The Hurricane Cafe to Shutter; Secret Seattle Menu Items

DENNY TRIANGLE—Longtime 24/7 dive The Hurricane Cafe is closing its doors for the final time on New Year's Day in 2015. The Stranger reports that the space—formerly the Dog House (see right) and Bohemian Continental—opened two decades ago. Owner Neil Scott lost his lease, and the almost 100-year-old building will be knocked down. [Slog]

ARBITRARY LISTICLES— Some secret, off-the-menu items at Seattle restaurants are revealed by Zagat. The roundup includes the Cotto salami sandwich at Salumi and the "Tommy D Special" at Serious Pie, with Yukon potato and bacon slivers that "work their porky magic" on a pizza. [Zagat]

DEALFEED— National Geographic's Ice Cream Expedition biodiesel ice cream truck arrives in Seattle tomorrow. The truck is serving free frozen treats to kids at the Seattle Audubon Magnuson Park starting at 1 p.m. [EaterWire]
[Photo: Dog House/MOHAI]