Probably your best bet nearby would be Kukai Ramen on Capitol Hill.
Others have it, but since it's not a focus its usually not as good.
Kukai is super close (walking distance) to the con. It's pretty authentic - they use a very heavy dashi base for their stock so it's all a bit fishy (ha). I like it a lot but non fish-lovers may not. There are actually about a dozen ramen specialty shops around, some more authentic than others:
When I arrive on Thursday I make it a point to ride the monorail at Westlake to the armory/space needle and get a MOD pizza.
If anyone hasn't tried MOD, I highly recommend it. Large personal pizzas with a huge choice of toppings, and you're able to have a view of the space needle while eating (if you sit outside.)
A great way to get in the mood for Seattle/PAX
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When I arrive on Thursday I make it a point to ride the monorail at Westlake to the armory/space needle and get a MOD pizza.
If anyone hasn't tried MOD, I highly recommend it. Large personal pizzas with a huge choice of toppings, and you're able to have a view of the space needle while eating (if you sit outside.)
A great way to get in the mood for Seattle/PAX
MOD is awesome. It's basically the Subway of pizza (one price per size, get whatever on it you want!). There's also a location a few blocks from the convention center if you want a lunch fix during the festivities.
When I arrive on Thursday I make it a point to ride the monorail at Westlake to the armory/space needle and get a MOD pizza.
If anyone hasn't tried MOD, I highly recommend it. Large personal pizzas with a huge choice of toppings, and you're able to have a view of the space needle while eating (if you sit outside.)
A great way to get in the mood for Seattle/PAX
MOD is awesome. It's basically the Subway of pizza (one price per size, get whatever on it you want!). There's also a location a few blocks from the convention center if you want a lunch fix during the festivities.
I was thinking about this spot as well, as I didn't even know it was there until this last PAX (Maybe it wasn't before) There is kind of a 'secret' route out the back of the convention center right to this Mod Pizza that makes it very convenient. If you head out to the smoking area behind the Pax schwag store, head away South from the convention center on the path to the right hand side; you'll run into a stairway on the right of this path that turns and runs back north to the lower levels of the convention center. Once you get to the bottom, there's a long elevated concrete walkway to your left (West) that runs all the way to 6th avenue. Go to 6th and turn left and it's at 1302 6th ave. Complicated to find for the first time, but definitely one of the fastest, most convenient places for decent food from the convention center main floor. (And one of the only fast places with beer . Depending on one's hotel, this may just be a great way to get out of the convention center at night too.
I've never been able to find a decent (or even half decent) burger in the area. It seems like an odd gap.
Because I'm up way too early with nothing to do, I'm gonna chime in again.
Downtown food is generally more pricey and fancy, and many of the city's best restaurants are in other neighborhoods. The best ethnic food tends to come from tiny hole-in-the-wall spots in the suburbs.
Ethiopian, Mexican, Salvadorean, Vietnamese, Thai, Cuban, Korean, Japanese can all be found pretty easily if you're feeling adventurous.
In terms of burgers, what defines a "good burger" is so entirely subjective that it's impossible to suggest anything. That awful burger you hated might be someone else's favorite burger ever. What do you look for in a burger? What do you think makes it good? Burger places are super trendy here right now, and I guarantee there's some place you'd like.
I hate mentioning it cause it's one of my favorite places but I think it already got a mention in the thread. Lil' woody's has a pretty good greasy burger.
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I hate mentioning it cause it's one of my favorite places but I think it already got a mention in the thread. Lil' woody's has a pretty good greasy burger.
Just went there for the first time a few weeks ago for lunch, real good stuff!
It's a solid bus ride from the convention center if anyone is looking to eat there during PAX (it's on Market St. in Ballard).
edit: DERP and then I remembered Ballard isn't their only location. And the Capitol Hill spot is just a few blocks up from the Paramount Theatre. Great, now I have to go eat a burger during PAX!
If you're looking for something interesting and regional - especially if you're from the Midwest or East Coast, there's a terrific breakfast dish here called the Hangtown Fry. It originated in San Francisco in the 1800's but was quickly adopted by Seattle and is one of those dishes you can't really find anywhere else. Basically a bacon-oyster omelet. The closest location to the con that I could find serving it is Lowell's at the Pike Place Market. (Pro tip to keep you from sounding like a tourist when you go there: it's not "Pike's", it's Pike without the 's'.).
Gods, that looks good. I might have to hit that up on Thursday morning before the MMT.
Hungry for Gamer food? Want some classy drinks with your fellow nerds? Well check out this year's PAX menu that I've negotiated specially with Tom Douglas' newest restaurant, the Carlisle Room! A special menu of themed food and drinks will be available only if you show your PAX badge. This place is terrific, and the drinks aren't just another goddamn screwdriver renamed "mana potion". This place is top notch. Stop By during PAX!!
(full disclosure: posted here and in the party thread)
Hungry for Gamer food? Want some classy drinks with your fellow nerds? Well check out this year's PAX menu that I've negotiated specially with Tom Douglas' newest restaurant, the Carlisle Room! A special menu of themed food and drinks will be available only if you show your PAX badge. This place is terrific, and the drinks aren't just another goddamn screwdriver renamed "mana potion". This place is top notch. Stop By during PAX!!
(full disclosure: posted here and in the party thread)
Getting a big bag of Dicks to put in my mouth is always a priority during PAX. There are a few of them around the city; so choose the closet Dicks you can find and enjoy!
However, I would suggest doing this Thursday or as you leave PAX. They are not very close to WCC for mid convention meals.
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Getting a big bag of Dicks to put in my mouth is always a priority during PAX. There are a few of them around the city; so choose the closet Dicks you can find and enjoy!
However, I would suggest doing this Thursday or as you leave PAX. They are not very close to WCC for mid convention meals.
I hear Dick's is the place where the cool hang out.
I want to delay lunch as much as possible and still be there at 10am... Any recommendation for places to have an abundant and tasty early (9am-ish) brunch/breakfast?
Food trucks are another option at lunch time. Several normally park in Westlake Park, a few blocks from the convention center. The schedule and locations can be found at www.Seattlefoodtruck.com. Ezell's fried chicken, Tat's sandwiches, and BeezNeez sausages are a few of my favorites.
8-Bit Happy Hour Menu is up! At least, the drinks portion is. It's amazing (Food will be posted later). One thing that makes me crazy is when non-gamer managed establishments do a quick google search for video games and rename one of their existing cocktails something tired, like "Mana Potion" to cater to the "neeeeeeerds!!" in town for "some nerd convention". I always feel like I'm a commodity when they do that and it comes off as really patronizing. One of the reasons why I wanted to work with the Carlile Room is because they don't do that shit. Nick, the manager over there, is hella cool and also a gamer: he has gone above and beyond with his drink menu, keeping it old school, on-theme and legit:
(amended for brevity) Blaster Master: Elemental Cider and Cherry Bounce Soda Popinski: Vodka, Cold Brew Coffee, Cream Soda Abobo: Rum, Pineapple Shrub, Lime The Lost Viking: Citron Aquavit, Seattle Selzter Co. Orange Soda Miyamoto: Akashi White Oak Japanese Whisky Old Fashioned
Last night I asked him about doing a Dirty Water Martini, and here was his response: "Ha yeah! I'm playing Fallout Shelter on my phone as I type. I really want a Dirty Water Martini, or at least a Nuka-Cola, but I stuck all 8-bit with the names." I still want to convince him to do a dirty martini though.
Can anyone recommend a good fish and chips place?
I ended up getting them at Pike Place Chowder in the Pacific Place Center and was not very happy with it. It was filled with grease inside the batter on the fish.
Can anyone recommend a good fish and chips place?
I ended up getting them at Pike Place Chowder in the Pacific Place Center and was not very happy with it. It was filled with grease inside the batter on the fish.
Didn't know where else to ask, but is there a grocery store or mart near the convention center where someone could pick up things like bread and pb and jelly? I'm a college student and figured making my own food would be the cheapest way to not starve during pax and to not spend a lot of money...on food, gonna spend a lot on merch
Didn't know where else to ask, but is there a grocery store or mart near the convention center where someone could pick up things like bread and pb and jelly? I'm a college student and figured making my own food would be the cheapest way to not starve during pax and to not spend a lot of money...on food, gonna spend a lot on merch
I don't know if there are closer options, but IGA Supermarket served my purposes the last time I PAX Primed.
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Didn't know where else to ask, but is there a grocery store or mart near the convention center where someone could pick up things like bread and pb and jelly? I'm a college student and figured making my own food would be the cheapest way to not starve during pax and to not spend a lot of money...on food, gonna spend a lot on merch
I don't know if there are closer options, but IGA Supermarket served my purposes the last time I PAX Primed.
Thanks! They don't really say prices, but it's a good place to swing by to find out. ^ ^
Didn't know where else to ask, but is there a grocery store or mart near the convention center where someone could pick up things like bread and pb and jelly? I'm a college student and figured making my own food would be the cheapest way to not starve during pax and to not spend a lot of money...on food, gonna spend a lot on merch
I don't know if there are closer options, but IGA Supermarket served my purposes the last time I PAX Primed.
Thanks! They don't really say prices, but it's a good place to swing by to find out. ^ ^
8-Bit Happy Hour Menu is up! At least, the drinks portion is. It's amazing (Food will be posted later). <snip>
Last night I asked him about doing a Dirty Water Martini, and here was his response: "Ha yeah! I'm playing Fallout Shelter on my phone as I type. I really want a Dirty Water Martini, or at least a Nuka-Cola, but I stuck all 8-bit with the names." I still want to convince him to do a dirty martini though.
Clever Dunnes (Irish Bar) and 500 East Social House (70 tap Alehouse) both will be offering beer discounts for Pax Badgeholders. They're about 4-5 blocks NE of the convention center. I don't believe Dunnes has food, but 500 East has a great menu.
What are some good late-night bars to recommend? Preferably places that serve food and drinks until at least 1am that are within walking distance from the con?
One nice little tip is to take advantage of the various food delivery services in the Seattle area ..postmates and munchery are good but my #1 favorite is Caviar. You can order food from a ton of near by restaurants .. In addition stack promo code EATLIKEMELISSA with the link in my signature and you get 30$ of food totally free... It's a pretty sweet deal.
The ramen place is great but the lines during PAX is pretty crazy. Cap Hill has some great food options though. Try Baguette Box or if you go up further, try HoneyHole which is my personal favorite sandwich place in Seattle. For the best pizza try HotMamas. I live just a few blocks away from the convention in cap hill.
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Others have it, but since it's not a focus its usually not as good.
Kukai is super close (walking distance) to the con. It's pretty authentic - they use a very heavy dashi base for their stock so it's all a bit fishy (ha). I like it a lot but non fish-lovers may not. There are actually about a dozen ramen specialty shops around, some more authentic than others:
http://www.eatinseattle.com/2015/01/10-hottest-ramen-shops-to-try-in-2015.html?m=1
If anyone hasn't tried MOD, I highly recommend it. Large personal pizzas with a huge choice of toppings, and you're able to have a view of the space needle while eating (if you sit outside.)
A great way to get in the mood for Seattle/PAX
MOD is awesome. It's basically the Subway of pizza (one price per size, get whatever on it you want!). There's also a location a few blocks from the convention center if you want a lunch fix during the festivities.
I was thinking about this spot as well, as I didn't even know it was there until this last PAX (Maybe it wasn't before) There is kind of a 'secret' route out the back of the convention center right to this Mod Pizza that makes it very convenient. If you head out to the smoking area behind the Pax schwag store, head away South from the convention center on the path to the right hand side; you'll run into a stairway on the right of this path that turns and runs back north to the lower levels of the convention center. Once you get to the bottom, there's a long elevated concrete walkway to your left (West) that runs all the way to 6th avenue. Go to 6th and turn left and it's at 1302 6th ave. Complicated to find for the first time, but definitely one of the fastest, most convenient places for decent food from the convention center main floor. (And one of the only fast places with beer
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/elysian-pppp-pax-prime-prefunk-party-tickets-17987440920
Because I'm up way too early with nothing to do, I'm gonna chime in again.
Downtown food is generally more pricey and fancy, and many of the city's best restaurants are in other neighborhoods. The best ethnic food tends to come from tiny hole-in-the-wall spots in the suburbs.
Ethiopian, Mexican, Salvadorean, Vietnamese, Thai, Cuban, Korean, Japanese can all be found pretty easily if you're feeling adventurous.
In terms of burgers, what defines a "good burger" is so entirely subjective that it's impossible to suggest anything. That awful burger you hated might be someone else's favorite burger ever. What do you look for in a burger? What do you think makes it good? Burger places are super trendy here right now, and I guarantee there's some place you'd like.
Just went there for the first time a few weeks ago for lunch, real good stuff!
It's a solid bus ride from the convention center if anyone is looking to eat there during PAX (it's on Market St. in Ballard).
edit: DERP and then I remembered Ballard isn't their only location. And the Capitol Hill spot is just a few blocks up from the Paramount Theatre. Great, now I have to go eat a burger during PAX!
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yay that's on my walk to my hotel!
However, I would suggest doing this Thursday or as you leave PAX. They are not very close to WCC for mid convention meals.
I hear Dick's is the place where the cool hang out.
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EDIT: Ok, this actually looks like exactly like what I was looking for, thanks! (even if you were not actually replying to me)
Any other recommendations?
You'd have to get a jar of Pickles too (see Tabletop for reference to the Dick and Pickle)
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Blaster Master: Elemental Cider and Cherry Bounce
Soda Popinski: Vodka, Cold Brew Coffee, Cream Soda
Abobo: Rum, Pineapple Shrub, Lime
The Lost Viking: Citron Aquavit, Seattle Selzter Co. Orange Soda
Miyamoto: Akashi White Oak Japanese Whisky Old Fashioned
Last night I asked him about doing a Dirty Water Martini, and here was his response: "Ha yeah! I'm playing Fallout Shelter on my phone as I type. I really want a Dirty Water Martini, or at least a Nuka-Cola, but I stuck all 8-bit with the names." I still want to convince him to do a dirty martini though.
I ended up getting them at Pike Place Chowder in the Pacific Place Center and was not very happy with it. It was filled with grease inside the batter on the fish.
Maybe try Pike St Fish Fry?
I don't know if there are closer options, but IGA Supermarket served my purposes the last time I PAX Primed.
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Thanks! They don't really say prices, but it's a good place to swing by to find out. ^ ^
There is also a Target with a grocery section on the next block.
Even more secret-er menu item!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/elysian-pppp-pax-prime-prefunk-party-tickets-17987440920
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