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4212 Fremont Ave. N. Seattle, WA 98103

206-633-4057

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Cuisine(s): Italian

Hours: Tue-Sat 5:30pm-10pm

Price: $$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
Features: Banquet Facilities, Delivery, Family Style, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Dinner

Entertainment: Live Entertainment

Alcohol: Beer/Wine
Reservations: Accepted, Recommended for Large Parties

Parking: Street

Description

Fremont-the Fremont worth saving-survives and prospers as long as Brad Inserra is behind the stove at the Swingside. Inserra loves sautés, braises, and fricassees, often robed in dense, spice-scented tomato sauces. He loves piling nuggets of fresh seafood atop swirls of pasta, secreting seasonal mushrooms and vegetables in one-dish meals, creating a kind of regional Calabrian gumbo from whatever's in good supply right now. And all this hearty cooking is served in nicely noisy intimacy in a cozy space that makes diners feel like friends of the family.

Living Room

By | Wed, April 23, 2008

Brad's Swingside Cafe The most romantic place ever to feature a windowsill shrine to the Pittsburgh Pirates, Brad Inserra's wood-paneled living room of a cafe also serves up rich, loosely Italian fare and, if you're lucky, a live performance by Or... More »
Back for seconds

By Roger Downey | Wed, October 28, 1998

"Don't it always seem to go," sang Joni Mitchell, "that you don't know what you got till it's gone." The lady never wrote a truer word. We foodies are a fickle bunch, always ready to rush off to sample the Next Big Thing, taking all the proven ple... More »

Appetizers and Sides

Insalata Caprese
fresh mozzarella and ripened-on-the-vine local, organic heirloom tomatoes drizzled with an ambrosial dressing and topped with fresh herbs and black pepper, served on a bed of seasonal greens

$10.00

Dandellon and Water Cress Salad
with shaved reggiano parmesan and fresh figs in a 25 year old balsamic vinaigrette

Entrees

Sicllian Seafood Farfalle
an aromatic bouillabaisse of sauteed baby fennel root, preserved jemon, pine nuts, capers, fresh wild mushrooms and local sea treasures, tossed with farfalle pasta shredded myzithra cheese and sauteed vegetables,

$18.50

Pasta Alla Norma
the classic lamb and eggplant dish from sicily, tenderloins of organic oregon lamb sauteed with eggplant in a rice red wine marinara, topped with fresh herbs and ricotta salata

$18.00

Quattro Formaggio Con Funghi
wild mushrooms and black truffles in a velvety cream sauce with imported cheeses, fresh herbs and seasonal vegetables, tossed with imported farfalle and garnished with caramelized pears

Jumbalaya
traditional creole cajun rice that combines the finest seasonal vegetables in a rice lobster and chicken broth with smoked ham, sausage and local seafood, tossed with fresh herbs, spices and saffron rice

Featured Wines by the Glass or Bottle - Rosso

$35.00
$8.50

99 Ll Leopardo Nebbiolo

$31.00
$7.50

01 Sebastiani Cabernet

Glass only $7.25

02 Masciarelli Montepulciano

$33.00
$8.00

02 Catena Maibec

$30.00
$7.00

00 Ceppeto Chianti Classico

$28.00
$6.00

01 Le Fonti Sangiovese

Featured Wines by the Glass or Bottle - Bianco

$32.00
$7.50

03 Sebastiani Chardonnay

$30.00
$7.00

03 Casali Catarratto

Glass only $5.50

03 BV Century Sauvignon Blanc

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Brad's Swingside Cafe

4212 Fremont Ave. N. Seattle, WA 98103

206-633-4057

Description

Living Room

By | Wed, April 23, 2008

Back for seconds

By Roger Downey | Wed, October 28, 1998

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