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Lombardi’s Bids Farewell to the Issaquah Location

Allecia Vermillion
Author: Allecia Vermillion
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You have but two more months to get at that patio. Photo via the Lombardi’s Facebook page.

Lombardi’s announced today that its Issaquah location will close July 28. The Italian staple opened in 1990; owner Diane Symms says she lost her lease, ending a 22-year run on Gilman Boulevard. And with the closure, another 22-year run must come to an end: Symms reports that a group of regulars—friends from high school—have had a standing Tuesday-night reservation for martini night since the restaurant opened. Presumably they were not actually in high school at the time. Wow, I’m lucky if I talk to my mom once a week.

Lombardi’s siblings in Everett and Mill Creek will remain open; the original in Ballard shuttered in 2010 after an impressive 23 years. So get in there and take advantage of that patio in the next two months.

 

 

 

 

 




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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.