Despite the closing of West 5, the much loved Astral Mac n Cheese will live on at Peel and Press in the Morgan Street Junction and their Mai Tai cocktail will be poured at the cocktail bar upstairs at Easy Street Records and Cafe in the West Seattle Junction.
The closure on Feb. 12 of the beloved West 5 restaurant in the West Seattle Junction after 19 years marked the end of an era for many. The restaurant's many regulars and fans in the thousands of posts about it on social media would often mention their favorites the Astral Mac n Cheese and their generous pour Mai Tai cocktails.
Good news travels fast and will come as much of a comfort as those two items have.
In a kind of post mortem posted on the Westfive.com website they shared:
"2/8/2003 - 2/12/2022
Our chapter ends here. But we are happy to pass the baton.
West 5 Mac N Cheese will be available at Peel & Press*. Go there now and get on their mailing list.
Our boozy, juicy West 5 Mai Tai will be pouring freely at Easy Street Records & Cafe* just down the road. Accept no substitutes.
West 5 Mai Tai Mix will also be available in retail packaging from Larry at the Old Skool Juice Company. Larry provided West 5 with “da juice” for our entire 19 year run. Mahalo.
Much love, West Seattle. DMM
*Certified West Seattle Original Establishment"
West 5 owner Dave Montoure explained, "We worked out the initial details together. Those recipes needed to be entrusted to Certified West Seattle Original Establishments for future generations of island dwellers."
