Staple & Fancy Ballard Restaurant Review

We had the opportunity to dine at Staple & Fancy on Friday and as usual we were well rewarded by the experience. Quietly situated in old Ballard in an old Mercantile building (the wall is historic) the restaurant  displays a casual trendy atmosphere to the delight of patrons. It seem that every time we join them we are served a couple of items that we would like to duplicate or at least emulate; this evening was no exception: the Corona bean appetizer & English Pea with Dungeness Crab Soup were particularly superb. Certainly, replication is the greatest form of flattery! The service style is a perfect combination of attentiveness, privacy and connected conversation. We were fortunate enough to have the manager, Senen, handle our table and on such a dynamic night we were very well served. The menu is well focused (limited entrees) which allows for the consistent strength out of the kitchen that one would expect from an Ethan Stowell establishment. ethanstowellrestaurants.com/stapleandfancy We encourage you to dine there, you will be favorably impressed.  This is RJ Kirk with Cafe 1853, Enjoy!