Mt. Joy

Best Practice happily joined the Mt Joy team early on to collaborate on a flagship space for this ambitious restaurant group. Dedicated to promoting regenerative farming products and to sustainably minded practices, Mt Joy stood out as a new and innovative addition to the Seattle food-scape. Backed by notable Chef Ethan Stowell and committed to sourcing their ingredients from a radius of 200 miles from their locations, their mission strongly addresses the need to treat the planet, the animals, the soil, and the humans with respect and to pay attention to the carbon emissions and sequestration opportunities along their supply chain. For their first location, the team settled on a space in Seattle’s bustling Capitol Hill neighborhood, right between busy Pike and Pine streets. While the existing storefront had many cool features, Mt Joy was most excited to take advantage of the large, glass overhead garage door and its potential for an open connection to the street. Brightly lit exterior signage enlivens the historic brick façade, and when the giant door is open, you can sit at the counter and people watch.

With the kitchen tucked in the back but visible through a large pass through, the eat-in restaurant was designed to envelope you as you enter, creating a welcoming environment that takes you out of your daily grind.  Bright green metal shelving wraps the space and front counter, creating ways to store wares, display merchandise and hold pick up orders. The chunky textured counter tops provide a nice complement to the glossy white tile (with yellow grout!) on the perimeter walls.