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Blind Pig at Eastlake Teriyaki Opens Tomorrow

Blind Pig Bistro's lunchtime and takeout sibling is readying a pork belly banh mi and watermelon panzanella salad.

Allecia Vermillion
Author: Allecia Vermillion
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Soon as in tomorrow! Photo via Blind Pig at Eastlake Teriyaki’s Facebook page.

Aww, it seems like just yesterday that Blind Pig Bistro owners Charles Walpole and René Gutierrez announced they were taking over the former Eastlake Teriyaki space next door to their delightfully extemporaneous restaurant. Now Blind Pig sends word that its new venture, Blind Pig at Eastlake Teriyaki, opens its doors tomorrow, July 24.

The new spot will be open weekdays from 11 to 9, offering lunch and takeout options, both things you won’t find at the original Blind Pig Bistro next door. Reportedly on the opening day menu: a pork belly banh mi, fried catfish sandwich, beet, quinoa, or watermelon panzanella salads, and daily aguas frescas.

While Gutierrez was the front-of-house guy at Blind Pig, he’s channeling his culinary background to run the kitchen over here and has promised some Mexican dishes from his own heritage. The long-term plan is to add a bar in the new space and make it a cocktail-serving adjunct to Blind Pig Bistro. But that’s a ways off, and for now I’m plenty excited about stopping in for a lunchtime falafel or quinoa salad.

 




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Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion has spent a decade at Seattle Met, arriving as food and drink editor, and expanding her role over the years. She served as the magazine’s editor in chief until moving into a newly created executive editor role in 2021. She spearheads Seattle Met’s food and drink coverage and oversees home design content. Allecia’s writing has earned her multiple journalism awards and two James Beard Award nominations over the years. A native of Portland, Oregon, Allecia began her writing life as a newspaper reporter in the Chicago suburbs before making a grateful return to the Pacific Northwest. She has an English degree from Washington University (no, the one in St. Louis) and a masters in journalism from Northwestern University. She lives in Seattle with her husband and two children.