14 Carrot Cafe Explained
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 and carrot juice.
History
The restaurant opened in 1977. 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 2017 list of Seattle's ten best cafes.[11]
Notes and References
- Book: Stern . Jane . Roadfood: The Coast-To-Coast Guide to 500 of the Best Barbecue Joints, Lobster Shacks, Ice Cream Parlors, Highway Diners, and Much, Much More . Stern . Michael . 2005-04-12 . Broadway Books . 978-0-7679-2264-7 . en.
- Book: Stern . Jane . Roadfood, 10th Edition: An Eater's Guide to More Than 1,000 of the Best Local Hot Spots and Hidden Gems Across America . Stern . Michael . 2017-03-07 . Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed . 978-0-451-49619-5 . en . 2024-02-05 . 2024-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240205220315/https://books.google.com/books?id=dQwdDgAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA440&dq=%2214+Carrot%22+Cafe+Seattle&hl=en#v=onepage&q=%2214%20Carrot%22%20Cafe%20Seattle&f=false . live .
- Web site: 14 Carrot Cafe . 2024-02-05 . . en . 2024-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240205220407/https://10best.usatoday.com/destinations/washington/seattle/seattle/restaurants/14-carrot-cafe/ . live .
- Web site: Show . Jason Rantz . 2019-08-06 . Will Seattle listen to Eastlake over bike lane concerns? . 2024-02-05 . MyNorthwest.com . en . 2023-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230924062609/https://mynorthwest.com/1471879/14-carrot-cafe-eastlake-bike-lane-concerns/ . live .
- Web site: Holcomb . Kim . 2020-01-21 . Where have these Carrot Cake pancakes been all my life?! . 2024-02-05 . king5.com . en-US . 2022-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221019032103/https://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/evening/carrot-cake-pancakes-seattle-restaurant-eastlake/281-ad062741-5e9c-47f0-8929-23aaf4949b73 . live .
- Web site: 2022-01-21 . 14 Carrot Cafe Review - Eastlake - Seattle . 2024-02-05 . The Infatuation . en . 2023-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325084330/https://www.theinfatuation.com/seattle/reviews/14-carrot-cafe . live .
- Book: Seattle . 2007 . Fodor's Travel Publications . 978-1-4000-1854-3 . en . 2024-02-05 . 2024-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240205220406/https://books.google.com/books?id=hLT6Pqu88hMC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA94&dq=%2214+Carrot%22+Cafe+Seatlte&hl=en#v=onepage&q=%2214%20Carrot%22%20Cafe%20Seatlte&f=false . live .
- Web site: Mag . Seattle . 2022-07-08 . Dining Trend: Culinary Squatters Set Up Shop in Seattle Kitchens . 2024-02-05 . Seattle magazine . en-US . 2022-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221201165926/https://seattlemag.com/dining-trend-culinary-squatters-set-shop-seattle-kitchens/ . live .
- Web site: Street Eatin' . 2024-02-05 . Seattle Metropolitan . en-US . 2022-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816035900/https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2009/08/tako-truk-0818 . live .
- Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle:
- Book: Not For Tourists Guide to Seattle . 2014-05-06 . Simon and Schuster . 978-1-62873-587-1 . en . 2024-02-05 . 2024-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240205220407/https://books.google.com/books?id=iN3-DQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT128&dq=%2214+Carrot%22+Cafe+Seattle&hl=en#v=onepage&q=%2214%20Carrot%22%20Cafe%20Seattle&f=false . live .
- Book: Not For Tourists Guide to Seattle 2016 . 2015-11-24 . Simon and Schuster . 978-1-5107-0025-3 . en . 2024-02-05 . 2024-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240205220410/https://books.google.com/books?id=Jf4PCwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PR96&dq=%2214+Carrot%22+Cafe+Seattle&hl=en#v=onepage&q=%2214%20Carrot%22%20Cafe%20Seattle&f=false . live .
- Book: Not For Tourists Guide to Seattle 2017 . 2016-10-18 . Simon and Schuster . 978-1-5107-1063-4 . en . 2024-02-05 . 2024-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240205220317/https://books.google.com/books?id=HG-CDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=RA1-PR23&dq=%2214+Carrot%22+Cafe+Seattle&hl=en#v=onepage&q=%2214%20Carrot%22%20Cafe%20Seattle&f=false . live .
- Web site: 2017-07-19 . Seattle Cafés: Shareable Small Plates + Neighborhood Flair . 2024-02-05 . USA Today . en . 2024-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240205220318/https://10best.usatoday.com/destinations/washington/seattle/restaurants/cafes/ . live .