One of my favorite places in Seattle is Easy Street Records and Cafe. It's located in West Seattle at "the Junction" of California and Alaska. It's not a fancy cafe but rather the opposite with torn vinyl seats and loud alternative music blasting from speakers perched high up on the poster plastered walls. It's almost assured that the waiter or waitress will have facial piercings and at least two tattoos. I suppose that's all part of the appeal. In addition to the music and the staff, there is always some bizzare art work or posters to look at while waiting for ones meal, which is the real reason for going there. Just reading the menu is entertaining at Easy Street Cafe. All the menu items are music themed, like New Wave O rancheros. (It's a bit of a play on words; huevos is Spanish for eggs, but "new wave" was a post disco/pre-punk style of music) or there's the Johnny Cash Special if you are more of a country style guy. It helps if you know something about American music to appreciate the names of the dishes. Therefore, it's probably a confusing menu for ESL students. However, it's a pretty cool place especially if you like alternative music. If you do decide to go there, mid-morning on a weekday is your best bet. Weekends are really busy and the cafe closes at 3:00 pm, so you can't go after school.
