14 Carrot Cafe is a restaurant in Seattle's Eastlake neighborhood, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1][2] It opened in 1977.

Description

14 Carrot Cafe is a family-operated restaurant serving American cuisine[3] for breakfast and lunch in the Hines Public Market Building on Eastlake Avenue, near the intersection with East Lynn Street,[4] in Seattle's Eastlake neighborhood.[5] The Infatuation's Aimee Rizzo has described 14 Carrot Cafe as a diner and a greasy spoon that is "charming in a nothing's-been-updated-since-1977 kind of way, based on the old photo collages, vintage dining tables, and coin-operated Runts dispensers that definitely nobody uses".[6] The menu has included biscuits and gravy, cinnamon rolls, egg dishes, "Tahitian" French toast with tahini,[7] crab cake benedicts, hash browns, carrot cake and carrot pancakes, as well as mimosas[6] and carrot juice.[5]

History

The restaurant opened in 1977.[5] In 2009, 14 Carrot Cafe hosted the street food startup Tako Truk.[8][9]

Reception

The Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle says of 14 Carrot Cafe: "Typical breakfast fare that's, well, typical. Popular anyway."[10] 14 Carrot Cafe was included in USA Today's 2017 list of Seattle's ten best cafes.[11]

References

  1. ^ Stern, Jane; Stern, Michael (April 12, 2005). Roadfood: The Coast-To-Coast Guide to 500 of the Best Barbecue Joints, Lobster Shacks, Ice Cream Parlors, Highway Diners, and Much, Much More. Broadway Books. ISBN 978-0-7679-2264-7.
  2. ^ Stern, Jane; Stern, Michael (March 7, 2017). Roadfood, 10th Edition: An Eater's Guide to More Than 1,000 of the Best Local Hot Spots and Hidden Gems Across America. Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. ISBN 978-0-451-49619-5. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "14 Carrot Cafe". USA Today. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Show, Jason Rantz (August 6, 2019). "Will Seattle listen to Eastlake over bike lane concerns?". MyNorthwest.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Holcomb, Kim (January 21, 2020). "Where have these Carrot Cake pancakes been all my life?!". king5.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "14 Carrot Cafe Review - Eastlake - Seattle". The Infatuation. January 21, 2022. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  7. ^ Seattle. Fodor's Travel Publications. 2007. ISBN 978-1-4000-1854-3. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  8. ^ Mag, Seattle (July 8, 2022). "Dining Trend: Culinary Squatters Set Up Shop in Seattle Kitchens". Seattle magazine. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "Street Eatin'". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  10. ^ Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle:
  11. ^ "Seattle Cafés: Shareable Small Plates + Neighborhood Flair". USA Today. July 19, 2017. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
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