Re: Monday dinner options

Just a head's up for those of you that aren't local.  There is a street
parade at the mall where all these restaurants are located.
They will close Bellevue Way at 7:00p, and in general, it is pretty crowded
near there this time of year, so give yourself extra time.

More info here: https://snowflakelane.com/

   -chrisb


On Fri, Dec 7, 2018 at 1:56 PM Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> We don't have a dinner sponsor for this event, and booking a restaurant
> for 60+ people is a challenge w/o a sponsor (multi-thousand dollar
> deposits, spending requirements, etc.).
>
> I have made a reservation for Monday at 6pm for 10 people at Central Bar
> + Restaurant, and another reservation for 10 people at Pearl. I expect
> that at least 55+ people will want to go out to dinner from the Workshop
> and we have roughly 20 of them covered so far. If some other folks could
> make at least 3 reservations for 10 people each (at any of the
> restaurants below), we should be covered for dinner options.
>
> I will also note that all of these restaurants are in an area of
> Bellevue that is having some sort of parade starting at 7pm, so
> driving/parking will be a challenge after 6:30pm due to road closures.
> Uber'ing/Lyft'ing into and out of the dinner venue will be the most
> ideal. So, dinner will either be a disaster :P, or there will be a
> parade of some sort... in any case, you'll have a story to tell the next
> day. :)
>
> For those of you that want to avoid the potential for an adventure,
> Redmond may be a better option for dining on Monday. Note that Pearl and
> Central are right next door to each other.
>
> Restaurant Name: Central Bar + Restaurant
> Phone Number: (425) 765-7578
> Website: https://www.centralbar.com/
> Address: 10475 NE 6th Street Bellevue, WA 9800
> Average Pricing: $40-$60
>
> Restaurant Name: Pearl
> Phone Number: 425-455-0181
> Website: http://pearlbellevue.com/
> Address: 700 Bellevue Way NE, Ste 50, Bellevue, WA 98004
> Average Pricing: Entres $30-$50
>
> Restaurant Name: McCormick & Schmick's
> Phone Number: 425-454-2606
> Website:
>
> http://www.mccormickandschmicks.com/locations/seattle-washington/bellevue-washington/bellevuewayne.aspx
> Address: 700 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
> Average Pricing: $30-$50
>
> Restaurant Name: Maggiano’s
> Phone Number: 425-519-6490
> Website:https://www.maggianos.com/
> Address: 10455 NE 8th Street | Bellevue, WA 98004
> Average Pricing: $45-$70
>
> -- manu
>
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