Seeking Seattle Food Tips

 Dahlia Lounge in Seattle's downtown is among the higher end, with food
 comparable to a tamed version of Flying Saucer.

 Seattle has two interesting restaurants across the street from each
 other in the Pike St. Market area:  Cafe Sport and Cutters.  I
 recommend both of them. Cafe Sport has excellent NW cuisine with an
 emphasis on fresh seafood.  Cutters has good food, but great view of
 Puget Sound.  It's a beautiful place for Sunday brunch.  If you intend to
 be in the Seattle area for a while, look up a book called Best Places
 in the Northwest.  It can be found in any bookstore. It gives very good
 restaurant and lodging tips for Oregon, Washington, western British
 Columbia, and Northern California.

 Someone wrote:

 >     Went to seattle last summer on a fact finding mission about 'Grunge'

 Oh please, don't do this again.  Every such thing furthers this
 commercialized myth and further despoils a once beautiful city.  Seattle
 might as well be L.A. now.

 > and couldnt find  much of that but did find a great Thai Restaurant in
 > Queen Ann Hill area. It's called, "The Thai Restaurant" -- look for it in
 > the phone book. It's a bit on the spicy side but heck was it good! It was
 > so tasty that one really feels that he has got his taste bud strapped
 > on the nose of a rocket!

 "Bit on the spicy side"?  Talk about understatement.  They almost had to
 wheel me out of that place on a stretcher, and I asked for three stars
 spicy (out of five).  If it's the same place, it's downslope from the
 Uptown and more over by the Center.

 Keyvan B. wrote:
 >From: [email removed] (Keyvan Behnia)
 >Subject: Seeking Seattle Food Tips
 >Date: Fri, 15 Apr 1994 00:23:24 GMT
 >Hello!
 >
 >I am flying for a weekend to Seattle and it is my first time there.
 >Would appreciate any and all suggestions for unique food experiences.
 >I will be eating out every meal and like unique offerings of most cusines.
 >Price is not an issue as long as it is not subsidizing  pretension.
 >
 >thanks in advance
 >
 >Keyvan
 >
 >
 >
 Try Labuznik, a Bohemian eatery on First Ave. just up from the Market. There
 is also a nice Russian cafe across the street and a Deli next door that
 offers different entries. You might also want to try the Palomino. It's in
 one of the big bank complexes and is very good. Ask where it is well known.
 The people who own Palomino also own the restaurant at Elliott Bay Marina.
 Can't remember the name but it is very good. For late night full menu go to
 13 Coins and try to sit at the bar in front of the Sautee cooks. It's a real
 treat and the food is wonderful.

 Cutters and the Sport Cafe are fine, as the other post suggests, but they
 are typical of what can be found in many cities. The Columbian restaurant is
 great for lunch if the weather is nice and you can sit outside. It's at Pike
 Place Market and overlooks the Market and the Sound.

 Ivar's or wherever the current hot spot is for salmon. The seafood in the
 northwest was the most unique experience I had during my visits. It is
 prepared differently than places I usually frequent. The smoked oysters
 were a real surprise. The chowders were rich and wonderful. I was on a
 pretty tight budget while I was there, and found an abundance of outstanding
 food.
 Ed B

 Some of my favorites:

 Toyoda (Sushi, Lake City)
 Painted Table (Northwest cuisine, Seattle - downtown)
 Rover's (French, Madison Valley)
 Judy's Snappy Dragon (Chinese, Maple Leaf)
 Ray's (Seafood, Shilshole)
 Yanni's Lakeside (Greek, Phinney Ridge)

 Hope this info leads you to some fine dining.

 Regards,
 Randy Omel
 (Opinions are my own, etc.)