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Panama Hotel

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    February 20, 2012

    Sushi as Serene as the Scene at Fuji

    The corner of 6th and Main, along the northern edge of Seattle's International District, is lined with the final holdouts of historic Japantown. What was once a specific ethnic enclave has been lumped into a general melee of global goods and grub, while Japanese food has spread throughout the city, ... More >>

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    January 6, 2010

    Top Five Places for Tea Drinking

    This is not a post about the piggy bank raiding event that is high tea or afternoon tea. This is about a moment, you might call it an International Foods Coffee moment, only with tea. Good tea experiences are hard to find in this city. Whether it's the audacity of a pre-bought tea bag or the lack of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2009

    Fritter Fiasco Nearly Over; Top Pot Settles One Suit, In Mediation on Second

    ​Top Pot agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to Jan Johnson, owner of the Panama Hotel and one of the initial investors, last month. A second suit, filed by early investors Robert and Virginia Dickson is headed for mediation. Johnson filed suit against the company and its founders, Mark and M ... More >>

  • News

    March 11, 2009

    Early Top Pot Investor Cries Foul

    An artist claims she’s entitled to the spoils of the entire company’s good fortune, not just the Cap Hill location’s.

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2009

    Investor Claims Top Pot Fraud

    An early investor in Top Pot Doughnuts has filed suit, claiming the owners defrauded her of her stake in the company. Jan Johnson, who owns the Panama Hotel in the International District, and the well-known tea house on its ground floor, claims she gave Top Pot's founders $100,000 to open their firs ... More >>

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    May 7, 2008

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    October 17, 2001

    Steamin' in the I.D.

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