3645 wallingford ave n
206 547 2280
Michelle Magidow, veteran of some of Seattle’s most celebrated restaurants, has struck out on her own with Union Saloon, a fun, casual spot nestled among the bungalows of Wallingford, with a horseshoe bar, eight craft beers on tap, wines both delicious and affordable, and a full menu of re-envisioned comfort food.
Union Saloon opens in Wallingford with newcomer Blake King who worked in the kitchen at Boka in Chicago. The menu ($12-$18) ranges from braised pork cheeks on an open-face sandwich to fried chicken thighs.
Opening last month on Wallingford Avenue a few blocks from Gas Works Park, Union Saloon is already bringing smiles to its neighbors, thankful for a friendly new spot on a fairly restaurant-and-bar-barren stretch. I moseyed in recently and here are my first impressions.
Those of us living in south Wallingford now have another dining option with the opening on Wednesday (May 10) of the Union Saloon — across from Cantinetta on Wallingford Ave. I’d been watching the renovations over the past several months wondering what was going on at that location, and on a recent Friday night, my wife and I popped in for dinner.