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Yard House Bringing 130 Taps to Downtown

Books make way for beer as the California-based restaurant chain takes over the former Borders space.

Allecia Vermillion
Author: Allecia Vermillion
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Beer-centric chain Yard House (this is the Brea location in California) will open here in early 2013. Photo: Yard House via Facebook.

Wondering what will become of the former Borders location near 4th and Pike? Per a press release today, the giant 12,600-square-foot space is destined for new life as the first Seattle location for the Yard House chain (not to be confused with Greenwood beer bar The Yard).

The restaurant specializes in classic rock, modern art collections, and a vast menu of just about every pasta, burger, noodle, and seafood dish under the sun. Oh, and beer. The release promised 130 beers on draft, with taps marching around the bar and kegs stored in a “glass-enclosed keg room.” Sports on flat screens? Yes indeedy.

The Seattle Yard House will open in early 2013.




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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.