Get Out: Breakfast with the FA Cup Final

Got this email from reader Beth earlier in the week:

Hey Seth -
do you know of anywhere to watch the Finals at 7am on Saturday? I only know of the George & Dragon, which is sold out, and Fado, who have an unreasonable $20 cover.

After a brief flash of confusion, during which we wondered how we'd missed two weeks of the NBA playoffs, and why the Finals were starting at 7am, we realized Beth was referring to the FA Cup Final.

The FA Cup is the biggest soccer tournament in England. The way we understand it, any team can enter--from your intramural league teams all the way up to the top pro squads. 687 teams entered the 06-07 FA Cup and it's down to two: Chelsea vs. Manchester United play in the Final, Saturday at 7am PST. We're assuming that this is the English equivalent of Super Bowl Sunday.

And, yes, we do have a lead on watching it: St. Andrews Bar and Grill, just north of Green Lake on Aurora. Beth doublechecked on it, saving Seattlest from making our first actual reportorial telephone call:

I called them & they'll be open. Not taking reservations, but the guy said if we were there by 7, he was sure we could find a seat.