Flying Fish

      I ate at the Flying Fish on First Avenue in Belltown last night and
 really enjoyed it.  From what I understand this is really a very "in"
 place right now, but it wasn't so crowded last night.  It was a Tuesday
 (Halloween) at about 8 pm.  Perhaps the afterwork crowd had gone trick or
 treating by then.

      Anyway, they have a very unique menu of 3 sections.  First is small
 dishes or appetizers, which you can combine for a meal.  Then are entree
 sizes, and finally there are platters for 2 or more people to share.

      We opted for the appetizers, and ordered 5 of them, including Thai
 crabcakes, fried oyster caesar salad, seared albacore (a dish showing up
 in all the finest Seattle seafood restaurants), lobster salad, and
 scallops served with a fig compote.  All except the oysters were great,
 but I usually don't like cooked oysters, so take that with a grain of
 salt.

      I plan to go back sometime and try the rest of the menu.  It
 specializes in seafood, obviously, cooked in a creative way.

      They also have some microbrews on tap, and many wines, both by the
 bottle and glass.

     Cheers,
     David