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And Balch says the popular local chain Full Tilt will provide a few ice cream options to be served in the space. The desserts will likely be over-the-top in terms of presentation, with edible glitter and the like (one can expect some boozy cotton candy, too). The food side is still coming into focus, but snacks will general skew toward English pub fare, with fanciful names developed for a variety of pasties, sandwiches, and entrees such as pork shank. There will be 12 different drink options on the menu in three tiers ranging from non-alcoholic to hair-raising. Part of bar service will include vials, droppers, and other tools of the trade presented on a tray with instructions for patrons to construct their own “potions,” which might include smoke, flames, and vapor. “There’s not a cocktail alive that requires ceremony like absinthe,” says Balch. On the first floor in the back is the actual bar, which will be absinthe focused, with special glasses meant to enhance the flavor of the potent spirit, and a metal drip tool designed to hold a sugarcube at the top of the vessel. Suzi Prattĭelays aside, Balch was still happy to give a tour of the striking three-story building, currently filled with all manner of artifacts, sculptures, baubles, and ephemera. He emphasizes that health precautions for staff and customers are paramount, and doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer to open (it will be reservation-only to start, whenever that is, and eventually have outdoor seating).Īs legend has it, these are the remains of wizard Reginald P. Since the Splintered Wand’s goal is to be a draw for families, as well as adults, if kids under the age of 12 can’t get vaccinated, Balch says he would have big concerns about indoor service, even if the place instituted a policy that required proof of vaccination to enter. There’s a fire permit to take care of, as well as understandable concerns over the spread of the extremely contagious delta variant. In 2021, the project gained more momentum, and the bar is now closer to making its debut, as first reported by My Ballard.Īlthough it’s not quite there yet. On the shelves are Easter eggs from a variety of different mythologies from around the world, as well as pop culture, including a copy of the Handbook for the Recently Deceased from “Beetlejuice.”īalch and his partner, Andrea Ravnholm (also an alias) purchased the historic flatiron building in 2018, and soon announced their plans to create a wizard-themed brewpub and wand shop, only to see those plans slowed by the pandemic. The taps are filled with mead, and there are recreations of 19th century absinthe fountains.
Hanging from the ceiling is the Ballard Sea Monster, an homage to an early 20th-century hoax photograph. Hibbs, a wizard who died drunk, muttering spells (“he was kind of an asshole”). There’s a skeleton hanging out at the far corner of the bar, which Balch says is the remains of Reginald P.
The bathrooms have brass steampunk-like pipes, as well as dragon heads on the faucets. There are large iron manacles near one floorboard of the bar, which Balch explains once held Boreas’s gigantic appendages, but the staff “didn’t know quite what to do with him,” so the dragon stayed where he was, keeping a watchful eye over the place.Īs final preparations for the Splintered Wand’s long-delayed opening continue “it’s important to get all the little details right” to create an immersive experience, says Balch. Co-owner Geoffrey Thaddeus Constantine Balch (who goes by his centuries-old wizard character name, even in interviews) explains that the dragon is named Boreas and he came crashing through the wall one day driven by the north wind. It’s a sunny Tuesday afternoon and light streams into the Splintered Wand, Ballard’s highly anticipated magic and fantasy-focused pub, hitting the visage of a large dragon head on one of the walls.
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