I am not a dessert addict, and while I like cocktails, the sugar in them doesn’t always like me.
But sometimes you need to break the rules.
We were in need of an all-day distraction, so we decided to explore the Ballard district of Seattle, Washington.
Most restaurants provide alcohol beverages in some form or another to accompany the food.
But I’ve never seen so many restaurants in one place that place an emphasis on alcohol in food – specifically, alcohol in desserts.
Kiss Café with a misleadingly coffee-oriented sign.
All photos: PKR
Over the course of the day, while shopping for things we didn’t need, we had Tennessee bourbon ice cream.
We were lured into the Kiss Café by the sign out front that promised Whisky Ice Cream.
Creamy whisky ice cream and a wall of patrons’ individual glasses for the Ballard Drinking Team.
To be fair, we had soup and salad before our run on desserts started, just to lay a solid foundation.
It’s not like we were being irresponsible.
Then we moseyed over to Hot Cakes and had S’mores with smoky whisky infused chocolate and caramel.
A S’more like I’ve never tried – still marshmallow, chocolate and graham cracker, but not like the ones we used to make at camp.
Sure, we viewed other sights. The Ballard Locks, shipping locks located in the Lake Washington shipping canal that move boats and ships from one large body of water to another.
The Chittenden Locks, an artificial salmon ladder that allows salmon to traverse the same route.
It was a glorious sunny day for walking and talking.
The Pie Bar menu.
Our real goal all day, however, had been the Pie Bar, which didn’t open until mid-afternoon. It’s a bar that serves mainly pies and pie-inspired cocktails.
We had pies, and pie-inspired cocktails.
It was worth the wait.
Pie Bar treats.