Easy Street Records & Cafe

The employees in the store think they're too cool to be bothered and the wait staff don't even bother to check up on you. A wicked combination which makes a return trip unlikely. The food was about average. Perhaps these kids were too cool for school.

I moved to Phoenix from Seattle one year ago and am still in search of an Easy Street Record style shop down here in the desert. The energy, superb customer assistance and awesome selection lured me in to Easy Street Records every time i had $100 to drop on tunes. They have a second-hand CD section upstairs that always has the album i need to complete my collection. I am such a fan of Easy Street Records, I slapped their sticker on the back of my Subaru for all the west to see! Thanks Easy Street!

Seriously, this place suits a lot of needs. Breakfast on the weekends is worth the wait and the servers move a mile-a-minute to make sure everyone gets their food. Drip coffee is good but the baristas there are one of the best kept secrets in the city - I've never been disappointed. Music in the background is often rich with inspiration in the sort of counter-culture way you would expect from a record store/breakfast place and you should definitely add chorizo to any dish they suggest it for. Although it is mostly cds, records (new and used) still make up most of the upstairs for those people who are still diggin'. Like I was saying, it's one stop shoppin'.

In Short With its wide-open storefront and in-house coffee bar/cafe, it's not tough to get sucked into Easy Street. If you want to score a virgin copy of an old Rolling Stones record or track down Stereolab's "Dots and Loops" on colored vinyl, this is a good place to start. Easy Street's rep is so formidable that during the Beastie Boys' "Hello Nasty" tour, Mix Master Mike even stopped in to pick up some records before the group's gig at KeyArena.

If you're an avid music lover, the selection here is better, and a bit less expensive than other record stores in the greater seattle area. I Drive from Renton to shop here exclusively and am never emptyhanded after a trip to Easy Street. Space is limited and the food was less than satisfactory. If you want an obscure jazz, punk, blues, or that "#1" record, this is your destination.

Please go to another more customer focused record store - these people are jerks. They all think they are too cool and won't help you find the selection you are looking for. There are so many other places that aren't posers like Easystreet - save your time and money and go to any other store than this one.

I don't know of any other music shop in West Seattle that has this much selection! I was impressed with the rare musical items they had. I s...

This is a music store for the young and hip. Since I'm neither, I generally am only in to buy concert tickets. I will say that this is whe...

Growing up in West Seattle I saw Easy Street go from a small hole in the wall to the amazing two floor w/ cafe store that it has become. Th...

Although it's not as big as the Queen Anne location they still have a good selection here, and I've seen a good in-store show that they put ...

friendly staff, great selection of really great music. Lots of local music, and great live performances. (at the Queen Anne location.) Why...

This review refers to the Queen Anne location. With layers of posters on the walls, helpful Recommended sections and the requisite good mus...

I have known this record store for many years and the biggest knock is the owner. He makes me vomit when I think about how he treats the sta...

Easy Street is the place to go when you're not sure what to buy, but you know you want a new CD. It's got a great area for recommended buys...

This is one of my favorite CD places to shop at. Many genres to choose from. They have a large enough area to hold tons of CDs. The chances ...

Easy Street is the place to go to for new realeases, especially when it comes to indie rock/ local bands and electronic. They seem to pride...

Yes, this is a good one. I have always been able to leave that store with something tasty for the ears. This is unusual for me. I have a har...

I have been to two of the Easy Street locations ( I think there are only two?) in Queen Anne and West Seattle. Both are great (the West Seat...

I love to go in here on a sunday and browse about, listening to the new releases, checking out the local music shelf and going through the t...

If you are looking for a great price for your music you need to go to easy street records, they have great sales, and just great everday pri...

I'm a DJ and I love to go record shopping at Easy Street. They have the best selection of rock/alternative vinyl in Seattle. They also have ...

Hip record store at two locations in Seattle: Queen Anne and Alki. Good selection of new and used CDs at standard prices. Good selection ...

You'll find all genres of music at East Street very competively priced with a vast selection to choose from. my favorite reason to visit is ...