The Seamonster Lounge in Wallingford is one of the best kept secrets in Seattle. Well, actually, not anymore. The place is super full on Tuesday and Friday nights and word is getting out more and more about it’s no cover and wonderful live music. There is word that the place is going to expand now, taking over the bakery next door, knocking down the westward wall, and growing the place. We had the chance to ask Andrew, the Seamonster’s owner, what the plans are for the future with this one super important question.

Jake Uitti: One Tuesday night I went to the Seamonster for the regular McTuff sessions and chatter was swirling about the possibility of a building remodel – increasing the size of the place, possible patio, brunch… What do you have in mind, specifically, for the remodel and do you have any worries regarding the expansion, since the Seamonster has grown to be such an iconic place as is?

Andrew: Finally, here we are. Expanding the seaMONSTER has been a dream of mine since I bought the place 10 years ago.  It’s only now that it has become a realistic endeavor financially.  The SeaMONSTER gets so packed every Tuesday and Friday that people leave or don’t come in, Saturdays and Wednesdays have grown too and they are only going to get busier.  Our little corner of the Wallingford neighborhood needs a facelift.  I was able to negotiate another 10 years with my landlord so I can more plausibly invest in making the corner space beautiful and iconic.  Adding the corner space only gives us another 1000 square feet so we plan on simply adding a little flare to what we already have.  A better stage to see music, another bar so folks can get their drinks faster, a neighborhood friendly dinner and bar snack menu with brunch menu on the weekends, 7 more tap beers and budget allowing, a nice outdoor west facing patio where one can catch the last of the suns rays while sipping on a margarita and having some fresh made guacamole and chips.  I have little fear and a lot of excitement for the expansion, at the end of the day I know I’m doing something good for the neighborhood, the musicians, the patrons, the staff, and myself.