Taste & Best, the Indian restaurant at 4752 California SW, is scheduled to shut its West Seattle Junction doors on Sunday after three and a half months. It never put up a permanent sign.
A staff member told West Seattle Blog the restaurant is closing November 15 and that the business is for sale. The owners opened the Junction spot in late July and a Shoreline location around the same time. The Blog had no update on that location's future.
Ninety-Nine Thousand, and the Rent
Westside Seattle reported the 4,634-square-foot restaurant listed at an asking price of $99,000. A BizQuest listing still displayed an earlier figure of $199,000. The reporting does not establish a buyer or a completed sale.
Listed monthly occupancy costs, base rent plus triple-net charges, total $19,697.34. At that clip the $99,000 asking price covers about five months of occupancy, before food, payroll, or whatever a new operator might cook. The sticker can be cut in half on a listing page. The monthly bill does not shrink with it.
A Corner That Doesn't Linger
Taste & Best opened less than a month after Great American Diner and Bar closed in the same space in June. The corner had already hosted several businesses before that diner, including Shelby's, which stayed less than six months. When the Blog checked back with the diner's owner, he said he was "still looking" for another West Seattle location.
Three and a half months is a short run for a restaurant that never finished hanging its own name. The Junction got a brief look at what Taste & Best intended to be.
One Weekend, More Than One Door
The scheduled close lands in a weekend the Blog also tied to looming closures at West Seattle Coin Laundry and The Wash Dog. Those are separate businesses. The calendar is the thing they share.
Sunday, November 15, is the date a staff member gave for the Junction closing. The $99,000 listing is still a listing, and the Shoreline restaurant's fate is still unstated.
