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“The Bookstore Bar doesn’t look like it suffers from instability. As the

Published 7:00 am Monday, September 24, 2012

Bookstore Bar, 92 Madison St., (206)624-3646. librarybistro.com.
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Bookstore Bar, 92 Madison St., (206)624-3646. librarybistro.com.
Bookstore Bar, 92 Madison St., (206)624-3646. librarybistro.com.
Perhaps as a reaction to so many years of turmoil, the hotel has settled on a decorating scheme that emphasizes timelessness and permanence.
The Flank Steak
Currently, the meatiest starter at the Alexis is a pair of pulled pork sliders slathered with a brown sugared sauce and served on firm dinner rolls.
Blue Fries
The salmon, which disassembled on my plate like a house of cards.
Nowadays thereaE™s no pheasant at the Bookstore Bar, but they do serve a fairly tender roasted chicken.
You can read books right off the shelf at Bookstore Bar, and if you like it enough you can buy it for $5.
At Bookstore Bar. Whiskies stand between the bartender and her customers. ItaE™s best not to stray too far from brown liquor here.

“The Bookstore Bar doesn’t look like it suffers from instability. As the name implies, the snug, dimly lit bar is surrounded by bookshelves stocked with endearingly ratty hardcovers and board games meant to be played.”Read the rest of Hanna Raskin’s review here.Photos by Joshua Huston.Published on February 29, 2012