Fuel Coffee - Wallingford

Fuel Coffee - Wallingford

1705 N 45th St

Seattle, WA 98103

(206) 634-2700

Rating: ★★★★☆ 

Hours: 

M-F 6am-7pm | Sat-Sun 7am-7pm

Website: 
www.fuelcoffeeseattle.com

Facebook Page: 
www.facebook.com/fuelcoffeeseattle

Who Is It For?:
Anyone in the city. Easy to access, good price, enough seats and tables to accommodate the clientel.

Neighborhood:
Wallingford

Ease of Location:
Easy. 1/2 way between I-5 and Hwy 99/Aurora Ave, on NE 45th St, one of the main-est main drags in Seattle.

Local:
Yes.

Multiple Locations:
Yes.

Transit: 
KC Metro 16, 44.

Parking: 
In back, on street. Not difficult once you're off N 45th St.

Price: 
$

Coffee Brand:
Caffe Vita.

What I Had: 
Americano with steamed cream.

How Was It?: 
Great!

Staff: 
Very friendly & helpful.

Crowd: 
Locals, students.

Food: 
High 5 Pies & baked goods. Mighty O Doughnuts. The pies were totally gone by the time I got there. Rats.

Seats & Tables: 
7 2-person tables (2 pushed together to make a 4-person table.
4 1970's style chairs
1 metal framed, vinyl cushioned love seat
1 2-person bar-height counter
1 4-person bar-height counter
Both have metal stools.

All chairs are wooden, with no padding. The 1970's chairs were quaint, but not exactly comfy. And this place was almost perfect.

Outdoors: 
Yes. 3 metal lawn chairs.

Recycling: 
Yes, and composting too! 

WiFi: 
Yes. Free. I think I'm going to eliminate this category.

Power: 
Plentiful.

Music: 
Barista's Choice. "Nirvana MTV Unplugged" was on while I was there.

Decor: 
Rustic Americana.

Temperature: 
Warm - it was a cold day outside.

Heat-A/C: 
Nothing obvious. Not sure.

Lighting: 
Incandescent, frosted white globes.

Special/Extra: 
An old map of the U.S.A. adorns the back wall.

Other Notes: 
Place has a very 1930's Art Deco feel to it. I feel like I stepped into a modern-day John Steinbeck novel.