Off Alley
Description
Off Alley is a restaurant on Rainier Avenue South in Columbia City, Seattle. Eater Seattle has said the restaurant serves Pacific Northwest "bistro food". The menu changes often and has included chilled tomato soup, turnip with rabbit heart, lamb tongue with wax beans, eel and farro, pork and prune pate, air-cured bison, and fried lamb's brains. Off Alley also operates as a wine bar.
History
Established in August 2020, the business is operated by chef Evan Leichtling and partner Meghna Prakash in a space which previously housed La Teranga. In 2021, Heather Haddon of The Wall Street Journal wrote, "Off Alley began requiring diners to show proof of vaccination in late July. Co-owner Meghna Prakash said customers have generally been supportive but online backlash is taking a toll. Off Alley has received negative online reviews from people who haven't dined there, and she has been called discriminatory, Ms. Prakash said." In 2023, the pop-up Street Catz was held in the space during April 5–9. Off Alley implements a 20 percent service charge, as of 2023.
Reception
Off Alley was included in The New York Times' best restaurants list in 2022. Brett Bankson of Eater Seattle said the business "is about as personal as restaurants get" and wrote, "Off Alley is a rare spot that concocts a synergy between wine and food, where menu decisions are in the service of educating guests and celebrating producers." The website also included Off Alley in a 2023 list of 38 "essential" Seattle restaurants.
See also
References
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- ^ "The 38 Essential Restaurants in Seattle". Eater Seattle. 2018-04-10. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ Guarente, Gabe (2020-01-09). "Nose-to-Tail Pop-up from Rising Chef Readies New Restaurant in Columbia City". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
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- ^ Cheadle, Harry (2023-03-28). "Off Alley Is Hosting a Pop-Up from the London Plane Crew". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
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