Noodles Abound on Capitol Hill; A Terrible Beauty; RN74

CAPITOL HILL—It looks like Eric Banh's Ba Bar is still shooting for the second week of June. The Monsoon and Baguette Box owner's "Saigon & Cholon" spot will serve up noodles, broken rice, pancakes, pastries, roasted birds, and cocktails. [EaterWire]

DOWNTOWN—As RN74 Seattle inches closer to its June 13 open, the interior is coming together behind the white-covered windows. The restaurant has been tweeting a few sneak peeks (no train sign though) and the staff began training today. [Twitter]

CAPITOL HILL—Samurai Noodle's new Broadway location will open June 9. It's the third location for the local ramen chainlet. [CHS]

WEST SEATTLE—Renton-based Irish pub A Terrible Beauty is busy renovating its future home in The Junction. The signage is up, but owners tell West Seattle Blog they are still "a couple weeks out," so hopefully by the end of June. [WSB]

[Photo: Geoff Smith/Twitter]