New to the heart of Wallingford is Loki Cafe, a neighborhood joint serving breakfast and lunch, with a global menu inspired by what owner Michael Degginger calls “the flavors of all the people that have moved to Seattle.” (Read: Latino, Asian, and Southern (American) influences, to start.) When I asked him what he envisions for his place, now four weeks old, he told me what he didn?t want: He doesn?t want to show off anything new. He doesn?t want to do anything too fancy. He doesn?t want to be a big-shot chef. He just wants a normal, comfortable neighborhood restaurant, with a menu dictated by what customers want.Good luck, Mike. What with all that stuff you got going on your breakfast menu (that Bourbon Street Waffle, with plantains, smoked bacon, and pecans, or the chilaquiles, topped with fried eggs) you might see people from the other side of I-5.The martini on the cafe?s sign isn?t quite applicable yet, though. Loki Cafe doesn?t open for dinner until mid-winter, pending a liquor license. But Loki is the Norse god of mischief (and some say evil), which bodes well, I’d say.Loki Cafe, 2114 N. 45th St., 327-9153, WALLINGFORD.Open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, for breakfast and lunch
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