Lunch at Shelby's Bistro and Ice Creamery for Small Business Saturday

April 05, 2025

Happy Hour and Dessert in Capitol Hill

Happy Hour Street Tacos with Carne Asada and a Miami Vice from Poquitos. Poquitos is located in Capitol Hill and they're serving up authentic Mexican cuisine and cocktails. Their happy hour deal is a good one- during Ocho hour, everything on the happy hour menu is just $8! I went with a Miami Vice, a classic Pina Colada with Strawberry. This blended cocktail was so fruity and delicious. To eat I had two Carne Asada Street Tacos and a Birria Poquitos Burrito. The Burrito was small and served with a side of Consommé sauce. Both food items were tasty and satisfying. My husband also had some Street Tacos and a Margarita from the happy hour menu. My sons had a Cheese Quesadilla and beans and rice. Everyone enjoyed their dinner. I first visited Poquitos in 2012, also for happy hour, and I remembered liking it then, too. It was time for a meal there again. For dessert, we walked about ten minutes west to Voodoo Doughnut . The Seattle location opened late last ye...

If you're looking for a family friendly restaurant for lunch or dinner then check out Shelby's Bistro and Ice Creamery. They opened this summer and are located in West Seattle, in the Junction. Our family decided to go for lunch and it was also Small Business Saturday. So they had a nice promotion going on which was buy two entrees and get a free appetizer. The deal was too good to pass up so we all shared the Gorgonzola Ranch French Fries. They were hot and crispy, with Gorgonzola, Ranch, and drizzled with a roasted chili oil. I had the pepperoni, mushroom, and sausage pizza with my sons and my husband had the Smoked Brisket Panini. Then for dessert, we shared the Oreo Delight sundae. It had two scoops of cookies 'n cream ice cream, crushed Oreo, hot fudge, then topped with whipped cream, sprinkles, and a cherry. The space was large with bright lighting, booths of different sizes to choose from, and a long ice cream counter. Shelby's has high quality food for even the pickiest pallets plus a good selection of ice cream with something for everyone. They even have a sundae on the menu with twelve scoops of ice cream for large groups. So if all that doesn't satisfy, I don't know what will!