Originally published December 24, 2008 at 12:00 AM | Page modified December 24, 2008 at 9:46 AM
The mini lamb burger at Cafe Campagne is a Happy Hour find
Happy Hour: Cafe Campagne offers a delicious happy-hour bite, a mini lamb burger for $2.
The recent closure of Cascadia spelled R.I.P. for Belltown's most popular happy-hour nosh: the miniburger. But I'm not here to commiserate, but rather, to crown a happy-hour heir: the mini lamb burger at Cafe Campagne in Post Alley.
Instead of a bun, the peppery lamb morsel is served on a choux pastry (because even during happy hour, it's still a fancy-pants French joint). It's a cheese puff made with thyme and comte, a sweet, nutty French cheese. The juicy lamb — a shoulder cut from Anderson Valley Ranch — is ground and seasoned with rosemary, garlic, pepper and red-pepper flakes, spread with aioli and topped with balsamic roasted red onions.
This $2 miniburger is so rich, you won't be able to wolf down a bunch like most happy-hour sliders. But that doesn't mean you should pass on the $4 happy-hour pommes frites with aioli. Or pair the miniburgers with a $2.25 happy-hour glass of Terre Mistral Cotes du Rhone.
And it's not listed, but specialty cocktails are $2 during happy hour. Bon appétit.
Cafe Campagne, 1600 Post Alley, is open for happy hour 4-6 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, when bar food costs $1-$5, wine $1.75-$3.75 (for 3-ounce tastes on all wine by the glass), with a 500-milliliter carafe of the house red for $10. Note: Campagne, the restaurant, is located upstairs an offers a different happy-hour menu (206-728-2800 or www.campagnerestaurant.com).
Tan Vinh, Seattle Times staff reporter
Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company
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