2013 Restaurant/Bar Discussion
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Every year at PAX my friends and I always find ourselves waiting in line at Subway. It sucks.
There's always Urbanspoon and Yelp but I think it would be interesting to hear from some of the hardened PAX attendees that have really come to know the area.
So let's discuss Seattle eateries!
Where's one place you've absolutely loved?
What did you get?
Quality/price ratio?
EDIT:
quintiuos has made an amazing list, check it out!:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqMQiLE417ZHdG5rYlZWU3dMY1gzcVBEVU1MRk9LaFE#gid=0
There's always Urbanspoon and Yelp but I think it would be interesting to hear from some of the hardened PAX attendees that have really come to know the area.
So let's discuss Seattle eateries!
Where's one place you've absolutely loved?
What did you get?
Quality/price ratio?
EDIT:
quintiuos has made an amazing list, check it out!:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqMQiLE417ZHdG5rYlZWU3dMY1gzcVBEVU1MRk9LaFE#gid=0
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I'd recommend Romios pizza. The food is delicious and pretty cheap for delivery pizza . I stayed at the Westin last year and because we couldn't keep anything my friend and I ordered out every night. We ordered from here a lot and for about $20, $10 a person, including the tip we got a large pepperoni and an appetizer.
The only "tip/warning" I'd give about this place is to make sure you eat/order from the one by the convention center. They have two places in Seattle and the one further east by the sound is apparentl the worse of the two. The good one is on Howell street.
My favorite "super close to the con" place is Blue C Sushi, and it can be as cheap or expensive as you want since it's a la carte.
Is that the one that rolls various dishes along and you just select whatever? Looked very cool but very expensive!
How good is Seattle sushi anyway? Comparable to Vancouver? XD
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Amazing! thanks so much for sharing this!
Edit:
@ElmoFuntz made a big list of places to eat last year. I can only imagine he'll make a new one once we get closer, but until that happens/ of if it halte happens here's a pretty big useful list.
Great Foodening
I PM'ed @ElmoFuntz a bit ago about starting the thread up again but have not heard back. I was hoping that we might do a favorites list this year. Like everyone post your fav from different catagories (Italian, Mexican, Bakery, Vegatarian, etc). The list was SOOO amazingly big last year we had a hard time trying to decide where to go.
For something quick we usually go to the NYC deli right next to the Blue Sushi. They have good breakfast sandwiches, but their lunch items aren't that great to me.
fox sports grill is no longer there, it is now The Edge Grill and despite only 3 stars on yelp ive heard some good things.
There is also Westlake center a few blocks west of the convention center, typical mall food court but we always go here because there is plenty of variety.
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NYC Deli Market is a great spot connected to the Grand Hyatt Seattle that serve breakfast and lunch sandwiches. They also have a salad and pasta bar.
Other places I remember eating/drinking
TapHouse Grill- great selection of drinks/beer, food priced well and tasty, good service - 4/5
Fox Sports Grill (now known as the Edge Grill) - great appetizers, decent pricing, "so-so" food, ok service - 3/5
Cheesecake Factory - good prices, food is good, good service - 4/5
Morton's Steakhouse - very expensive, food was okay, service was bad - 2/5
The ratings above reflect my experiences with said places - your experience may vary of course. I plan to try some brand new places this year. That Great Foodening thread has a lot of good spots I want to check out.
And never mind jillians got taken over or something so everything has changed.
If you're willing to walk, about 4 block down pike there is a Qdoba that I've gone too many times. Waaaay better than Taco del Mar and it's never busy.
Here are directions from the WSCC: http://goo.gl/maps/o7SW9 its literally across the street from the Hilton (where I stayed last year), great atmosphere IMO and great pizza
It being my first time in the city last year, I had never tried the cream soda, looks like I have another reason to stop by again
Definitely going to try Mod Pizza this year, assuming I manage to get to Prime. That sounds fantastic.
Sweet Iron Waffles is also really good, but good luck getting something in the morning. During PAX, that place is PACKed.
Beechers Handmade Cheese - has awesome mac and cheese. I personally think all cheese lovers need to stop there at least once.
MODS Pizza - had to add my support for those previous mentions for MODs since it's tasty and really hard not to like since you can customize your pizza the way you want it.
Honeyhole - also a great place to eat but more of a pain to get to since there really isn't a bus going that way, and it's a bit of an uphill walk. I grumbled all the way there, then let my stomach take over and do the happy full grumble the whole way back to the Sheraton.
TWO of my group's must have every visits are The Pink Door (near Pike Place) and Maximus Minimus (the steel pig food truck). The Pink Door is a delicious more of a sit down place. Yelp says it's a $$ kind of price range. Maximus Minimus is probably not the easiest thing to find, but if you see it you should totally try it. Their pulled pork sandwiches are amazing.
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The only thing about Top Pots is go early and give yourself plenty of time. It's a well known spot to both the locals and paxers and I've seen lines go out the door. All in all though I'd definitely recommend going there at least one morning you won't wait super long and its definitely worth it.
Yeah it was good. I stayed at the Westin and they were right up the block so I went there a few times. If I remember right they have premade boxes of doughnuts or if you're really picky you can order a box the day before.
And yeah, Jimmy Johns is a great alternative to Subway - you don't get to design your own sandwiches there, but they do have lots of options, and they make them FAST. If nobody else is ordering, you can sometimes order your sandwich, pay for it, walk to the other end of the counter, and immediately pick up your freshly-made sub sandwich. And if you want you can also order it in non-sub form by ordering it on wheat; you get the same amount of toppings as the sub but in a normal sandwich.
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Wait... that was a veggie dog? Seriously? In that case, that was the best damn veggie dog I ever tasted. I normally hate veggie dogs.
And I haven't been to the Johnny Rocket's in Seattle, but I've been to the one in Santa Monica, and I agree they make a damn tasty burger. The sweet potato fries are nice too.
http://www.cyber-dogs.com/
I honestly had no fucking clue that was a veggie dog. It was super good.