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Din Tai Fung: Opening date?
I read 3 hours wait and the XLB isn't even as good as what we could already get at Shanghai River in Richmond BC. If that's the case I will wait for the hype to settle down. Anyone care to comment?
In need of new meats
Kudos for creating the most interesting topic I've seen here in years!
4 nights in Seattle - 25th Anniversary
Definitely check out The Walrus and the Carpenter. My favorite new bar/restaurant in town. When we went this week they had 8 kinds of oysters on the menu. The small plates were also outstanding as were the sparkling wines we had by the glass. The ambiance is very intimate yet energetic. The irony is it's connected to Staple and Fancy at the rear of the building which I believe is one of the more over rated new restaurants in Seattle.
Staple & Fancy
One word : BLAND
Heirloom tomatoes and ricotta - bland. Ever hear of maybe adding some olive oil to boost flavor? It needed some love for sure.
Sweet corn ravioli with chantrelles and speck - bland. Sounds great right? Not sure how this is even possible considering the ingredients... but very little flavor. The ravioli was also undercooked, the edges were still too firm.
Veal breast with figs and feta - bland and gross. The veal had the texture of jelly fish I kept checking to see if it was cooked thoroughly. The figs were fresh and delish. The feta was BLAND.
On the plus side the wines by the glass were excellent.
Good taco trucks on the eastside?
That's my go to truck in the entire Seattle area. What's a better bet?
I need to be wowed
I second Spinasse. Sometimes Lark. Growing up in NYC can be a curse if you move and expect to find the same variety of food and you aren't relocating to another "world class city". On the bright side our waist lines and arteries are probably much better off longer term and Seattle rocks in many other ways. Hehe.
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Spinasse
Seattle, WA, Seattle, WA
Cajun in (SEA)
I know of great Cajun food truck I would highly recco http://www.whereyaatmatt.com/
4 Meals in Seattle - looking for Pacific Northwest cuisine
I wouldn't agree with that list at all if you want the PWN experience. Lark, Sitka and Spruce, Cafe Juanita, Matt's in the Market come to mind. Many more options, do some additional searches on here.
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Cafe Juanita
Kirkland, WA, Kirkland, WA
Salumi: yea or nay?
When it comes to sandwiches they are overrated in my opinion especially considering you can buy their salumi product at least in any grocery store around here these days. DeLaurenti has their salumi plus a nice selection of other vendors salumis and prosciuttos, that would be my choice if I was making my own sandwich. The staff there has always been friendly when we've gone but I have definitely noticed the line has become outrageously long. I am an impatient former New Yorker and that just won't due! Baguette Box makes tastier sandwiches and no one seems to talk them up. In fact they have one that's made with Salumi's salumi.
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Baguette Box
1203 Pine St, Seattle, WA 98101
Jason Wilson (Crush) wins best chef NW at James Beard Awards
Food awards are highly suspect from my experience. Hard to tell who can cook and who is just good at butt kissing and marketing. Sorry to say.
Street carts, dives, hidden gems
The one truck that comes to mind immediately is the Parfait ice cream truck.
Li's Dumpling and Noodle House (Bellevue)
I find the food at Spicy Talk way more spicy than their old restaurant and way more tasty. And thank the lord the tables and chairs are actually comfortable. The chong qing hot chicken is really on point and very spicy, good stuff. I will definitely check out Li's never heard of it until this thread. The more the merrier in the land of weak chinese chow.
Best overall meal in the last year
I ate at Eleven Madison Park for my bday in April and it was just outstanding all around. Best meal in Seattle of late has defnitely been at Spinasse, and my favorite dish has been their rabbit meatballs.
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Spinasse
Seattle, WA, Seattle, WA
Best Thai in Seattle
Bai Pai in Ravenna. Surprised it hasn't been mentioned.
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Bai Pai Restaurant
2316 NE 65th St, Seattle, WA 98115
Poppy or Spring Hill?
If you enjoy lukewarm, mushy, buffet style food then Poppy is the place for you. I have never had a "bad" meal at Spring Hill nor have I ever noticed an issue with the noise level.
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Spring Hill Restaurant & Bar
4437 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116
Planning a year's worth of eating out
I can't believe you left off Spinasse, Bisato, and Cafe Juanita
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Cafe Juanita
Kirkland, WA, Kirkland, WA
Spinasse
Seattle, WA, Seattle, WA
New Mistral
I would go to Spinasse. With the new chef, they are one of the most exciting restaurants in town right now IMO. I ate at the new Mistral a few months ago and it was a huge disappointment compared to the old location. First off it was more or less empty the entire night, never a good sign. Next, my only memory was one of the dishes was a ribeye steak with morels. It had to be one of the worst steaks ever. Like out of a roadside diner. And the morels were aweful as well, like they were never even washed before they hit the pan given the soily taste. I was big fan of the old Mistral so maybe we just went on an off night.
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Spinasse
Seattle, WA, Seattle, WA
Another taco truck - Taco City USA
Pretty standard taco truck menu although very limited as in tacos, enchiladas, burritos and maybe a couple of other items. I wasn't very impressed with the pork carnitas burrito I had there a few weeks ago. Just average ingredients and soggy pork.
Visiting Seattle with an 18-year old from Spain
Matt's in the Market if you want to get the all around Seattle experience and good chow in one spot.
Breakfast and other meals in Capitol Hill/Seattle U area?
Barrio
Sitka and Spruce
Luc
Boom Noodle
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Boom Noodle
1121 E Pike St, Seattle, WA 98122
Soup Dumplings
Beggars can't be choosers. This is Seattle after all, land of mediocre Chinese chow.
Which restaurants are not kid friendly in PDX?
Thanks for the info. Sounds like Beast is out at least. I don't think he will be eating with us outside of dessert. Very picky eater.
Which restaurants are not kid friendly in PDX?
Haven't lived in Portland for quite some time but when I did ...all restaurants were pretty much kid friendly. Coming down for the weekend and will have a 6 year old with us. Just wondering if any of the well known higher end establishments are definitely not going to be cool with us having a child that may fuss just a little bit? Thinking of Castagna, Le Pigeon, Beast, etc.. Thanks for the help.
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Le Pigeon
738 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214
Castagna
1752 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214
Buying sea salt in Seattle
metropolitan market makes some great flavored sea salts. the garlic and the onion are standouts.
JUSTIN NIEDERMEYER?
Will definitely have to check it out now with the new chef given the F&W best chef accolade.
Pizza suggestions for NYC visitor
Are you serious? Don't bother. Go eat some Copper River Salmon here instead. NYC pizza can not be beat.
Good WOR Wonton Soup in Seattle?
I will check it out. From what I see on their site, looks promising. Thanks.
Good WOR Wonton Soup in Seattle?
How about a place just to find decent cup of wonton soup!? Like the tasty kind you would find in any average chinese joint in New York City.
