Beth's cafe
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Beth's Cafe is a restaurant
in Seattle, Washington. Located in the Green Lake
area of Seattle, on Washington State Route 99
(also known as Aurora Avenue), the restaurant is known largely for its "greasy spoon
" cuisine and serving large portions..
Beth's Cafe is popular among young Seattleites during late-night hours. The walls are covered in art work produced by the patrons, with quotes such as, "I lost my virginity at Beth's" and "Pre-Game for Beth's" with a young man smoking out of a bong. Beth's is open 24 hours a day. The restaurant opened in 1954 and remains much the same despite a small fire in the early 2000s.
It was featured on a Travel Channel
program that showcased the best places in the country to "pig-out". The restaurant and its "Southwestern Exposure" 12-egg
omelette
challenge were featured on the February 11, 2009, episode of Man v. Food
.
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
in Seattle, Washington. Located in the Green Lake
Green Lake (Seattle)
Green Lake is a freshwater lake in north central Seattle, Washington, USA, within Green Lake Park. The park is surrounded by the Green Lake neighborhood to the north and east, the Wallingford neighborhood to the south, the Phinney Ridge neighborhood to the west, and Woodland Park to the southwest...
area of Seattle, on Washington State Route 99
Washington State Route 99
State Route 99, abbreviated SR 99, commonly called Highway 99, is a numbered state highway in the U.S. state of Washington extending just under from Fife in the south to Everett in the north, with a gap in Tukwila.-Southern division:...
(also known as Aurora Avenue), the restaurant is known largely for its "greasy spoon
Greasy spoon
Greasy spoon is a colloquial or slang term originating in the United States to mean a small, especially cheap, archetypal working class restaurant or diner. The term is now used in many English speaking countries to mean the same thing...
" cuisine and serving large portions..
Beth's Cafe is popular among young Seattleites during late-night hours. The walls are covered in art work produced by the patrons, with quotes such as, "I lost my virginity at Beth's" and "Pre-Game for Beth's" with a young man smoking out of a bong. Beth's is open 24 hours a day. The restaurant opened in 1954 and remains much the same despite a small fire in the early 2000s.
It was featured on a Travel Channel
Travel Channel
The Travel Channel is a satellite and cable television channel that is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland, US. It features documentaries and how-to shows related to travel and leisure around the United States and throughout the world. Programming has included shows in African animal safaris,...
program that showcased the best places in the country to "pig-out". The restaurant and its "Southwestern Exposure" 12-egg
Egg (food)
Eggs are laid by females of many different species, including birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish, and have probably been eaten by mankind for millennia. Bird and reptile eggs consist of a protective eggshell, albumen , and vitellus , contained within various thin membranes...
omelette
Omelette
In cuisine, an omelette or omelet is a dish made from beaten eggs quickly cooked with butter or oil in a frying pan, sometimes folded around a filling such as cheese, vegetables, meat , or some combination of the above...
challenge were featured on the February 11, 2009, episode of Man v. Food
Man v. Food
Man v. Food is an American food reality television series. It premiered on December 3, 2008, on the Travel Channel. The program is hosted by actor and food enthusiast Adam Richman. In each episode, Richman explores the "big food" offerings of a different American city before facing off against a...
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