Thread: Good restaurants in Seattle

Originally Posted by olathebroncofan

I think out of the places I went, only Ivars had the blurb about not having to tip. It was on the menu. Wyoming is out of the question. I don't even think they have roads to build out there. No roads...no travel.

Who needs roads when you have a sweet, sweet $7.25 minimum wage?

With all due respect it sounds like your travel priorities might need looking at.

Originally Posted by olathebroncofan

I think out of the places I went, only Ivars had the blurb about not having to tip. It was on the menu.

Wyoming is out of the question. I don't even think they have roads to build out there. No roads...no travel.

Oh they have roads. Long, boring, roads.

Pyramid brewing is a good place to grab a beer and pub food. Across from the basketball stadium.

http://www.pyramidbrew.com/alehouses/seattle/

Also steak house in the SEATAC Hilton is good, Go to the bar for steak sandwich (expensive but when you have early flight it good place in the area)

Originally Posted by olathebroncofan

I am heading out to Seattle for business. Any ideas on where I should eat. I pretty much like everything, so what is your recommendation. I went to Ivars and The Crab Pot last time. The first day my flight gets in around 6pm PST, so I can go anywhere between Seatac and downtown. 2nd day I will be downtown all day. TIA

Have you done Pike Place Chowder yet?

There's a ton of new microbreweries there but Elysian is the only one I'm really familiar with and while they're interesting, I haven't found a spot on par to the extent I'd firmly recommend.

There's a pretty cool Whiskey Bar downtown. If that's something you'd be interested in that will be easy to track down.

I made a living for several years waiting tables, as a young adult.

I made north of $15 per hour in tips in the 90's.. Getting the government involved to fix the wage would have really hurt me financially, as it will many people in that industry

Originally Posted by tomjonesrocks

Originally Posted by olathebroncofan

I am heading out to Seattle for business. Any ideas on where I should eat. I pretty much like everything, so what is your recommendation. I went to Ivars and The Crab Pot last time. The first day my flight gets in around 6pm PST, so I can go anywhere between Seatac and downtown. 2nd day I will be downtown all day. TIA

Have you done Pike Place Chowder yet?

That's a no go on the chowder. I had the 3 4oz cup sampler at Ivars. It was great. I'm lactose intolerant. That is not great. Put it this way, if my flight was in the morning, I might have been arrested for dispersing weapons grade gas. And that was after i took my lactaid pills. Pikes market will be the next trip. Will catch a super late flight, and head on over before lunch.

Originally Posted by olathebroncofan

That's a no go on the chowder. I had the 3 4oz cup sampler at Ivars. It was great. I'm lactose intolerant. That is not great. Put it this way, if my flight was in the morning, I might have been arrested for dispersing weapons grade gas. And that was after i took my lactaid pills. Pikes market will be the next trip. Will catch a super late flight, and head on over before lunch.

Wrote a little more after you replied but the point of Ivers is to feed the seagulls. That's basically it.

Pikes Chowder is the shit.

Originally Posted by tomjonesrocks

Wrote a little more after you replied but the point of Ivers is to feed the seagulls. That's basically it.

Pikes Chowder is the shit.

There are definitely some geat chowder places in Seattle. I wish I could remember the name of the place I went to. It was under a bridge on the north side of the bay right by the water

Ok...I will sacrifice the body, and those around me and hit pikes chowder at the end of the month.

What I really want is a good seafood buffet fir the first night of my stay. Some people said masuki near the airport is good.

There's a place called Lola pretty famous for breakfast near Beltown.

Thousands of reviews on Yelp and whatnot but as you know from OH's stern advisory they probably went tits up since minimum wage has gone up.

Seattle is totally Detroit now.

If you need a souvenir for someone the Sub Pop store at the airport is an option.

You can't do Seattle without seeing Pikes Place.

Originally Posted by Al Wilson 4 Mayor

You can't do Seattle without seeing Pikes Place.

That's what's sad. I have been down town for 3 days each of the past 2 weeks, and I haven't seen jack except for two empty stadiums and the wharf.

I always go for seafood when going to Seattle (the inlaws live in Woodinville by Bellevue). Any place along the Pier, or at Pike's Place is good. Last place I went to was Elliot's. There's a good steakhouse close by, but I can't remember the name. Also depends on the atmosphere you want, and prices willing to pay.

As elsie mentioned....Pyramid Brewery is a fun atmosphere, especially if the Mariners are playing. It's across from Safeco Field.

Originally Posted by Al Wilson 4 Mayor

You can't do Seattle without seeing Pikes Place.

Or going up the Space Needle, especially on a clear day. Washington is such a beautiful state, and the Puget Sound is awesome.