FareStart Restaurant

Farestart is located at 2004 Westlake Ave, Seattle, WA. This business specializes in Restaurants.

A project of the nationally lauded FareStart job-training program, this eatery in a sleek, dramatic space on Virginia Street serves an American-style lunch of sandwiches, burgers, mac-and-cheese, and fries during the week, as well as rotating specials. The kitchen is staffed by formerly homeless men and women (the servers are not) and the spirit of community outreach runs deep. Reservations are...

FareStart Restaurant Review: Founded as a non-profit organization with the singular mission of training formerly-homeless persons for jobs in the food industry, Farestart offers three-course dinners every Thursday for less than $25. The food is prepared and served by Farestart's students with guidance from well-known Seattle-based guest chefs. The dining room's soaring ceilings, trendy décor,...

The FareStart MissionFareStart provides a community that transforms lives by empowering homeless and disadvantaged men, women, and families to achieve self-sufficiency through life skills, job training and employment in the food service industry.FareStarts VisionWe rebuild lives, reconnect families, and strengthen our diverse community.-We experience the power of contributing, the gift of...

At FareStart, food is the tool that transforms lives. FareStart provides a community that successfully empowers men, women, and families to create new opportunities through food service training, life skills training, and job placement. The FareStart Restaurant is open for (wide-ranging and delicious) lunch Monday-Friday from 11:00am  2:00pm, and for Guest Chef Night dinners (three-course...