14 Carrot Cafe is a restaurant in Seattle's Eastlake neighborhood, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1][2] It opened in 1977.
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| Established | 1977 |
| Food type | American |
| Street address | 2305 Eastlake Ave E |
| City | Seattle |
| County | King |
| State | Washington |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 98102 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 47°38′24″N 122°19′34″W / 47.639922°N 122.326052°W |
Description
edit14 Carrot Cafe is a family-operated restaurant serving American cuisine[3] for breakfast and lunch in the Hines Public Market Building on Eastlake Avenue, near the intersection with East Lynn Street,[4] in Seattle's Eastlake neighborhood.[5] The Infatuation's Aimee Rizzo has described 14 Carrot Cafe as a diner and a greasy spoon that is "charming in a nothing's-been-updated-since-1977 kind of way, based on the old photo collages, vintage dining tables, and coin-operated Runts dispensers that definitely nobody uses".[6] The menu has included biscuits and gravy, cinnamon rolls, egg dishes, "Tahitian" French toast with tahini,[7] crab cake benedicts, hash browns, carrot cake and carrot pancakes, as well as mimosas[6] and carrot juice.[5]
History
editThe restaurant opened in 1977.[5] In 2009, 14 Carrot Cafe hosted the street food startup Tako Truk.[8][9]
Reception
editThe Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle says of 14 Carrot Cafe: "Typical breakfast fare that's, well, typical. Popular anyway."[10] 14 Carrot Cafe was included in USA Today's 2017 list of Seattle's ten best cafes.[11]
References
edit- ^ Stern, Jane; Stern, Michael (2005-04-12). Roadfood: The Coast-To-Coast Guide to 500 of the Best Barbecue Joints, Lobster Shacks, Ice Cream Parlors, Highway Diners, and Much, Much More. Broadway Books. ISBN 978-0-7679-2264-7.
- ^ Stern, Jane; Stern, Michael (2017-03-07). Roadfood, 10th Edition: An Eater's Guide to More Than 1,000 of the Best Local Hot Spots and Hidden Gems Across America. Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. ISBN 978-0-451-49619-5. Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "14 Carrot Cafe". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ Show, Jason Rantz (2019-08-06). "Will Seattle listen to Eastlake over bike lane concerns?". MyNorthwest.com. Archived from the original on 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ a b c Holcomb, Kim (2020-01-21). "Where have these Carrot Cake pancakes been all my life?!". king5.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ a b "14 Carrot Cafe Review - Eastlake - Seattle". The Infatuation. 2022-01-21. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ Seattle. Fodor's Travel Publications. 2007. ISBN 978-1-4000-1854-3. Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ Mag, Seattle (2022-07-08). "Dining Trend: Culinary Squatters Set Up Shop in Seattle Kitchens". Seattle magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Street Eatin'". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle:
- Not For Tourists Guide to Seattle. Simon and Schuster. 2014-05-06. ISBN 978-1-62873-587-1. Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- Not For Tourists Guide to Seattle 2016. Simon and Schuster. 2015-11-24. ISBN 978-1-5107-0025-3. Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- Not For Tourists Guide to Seattle 2017. Simon and Schuster. 2016-10-18. ISBN 978-1-5107-1063-4. Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Seattle Cafés: Shareable Small Plates + Neighborhood Flair". USA Today. 2017-07-19. Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
External links
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