PAX Prime D&D Gathering Thread

Passerbye

If you are coming to PAX Prime this year and you want to see some of your fellow D&D folk then this is the thread for you.

Going to be around? Make a post here in the thread with !signup included in it in some noticeable fashion (so I can spot it, I'm sure there will be many of you), I will add you to the list in the OP - this is mostly just to make planning easier. For bigger gatherings (like if we do another dinner) I'll include info here as well.

Got ideas for gatherings? ANY gatherings? Doesn't matter if it's listed in the OP or not, this is where you can post them/plan them/discuss them - central location, as it were. If you want your gathering listed in the OP, lemme know.

Got ideas for just general gathering/eating places (say, near the Convention Center?) that people might wanna check out? Post about 'em, I'll try to include them in the OP too, so visitors can have options.

Ok, go!

People List
Amateurhour
BlackDragon480
Desc
Dyrwen66
Gim
Incenjucar
Infidel
Lion
Lochiel
Mazzyx
McDermott
Mom2Kat
Passerbye
PotatoNinja
Preacher
Premier Kakos
Schrodinger
Senjutsu
Simonwolf
Stilist
Thanatos

Place List
Key:
restaurant
bar
*both*

The Still (Quieter bar, good for sipping scotch.)
*McMenamins Six Arms* (Think American pub. Good burgers.)
Rancho Bravo (Actually authentic Mexican.)
Pho Thai (Good pho, ok everything else.)
Rock Box (Karaoke rooms and bar)
Linda's Tavern (Punk music and a good beer selection.)
*Elysian Brewery* (Micro-brewery restaurant, good food.)
*Quinn's Pub* (Somewhat more fine-dining, locally sourced.)
Ayutthaya Thai Cuisine (Ok Thai food, nice atmosphere.)
*The Garage* (Pool/Bowling/Food)
Ristorante Machiavelli (Very good Italian food, nice atmosphere.)
Vito's (Italian food.)
Ipanema (Meat, meat, more meat, cooked very nicely. Salad bar.)
*Blue C Sushi* 7th Ave Location (Great sushi.)
*Dragonfish Cafe* (Ok food, nice atmosphere. Kinda yuppy.)
Annapurna Cafe (Good Nepalese/Tibetan/Indian cuisine, friendly wait staff.)
Old School Frozen Custard (Really good frozen custard. Bit of a walk.)
Molly Moon's Ice Cream Shop Capitol Hill Location (Very good ice cream, nice location.)
*The Brooklyn*

Gatherings (in chronological order)

Thans' Happy Hour
When: Thursday
Where: Sazerac starting at 5pm.
See this post for details.

Pho Thai Dinner
When: Thursday
Where: Pho Thai starting at 730pm.
See this post for details.

D&D Fancy Dinner
When: Friday, exact time Tentatively 9pm?
Where: Tentatively Capitol Club?
Who all wants to come (this is so making reservations can be easier):
Preacher+1
Passerbye+1
Dyrwen
Mazzyx
Mom2Kat+1
Desc
Premier Kakos
BlackDragon480
AmateurHour+1
Infidel
Thanatos
Senjutsu+1
Simonwolf
Lion+1
Stilist
McDermott
Gim

Bowling
When: Saturday 3-7 pm
Where: The Garage
See this post for details.


Cheesery
When: Sunday, 11 am.
Where: Starting at Calf & Kid. Wear comfy walking shoes, bring water if you'll need it, and of course $$ for cheese, bread, fruit, etc.
Who all wants to come (no more than 6, please!):
Mazzyx +2
Desc

Preacher

I'll be in town for the prime shenanigans as always.

!Sign Up!

desc

Me me me me me me!

!signup

Infidel

I am down again. sign me up

amateurhour

I'm interested, unless things get too kinky...

Actually I'm interested either way.

!signup

Mazzyx

!SIGN UP!

I will be there of course.

Eddy

Bumping in case people don't see this and wring their hands in nerdy anxiety

edit: god damn it mazz

Mom2Kat

!Sign Up

Will be bringing the husband with me. We are up for anything. Our hotel is across from denny park so it seems we are pretty good for transit/walking maybe driving as we will have our vehicle with us.

*SQUEEEEEEEEE*

Passerbye

Bumping, so it's not missed.

Will one of the mods please sticky this already? PAX is in three weeks, eh?

Dyrwen66

Woo, I shall be there. Naturally, I suppose.

stilist

hex yes

Lochiel

Only reason I have a forum account is for PAX.

!signup

Dyrwen66

So, yeah, maybe we peruse the usual hangouts. Or maybe we go farther up hill and venture to the new bars around Cal Anderson park, like karaoke places or Linda's punk bar.

Incenjucar

I'm up for PAXvents on Friday night or Saturday. I plan on making the most out of Saturday PAX, since that's the only day I have, but I can of course get to anywhere. We should probably figure out price, distance, and time before specific locations. Also if there are any under-21s we need to factor in. There are sooo many breweries and pubs.

Passerbye

Incenjucar wrote:

I'm up for PAXvents on Friday night or Saturday. I plan on making the most out of Saturday PAX, since that's the only day I have, but I can of course get to anywhere. We should probably figure out price, distance, and time before specific locations. Also if there are any under-21s we need to factor in. There are sooo many breweries and pubs.

Under-21s can let us know in advance, that's their prerogative. For your average large gathering (I'm thinking the dinner, remember last year) we wouldn't start off going anywhere that an under-21 couldn't go anyway.

Premier kakos

Oh, I'll be there, I gueeesssss.

!signup

amateurhour

Am I the only out of towner that doesn't like the Six Arms?

Mazzyx

I like the Still for its ambiance more than the 6 arms. But that is more just liquor and that doesn't help the young folk or with food.

Preacher

amateurhour wrote:

Am I the only out of towner that doesn't like the Six Arms?

I'm an intowner and I don't like it, its the smell if there is such a thing.

amateurhour

Preacher wrote:

amateurhour wrote:

Am I the only out of towner that doesn't like the Six Arms?

I'm an intowner and I don't like it, its the smell if there is such a thing.

Peanuts and Rectum... if I recall. Also the service sucked. We got booted for either drinking too much or not enough, or maybe it's because I have a southern accent and servers in Seattle are location biased.

Passerbye

amateurhour wrote:

Preacher wrote:

amateurhour wrote:

Am I the only out of towner that doesn't like the Six Arms?

I'm an intowner and I don't like it, its the smell if there is such a thing.

Peanuts and Rectum... if I recall. Also the service sucked. We got booted for either drinking too much or not enough, or maybe it's because I have a southern accent and servers in Seattle are location biased.

Weird, every time I've been there the service has been fine. YMMV, apparently.

There other places to go, though, so no worries.

Mazzyx

Can I put up phothai? That place was good.

Mojo_Jojo

Edit: This is not the chat thread

Passerbye

Mazzyx wrote:

Can I put up phothai? That place was good.

It's been on the list since yesterday. ;-)

Mazzyx

Well then I am voting Thai of some sort and Rockbox for the after party because Japanese karaoke is the best. Wish it was nomihodai though.

Passerbye

Mazzyx wrote:

Well then I am voting Thai of some sort and Rockbox for the after party because Japanese karaoke is the best. Wish it was nomihodai though.

Ok, that's the first suggestion. Once more people stumble across the thread I'm sure we'll get more, then we can really start discussing.

Rock Box does sound like fun, doesn't it?

Preacher

My vote is for some place other than asian food, everyone always wants asian food. Lets be different go italian or something.

B:L

Preacher wrote:

My vote is for some place other than asian food, everyone always wants asian food. Lets be different go italian or something.

Italiasian.

Kung pao gnocchi.

Tofu pesto.

simonwolf

I had a delicious bowl of Italian-influenced tomato ramen in Osaka, actually

also signup

Passerbye

Preacher wrote:

My vote is for some place other than asian food, everyone always wants asian food. Lets be different go italian or something.

I don't know of many good Italian restaurants within a reasonable distance. Machiavelli comes to mind, but they're tiny and it's too late for us to make reservations in time for a big group. You, @Thanatos, and @RiemannLives know the restaurants around here a bit better, do you have any suggestions?

Dyrwen66

Preacher wrote:

My vote is for some place other than asian food, everyone always wants asian food. Lets be different go italian or something.

It...Italian? There's literally 2 Italian places within about 30 blocks of us. There's the one she mentioned, and Vito's, up on Madison, an old gangster joint from the 50s that does okay food, but it's a little out of the way. They're certainly an option though. There's also the possibility of Ipanema's Brazillian grill, for a huge buffet/meat on a stick option for a big party.

Passerbye

Dyr makes a good point - the predominant food around downtown Seattle and Capitol Hill is either Asian or American-ish with a smattering of Mexican. Italian isn't very common.

Mazzyx

Asian and Mexican would be my preferences. But I can east both pretty much constantly.

Thanatos

This isn't a huge Italian city. There's Buca di Beppo's, which is a bit of a schlep from the convention center, but absolutely walkable. They actually handle groups pretty well, and the food is pretty good, just kind of generic, and while not super-expensive, also isn't all that cheap, especially if you get a couple bottles of wine with it. There's also The Old Spaghetti Factory, which is in Belltown, similar food quality from what I've heard, good for groups, but I have never been there.

My suggestion would actually be Mama's Mexican Food over in Belltown. Again, a bit of a schlep from the convention center, but they have some good burritos, and overall good American-style Mexican food. Those of you from California are not going to be impressed, though, I'm afraid. And seating may be a little difficult (they don't take reservations).

Incenjucar

Seattle Italian is mostly variations on thin-crust pizza unless you're going to Fancy Money places. There ARE some additional Italian options I know of, but they're all the way up on 15th, and I've only ever had pizza at them. Probably options deeper downtown, too.

Also, regarding Quinn's, don't forget the issue we had with party size last year. If we get enough people, it'll be a non-option.

Passerbye

Incenjucar wrote:

Seattle Italian is mostly variations on thin-crust pizza unless you're going to Fancy Money places. There ARE some additional Italian options I know of, but they're all the way up on 15th, and I've only ever had pizza at them. Probably options deeper downtown, too.

Also, regarding Quinn's, don't forget the issue we had with party size last year. If we get enough people, it'll be a non-option.

The list of restaurants/etc. in the OP is a general list of near (or relatively near) places for people to go to if they want to (since I'm sure out-of-towners would like other options besides Cheesecake Factory), not only suggestions for another D&D dinner.

Preacher

It doesn't have to be italian, its just that for 2 years running we've done asian, I wouldn't mind something different. Though on thursday I'll probably just be there for drinks as I'm taking AH and his wife to the blazing onion for lunch/early dinner.

Thanatos

It's hard to find good sushi outside of the coasts, Preacher.

I mean, you can get it anytime you want, so it's no big deal, but if you're from out of town, it's a special treat.

Passerbye

Preacher wrote:

It doesn't have to be italian, its just that for 2 years running we've done asian, I wouldn't mind something different. Though on thursday I'll probably just be there for drinks as I'm taking AH and his wife to the blazing onion for lunch/early dinner.

I might suggest Ipanema's for a fancy dinner gathering. They're really quite good. Ok vegetarian option too, since their salad bar is extensive (more like an 'all things veggie' bar). It's about $40/person for the Rodizio and $22 for just the salad bar, though, so a little more pricey.

Passerbye

Oh, I might do another cheese run thing one of the PAX days (I'm thinking perhaps Sunday morning, like we did last year?). Start at Calf & Kid, work our way down to Pike Market, end with noms at the park by the Market.

Who's interested?

Mazzyx

I am in for the cheese run. Though it depends if my friends are up to it as well since I am meeting with them on Sunday.