Scott and Allegra Simpson closed their three-year-old restaurant, the Lunch Box Laboratory on Sunday, Dec 19th, in preparation for a move to a new location in South Lake Union.

They had mixed emotions about the move but the success of the tiny restaurant on 7310 15th N.W. was a factor in the change - they simply need more room.

"We tried to find a place in Ballard but we really couldn't," said Scott Simpson.

"We had an opportunity to move into this new space that is ten times bigger so we took it."

The restaurant will open with an expanded menu in late January in its new location near REI.