Lake City

I lived here for 2 years. Maybe its just because it was where I had my 1st apartment, but I loved Lake City. The rent was cheap, the grocery store was close and you could get great coffee, sushi & Vietnamese food. There was also a really cheap video rental place.

Similarly to Seattle as a whole, I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with the LC. There’s a lot to dislike: the Pioneer Days parade in the summer, Lake City “Park” (despite rennovacions recently, it’s still just a block-long cement bum magnet), Rick’s, Bill Pierre, etc. But, it is getting better. There’s actually quite a bit of good eating there now: Cafe Long for good Vietnamese (though a couple summers ago there was issue with a fire, I’m not sure how they’re doing now), MAD Pizza, Toyoda Sushi, Thai One On, Tub’s Gourmet Subs, Taco Del Mar (not that there isn’t always a TDM around in the Seattle area), Jalisco, the Enat (Ethiopian food on 15th, technically in Pinehurst), and of course, the famous Dick’s Lake City location. Cranium’s Collectibles (near Dick’s) is fairly cool and has a cute cafe attached. All in all, I love Lake City because it is where I’m from, no matter how far away I get from it.

It’s kind of ghetto, but feels like home.