Coral dropped us a note to say she saw a craigslist ad for Gaspare Ristorante & Bar on Greenwood Avenue and N. 67th St. The restaurant is for sale for $150,000. Rent is 3,600 a month.
Gaspare Ristorante & Bar enjoys a prime location right where the Greenwood and Phinney Ridge neighborhoods merge. Gaspare is a charming restaurant serving traditional Italian fare in this renovated, free-standing craftsman bungalow. This restaurant feels as comfortable as home with it’s warm and inviting atmosphere loaded with character featuring wood floors, dark wood tables, gas fireplace and an intimate bar. Turn-key opportunity ideal for any concept includes a full kitchen with class I hood and full bar. Entire build-out and equipment only 4 years old. Seats 48 inside + 40 seats on the large outdoor patio. Abundant on-site storage and off street parking for 5+ cars.
15 responses so far ↓
1 MikePhoto // Oct 26, 2009 at 5:31 pm
87th? I think it’s more like 67th & Greenwood.
2 Becca // Oct 26, 2009 at 6:08 pm
And could someone please tell me how to pronounce that restaurant’s name? The ambiguity in how one would say the name of the place has always put me off.
3 Dan // Oct 26, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Well, it’s Italian, so use Italian pronunciation. Gas-par-ay. The following isn’t perfect but close enough: gas as in gasoline, par as in golf, ay as in “day”. Emphasis on par.
4 HL // Oct 26, 2009 at 7:57 pm
This makes 2 Italian restaurant failures this year (the one down the hill on NW 65th St., near 8th. was the other.) It’s a shame they were not consistent with their food and ended up with a number of negative reviews. It’s a great location and a nice space so hopefully someone will buy it and execute well in all the critical areas.
5 HL // Oct 26, 2009 at 8:00 pm
And Doree, as long as you’re writing about restaurants, could you see what’s up with Rooster’s Breakfast Club on Phinney? It appears that they’ve closed down, per my post in the Forum yesterday.
6 shopdog // Oct 26, 2009 at 9:20 pm
This was such a popular restaurant in it’s original neighborhood—we were all so excited for it to be in PhinneyWood. A friend and I went there in it’s first months, and talked to one of the owners upon entering, saying, “No neighborhood is complete without a great Italian restaurant—welcome!” We were pretty much sneered at by the female part of the couple that owned it as she seated us. Undaunted, we tried it a couple of times—cilantro used by mistake instead of parsley on classic Italian dishes, etc. I totally lost interest after these experiences. Customer service and graciousness are a 24/7 effort.
7 Doree // Oct 26, 2009 at 9:42 pm
MikePhoto - Thanks for the wrong address catch! Typing too quickly… I fixed it.
8 Billie // Oct 27, 2009 at 1:48 pm
I too felt the coolness of the one owner and one of their long-time female servers. Tried it 3 times, and once at the bar, and each time was treated like I was really not welcome. It is a great location, and we could certainly use a good bistro type restaurant, reasonably priced, and with some connection to the ‘hood.
9 Rob McMurtrie // Oct 27, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Doree-
Have you considered a section on the site dedicated to commercial real estate/business sales. Could serve as a resource for listings like this.
10 ridger // Oct 27, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Beloved as it is, Roosters food is pretty much an embarassment. Sorry to see an old pilar of the community go, but PLEASE someone open a good breakfast spot around here! Get a liquor license so you can make some money on bloodies and mimosas and let’s get this show on the road!
11 seattle mike // Oct 28, 2009 at 8:54 am
This would be a great opportunity for a new owner to pick up the anticipated drop off from Stumbling Goat, considering the “meh” comments I’ve heard from neighbors who’ve tried out SG since they switched owners.
12 gwen // Oct 28, 2009 at 4:30 pm
As a Phinney resident/neighbor I tried Gaspare’s at least half-dozen times (it’s within walking distance for us), really trying & hoping to enjoy the food but it was so inconsistent and, in my opinion, low-quality. It’s a prime ‘hood location…..we hope the next restaurant is alot more interesting and serves better quality food.
13 Mrs. Murphey // Oct 28, 2009 at 6:39 pm
ridger # 10 - have you tried the baranof for breakfast? I know it is more greenwood than phinney but it a nice distance to walk in order to work off the pancakes and mimosas.
14 R // Oct 29, 2009 at 8:02 am
Regarding Gaspare (http://www.GasparesRestaurant.com)….
The owner(s) (which could now be you) would be the ultimate authority on its pronunciation.
Typically, this name is pronounced…
Gas (rhymes with loss) pa (rhymes with ma) re (rhymes with ray), with emphasis on the 1st syllable.
This pronunciation is contrary to the typical Italian pronunciation pattern and therefore may not have been the best choice of name for non-Italian clientele. If a restaurant name makes people feel stupid, these people will not frequent it.
NOTE: I see no ‘closed’ sign on the door… perhaps they will be open for a while.
15 Brian // Oct 29, 2009 at 8:44 am
Gaspare had two things wrong that doomed it from the beginning: location and price. It was priced like a destination restaurant which likely worked in its old neighborhood, but not Phinney. What would draw you to the neighborhood to “do” that would include eating dinner at a place like Gaspare? The food wasn’t good enough to make Gaspare the reason to drive there. It would’ve survived in an area with theatres or clubs. Not just a neighborhood.
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