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\"Geraldine's<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For two decades, we\u2019ve had the joy of baking for Geraldine\u2019s Counter. Since the Columbia City favorite opened in 2005, our bread and baked goods have been part of countless breakfasts, lunches, and celebrations at the corner diner that became a neighborhood institution almost overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geraldine\u2019s has a gift for making the classics feel fresh. Though they\u2019re famous for their French toast \u2014 crisp outside, custardy within \u2014 it\u2019s hard to resist their pancakes. And those are just two of many temptations: cage-free eggs, hash browns, and toast in various combinations, fluffy omelets, the signature egg casserole, biscuits and gravy, and corned-beef hash. Then there\u2019s lunch! Don\u2019t overlook the chop salads or meatloaf sandwich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On weekends, families, friends, and neighbors crowd the brightly colored, big-windowed room. If there\u2019s a line, the Geraldine\u2019s team keeps it moving with grace and a smile. Many a friendship has been formed while waiting. The weekday pace eases slightly, but the welcome never does. At every turn, what keeps guests returning is care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That care starts with ingredients. Geraldine\u2019s turns to local producers, Macrina among them, choosing the finest, freshest goods the region offers. \u201cI think the people who are a part of it make it special,\u201d Seattle hoops legend Jamal Crawford told Seattle Met when naming Geraldine\u2019s his pick for the city\u2019s best breakfast. \u201cIt just has this vibrant, community feel. You can see some of everybody in there, and it\u2019s just all kinds of people mingling and interacting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Geraldine's<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The restaurant\u2019s spirit is inseparable from co-founder Gary Snyder, Columbia City\u2019s unofficial \u201cmayor,\u201d who died in May 2023. Snyder believed restaurants should build community, and Geraldine\u2019s still embodies his vision. His warmth still radiates through the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gary\u2019s co-founder and business partner Stacey Hettinger spoke with the Seattle Times about opening in Columbia City, saying that \u201ca community with a diversity of young and old families, mixed races and languages\u201d was essential to the mission. Two decades on, Geraldine\u2019s continues to fulfill that promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We congratulate Geraldine\u2019s Counter on twenty years of doing the simple things beautifully and feeding Columbia City, and visitors from across Seattle, with heart. Cheers to the next twenty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit their website<\/a> for hours and location.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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