Cedars of Lebannon in Seattle’s U District May Be Getting Replaced With a McDonald’s | Eater Seattle

"A major fast-food chain has bought the storefront on University that had been home to a shuttered bar and that “will also displace” the longtime gyros-and-falafel restaurant on the building’s north side. The move has provoked opposition from neighborhood groups and residents who view the Ave as a bastion of grungy weirdness; as The Stranger’s Charles Mudede put it, “basically doesn’t really serve food,”. The neighborhood group U District Advocates is opposing the plan, and a Change.org petition started by the operations manager of a nearby shop warns, “These companies push out local small businesses, sign a long contract then pull out, leaving the storefront vacant for years. Your favorite hole in the wall might be next,”" - Harry Cheadle