Ballard’s 418 Public House Is Closing Next Month | Eater Seattle

"I was surprised when an unassuming Ballard watering hole announced on Facebook that it will close after service on Saturday, October 19. The pub has been a neighborhood staple in its eight years in business and earned a reputation for reliable Mexican food — especially deeply flavorful soups like caldo de birria and pozole — which helped it land on Eater Seattle’s list of the city’s best Mexican restaurants. 418 Public House told Eater that the restaurant is closing because the building it sits in will be torn down after a developer bought the property and is planning a three-story apartment building on the parcel, according to My Ballard; when that sale was originally announced in 2016, the pub said it had several years left on its lease with no plans to close, but it seems the vision for the plot has since changed." - Megan Hill