Lockspot Cafe

Ballard’s the Lockspot Cafe Is Up for Sale | Eater Seattle

"Dating back almost 100 years, I describe the Lockspot Cafe as a divey, seafood-focused tavern near the Ballard Locks that’s long been a reliable place for great fish and chips; it even gained wider acclaim after appearing on the Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch as a sea captain favorite and has hosted local luminaries like Seahawks coach Pete Carroll. After more than two decades working there, owner Pam Hanson is putting the cafe on the market and hopes new stewards will respect its history—she says she’s seen herself as a caretaker—and in the meantime it remains open for takeout and limited dine-in." - Gabe Guarente