Glassworks has provided site-specific architectural art glass for Anthony’s Restaurants in the Pacific Northwest for 15 years. Working with Joey Ing, interior architect, we have fabricated many one-of-a-kind glass applications, which have made each restaurant unique. These custom creations have included etched insulated door glass, countertops, light fixtures, mirrors, signage, and more. Our most recent collaboration was for Anthony’s first “off the water” location in Alderwood, Wa. We met early in the design process with the architect who held a vision that the glass in this restaurant would play a key role in maintaining the natural aesthetic that is essential to the Anthony’s brand. The highlights of this project were a lit floor piece resembling a stream and a multicolored glass shell for the wall (seen above). We also created a custom bar and countertops with our signature “water texture” and a wall of etched partitions resembling sea kelp and bubbles (seen below).
Anthony’s Origins
Anthony’s Restaurants are a family of twenty-two unique waterfront locations throughout the Pacific Northwest. A locally owned company, Anthony’s traces its history to 1969 when Budd Gould opened the Fox Restaurant in the Bellevue Crossroads. This Steak and Lobster restaurant was followed by Mad Anthony’s, which opened in 1973 in the Bellevue Commons. Mad Anthony’s was named after the Revolutionary War General “Mad” Anthony Wayne. It was an early American themed pub which featured prime rib and seafood. Future Anthony’s restaurants migrated to the waterfront providing guests with a truly Northwest dining experience, specializing in fresh local seafood. The two original restaurants were later sold enabling the company to focus on the growth of waterfront locations.
Anthony’s has grown into a titan within the seafood restaurant industry of the Pacific Northwest, earning many awards and accolades along the way. Glassworks is pleased to play a continuing part of this growth.
“We have used Glassworks for Anthony’s Restaurants projects for more than fifteen years. Glassworks’ creativity, exacting standards, and willingness to explore new and innovative ideas have made them a major part of our creative design. We make a point of having a glass element in each project; Glassworks is truly a pleasure to work with.”
Jeff Arnot
Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Anthony’s Restaurants
Glassworks values our partnership with Anthony’s Restaurants and admire their upstanding business methods and strong commitment to use local resources and businesses. We look forward to the next 15 years of collaboration.
For more information on Anthony’s Restaurants, visit their website.
For comments and questions regarding specific glass used in an Anthony’s location, or for more information on our architectural art glass, please contact Glassworks by email info@glassworksinc.com or call 206.441.4268.
