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Where to eat at West
jscott8000
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I figured since nobody else has started a food page i would. I would love to hear everyone's recommendations on places and food trucks. Thank you
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From my experiences last year:
Blue Water Taco Grill was a good non-pricey option for a quick lunch or grab and go. Got a stuffed carne burrito and a drink for under $10 and no horrific lines to compete with.
Elephant & Castle is a mid-price ($10-$20 a person) sit-down option but don't offer anything super special. Good burgers and the bar is ok.
Via Tribunali is further in Capitol Hill but has really fantastic wood-fired pizza. The pizzas start at like $20 but the quality is worth it.
Pike Place Chowder has long lines but is a very reasonable spot for fish options. PoBoys, Fried Clams, chowder, and fish and chips were all really good. Plus, it's in Pacific Place, which has a lot of other restaurants if that doesn't strike your fancy.
DragonFish Asian Cafe I would avoid. Pricey, busy (probably due to being inside the Paramount), and everything we ordered (non-sushi) was slathered in far too much peanut oil.
Dragonfish is good for a decent breakfast actually. I stay right next door and can grab sausage and eggs before heading to my booth.
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NOSH has killer fish and chips, and Delfino has a decent personal deep dish pizza.
Nice to hear that they have a good breakfast. We only went for lunch the one time and were disappointed. Maybe we just had a bad experience.
I second the breakfast at Dragonfish, it's pretty good. Granted the last time I was there was the day after the TWDT so at that point anything would have been good. Although I do believe I have eaten breakfast there before without a hangover and it was still good
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That's right by my house! I haven't tried it because it's a little too yuppie for my personal tastes but I hear good things.
There is also a place called Pie Bar on E Olive Way between Melrose Ave and Bellevue Ave (Close to the El Carazon where The Protomen had their after PAX Gig last year) piebarcapitolhill.com/
The Steak and Potato pie was exactly what a drunk and sleepy Suti needed at 1am last year.
This is my 1st PAX, going w/ my 10 YO son as our bonding trip. Would be great to have options nearby that are good options with manageable lines during the busy times.
I think that as long as you venture past a 1-block radius, you'll be fine for lines. The con is downtown and there are hundreds of options, but the places closest to the con - on the same block and within a sightline - are always packed. Also, keep in mind that on Friday and Monday, the business crowd will be eating lunch between 11:30-1:30, so places will be double busy then.
One of my fast-stop favorites is La Vaca Burrito Express; it's a walk-up window at the Pike Place Market. You can grab good, inexpensive burritos and find somewhere in the shade to sit and enjoy them. They don't have a website, just google it if you're interested.
Any feedback, criticisms, or suggestions are welcome!
Edit: I know Salumi is closed on the weekends, I'm planning to pick up sandwiches on Friday and save them for Saturday.
Wow, that's a great list. Sadly my son does not share my foodie palate. Sad clown.
If I make it over to the Zoo I will probably pop in for a slice, I'm hoping they still have peach on the menu, as this is usually a summer treat. If not I'll check out the Pie Bar as @SutibunRi suggested, I mean...steak and potato pie, who can say no to that.
Thanks, sadly I don't think anyone in my group want to go for any of the splurge options. To be honest, I probably shouldn't be spending that much on food anyways. I am wondering if I should switch dinner on Friday and Saturday. Currently I think after having pasta for lunch at Il Corvo, going to Maneki for dinner would be lighter than the food at Radiator Whiskey. But of course with so much walking it might not even make a difference lol.
Also I'm wavering a bit on the Sunday plans. I don't have my heart completely set on either Stateside nor Lark so I'm definitely open to looking at other options.
Ya know... Seattle is big on happy hour. HUGE. If you want good food on a budget, hit up one of your wishlist restaurants during happy hour.
I know some of the options have happy hour and that's the plan for Walrus and the Carpenter and most likely Radiator Whiskey. But as far as I can tell, the splurge options are all prix fixe.
After checking in and grabbing some fast food, the third thing I did when I hit Seattle was visit Kress IGA Supermarket at 1427 3rd Ave. I grabbed a loaf of bread and a jar of local peanut butter and that six or so bucks was good for half of my lunches and all of my breakfasts.
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The Target on the next block is also good for basic food and any sundries you might need.
When I said I shouldn't be spending that much, I was actually referring to the $100+ prix fixe menus lol. I definitely have a healthy food budget to try all the great places in Seattle. I'll definitely grab some granola bars and other dry snacks to keep me going during the day though.
This is one of my favorite pie places. My son loves their pies (apple, particularly) and when we head out to the zoo he expects to go there.
Current additions:
Little Uncle
Dino's Tomato Pie
Coffee Tree & Poke
The Butcher's Table
100 Pound Clam
Steak N Shake
Absinthe Brasserie and Bar
Stateside
Sizzle Pie
Skillet Regrade
Mamnoon Street
Great State Burger
Bar Noroeste
Sushi Kashiba
General Porpoise Doughnuts
Bar Melusine
Bateau
Kedai Makan
Niche Gluten Free Bakery & Cafe
Carlile Room
Lionhead
Country Dough
Rachels Ginger Beer
Rachels Ginger Beer
Naka Kaiseki
Miller's Guild
There is also Pike Grocery right next to the Homewood.
Unfortunately from what I've heard the location in the WSCC has closed..VERY sad.
Thanks Curse been too busy with work to deal with this this year. I've updated the list with your additions still need to remove the bad entries. I can give you edit access if you want since you have been helping for a few years now iirc.
It's updated at http://bit.ly/2aZGyxl I purposefully left the year off as it was meant to be a living updated document. For those unaware of how the document works take a look at the first post in this thread http://bit.ly/2bmmn0u The "show me" column is really nice for mobile users. Glad Curse kept the format.
Outside, I like the Daily Grill in the Sheraton hotel for both the breakfast buffet and night time entrees.
They're opening one up in West Seattle in the Alaska Junction sometime this Fall. They're also introducing boozy smoothies at that location and I can only hope it'll open up when PAX rolls around. It will be easier to get to from downtown by taking the C line bus too.
These guys have a really great buffet breakfast but its gosh awful expensive around $30 we would only eat there once a weekend after we saved up all our $5 room service tickets at the Sheraton.
If you want an epic Breakfast Buffet for $50, go to Salty's on Alki. It's famous even around Seattle and has been there forever. They literally have three rooms of food. Recommended especially if you're from a land-locked location and want to get some great seafood with a stellar view. Make sure to make reservations, it's always full on the weekends.
The places around here seem to open and close rather suddenly. Two that seem to have survived in the Seattle area would be Novilhos and the Grill from Ipanema.
Wow that looks fantastic, any specific item recommendations?