Vito's was an Italian restaurant in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1][2][3]
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Food type | Italian |
Street address | 927 Ninth Avenue |
City | Seattle |
State | Washington |
Postal/ZIP Code | 98104 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 47°36′29.6″N 122°19′38.7″W / 47.608222°N 122.327417°W |
Website | vitosseattle |
History
editVito's opened in 1953.[4][5] The restaurant has hosted an annual costume competition for Halloween, along with "sibling" establishment The Hideout.[6] In 2021, Vito's suffered a catastrophic fire that caused it to close temporarily.[4] On January 1, 2024, a second fire occurred in the building while Vito's was still in the process of resolving insurance claim issues. The building is slated for demolition,[7] and Vito's has closed permanently.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Italian Restaurants in Seattle for Pasta or Special Occasions". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "Vito's". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ Clement, Bethany Jean (2010-07-27). "The Return of Vito's". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ a b Clement, Bethany Jean (2022-09-29). "Seattle restaurant classic Vito's closed due to fire — will it return?". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ Flood, Chuck (2017). Lost Restaurants of Seattle. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4671-3704-1.
- ^ Streefkerk, Mark Van (2021-10-28). "The Eater Seattle Guide to Halloween 2021". Eater Seattle. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2021-11-20. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "First Hill building that became squat after 2022 fire burns again in massive 3-alarm blaze". Capitol Hill Seattle Blog. 2024-01-02.
- ^ Clement, Bethany Jean (2024-01-27). "Goodbye forever to Vito's — and 21 more Seattle-area restaurant closures". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
External links
edit- Media related to Vito's at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Vito's Restaurant (Seattle) by Nick Rousso (April 6, 2021), HistoryLink.org