Dahlia Lounge No Longer Has Lunch or Brunch Service | Eater Seattle

"A longtime standby on 4th Avenue, I see Dahlia Lounge as the restaurant that launched Tom Douglas and his restaurant empire into fame; it has served Pacific Northwest classics since 1989, and the triple coconut cream pie is a particular crowd-pleaser. Earlier this month the restaurant stopped serving lunch and brunch — a message on the official website and a sign on the door alerted diners — and a representative said Tom and chef Brock Johnson are proud of their efforts but that "changing dynamics" have made those two services untenable, so they’re focusing their culinary passion on making Dahlia Lounge the best place for dinner. Brunch and lunch had been steady for years with dishes like biscuit Benedicts, French toast, and crab cakes, and the shift, along with Douglas’s recent closures of three nearby properties, may signal a broader scaling back; the lounge has also added a daily happy hour from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. specializing in martinis and toasts." - Gabe Guarente