The menu full of chicken wings and snacks is just about finalized; the jukebox full of vinyl is on its way. Renee Erickson and her Sea Creatures Restaurant Group will soon open a “classic, Northwest-style bar” with a Southern inflection that honors a late Portland chef dear to Erickson’s heart.
King Leroy will occupy the former home of Kiki Ramen at 2051 Seventh Avenue. Sea Creatures took on the Amazon-adjacent lunch and bar hangout when it acquired a handful of restaurants from Josh Henderson in 2018, a seismic bit of Seattle restaurant news that now feels a lifetime ago.
Kiki’s been dark since March 2020, as
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