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Confirmed: My Ballard’s[4] October 2 report gives Saturday, October 3 at 5pm and quotes the operator’s opening announcement. The current official site now publishes reservations and regular Tuesday–Sunday service at the same branch, supporting that it is operating.- Start
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Cairo Opens in Ballard on October 3, 2026
Cairo brought Om Eldonia’s Egyptian cooking to Ballard on October 3, 2026, with hawawshi, feteer and molokhia at the former Strega Pizzeria site.
- Cairo’s Ballard opening was announced for October 3, 2026 at 5pm. The local report quotes the owners and identifies the former Strega Pizzeria space; the restaurant now advertises regular service and reservations.[2][4]
- The business comes from Om Eldonia, an Egyptian catering operation. Its new restaurant serves hawawshi, a meat-filled bread, feteer baked in a baladi oven, and molokhia. Catering dishes mentioned in background reporting are not automatically assigned to the restaurant’s current menu.[4]
- The operator’s current Ballard site lists Monday closed and Tuesday–Sunday 11am–9pm, with a reservations link and an after-dinner programme. Those hours describe ongoing service rather than just the first night.[2]
- A free hawawshi for the first 100 opening-night guests and a named performance belonged to October 3. They are historical launch details, not an ongoing restaurant special available to a visitor now.[4]