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On Its Way(land) to Opening

It’s been nearly a year of anticipation for the latest venture from Yasuaki Saito, the brilliant restaurateur behind Saint Bread, Tivoli, and Post Alley Pizza, and the wait isn’t quite over yet. “We’ve just been delayed time after time with challenges like equipment delays and inspections and permitting and the usual stuff,” says Saito. But he expects The Wayland Mill to debut in the next few weeks. In the meantime, he’s told us a bit more about what to expect when the yoshoku Americana spot opens.

The restaurant’s Instagram has already posted some photos to entice folks: ginger scallion scones, sudachi shiso “Key lime” pie, and a resurrection of the canelé from Saito’s London Plane, made with hojicha and Suntory Japanese whisky. It also dropped the news that noted pastry chef and London Plane alum Ellary Collins (Boot Scootin’ Bread, Layers, Coyle's, Flora Bakehouse) is back in the fold.

Yoshoku generally refers to Japanese versions of Western foods, and Saito says Wayland will take a similar approach, though not necessarily make the classic yoshoku dishes, like spaghetti Napolitan. Instead, it copies the concept and maps it onto Saito’s own culinary background as the son of an immigrant from Northern Japan and a woman whose family founded a town in central Missouri 175 years ago—now in the PNW: fish nanban, chashu porchetta, and more.

The restaurant itself, a former boat repair shop on the northeast corner of Lake Union, will hold 50 seats indoors and another 30 on the covered, heated patio. Daytime service will be at the counter, similar to the Saint Bread setup, while the evening will have table service.

Kinda Open

Ilmu means "knowledge" in Malay, and is also the name of the new weekends-only restaurant-within-a-restaurant from T55 Pâtisserie. Chef Muhammad Fairoz Rashed, who went to culinary school in France and worked in fine dining in Singapore, gets back to his roots with a five-course tasting menu. Reservations are now open through May for the chance to taste the food nodding to Rashed's training and heritage, like an otak-otak rosette and yuzu koshō halibut.

Actually Open

Mr. Fish, Tom Douglas’s revamp of Seatown FishFry is officially open this week and serving a mix of local and nonlocal seafood from its spot across from the Pike Place Market.

Still Open, For Now

When Reuben’s Brews signed the short-term lease on its Fremont taproom, in the low building that once held the lovely Vif, the Atelier Drome mixed-use development for the location was already in its final design review. The last day at that location will be May 18, reports Washington Beer Blog, which should only leave a short break before the brewery opens its big downtown taproom.

Oh, BTW, here’s what you missed last week.