Locöl Barley & Vine

Went there last night. Everything was delicious. Try the bacon wrapped banana dessert. Servers are nice.

This is a really unique place.  The owners and staff are very friendly, easy to talk with, and very supportive of the community.  They also support local music.  It is impressive what they can put together in their small kitchen.  The food is always top notch and they change the menu quarterly.  The wine and beer options are really diverse for such a small venue.

Locol is a nice little neighborhood joint, a good place to take everyone from a new date to your visiting-from-the-'burbs Mom (Look Ma! Loads of free parking! It's like we're not even IN Seattle! Well, we kinda aren't, by Belltown or Capitol Hill standards.)

The ambience/lighting is perfect, very warm and low-lit. It's got that Northwest-modern thing going on. Bartenders have been friendly (but unobtrusive) on each visit.

Portions are tasty, but shall we say, conservative, and pricing is a bit higher than what I'd expect from a neighborhood joint on the south end of town. They get big ups from me for having Abita beer, which I've not had since I visited New Orleans a couple years ago (it's TurboDog, though, which seems to be Abita's standard export fare-- not Abita Amber or the coveted-even-in-NOLA Abita Strawberry).

One thing I don't get-- the devoted following for the kale chips. They're basically wafer-thin slices of mildly salted kale, but even the salt isn't enough to overcome the essential bitterness of the flavor. I don't mind kale in a soup or whatnot, but I expect more from anything labeled "chip".