interlacing the heritage of Western influence on my fatherland’s culture & the hybrid nature of my own second generation Japanese-American experience, The Wayland Mill is an all day bistro kissaten in a modern vein. we aspire to act as a community gathering space where everyone is welcome, nestled along the Burke-Gilman Trail in Seattle’s Northlake Commons. we serve fun, irreverent & fabulously delicious variations on regional American cuisine through the lens of Japanese flavors & ingredients while ascribing to the hospitality ideal of omotenashi. this is our purpose, our ikigai.
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Address: 3800 Latona Ave NE Suite 112, Seattle, WA 98105
Website: https://www.thewaylandmill.com/
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Reviews
We got the Sansei “three things”, Japanese-American breakfast, and the Porchetta Sando. All great, but wasn’t quite full afterwards. The tamago omelette was so creamy and delicious, the toast was “meh” and the “bacon” was a tad dry. The sando was packed with flavor though! It had such bold flavors and was our favorite.
Coffee was good and pastries were yummy. Food was just okay, but I would like to come back and try more pastries and some other menu items.
The style is a kind of mix between Japanese & American, and the dish I got – literally called Japanese-American breakfast, basically encapsulates that
If you’re wondering what’s in a Japanese-American breakfast, it’s a tamago omelet, a shokupan with butter & jam, and a piece of Canadian bacon.
Each of these is served in its own plate
I liked the quality on most of these. The tamago omelet specially was really soft, and the perfect texture you’re looking for – just that souffle-like feeling that’s hard to achieve with eggs. The slight browning on the outside was also very nice
I did feel like it was missing something though. Maybe some spice, or some fattiness was needed, as it felt just a bit bland, despite the quality being high. it’s the kind of thing that is probably best eaten with something else.
The bread & jam was fine. I don’t think it’s a huge improvement from what I could make at home with a standard white bread and some grocery store jam
The bacon wasn’t what I was expecting – it came as a thick large piece, kind of similar to a pork chop rather than the image you get when you think of bacon. I would’ve liked to see more glaze, but the inside was cooked quite well and retained its juices
My absolute favorite thing I had was the dessert – the peanut butter shoyu pie. This has to be one of the best slices of pie in the city. The texture of the pie is breathlessly soft – your fork just glides through the filling that’s practically just cream on air. It’s got perfect saltiness levels, and the peanut butter flavor is astounding – and I don’t even like peanut butter normally. The roasted peanuts add a great crunch, and the crust at the bottom is also much needed to add some solidity to the dish. It’s just an amazing slice.
For costing $20, the breakfast doesn’t really give you *that* much food – I wouldn’t say its enough for a full lunch. After including the pie, the full thing cost me about $30, which is on the expensive side.
Overall, I thought the concept was interesting but it allows for more experimentation than what I actually saw. The dessert truly carries this, though. 7.75/10
A few highlights. The Hojicha latte with banana milk is creamy and dreamy. The porchetta sandwich is a creative fusion with super tasty focaccia and tangy vegetables to cut through the rice pork and sauce. The miso soup is unbelievably umami but also very salty, so have a jug of water for the table. The peanut pie is probably one of the best things I’ve ever tasted, but all of their pastries are phenomenal with perfectly precise seasonings.