Portland and Seattle- Restaurant recommendations?

[mila]

We'll be heading there this fall (fingers crossed), but if you have any restaurant/food recommendations, please let me know!

[macmars45]

Dough Zone. There's two in Seattle itself, one in Kirkland/Bellevue and one coming to Renton soon.

If you'll be in Kent, BBQ Pete's.

[sugarbear]

Aug 6, 2020 15:11:17 GMT -5 macmars45 said:

Dough Zone. There's two in Seattle itself, one in Kirkland/Bellevue and one coming to Renton soon.

If you'll be in Kent, BBQ Pete's.

Even if you aren't. We routinely travel to Pete's from north Seattle.

[macmars45]

Aug 6, 2020 15:12:45 GMT -5 sugarbear said:

Aug 6, 2020 15:11:17 GMT -5 macmars45 said:

Dough Zone. There's two in Seattle itself, one in Kirkland/Bellevue and one coming to Renton soon.

If you'll be in Kent, BBQ Pete's.

Even if you aren't. We routinely travel to Pete's from north Seattle.

My family moved out of the Seattle area in June. The restaurant we miss the most is BBQ Pete's.

[isabel]

Pok Pok for amazing Thai and Salt & Straw for ice cream. Both Portland.

[okla]

Aug 6, 2020 15:17:55 GMT -5 isabel said:

Pok Pok for amazing Thai and Salt & Straw for ice cream. Both Portland.

Came here to say Pok Pok (although I’ve only eaten at the one in Brooklyn) and Bollywood Theater, which is conveniently a couple doors down from Pok Pok.

[sugarbear]

Frankie and Joe's for ice cream in Seattle (It's all plant based but it's AMAZING). And Bateau, if you like steak.

[InBetweenDays]

Any type of food you're interested in or want to avoid? For ice cream I second Salt and Straw. They have them in Seattle too. Their goat cheese marionberry habanero is phenomenal.

[picksthemusic]

Aug 6, 2020 15:12:45 GMT -5 sugarbear said:

Aug 6, 2020 15:11:17 GMT -5 macmars45 said:

Dough Zone. There's two in Seattle itself, one in Kirkland/Bellevue and one coming to Renton soon.

If you'll be in Kent, BBQ Pete's.

Even if you aren't. We routinely travel to Pete's from north Seattle.

Oooh I'll have to pick some up next time I go visit my mom.

[mila]

Aug 6, 2020 16:06:11 GMT -5 InBetweenDays said:

Any type of food you're interested in or want to avoid? For ice cream I second Salt and Straw. They have them in Seattle too. Their goat cheese marionberry habanero is phenomenal.

Mainly Asian, but we're pretty open to anything~

[picksthemusic]

Lots of great Asian choices in and around Seattle. If you're thinking fancy, you could try Japonessa, a really good sushi place.

[mila]

Aug 6, 2020 18:09:55 GMT -5 picksthemusic said:

Lots of great Asian choices in and around Seattle. If you're thinking fancy, you could try Japonessa, a really good sushi place.

Any recommendations that are more casual?

[picksthemusic]

You could always go shopping at Uwajimaya in the international district, they have some good spots to eat there; though things maybe different now with Covid, and I haven't been down there in ages.

www.uwajimaya.com/

[hbomdiggity]

Aug 6, 2020 15:17:55 GMT -5 isabel said:

Pok Pok for amazing Thai and Salt & Straw for ice cream. Both Portland.

Pretty sure Pok Pok is closed indefinitely due to covid. The owner has been pretty outspoken about it not being safe for his workers. He has also permanently closed a bunch of locations.

Not sure where you are coming from but Portland dining is still pretty buttoned up, so your options esp for dine in will likely be limited.

[jewel]

Portland - Pine St Biscuits. Order anything with extra gravy. Or just order gravy and drink it. Lol.

[fiddles]

Aug 6, 2020 15:12:45 GMT -5 sugarbear said:

Aug 6, 2020 15:11:17 GMT -5 macmars45 said:

Dough Zone. There's two in Seattle itself, one in Kirkland/Bellevue and one coming to Renton soon.

If you'll be in Kent, BBQ Pete's.

Even if you aren't. We routinely travel to Pete's from north Seattle.

Wow, really?  I feel like it's just eh.  Probably cause it's so close ha.

[mich1]

If you want to splurge, The Herb Farm is wonderful. We like McMenimen’s for pub food.....they do incredible rubens.

[isabel]

Aug 6, 2020 20:25:28 GMT -5 hbomdiggity said:

Aug 6, 2020 15:17:55 GMT -5 isabel said:

Pok Pok for amazing Thai and Salt & Straw for ice cream. Both Portland.

Pretty sure Pok Pok is closed indefinitely due to covid. The owner has been pretty outspoken about it not being safe for his workers. He has also permanently closed a bunch of locations.

Not sure where you are coming from but Portland dining is still pretty buttoned up, so your options esp for dine in will likely be limited.

Yeah, I assume it will be closed still.

[TR]

This is an oddly normal thread lol. Feels weird.

[clseale]

Not a restaurant rec, but we really enjoyed the Multnomah Whiskey Library as a place to have a drink. (Portland, if it’s open)
mwlpdx.com/

[7costanza]

Aug 6, 2020 21:29:58 GMT -5 mich1 said:

If you want to splurge, The Herb Farm is wonderful. We like McMenimen’s for pub food.....they do incredible rubens.

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I second Herb Farm for a major splurge, and plan to spend 4-5 hours there. It’s outside of Seattle in the local wine country.

McMenimens is all over the place in Oregon and my H’s family loves it so I’ve been a lot, but have never had good service or food. Though I’ve never had the Ruben!

If you’ll be going outside of Seattle proper, we just ate at Barkada in Edmonds and loved it! Casual Hawaiian Filipino food (plus boozy slushees!)

[sugarbear]

Aug 6, 2020 21:20:47 GMT -5 fiddles said:

Aug 6, 2020 15:12:45 GMT -5 sugarbear said:

Even if you aren't. We routinely travel to Pete's from north Seattle.

Wow, really?  I feel like it's just eh.  Probably cause it's so close ha.

well it’s better then what we can get up here.

[dutchgirl678]

We have been to McMenamins' breweries all over the Portland area. They have decent beer but I find the food mediocre. The atmosphere is cool though, especially at the Kennedy School. But for great local craft beer and good food I recommend Ancestry Brewing (SE Hawthorne or Sellwood) or Ex Novo brewing (N Flint).

In the Pearl district there are many great restaurants and breweries. We love Andina (although they currently only offer to-go orders).

[mich1]

Aug 7, 2020 10:08:04 GMT -5 dutchgirl678 said:

We have been to McMenamins' breweries all over the Portland area. They have decent beer but I find the food mediocre. The atmosphere is cool though, especially at the Kennedy School. But for great local craft beer and good food I recommend Ancestry Brewing (SE Hawthorne or Sellwood) or Ex Novo brewing (N Flint).

In the Pearl district there are many great restaurants and breweries. We love Andina (although they currently only offer to-go orders).

In my defense.....we have never gotten past the rubens at McMemamin’s.  We go to the one down the block from McCaw Hall, I think it is on Roy.  

Down the block from McMenamin’s, towards I5 is a Mashawi, a Mediterranean/Lebanese restaurant that is quite good too.  It doesn’t open until 4 though (all of these are pre pandemic, we haven’t been out to eat in Seattle since early March).  We have season tickets to the ballet, so hit up either of these when we go as we have parking with our tickets nearby.

[fiddles]

Aug 7, 2020 1:17:35 GMT -5 sugarbear said:

Aug 6, 2020 21:20:47 GMT -5 fiddles said:

Wow, really?  I feel like it's just eh.  Probably cause it's so close ha.

well it’s better then what we can get up here.

Thank you though for this.  Cause guess what we are having for dinner tonight? ha.  Their ribs lately have been really good, since the shutdown.

[wkatie]

Aug 6, 2020 19:58:02 GMT -5 mila said:

Aug 6, 2020 18:09:55 GMT -5 picksthemusic said:

Lots of great Asian choices in and around Seattle. If you're thinking fancy, you could try Japonessa, a really good sushi place.

Any recommendations that are more casual?

I love Wild Ginger for a more casual, but still upscale Asian in Downtown Seattle.

[bugandbibs]

Aug 6, 2020 19:58:02 GMT -5 mila said:

Aug 6, 2020 18:09:55 GMT -5 picksthemusic said:

Lots of great Asian choices in and around Seattle. If you're thinking fancy, you could try Japonessa, a really good sushi place.

Any recommendations that are more casual?

Bamboo sushi in Portland. I dream about their green machine roll when it’s been a while.