Wild Mountain Cafe

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Wild Mountain Cafe
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Wild Mountain Cafe
Restaurant information
Owner(s)Desirae Aylesworth
Previous owner(s)
  • Roo McKenna
  • Connie Stone
Food typeAmerican
Street address1408 NW 85th Street
City Seattle
CountyKing
StateWashington
Postal/ZIP Code98117
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 47°41′27″N122°22′29″W / 47.6908°N 122.3746°W / 47.6908; -122.3746

Wild Mountain Cafe is a restaurant operating from a house in Seattle's Ballard / Crown Hill area, [1] in the U.S. state of Washington. [2] [3]

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Description

Wild Mountain Cafe operates from a purple house in Seattle. It has a front garden and porch, [4] and serves American cuisine. The menu has included Eggs Benedict, [5] French toast, fried chicken, [4] granola, huevos rancheros, macaroni and cheese, potato pancakes, and a version of chicken Parmesan with bread crumbs. [6] [7] The drink menu has included Bloody Marys and mimosas. [5]

History

Desirae Aylesworth has been the owner since 2019. [8] [9] [10] She runs the cafe with her husband and a small staff. [11] Previously, the business was owned by Roo McKenna and Connie Stone, [12] who opened Wild Mountain Cafe in 2002. [13]

Someone broke into the restaurant in 2009. [14]

Reception

The Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle has said the cafe offers "tasty, funky, spirited home-grown food". [15] Wild Mountain has been highlighted as one of the Seattle metropolitan area's best woman-owned eateries. [5] [16]

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