The West Seattle Summer Fest

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...

A soft serve cone with chocolate and sprinkles at the West Seattle Summer Fest!

This weekend is the West Seattle Summer Fest. My family went yesterday. We figured it wouldn't be as busy as going Saturday night, and it ended up not being very crowded. This summer event in West Seattle is located along the Junction. The street's closed and the event goes all the way down the street. It's basically a street fair, with live stages for music, fair food, a kid's zone, bouncy houses, and lots and lots of venders.

The tickets for the bouncy houses are pretty pricey. One ticket is $5 and is just for about a minute in one bouncy house. They also have unlimited playing time for $20. We got ice cream cones for an afternoon treat. The place we wanted ice cream was only taking cash, so we walked for another second and then saw a frozen yogurt truck. JJfroyogo is a frozen dessert truck based out of Everett. The cones were pricey. That seems to be the theme these day with everything. We got two cones to share. They melted super fast. I chose one with a chocolate coating and sprinkles.

We didn't stay too long, but it was a fun and festive summer event to check out in the Seattle area! Tomorrow, Sunday the 17th, is the last day.