Licorous is really a culinary destination in the guise of a snazzy cocktail salon.

—Seattle Metropolitan, November 2007, Best New Restaurant

With its fashionable pours and fanciful food pairings, this bar-centric beauty is a dream date dolled up in Seattle-sexy.

— Seattle Times, November 2006

Best Bar Program, Seattle.

— Patterson's Tasting Panel, November 2007

With handsome wood shelving, sheer carmine curtains and walls painted in rosy earth tones, Licorous' interior emphasizes a certain boozy warmth.

— Seattle Magazine, April 2007, Best New Restaurant

A uniquely cerebral approach to after-work drinks... elegant all the time, the place positively twinkles after midnight.

— Seattle Metropolitan, September 2007, Best Bars

Come here for the perfect cocktail before dinner next door, a few bites of their heavenly treats and an escape from Seattle reality.

— Junebug Weddings, January 2007

Licorous carries Sundstrom's stamp and quality and yet it does occupy a category all its own, where it could attract new fans as well as those who appreciate Lark's charms.

— Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 2006

The cocktail menu is creative, interesting.

— The Spirit World, July 2006

Like its sweeping rouge window curtains, the encompassing atmosphere at Licorous is breezy and light.

— Northwest Palate, September 2006

Licorous is destined for popularity.

— The Stranger, June 2006