Seattle Food - SB Hopper

Toto, we're not in Chow Hall Eats territory...

(This was a draft I didn't post. I'm going to have a go at cleaning it up and posting it. I'm clearly not following the Make it Rich as a Blogger Playbook.) I love Poke. I always wonder if it should be spelled Poké.

Out of the Shoebox

Out of the Shoebox: Tortas Condesa

Spammy of late. I warned you. I like to create fake internet profiles and write reviews for this blog. "...I keep reading it because I don't know how to delete things in my RSS feed." "...totally unpredictable...you literally never know what's coming

Behind the Bar

Chef Chester

Chester’s last night in this kitchen, Seattle, 23 June 2019. I’m critical of social media. All of it. But sometimes it proves useful. On Sunday, my friend Chester posted that it would be his last evening running the kitchen at the restaurant he’s been at for five

Ballard

Mike's Tavern Chili Parlor

Ballard is a popular destination in the Seattle area, and deservedly so. It has a great old town historic area loaded with shops, restaurants, music, and an incredible farmers market. But if you’re heading there from Seattle, keep your eyes open as you cross the Ballard Bridge. Just off

Capitol Hill

On the Streets: Hana Restaurant

I’m not always good about eating at consistent times. I can see the advantages. It seems like it would be healthier, and you’d avoid those food moments akin to going to the grocery store on an empty stomach. Yesterday I skipped breakfast or didn’t have much, and

Cafe Argento

Scratch Deli

It feels a little like a betrayal. I was on my way to Cafe Argento, my neighborhood coffee shop, when it happened. I looked across the street and saw Scratch Deli [http://www.scratchdeli.com/Story.html] for the first time. I looked south towards Cafe Argento to see if

Capitol Hill

Chungee's Drink N' Eat

I walked by Chungee’s [http://chungees.squarespace.com] countless times thinking (assuming) it was a BBQ joint. It just looked like a BBQ joint. It’s Cantonese homestyle food, and it’s really good. Chungee’s Veggie Chow Mein, Capitol Hill, Seattle. ISO 200 | f2 | 1/2000

Capitol Hill

Three Sacks Full

Online advertising works pretty well sometimes. I saw an ad in The Stranger or on Instagram (or both) for Three Sacks Full [https://www.threesacksfull.com], a pop-up restaurant that alternates between Bar Ferdinand in Capitol Hill and La Medusa in Columbia City. I spent a couple of minutes reading

Behind the Bar

Cook Weaver

Yesterday I spent the evening hanging out with friends. They’ve both recently been out of town on vacations, so it was nice to catch up. We also had a birthday to toast. We started off at MBar. The view from their rooftop is impressive. I imagine it has to

Amante

On the Streets: Amante

I read in the Capitol Hill Seattle Blog that Amante was closing. According to the article, it sounds like Amante will be ceding its ground for a pot shop [http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2018/03/with-plans-for-pot-in-background-amante-pizza-exits-e-olive-way-and-denny/] . I had the pizza there once. It was late and everything else was closed.