Barrio (restaurant)

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Barrio (restaurant)
Restaurant information
Owner(s)Heavy Restaurant Group
Food type Mexican
Street address1420 12th Avenue
City Seattle
CountyKing
StateWashington
Postal/ZIP Code98122
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 47°36′49″N122°19′00″W / 47.6137°N 122.3166°W / 47.6137; -122.3166 Coordinates: 47°36′49″N122°19′00″W / 47.6137°N 122.3166°W / 47.6137; -122.3166
Website barriorestaurant.com

Barrio Mexican Kitchen & Bar, [1] or simply Barrio, is a Mexican restaurant in Seattle, in the U.S state of Washington. [2] The restaurant is owned by Heavy Restaurant Group, which previously operated a second Barrio location in Bellevue.

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Description

Barrio is a Mexican restaurant on Capitol Hill. Thrillist says the business serves agave and "offers a modern approach to Mexican cuisine that's inspired by Pacific Northwestern flavors and seasonal ingredients -- from freshly caught seafood and locally sourced beef to wild mushrooms and vegan cheeses". [1] In 2014, Sara Billups of Eater Seattle described Barrio as a "stylish Capitol Hill Mexican spot". [3] In 2015, the website's Megan Hill said the restaurant has a "slightly upscale twist on Mexican flavors". [4]

The brunch menu has included carnitas and pancakes, pork belly benedict, burritos, and tacos. [4] The happy hour menu has included the Triple T special, which has a taco, a can of Tecate, and tequila. [3] The drink menu has also included beer, mezcal, [5] a prickly pear Bellini, and a Bloody Mary. [4] Margarita varieties have included blood orange, a reposado infused with ghost pepper, and a blanco tequila with tamarind. [6]

History

The restaurant is operated by Heavy Restaurant Group (also known as Heavy Restaurants). [7] [8] In addition to the Capitol Hill location, the company previously operated a Barrio restaurant in Bellevue for approximately two years, [9] until closing in 2011. [10] Plans were to convert the Bellevue restaurant into an event space, [11] and 75 percent of workers there were "reassigned" to other Heavy restaurants. [12]

In 2022, nine restaurant workers walked out in protest of the tipping structure. [13] [14]

Reception

Thrillist says the restaurant offers "around the clock hours (read: brunch through late-night service, every weekend), central location, and extensive outdoor seating area that keep locals and visitors sufficiently sated by tacos and tequila. It's what mezcal dreams are made of, morning, noon, and night." [1]

In 2013, Eater Seattle readers voted to include Barrio in a list of "18 Best Under the Radar Brunches". [15] Sara Billups included the restaurant in the website's 2014 list of "15 Seattle Happy Hours to Try Now". [3] In 2015, Perry recommended Barrio in Eater Seattle's list of 20 Seattle bars for mourning the Super Bowl loss. [16] The website's Gabe Guarente included the restaurant in a 2019 list of "8 Super Cool Seattle Spots to Drink Margaritas". [6]

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  2. ↑ Lavassar, Ma'Chell Duma (2012-08-21). "Sexy Sadies at Barrio". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  3. 1 2 3 Billups, Sara (2014-06-02). "15 Seattle Happy Hours to Try Now". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  4. 1 2 3 Hill, Megan (2016-03-04). "3 Places to Try in Seattle This Weekend". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  5. ↑ Perry, Julien (2013-11-01). "Drown Your Super Bowl Sorrows At These 20 Seattle Bars". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  6. 1 2 Guarente, Gabe (2019-05-03). "8 Super Cool Seattle Spots to Drink Margaritas". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  7. ↑ Vermillion, Allecia (2011-07-05). "The Shutter". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  8. ↑ Robinson, Kathryn (2017-03-08). "Barrio Folks to Open Mexican Restaurant in Wallingford". Seattle Metropolitan . Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  9. ↑ Drosendahl, Glenn (July 27, 2011). "Why Heavy Restaurants fly and Bellevue Barrio is a goner". Puget Sound Business Journal . Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  10. ↑ Vermillion, Allecia (2011-07-05). "The Shutter". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  11. ↑ Gujavarty, Shalini (2011-07-27). "Why Capitol Hill Barrio Thrives". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  12. ↑ Vermillion, Allecia (2011-07-05). "Hot Dogs in Eastlake; Changing Plans on Capitol Hill; More". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  13. ↑ Varriano, Jackie (2022-07-21). "One Seattle restaurant staff's walkout raises the question, 'How should a tip pool be distributed?'". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  14. ↑ Geraldo, Renata (2022-09-03). "How the cashless economy put more money in Seattle workers' pockets". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  15. ↑ Perry, Julien (2013-01-21). "Readers Vote: 18 Best Under the Radar Brunches". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  16. ↑ Perry, Julien (2013-11-01). "Drown Your Super Bowl Sorrows At These 20 Seattle Bars". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
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