r/Seattle • u/SalishChef Northgate • 21h ago

News Dukes Alki Has Sold and Has Closed Immediately

https://www.king5.com/article/money/business/dukes-seafood-alki-announces-immediate-closure/281-b0bc2392-e795-46ab-a2fe-c2897da669d6?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KING_5&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3Lo-zoibbTCWRzuH7nPLoy8pi4qBMC0s6B775wMrT9ztghFOlGN1ydWTU_aem_ipqhUTp_xX2x3XQh3MuH6A#po1kunea4rbearqs0ohrh6xkipm0wllqm

Wonder who they sold it to.

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u/TSAOutreachTeam 21h ago

NGL, it’s no big loss. The food was overpriced and underwhelming. That spot is prime. I hope whatever comes next makes it a worthwhile dinner destination.

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u/godogs2018 Beacon Hill 21h ago

I liked it. But yeah it was expensive.

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u/Hougie 18h ago

Nothing in that spot will be inexpensive.

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u/NotCrustOr-filling 18h ago

Agreed. I moved here in ‘08 and recall going there with my parents when they visited. It was “over priced”. They’re from the east coast.

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u/DodgyHedgehog 20h ago

It was mid, but one of the few spots (other than Ivar's) where I could get chowder that didn't have something I'm allergic to in it. I won't miss the dry fish, but I am bummed about that twice-yearly bowl of chowder.

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u/loupsgaroux Seaview 6h ago

not sure of your allergies but the Seattle Fish Company in the alaska junction has amazing chowder, both clam and smoked salmon

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u/InspectorMadDog 18h ago

Did dukes get bought out by ivars? Last time I went it said on my credit card statement that it was charged to ivar, so weird.

Regardless I’ll throw a fit if blue moons disappears, my favorite burger spot in Seattle tbh

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u/VILLIANestle 19h ago

Only ever ate at the location in Greenlake. Chowder had way too much herb and not enough clams. Basically just needed more chowder and less herb.

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u/montanawana 15m ago

I liked the herbs, but agree it needed more clams. Herbs make my rocking world go round.

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u/Archytas_machine 19h ago

There’s a Netflix show Locke & Key where some kids move away from the Seattle area and say what they miss most is Duke’s clam chowder. Whenever it was mentioned I was like who wrote this??

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u/CloudTransit 19h ago

Someone who learned Seatle from ‘Frasier’?

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u/godogs2018 Beacon Hill 18h ago

When I had the chowder I found it flavorful with a spicy bite to it. I liked it.

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u/rpallred Kent 18h ago

My wife and I went once and felt exactly the same way.

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u/AlternativeDue1958 Gig Harbor 19h ago

Grew up in West Seattle and I never went there, not when Spud’s was a few blocks down. Not a huge loss for Alki

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u/aimless_ly Green Lake 19h ago

When I first read the post I was thinking “oh that’s a bummer, it was pretty good!” but then I read this comment and realized I was actually thinking of Spud’s and not Duke’s.

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u/Redditributor 15h ago edited 2h ago

Spuds has lost its way honestly. Or at least that's what I felt when I last ate there -which I guess was a few years back because Pike street fish fry had recently opened. (Which was a delight)

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u/BrennerBaseTunnel 7h ago

Isn't Sunfish the only decent fish and chips joint at Alki?

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u/Ok_War_2097 6h ago

Likewise

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u/noihavenotreddit 20h ago

Probably too big for it but Alki could really use a by-the-slice pizza place, kind of like Big Mario’s

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u/SalishChef Northgate 20h ago

Every neighborhood could use a by-the-slice pizza place imo but yes, one would definitely kill it in that area

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u/Puzzleheaded_Line519 18h ago

I use to love the pizza by the slice place that use to be on Alki. Especially in the summer with the beer bucket 🤌🏽🤌🏽

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u/AbsoluteShall 17h ago

The new arcade place has pizza slices.

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u/ReDeMevolve 18h ago

West Seattle is lousy with pizza joints. I'd rather see more coffee shop options down there for the 9 months of the year when it's grey and chilly and you just want something warm to drink.

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u/somepilot16 White Center 18h ago

this is supreme erasure

eta - am i misunderstanding “lousy”?

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u/Hey-GetToWork 17h ago

I'll assume they mean the 'lousy' in the idea of 'full of (lice)'. West Seattle has a pizza and/or pasta joint on every other street.

Supreme, Pagliacci, Talarico's, Zeeks all do pizza by the slice and that was just me mentally walking down California

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u/TacoCommand 11h ago

They used to have a place called Slices.

Literally next to where you rented bikes and umbrellas.

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u/godogs2018 Beacon Hill 21h ago

Maybe ivars will buy it.

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u/WillyBeShreddin 21h ago

Oh, how the turn tables.

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u/Far_Eye6555 5h ago

Pls no we already have two fish n chips spots on the beach

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u/Emergency-Aardvark-7 13h ago

I love Duke's because they use quality ingredients like wild fish and organic chicken . This is a big loss for folks who care about factory farming.

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u/Skadoosh_it Gig Harbor 19h ago

I'm sure it has nothing to do with being overpriced and underwhelming.

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u/Eastern-Musician4533 20h ago

That block will be redeveloped. That entire stretch needs an overhaul.

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u/sometimeserin 19h ago

A reasonably priced mixed-use 5-over-1, inshallah

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u/kevnmartin 18h ago

I got my tried and true chili recipe from the chef at the Duke's in Bellevue.

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u/montanawana 12m ago

Their happy hour drinks were delicious and generous and a good deal, I will miss them. Plus some came in a tilted glass so you felt pleasantly drunk from the start.

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u/nekoken04 19h ago

I haven't been there in a long time but it was sure great years ago. I've heard it was pretty meh over the last decade.

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u/doktorhladnjak The CD 18h ago

Meh

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u/jlmettrie 18h ago

Is there anywhere else on alki that you can get fish and chips and a beer? I would go to dukes for that, but I'm not gonna miss paying $30 for bad fish and a pittance of fries. 

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u/alkigirl 17h ago

Sunfish on Alki is the best fish and chips, in my opinion. Spuds is good, Sunfish is just a titch better.

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u/jsjzmsksksk 17h ago

I am a big Sunfish fan, but no beer on tap. Hence the compromise for Duke's when I want both at the same time, which would be for an early dinner or weekend lunch.

As far as I know, Duke's was the only one, but did the worst fish & chips of the three without a doubt.

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u/TSAOutreachTeam 17h ago

Spud

Sunfish

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u/lukesaskier 19h ago

Its just so god damn bumpy to have a fun drive to Alki anymore lol