Cast Your Lot in Bellevue with the New LOT No. 3

In general, I am loath to travel to the Eastside.  But I'm willing to make the trip over the bridge for a new spot from the good people at Heavy Restaurant Group.  If Purple is their wine bar and Barrio is their Northwest-minded taqueria, then LOT No. 3 is their speakeasy-ish pub, with a long list of brown liquors and beers, as well as some simple, gourmet takes on pub grub. 

Just looking at the menu [pdf], it is mostly booze (care of gifted bar manager Casey Robison, often found at the Capitol Hill Barrio), but LOT No. 3 still puts the food front and center, with plenty of small bites, entrees, cheese and Salumi meat plates, salads, and sandwiches, including hot dogs and a peanut butter and bacon sandwich.

Food is served till 1 a.m., and there's a happy hour daily 4-6 p.m. that features bacon by the slice (supposedly the candied variety is near-addictive).  The sliders made the happy hour menu too [pdf].  One quibble: there is no need for the use of single quotes with any menu items, as in egg and bacon 'salad'--we get it, that is egg salad that happens to have bacon in it. (Same goes for you, 'BLT' slider and polenta 'fries.')

Considering it's a pub, the space is rather sparse and luxe, with tables and a small bar downstairs and some booths, a large communal table, and a lounge area upstairs.  It's located adjacent to the Bellevue Purple and Barrio, such that when you head to the restroom, you can stop and peruse Purple's vast cache of wine.  And thankfully, validated parking is available in the Bellevue Towers parking garage.  If you know Heavy, bet on the fact that if this Eastside debut is auspicious, you'll see a LOT No. 3 on this side of the bridge sometime soon.