I'm about to lay some magic on you

Shawna Leader and I became fast friends in the fall of 2005, right before we graduated from high school. Soon after our first fateful hangout (in which we both talked of our passionate love for music, specifically The Beatles) we began making regular trips to Seattle, each time making the same dedicated walk from the ferry terminal to the downtown shopping areas, always down 1st obviously because 1st is a gradual incline, less of the steep hills one encounters when pressing up from Alaskan to say 2nd or 3rd. But thats neither here nor there. Basically since we started making said trip we have always passed The Bookstore Bar which is located in the lobby of the Alexis hotel. We always liked the Alexis because of its lights, its friendly doorman, and because of the charming bar. Not only does it have a kickass name but also a great little warm vibe. Magazines and books are displayed on the walls, and in the summer they have a cute little patio to sit out on first. Most of the time you can see business people sitting sipping martinis. But we never saw anyone with books. We vowed that once we turned 21 we would be the classy individuals sipping drinks and reading books. So we waited.
In the spring of 2009, I finally turned 21, and Shawna and I waited for our moment to be perfect. On a summer evening the two of us headed to The Bookstore for Happy Hour, excited for our experience. It was as warm and cozy as we wanted it to be. We cracked books, we ordered Cosmos, and life was good. Then we ordered the Happy Hour Three Mac and Cheese for $5 and that's when life changed. This was a divine mac and cheese. We headed out to see "500 Days of Summer" feeling wonderfully happy.
Like every wonderful thing that comes my way, I'm often calling the item into question. Maybe it wasn't as awesome as I thought, maybe it was awful.
It wasn't awful.
I have returned to The Bookstore again and again, taking always the most fabulous of people (Brian, Jacob, Nicole, and not to give anything away but Shannon and Kari). Their drinks are always impeccable, and their mac and cheese never fails to disappoint. I mean for $5 you think sometime it would, but it doesn't.
For my official review I went to The Bookstore after a wonderful day of adventuring with my friends Shannon(holla Shannon!) and Kari (holla Kari Bo Berri!) The bartender was super attentive, as we sat at the bar, and super nice. He introduced Kari to a French Martini which is delicious. We then proceeded to order the Blue Fries. Fries with bleu cheese and bacon. Delightful. Soooo yummy. So for a second I thought, maybe no mac and cheese for me, cause you know too much cheese, but then I figured why not. So I did, and it was amazing, duh.
First off its elbow noodles, which when executed correctly (aka not boiled too much) can be awesome. These were awesome elbows. Then they top it with a light cheesy sauce, not too heavy, but not too light. I mean its the happy hour portion and you get your fill. They top it off with a sprinkling of bread crumbs which add some very nice texture to what could be a boring dish, if the cheeses weren't as awesome as they were. I ate almost all of it, leaving as Shannon said four noodles to be carried off. It even paired alright with my Tricerahops (haha, who doesn't love beer and dinosaurs!) The magic of The Bookstore is really its my first bar experience, and it has always been this perfect bar, this place where I can go to feel classy, and I always seem to be there eating the right food, talking with the right people. I've only ever been their with awesome, so how could it ever be unawesome? I don't know. I never have a bad experience there.
If you're ever in Seattle do yourself a favor, visit The Bookstore, order up a Cosmo, and dig into some delightful mac and cheese. Unless you suspect (as I'm beginning to after figuring out the common denominator) that *I* am the magic then you might as well take me with you...because it never disappoints me.
(Sorry for not posting sooner, been busy, will promise to get more on track!)