During off-peak hours, accessing Lake City is best done on Lake City Way aka Highway 522, though the main cross street, 125th is much more consistently clear. Beware the median on Lake City Way which makes crossing through it a chore.
Sorry folks, there's still nothing you'd really want to go out of your way to see in Lake City.
The same applies to doing. If you are really desperate for activity though, you could hang out at the intersection of Lake City Way and 125th street and converse with the sundry bums.
And if the sundry bums aren't around:
If there is one reason to come to this area of Seattle, it is the Persian bakery, '''Minoo'''. Boasting a wide array of fried honey pastries and some nut-based cookies, other Middle Eastern eateries could only envy their quality and selection.
There are also, in the grand Seattle tradition, two Thai places right across the street from each other on Lake City Way: '''Chang's Thai''' and '''Thai One On''' (the latter being the better), as well as '''Toyoda Sushi''' and, a little west of downtown Lake City, the '''Enat''' Ethiopian restaurant.
Further south on Lake City Way, new development is taking place where Lake City meets the considerably nicer Maple Leaf.
For authentic Mexican food a world removed from the cliched, Americanized fodder served by chains, there is '''Mr. Villa''' near the intersection with 15th Ave. The tacos al carbon, homemade tortillas, and green salsa are not to be missed.
On 15th less than a block away is '''Anita's Indian Bistro''' which was voted 2nd best Indian food in Seattle, with rich and flavorful curries also available as sides for dipping naan.
'''Dick's Drive-In''' - Best food in Lake City (4 other around Seattle)
The '''Sugar Shack''', a newly opened bakery near the intersection of Lake City Way and 15th, supplies an ever changing selection of cholesterol-boosting treats sure to please the palate and necessitate some cardiovascular exercise.
There's a 24 hour Starbucks on Lake City Way. If you were looking for alcoholic refreshments, Lake City's dives are your only recourse.