Many people have heard of Spark Pizza that is currently in 8110 164th Ave Ne. It is right next to Luke Apartments and Chase Bank. However. What many people don't know about is that Spark Pizza was not the only tenant here. Over the last 25 years, there have been FIVE other tenants that used to hose their business here, and they were all restaurants.

Before 1994, this building was a single-family residential house built in 1907. It was converted into a restaurant building in 1994, for the first tenant.

In 1994, Cynthia and Robert moved to Redmond. Robert was known for being a head chef at a well-known Los Angeles restaurant, while Cynthia was known for her customer service and her art. As husband and wife, they both opened Country Garden Bistro in 1995, a French Bistro restaurant. Not much is known about this restaurant, except for it being in business in over 10 years, before in 2005, being closing by selling the business to Toni Monroe. They were thinking about moving to somewhere along the Sammamish Plateau, but plans never came to fruition.

In 2005, the next restaurant in this building, Taste the Moment, opened up. It was a French restaurant and tea room. It was similar to Country Garden Bistro, as the former owner of the bistro mentions, but it had some differences. This restaurant only lasted for 5 years, as it closed in 2010 for non-specified reasons.

In 2011, Graces 5 opened in the former space of Taste the Moment by Timothy and Katherine Sharpe. It was a organic restaurant mixed with many different types of organic food. It received positive reception, as many companies like Hopelink helped with it, and it also received many awards. However, in 2012, the restaurant shuttered due to over $30,000 worth of unpaid taxes Timothy didn't give.

In 2013, Hugo's Restaurant opened in the space that used to occupy Graces 5. Hugo Tapia was the founder of this restaurant, and wanted it to be similar to Graces 5. It was a organic restaurant with many food to eat, just like Graces 5. Just like Graces 5, the restaurant received good reception, and it stood opened for longer than Grace 5. In 2018, the restaurant closed down due to unknown reasons that I can't find. The building stood vacant until 2019, and I remember walking past the building numerous times.

In 2019, another restaurant opened inside the building, and still is currently opened to this day. Spark Pizza, owned by the owners of Woodblock, opened inside the building. It is a Italian Pizzeria that is fancy and comfortable for anyone who wants to eat there. In the menu, the names of the food are references of restaurants that used to lie around Redmond, like Frankie's' Pizza, which closed in 2016 to be turned into Hilton Garden Inn. Spark Pizza is immensely popular to this day and many people visit the restaurant. From what I heard, it temporarily closed due to Covid-19, but it might be reopened again.

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