Eight Row

Chef David Nichols and his sidekick little brother, Ian, grew up in Washington orchard country. The name of our restaurant Eight Row refers to the largest cherry size found on a standard cherry gauge. As kids we spent hours every harvest scouring our orchard near Cashmere for the elusive eight row cherry. We learned that food is better when the hum... an narrative comes into focus. At Eight Row we fold our own family culinary traditions into those of the more recent immigrants who work alongside us every day. The flavors are a reflection of the diverse and tight-knit community found on our orchard. Eight Row brings the flavors of Central Washington farming communities to the heart of Seattles Green Lake neighborhood. We serve innovative, farm-inspired, pan-american food with a carefully curated lineup of beer, cider, and wine from around the world. Our expertly crafted cocktails are named after tree fruit cultivars, a nod to our family orchards just over the mountains. Nearly everyone who has ever worked on our farm is from Mexico or Central America. Immigrants make orchard life as we know it possible, and the cuisines they introduce are an important part of the flavorscape. Eight Row is not a Latin American restaurant; it is quintessentially American. We are an entire country of immigrants and our flavors trace from all over the world, just like the people. By serving the kind of pan-american dishes on offer at Eight Row we encourage guests to think about what it means to be American cuisine. We present the flavors found on two small patches of American farmland in North Central Washington: our orchards. Where the predominant language is Spanish. And our personal family traditions are Northern European. That most of our land is on the Colville Indian Reservation reminds us of our own immigrant roots. To us, thats America down the middle. And how these flavors found their way to our orchard is an American story. After high school Chef David and his brother both moved to the East Coast. David settled NYC to study ...Read More