I Waited an Hour for a Table on Mercer Island (Twice), and I’m Not Even Mad About It

The vibes at Allister are an impeccable mix of classic and trendy.

Not quite two months after it opened its doors, Allister received the highest endorsement a Mercer Island restaurant can achieve: Hometown celeb Joel McHale posted on Instagram that it was great, and people should “Go here and eat.”

Sorry, Joel, you’re too late. Everyone already was already going there and eating. They started crowding into the soft—in both feel and shade—banquettes from day one. Gossiping under the burnt clay orange archway while they waited for their marble table; basking in the gentle light of the Art Deco chandeliers and sipping cocktails with custom-cut ice cubes

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