Bastille Restaurant – Neighborhood Night!
Bastille! Totally had fun at “neighborhood night” at the restaurant’s soft opening. We said hello to Tracy and Kevin from MoshiMoshi (seriously, thanks for the tip!) and passed along a few food samples to the guys and gals of Ocho. Lorna got a chance to get a sneak peek into the restaurant early this month and I’ll just say that they’ve done A LOT of work since then. It’s a beautiful place. The white tile, fireplace and huge archways felt like a traditional French bistro while the dark wood & exposed brick in the back room actually had me jonezin’ for a trip back to Chicago, getting my grub on before I hit the cloooobs (a la Sonotheque). Hee hee.
They’re not officially open yet, but a few things stood out last night: the octopus + preserved lemon, the Veil-styled lamb burger, falafel served on a spoon and the peanut butter ice cream were all top notch.
Bastille will be open seven days a week and will be serving dinner from 5 – 10PM. Their bar area in the back will be open until 2am for late-night noshing. Good times, good times.
Hooray Ballard! 
~Spec
