COVID-19 forces Ivar's to close Acres of Clams, Salmon House in Seattle until spring

According to a statement from Ivar's Bob Donegan, the pandemic and restrictions on indoor dining have caused a significant drop in customers for the company that's been part of Seattle's waterfront since 1938.

“Without cruise passengers, conventions, tourists, banquets, Sounders, Seahawks, and Mariner fans, and workers in the downtown offices, there are few people eating in our full service restaurants. We fear when the weather changes and the rains return, we lose outside dining and we won’t have any customers,” Donegan said.

[drunkfriend]

I been to Ivar's many times and honestly it isn't that great. It's overpriced, and the food sucked when I went a few weeks ago with my family.

[normanclature]

up still open?? No worries. Was about to cancel the flight, but all good. Might need some xtra tarter

[josephness]

I once drove all the way from New Mexico to get Ivar's. It has to stay open.

[katienovota]

The Salmon House is so good. They had the best bacon at the Sunday brunch.