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First Look: Lecosho

Sneak a peek at Matt Janke’s new Harbor Steps restaurant, opening this month.

Posted by: Alexandra Notman on Aug 09, 2010 at 04:40PM0 Comments

“Food We Like” is the motto of Lecosho, the new restaurant on the Harbor steps opening this month with Chef Mike Easton at the helm.

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“Food We Like” is the motto of Lecosho, the new restaurant on the Harbor steps opening this month with Chef Mike Easton at the helm.

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Lecosho, or “pig” in Chinook, has been completely renovated from its former site, the Japanese restaurant, Koji.

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“Wine should be accessible – not a mystery,” says Janke. Here he works on finalizing the menu, which will feature a well-rounded wine and food-friendly beer list including local taps.

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The wooden bar detail was brought in from a friend’s bar in Sun Valley, Idaho. The dark wood should go nicely with the classic cocktails Lecosho plans to serve beneath it.

This month Matt Janke, the Matt behind Matt’s in the Market (which he has since sold), will open Lecosho—that’s the Chinook word for “pig”—a seasonally focused restaurant in the former Koji Osakaya spot along the Harbor Steps downtown. His partner in the project is Jill Buchanan.

Janke recently gave Seattle Met the chance to check in on his progress. Have a look at the slideshow to see what you can expect at Downtown’s hotly anticipated new restaurant.

All photos by Alexandra Notman.

Tags: Happy Hour, Seattle Restaurant Openings, Chefs