OPENINGS
Bitterroot BBQ
Ballard’s new spot for smoked meats and bourbon opened Wednesday, despite the snow. Cabin fevered Ballard-ites spent the week fending off the cold with cocktails and smoked pork belly.

Urban Family Public House
As of last Friday, Ballard also has a new beer destination with 25 craft beers on tap. The owners plan to start brewing their own Urban Family ales soon.

8 oz. Burger Bar
Its grand opening keeps getting pushed back, but the burger destination in the old Tidbit Bistro space hopes to overcome the ice and finally open tonight.

COMING SOON

Lunchbox Laboratory
Seattle Times happy hour tracker Tan Vinh says the Lab has set a date for the opening of its Bellevue extension—pork rinds and bacon-laden burgers are coming to Bellevue January 30.

Hunger
Fremont’s Spanish-influenced neighborhood joint is moving into the old Dad Watson’s space soon, tripling the size of the restaurant. Also in the works: an expanded menu.

Rogue and Peasant
A hybrid coffee shop/music venue is opening soon, right next door to the new Hunger location says Fremont Universe. They’ll be open every day, from early in the morning till 2am. A grand opening is planned for January 27.

Kangaroo and Kiwi
Aurora’s Aussie and Kiwi pub is moving to into Ballard’s Old Carnegie Library, taking the place of the French restaurant that closed last year, reports the Ballard News Tribune. The pub near Green Lake is planned to close and move shop in April, bringing vegemite sandwiches and rugby matches to Market Street.