Queen Anne Local Favorite, Julia’s Restaurant

There are a lot of great places to eat in Queen Anne, one of the favorite places for locals is definitely Julia’s.  These are the people that don’t bother to review it on Yelp because they already know where they are going when they want a meal out at a comfortable local place.  It’s not really plain, but it’s not prissy either.  Julia’s is in a converted Craftsman house on Queen Anne Ave N, with tables outside on the terrace as well.  When we went there yesterday we choose to be outside…we are not in the tripple digits anymore, thank heavens, but it’s still pretty warm even in the evenings.  Inside there are comfortable antique wooden tables and chairs in several small dining rooms, and as I said outside is the terrace with wrought iron tables and umbrellas.  A mother and daughter took the table next to us near the railing, and they were obviously Queen Anne residents since while they were eating at least 4 passersby stopped for long visits.  This is a community.

The menu is comfortable and inviting.  Our server let us know that recent revisions have added some very interesting bites to the choices.  We loved the Steak Salad.  I’ve had that at other places recently with good results, but this was the hands down winner with lovely crispy onion frittes on top, black olives, and baby romaine as well as truly excellent grilled steak slices.  There was also a great flatbread with garlic and spreads that I would recommend, and a slammingly satisfying double chocolate decadance cake.   If you happen to get to Julia’s, please let me know how you liked it!