Paradise Adds Birrieria Jalisco #1 To Its Broadway Mix

One thing you have to hand the recent generation of new Capitol Hill restaurants moving into old Capitol Hill restaurant spaces is that they work hard. Places like Mint and Martini — an Indian joint that moved into former Barrio space on 12th Ave — and Broadway’s Paradise in the long ago home of the Broadway Grill will be open this Thursday when much of the rest of the Hill’s restaurants will be closed for Thanksgiving.

(Capitol Hill’s bars are another story with many open for the holiday for when you and friends and family could most use a drink.)

Paradise continues to hustle. CHS reported last November as the Mexican restaurant and bar moved in after the closure of Olmstead in the former Broadway Grill space.

The restaurant from the ownership behind Rainier Ave’s La Herradura has held onto the old diner spirit of the Broadway Grill with a menu that still ranges from burritos to burgers. And, hey, if you want a strawberry waffle at this hour, you can probably get it.

Paradise is open every day from 8 AM to 10 PM.

Meanwhile, it hasn’t given up on its nightlife aspirations with weekend club and DJ nights taking over from 10 PM to last call. You missed their partner promoter’s Friendsgiving party Saturday night, apparently.

The Paradise folks also had been operating the neighboring Teriyaki & Wok next door on the corner after they acquired the takeout joint last year.

Their food truck business which had been operating out of the teriyaki joint’s parking lot and former coffee shack, has moved inside. Birrieria Jalisco #1 now calls the teriyaki and long ago ice cream parlor building home with its take on slow‑stewed beef, rich consommé, and handmade tortillas.

You can find Paradise and its new Birrieria Jalisco #1 sibling at the corner of Broadway and Harrison. Learn more at paradisebroadwaywa.com and birrieriajaliscouno.com.

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