Ms. Helen, Chicken and Waffles and Africatown, : Visions for the future
This mother and daughter are planning to bring back “Ms. Helen’s” .. a long standing Seattle institution .. a soul food hangout that was here until the Nisqually quake (and tsunami of gentrification) forced the place to close. I doubt the new place can be “real.” The original was a neighborhood hangout. At a time when the population was entirely black, customers like my wife, our two kids and I stood out. If Ms Helen’s works, I suppose it will have to look like The Kingfish, a Black restaurant that caters to everyone. 
There is more of thisin the offing. Two waffles and chicken places are opening, one at the former Catfish Corner and one at 1224 E Jefferson St. The second is a “Nate’s Wing’s & Waffles” owned by Nate Robinson, another former Garfield player and NBA star. Nate’s Wings and Waffles in Rainier Beach has been a success and I guess this is his effort to reroot the success in the CD. (Frankly we tried Nate’s wings and were unimpressed .. they are no rival for Ezells’s , the Black mecca of fried chicken still standing across the street from Garfield. This review pretty much echoes our opinion.)
There is more of thisin the offing. Two waffles and chicken places are opening, one at the former Catfish Corner and one at 1224 E Jefferson St. The second is a “Nate’s Wing’s & Waffles” owned by Nate Robinson, another former Garfield player and NBA star. Nate’s Wings and Waffles in Rainier Beach has been a success and I guess this is his effort to reroot the success in the CD. (Frankly we tried Nate’s wings and were unimpressed .. they are no rival for Ezells’s , the Black mecca of fried chicken still standing across the street from Garfield. This review pretty much echoes our opinion.)