The longstanding pizzeria on 3rd Ave and NW 85th St has shuttered its doors, seemingly for good.
Stacia’s Pizza has had a “temporarily closed” notice on their website for some time, but now, there’s a “for lease” sign in the window. Stacia’s has been in the neighborhood for over 16 years.
We’ve reached out to the business to find out more about the closure. There’s also a rumor that one of the owner’s family members has opened up a new place — we’re looking into it and will update with any new info.
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Huge loss for the neighborhood. Loved their pizza and they were so friendly.
There was a sign “temporarily closed due to family emergency, will be back July 30” and then nothing
Huh. Soda pop tax. Insane sales/restaurant taxes. $15min wage. Property taxes (rent increases). B&O tax. High Crime/No cops.
I wonder why anyone would close up a Mom and Pop around here.
The soda pop tax doesn’t apply to pizza genius.
Never had a soda a pizza shop? Nice feat.
Stacia’s wasn’t a dine-in establishment. So, no. I don’t pay to have my soda delivered… is that something the kids are doing these days?
Except when you leave with a soda, moron. Regardless, all of the other taxes, yes, do impact a business. I know, somehow you know better, you don’t own a business and never have, but you know better. Got it.
But they impactnall of the businesses in the city of the same kind in the same way.
If Stacia’s were competing with Pizza joints in Tacoma, Portland, NY, and Naples, maybe — maybe — you’d be making a logical point.
But Stacia’s wasn’t. It was a neighborhood pizza joint that was competing with Razzi’s and Romeo’s and Veracci. And guess what? All of those places are playing by the same rules.
Ballard is a neighborhood that is packed full of mom and pop restaurants, cafes, and coffee shops. To imply that a mom and pop place just can’t make it in this city any more is just wrong. Is it different now than it used to be? Possibly. But if that’s the case there are many, many examples of businesses (like the three cited above) that have made the necessary adjustments and are surviving, if not thriving.
So who’s the moron here (besides our president)?
Name some NEW Mom and Pops. I’ll wait. I mean besides the ones started by ex-Microsofties etc with very deep pockets. Is Alberona’s a Mom and Pop?
What’s wrong with earning your money in the tech industry and using it to start something new? Nothing, except you have to grasp at straws to invent reasons to hate and complain.
How exactly do you think anyone is supposed to start a business without any money? Aren’t you the same asshole who took a dump all over Suzanne Rosellini for using crowdfunding to buy Honore? You piss all over every low-cost entrepreneurial idea, especially if it involves nontraditional funding.
So you can’t be a tech millionaire. You can’t be a big corporation. You can’t be born rich. What does meet your lofty standards for an acceptable “mom and pop”?
You’d know if you ever left the house
I just decided to scroll down and see how long it took before I saw a post about a new mom and pop type place opening in the neighborhood. It didn’t take long — the winner being Papas Hot Potatoes. Now, I don’t know how the proprietor raised the money to open the place — it might be that he’s a super rich Amazon retiree that just happens to have a passion for baked potatoes.
you are still the moron! congrats!
A local business closing is now “future crime prevention” according to the City Council. Surprised O’Brien et al didn’t send out a celebratory tweet: “Stacia’s will not be robbed, burgled etc. We are sad they are going but they are safe now. This is 100% effective crime prevention at it’s finest. Another Seattle victory! Go Hawks!”