So you're hungry — and you're ready for some American comfort food. Good news: we've found the freshest spots to satisfy your appetite. Here are the newest places to check out the next time you're in the mood for chicken and waffles, mac and cheese, wings and more around Seattle.
Ounce of Prevention
404 N. 36th St., Fremont
Ounce of Prevention is a pub, offering traditional American breakfast and brunch. Expect menu options such as a Denver omelet, fish and chips, mac and cheese and quesadillas.
Try the tater tots piled high with scrambled eggs, bacon and cheese; steak and eggs; or the taco omelet with black olives, cheese and scallions.
Saying it's "made for the nerd crowd," Seattle Times reports the new offering features cutouts and action figures from Star Wars.
Ounce of Prevention currently holds 4.5 stars out of 22 reviews on Yelp, indicating good reviews.
Yelper Yikhwan D., who reviewed the new spot on June 10, wrote, "I came here for brunch and was not disappointed. This place has a small parking lot, which is about five parking spots better than any other restaurants in Fremont. The breakfast menu is great."
Danielle V. noted, "Good beer, smiling faces, well-priced food. The kind that you would make at home, but without the dishes and the prep and the the amount of oils. Good Caesar salad, quesadilla and ciders."
Ounce of Prevention is open from 10–2 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday and 10–4 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Babirusa
2319 Second Ave., Belltown
Babirusa is a bar and traditional American spot named after an omnivorous Indonesian pig gifted to royalty and special visitors, the business says on its website.
This offering serves up brunch, lunch and dinner fare. Expect menu options like soft scramble toast or beer-battered fish and chips in the early hours, and halibut and squid with green garlic and apple for dinner. Six-course tasting menus are available nightly for $75. The full menu can be seen here.
Yelpers are generally positive about Babirusa, which currently holds four stars out of 13 reviews on the site.
Ashley K., who reviewed the eatery on June 1, wrote, "I hadn't been to Babirusa since it rose from the dead following the closing of its Eastlake location. Going there was a treat, and so after Babirusa's successful GoFundMe and reopening, I knew I'd be back."
Alex G. noted, "Babirusa moved out of my neighborhood so I was excited to direct friends to their new Belltown location for happy hour. Very cool looking space."
Babirusa is open from 4 p.m.–midnight on Monday-Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.–midnight on Thursday, 11:30–1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 11:30 a.m.–10 p.m. on Sunday.
The Westy Roosevelt
1215 NE 65th St., Roosevelt
The Westy Roosevelt is a sports bar offering pub fare, libations and large screen TVs.
This location is the second of its kind in the Seattle area and in contrast to the West Seattle location, the Westy Roosevelt is open to all ages. According to the business' website, "The Westy offers a well-curated beer list, classic cocktails with a modern twist and a selection of over 120 whiskies."
Expect shareables like wings and pretzel bites; sandwiches like the Angry Chicken Wrap and Reuben; and entrees like barbacoa tacos and chicken and waffles.
Libations include beer, cocktails and more. Try the signature scotch-based Bitter Blood with cardamaro, orange peel and orange bitters, or the Entangled Mule with Bacardi rum, Ramazzotti amaro, lime and Goslings ginger beer. The full menu can be seen here.
The Westy Roosevelt's current rating of four stars out of 20 reviews on Yelp indicates the newcomer is off to a strong start.
Yelper Spencer M., who reviewed the spot on May 31, wrote, "This place is great and easily missed if one isn't paying attention while driving along 65th Avenue NE. The food is awesome and initially one would think it's only a bar, but it's more than that."
Josi H. noted, "I really want to like this place, great location, nice atmosphere and great prices. However, both times I have been there, once for brunch and once for a late-night dinner, the food has been subpar."
The Westy Roosevelt is open from 11–2 a.m. on weekdays and 9–2 a.m. on weekends.
