This Week in Seattle Meals Information: Karachi Cowboys Arrives on Capitol Hill, George Lopez Launches a Taco Ghost Kitchen, and Resort Sorrento’s Bar Reopens – EverOut Seattle

This week Karachi cowboys are bringing “Pakistani soul food” to Capitol Hill, the STELLA bar of the Sorrento Hotel. reopened and George Lopez’s ghost taco kitchen comes to town. Also, Momiji has expanded to South Lake Union and Ox Billiards is coming to Capitol Hill. Read on to find out all that and more about the latest culinary updates. You can find more ideas in our food and drink guide.

NEW OPENINGS AND RETURNS

George Lopez tacos
Following the trend of stars like Mariah Carey and Guy Fieri starting their own ghost kitchens, comedian George Lopez is the latest celebrity to bring a take-away restaurant concept to Seattle. Its taco cuisine launches across the country on June 8, serving chicken tinga, beef rancho verde and carnitas tacos, as well as tortilla chips and churros.
Wallingford
Collection or delivery

Karachi cowboys
After two years, the “Pakistani Soul Food” pop-up Karachi Cowboys, inspired by the Pakistani home cooking of the family of founder Nasir Zubair and Texas grill techniques, opens a stationary restaurant on Capitol Hill. The place shares a room with the natural wine shop Glinda and opens for dinner today with a menu that includes snacks like Bengali pickled cauliflower and curry nuts, main dishes like chana masala and aloo sliders, and drinks like damiana lemonade and milk chai. includes.
Capitol
Pick up or outdoor seating

Momiji SLU
Popular Capitol Hill sushi restaurant Momiji opened an outpost in South Lake Union in mid-May.
South Sea Union
Pickup, delivery, outdoor seating, or limited indoor seating

Rush in dumplings
This no-frills dumpling shop based in Olympia has opened a location in Kirkland and serves pelmeni and piroshki as well as borscht, curry beef soup, chicken soup, beet salad and coleslaw.
Kirkland
Collection or delivery

STELLA.
The bar and restaurant of the historic Hotel Sorrento, inspired by the Italian coast, which took a break in November, has its grand reopening today.
First hill
Pickup, delivery, or outdoor seating

Sunflower garden
This cheerful new Chinese restaurant is open serving grilled buns, shallot pancakes, pork wontons and more in Greenwood.
Grünwald
Pick up

FUTURE OPENINGS

Bourbon steak
Michelin star chef Michael Mina will open a location for his upscale steakhouse franchise, Bourbon Steak, in the former premises of his RN74 restaurant, which closed last year. The new restaurant is slated to open this autumn.
Downtown

Ox billiards
Capitol Hill gets a new destination for snooker and billiards. A new pool hall called Ox Billiards is slated to open later this year on the site where the Seattle Boxing Gym used to be. Players can drink beer and wine while shooting pool.
Capitol

OTHER FOOD NEWS

Aplets and cotlets are here to stay
Fans of the local Turkish delicatessen specialty aplets and cotlets can now rest assured: Liberty Orchards, the 101-year-old Kashmir-based company behind the jelly and walnut confectionery, has found a buyer to continue operations. The company had previously announced that it would merge in March.

Locals protest outside the Willows Inn
Last Friday, about 50 Lummi Island locals gathered to protest outside the Willows Inn, which was recently the subject of a New York Times reveal published in April. (In the report, 35 former employees accused the nationally acclaimed restaurant of having a toxic work environment run by chef and owner Blaine Wetzel and manager Reid Johnson, alleging multiple incidents of racism, sexual harassment and sexism, as well as male employees who Chasing teenage girls from the island community.) Protesters carried signs with messages like “Willows Wore Out Welcome” and “Racism is NOT a local part”.

Zeek’s Pizza sued for wage theft
Terrell Marshall Law Group, the law firm that recently got local pizza chain Pagliacci to settle a $ 3.75 million lawsuit for alleged wage theft, filed a lawsuit against local chain Zeek’s Pizza last week alleging that the company withheld wages and tips from its drivers. Over 100 delivery drivers could be included in the class action lawsuit.

POP-UPS AND EVENTS

Capitol Hill Brunch Vaccine Pop Up
Grab a beer (or a non-alcoholic drink) when you roll up your sleeves for your first or second dose of your COVID vaccine of choice.
Optimism Brewing, Sunday, 12pm – 3pm

Field-to-table popup
The popular open-air pop-up Lumen Field, which describes itself as “the very first dining series on a professional sports field,” returns this month. Some of Seattle’s most sought-after chefs, including Melissa Miranda from Musang, Mutsuko Soma from Kamonegi and Kristi Brown from Communion, will prepare menus for the event.
Lumenfeld, until June 18

SPECIALTIES

Cookie’s Country Chicken
Cookie’s Country Chicken is working with Post Alley Pizza to create a special breakfast sandwich that includes Post Alley’s Sesame English Muffin, Cookie’s Fried Chicken, scrambled eggs and processed cheese. The sandwich is available this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. or until sold out.
Then do it
Pick up

Frankie & Jos
The plant-based dairy trio of seasonal June flavors includes Butter Pecans (a plant-butter-based ice cream with pecans), Cookies and Cream (vanilla with homemade chocolate-cream-filled biscuits), and Harvey Strawberry Milk (an annual favorite with a proudly-themed coconut oat milk Base, local strawberries from Hayton Farms and homemade strawberry jam). In honor of Pride Month, 5% of Harvey Strawberry Milk sales are donated to the Harvey Milk Foundation.
Ballard, Capitol Hill, University District
Collection or delivery

Lady yum
The taste of the month of June for the Macaron Maven is chocolate-coated gummy bears.
Different places
Collection or delivery

Li’l Woodys
The special burger of the week in the local burger eatery is the “Funky Mushroom” burger with blue cheese, truffle mayonnaise, a grilled portobello mushroom, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato slices, caramelized balsamic onions and pasture beef. The special will be available until Monday June 7th.
Ballard, Capitol Hill, White Center
Collection or delivery

Lowrider Cookie Company
The biscuit bakery offers three seasonal flavors in June: Ritz Chocolate Chip peanut butter, Toffee Black Sesame and filled Nutella s’mores.
Georgetown, Central District
Collection or delivery