A new food-and-beverage destination, Willie Burton’s, will debut this summer on a Bellevue site formerly occupied by a car dealership and will include burger-and-shake joint Lil Woody’s, a new drinking establishment called The Bar @ Willie Burton’s, and two casual-restaurant concepts, according to an announcement this week.
Marcus Lalario of Sugar Shack Unlimited has partnered with KG Investment Properties, or KGIP, and Harrison Street Asset Management, HSAM, to debut Willie Burton’s at 600 116th Ave. NE.
Sugar Shack Unlimited — a collective of businesses including bars and restaurants, art galleries, clothing lines, and an event-production and digital-media company — will manage branding and design, marketing, operations, and event activations for the venture. Brady Ishiwata Williams, the James Beard-winning chef and owner of Tomo in White Center, will present the two casual concepts…