequently refilled

Menu/variety: creative and adventurous (and I'm tempted by their evening menu, on which I see honey lavender ice cream as one of their desserts, good grief that sounds good).

Extras: nice atmosphere, and I liked that when I got a to-go box they wrote the date and the dish on it.  This is the first place I've been to that does that.

Payment: cash, credit cards

Website: none found.