K4 - per Facebook chat. While Brookyn's and Ray's are institutions both are several rungs down the ladder in terms of quality. For Steakhouses, Daniel's Broiler, El Gaucho and the Metropolitan are all better food than Brooklyn's and while I love the upstairs at Ray's (and the deck in the summer), the seafood is pretty meh. At a similar price point Duke's is better and any number of higher end places have better food.
The El Paseo comment is on the money. Best sandwich in the city. Could compete for one of the best in the country.
Yes, I had heard Ray's wasn't much (actually maybe from you in another thread or something). We've actually been to the Duke's at Alki a couple of times and had good food. Thanks for the other recommendations.
was really underwhelmed with Paseo. still good, but not omg wtf amazing like I was probably expecting.
I'll take Salumi over them for sure, but those lines are nutso.
Adding Salumi to the list.
We had Pagliacci pizza delivered last night because it was raining and we were exhausted, and it was surprisingly good considering it's a (local) chain. We also had some great pizza at Ballard Pizza Company on Saturday night before going to a show at Sunset Tavern, though oddly I never got the salad I ordered because they were having trouble finding someone to prep the celery. Not kidding--they asked if I just wanted it without the celery. I loved Sunset Tavern (friends of Mr. krista were playing).
We're having our "welcome to Seattle" celebration dinner with our very close friends here on Sunday at The Walrus and the Carpenter. We've been there before but really wanted to go back. Wow, so good. We also really loved The Whale Wins when we came here in January.
So many places to try...
K4 - per Facebook chat. While Brookyn's and Ray's are institutions both are several rungs down the ladder in terms of quality. For Steakhouses, Daniel's Broiler, El Gaucho and the Metropolitan are all better food than Brooklyn's and while I love the upstairs at Ray's (and the deck in the summer), the seafood is pretty meh. At a similar price point Duke's is better and any number of higher end places have better food.
The El Paseo comment is on the money. Best sandwich in the city. Could compete for one of the best in the country.
My friend that is a part owner of Quinn's Pub is taking me to its more upscale sister restaurant
Restaurant Zoe tomorrow night. Will let you know.
Loved the vibe at Quinn's when we went but didn't have a meal and really need to go back and try it.