Square Knot

I can’t rave enough about this Gem in Georgetown. They are open early and close late. The menu from breakfast to lunch doesn’t disappoint. Reasonable prices and nicely sized portions. Also they accept to go orders. All the staff are rock stars with a smile on their face. A wrap around counter and booths with a big window facing the street.
My go to in the morning is the Number 8. I switch between pancakes and French toast. It comes with eggs and your choice of ham or sausage you can choose either links or patty or bacon. For lunch I chose the burger and fries. Also it was reasonable and filling and cooked spot on with a heap of fries. And a Strawberry shake to wash it all down. They also serve beer and have Ice cream and desserts.
And no 2 hour wait on weekends.

Popped in near closing but not closed; the waitress refused to seat me and my boyfriend. But another waiter said wait — you can have a seat… then the 2 waiters began to argue about seating us — so we left. If your doors are open that mean you are open. Please lock your doors if you don’t want to serve. But please don’t stand there and argue in front of your customers. Thank you.

The waitress Elle was super nice and the service was great. The breakfast menu was pretty basic, atmosphere was nice.

Decent to good food, I went out with a few friends on a week night to check the place out after reading about the rave reviews. The diner had about 6 other people in the place at the time Monday, ~6:30pm. Long story short, our server (Veronica) was probably having a bad night. When she brought our food over she reached over and spilled our friends drink onto her phone (on table) and lap, our server didn’t offer to clean up the spill nor gave us a rag to clean up the mess. Later we had to tell her she had billed us for food we never received. In addition to the food bill she forgot our dessert order as well which we later went else where to make up for it. Anyhow don’t get me wrong the food was not bad, the diner is a bit run down (not the cleanest place), but service definitely needs improvement.

Had a delicious breakfast with friends! The pommegranite mimosa was refreshing and yummy. I had the half order of corned beef hash with hollandaise sauce on it and it was plenty of food! A friend had the country benedict and was equally pleased. The coffee was ok, definitely not Seattle’s best.

Review Update:
The friendly service still recommends this place, despite the overpriced and underwhelming food. Cleanliness, the third thing to always expect of a good diner, has slipped a notch, with food and debris on the counters, tables and floors and smears and splatters left unaddressed here and there. Don’t get me wrong– the place is still decent. Just needs a detailed eye and a side work schedule looking after things. And I can’t think of any restaurant in Georgetown that isn’t a bit grungy, after all.
You can’t compensate for lack of business by upping your prices. Get butts in the door by offering, advertising and delivering attractive specials, and make your money in low-​margin, high-​volume business. That’s how a diner is run, and it’s different from a specialty brewpub in product and routine.
Be careful– you may not be able to rely on being the only breakfast game on the Airport Strip forever. If Smarty Pants offers its excellent brunch on weekdays too, or that fellow with the music club around the corner realizes he can do a lot more with that huge space of his than stage noise and offer mysterious Cajun food randomly, you might get a run for your money.
Even your excellent waitress won’t be able to fix that kind of problem. I recommend raising the bar in the kitchen and costing your menu appropriately. And for cripes sake, offer fresh biscuits! Five ingredients, handled correctly, and 25 minutes or so at 375 degrees. Not rocket science, people. Stale leftover biscuits on a $ 10 plate of undercooked hash browns, broken eggs over easy, and gravy is EXTRA?! For shame. There wasn’t a dollar of value on that plate. The menu needs a rethink.
Again, you have that fantastic waitress, calling people «Hun» and keeping coffee cups perpetually full in classic diner style, to thank for three stars instead of two. Don’t waste solid floor talent by offering marginal food and cleanliness along side her.

This greasy spoon has tons of vegetarian options! We’ve been in for dinner twice, and will be back again. Our server was polite, the food was great, the ambiance is reminiscent of a time before the flat screen was hung on the wall. Very Georgetown.

It’s a decent diner with the usual choices, although a somewhat larger menu than many. Staff is friendly and helpful

My girlfriend and I are regulars here and we love the ambiance and wait staff. Dinner to the max. This place serves all American style breakfast with shredded hash browns. My gf and I always get the farm house which comes with sausage patty, sausage link, three eggs, three bacon strips, hash browns, ham slice and your choice of French toast or pancakes. Awesome deal with tons of food!
Lots of places to shop close by and the wait staff will always remember your name!

It’s a diner… there really not much to say here… It’s open late… saff is friendly.

This is pretty much a typical diner, nothing too special about it. The food is a bit pricey but it was good! The service here is also pretty good! :)
I really like the design and interior of this place though. It feels very welcoming and inviting.

My food was not the best. Chili had a nice taste, as that’s what my dad had. But when I ordered chili fries I wasn’t sure it was even the same. The chili on top of my fries was mostly hunks of meat, maybe 8 beans and a TON of cheddar cheese.
I wasn’t expecting a 5 star restaurant but when I sat down I literally fell off my chair. The entire booth seat was broken off and my only question is how many times was that ignored when a customer mentioned it. The place was dead so service was nice.

This is a retro diner with a hipster touch. I stopped here while waiting to pick up someone from the airport.
The waitress was super friendly and the food came out fast. I ordered a Bloody Mary, «Swiss Miss» omelette and a short stack of pancakes. My brother ordered the country biscuit. The prices were a little high for breakfast ($ 12 omelette) but the portions are hefty and overall tasty. I would probably eat breakfast here again.

Great food! Wonderful atmosphere! Customer service on point. Fresh made food to order and Flavored well. I had a breakfast sandwich and the ham was great! Not to salty! Another person in my party had a salad with an egg on top and said it was exquisite! 3^rd person had biscuits and gravy… only downfall was the chives. Overall, great experience.

My husband and I went out to breakfast here… when we arrived, we found an open table, which is usually not the case. We sat down and the waitress came to take our drink order. She returned with our drinks and then we ordered our breakfast. I went first and asked for «a side of two eggs over medium & an english muffin»…She looked at me and gave me a blank stare and with a smart ass comment said, «I don’t know what that is». So I looked at my husband and we both looked back at her. I reiterated «2 eggs over medium with a english muffin?» She then got it. Apparently, you don’t say «side of» anything, or it confuses them… Even though the eggs are on «the side“menu.
When our food arrived, my husbands was very bland tasting. Very unlike their food, normally. My eggs needless to say, we’re not over medium. They were over easy. I’m sorry, but I have a difficult time eating eggs that are runny, especially the whites.
This was our go to breakfast place on the weekends.
Doubt we will be returning, any time soon. Especially, since I’m the one who pays for the meals.

Wish we could give half stars. I’d probably go 3.5 on my visit with my pal back in March.
It’s a cute retro 50s diner inside, and from the expectation of the looks, we got what we hoped for. Simple, unpretentious Americana. Also, yay for breakfast served at night.
My friend had an omelette made with cream cheese (and I forget what else in it, something like a Denver) with hash browns. Generous serving, I mean the plate was beyond full. He said the eggs were just right, and I know the browns were, because I tried some.
I had a good old standby– basket of fries with a chocolate shake to dip them in. And it’s the kind of shake where you get the extra in the metal mix glass. Also, the very sweet waitress (who was working alone, and while not a busy night in the café, she was running things next door to the 9 lB Hammer which is connected through the back… and it got busy as we were finishing) asked if I wanted my shake thick or thin. Then decided on her own it was too thin still when bringing it, and when I said it was no big, she insisted and remixed it.
That’s good stuff.

Why squareknot is the best new diner in the city of Seattle.
I’ll have a breakfast burrito…
Server, do you want sirloin, regular steak, or ground beef…
Uhhh…seriously? Sirloin?
Sure.
Delivered my burritos with my greens on the side, and my hash Browns warmly wrapped hugging my sirloin !!
Eff yes!
And these eggs, perfectly cooked!
Jalapeños on my greens? I love you people!
And the server left me alone with my thoughts… beautiful ! I felt relaxed.

All I can say is… if you’re looking for a diner and not expecting much, both in terms of food quality and service… look no further.
I attempted to do a late brunch with a couple friends, and I knew that we would have a hard time finding a place that served breakfasty foods at 3 pm, but nevertheless, I was determined. I stumbled upon Square Knot on Unilocal,and the reviews weren’t horrible, so I sent them the address, and we agreed to meet.
For starters, this place is pretty small. It’s old, dingy, and has a very sad diner feeling instead of charming. There is quite a bit of counter seating, but maybe 5 booths total? In any case, it’s small enough to warrant a complaint about how slow the service is. It took forever to get someone to take our drink orders, let alone set the table, and it was even longer to get someone to take our order. Having said that, once we did order, the food came out rather quickly.
But, the food has much to be desired. It’s crappy diner food, as long as you’re okay with that. I would say it’s a step down from Denny’s, and that’s being generous. The only somewhat appetizing menu items are the desserts. The cinnamon roll and the berry cobbler didn’t look too horrifying.
There are better places in the area to brunch, obviously. And I’ll go to those next time.

Breakfast, phoned in. You can do better.
Charming little diner in a neighborhood experiencing a resurgence.
Room for ~33 between the 5 booths and classic, fixed stool bar.
Breakfast staples you would expect with the addition of some specialty Egg Benes including a nice Florentine with spinach. The special was a Chili Cheese Omelet with their «famous» 9lb chili. Looked really good but too much food for me this AM. I went with the combo of 2 eggs, hash browns and toast for $ 8.99. It was another $ 3.49 to add 2 sausages or 3 strips of bacon. That seems high to me. Must be special meat. I passed as I don’t feel it’s a value.
The diner was serviced by one, very polite and sweet woman. Not full at this hour, the service moved along as expected and always with a smile from Christy. Kept wanting to hear the use of «darl’n» but no luck.
So the food. Meh. My first cup of coffee was cold, the toast was burnt and the hash browns under cooked. The eggs were fine and all made a little better the myriad of hot sauces offered. I added a little sweet and spicy with Tiger Sauce.
With three beers on tap from Georgetown Brew Co. (as expected in this hood) and a handful in the can (actual cans and not slag for the toilet), lunch may be better with a buzz on. Breakfast would have been.
Overall, it’s just fine. Nothing special other than its local and not a national chain. That makes me feel better about where my money goes. If the location is convenient then swing in but I would not make a special trip for this place. The best part was trying a new hot sauce. And for that, I thank you.

Used to love this place. My last experience at the Square Knot included: Very, very rude and ungrateful staff, food orders delivered wrong, lack of any management or customer retention. Seem like they let their staff run amuck and insult customers when they legitimately complain about poor service or orders that are wrong. Then proceed to slam coffee refills on out table spilling it everywhere and walking away out of anger and spite. Real mature staff!!! One of the gals blamed her attitude on her pregnancy and said she was too emotional to deal with complaints. She then turned to her table of friends hanging out two booths down and told them all about our legitimate grievances about our poor service and orders delivered wrong. Her friends that were not employees then proceeded to make vulgar comments to us in retaliation of what the waitress told them. It was absolutely crazy!
It’s too bad the owner doesn’t get a handle on their staff. Your limiting your success by poor employees and their behavior.
Doubt I will be back.