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La Marzocco Café
Very nice area to hang out, adjacent to the KEXP studios at Seattle Center
I was there for the Western State Hurricanes live broadcast on KEXP.
472 1st Ave N
https://www.lamarzoccousa.com/locations/cafe/
Dick's Burger
Bill Gates' favorite burger
5 Point Café
Open 24 hours. Possibly the one recently mentioned where John went at 1am.
I had a chicken fried steak which was okay, but is not my favorite.
415 Cedar St
https://www.the5pointcafe.com/
The 5-Point Café
Chicken Fried Steak. Legend has it that Mike Squires once lived out of the gas station hot box for a month and this dish has been mentioned. Good, but not my first choice.
The Pho Broadway
Basic Pho with rare steak and flank. My first ever Pho, so I took the "beginner Pho" as it said on the menu. I wished I would have added some more accoutrements, so I got another Pho later at another place.
406 Broadway E
http://www.thephobroadwaycapitolhill.com/
Meekong Bar
Beef Pho: Brisket and rare beef, traditional beef stock, added meatballs and mixed steamed vegetables, which turned out to be broccoli only as far as I could tell. This Pho was amazing and a whole step up from the other one I had on Broadway.
2525 4th Ave
https://meekongbar.com/
Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate
S'mores with cold-smoked chocolate, campfire caramel, 'mallow & graham, vanilla ice cream.
Together with a milk shake I paid $25 for this delicious afternoon snack in a real artisanal hipster café.
1650 E Olive Way
https://getyourhotcakes.com
Shanghai Garden
The restaurant where John and his mom would go on Christmas eve while John's sister was not living in Seattle.
I had a crispy chicken with orange flavor and it was good. I came 25 minutes before they closed, but they didn't even mention it, but I could sit almost by myself and the food came in just a few minutes.
524 6th Ave S
http://www.shanghai-garden-restaurant.com/
Shanghai Garden
Interior
Shanghai Garden
Crispy Chicken with orange flavor
Shanghai Garden
Fortune Cookie
Jade Garden
On of the better places for dim sum, possibly one of the venues for the famous Dim Summit. Lazy Susan on all tables above 6 persons.
We had our own Dim Summit on Sunday and it was one of the most amazing things I have ever done. The dim sum was so good!
424 7th Ave S
https://www.yelp.com/biz/jade-garden-seattle
Jade Garden
Lazy Susan
Jade Garden
Dim sum on a Lazy Susan
Jade Garden
Dim sum on a Lazy Susan
Jade Garden
Dim Sum menu
Jade Garden
Dim Sum - the damage
Beth's Café
Ken Jennings' favorite café, open 24 hours.
I had a Country Benedict: Split biscuit topped with patty & scrambled eggs, smothered in country gravy and served with hash browns, which was enough food for the whole day. Nothing special, but good!
7311 Aurora Ave N
https://bethscafe.com/
Beth's Café
Wall decorations. The whole place looks like this!
Beth's Café
Country Benedict: Split biscuit topped with patty & scrambled eggs, smothered in country gravy and served with hash browns
Jack's BBQ
Original Texas barbecue by Jack Timmons.
I had a Brisket - Double R Ranch choice grade seasoned with salt and pepper. I didn't dare to take the Texan Trinity with brisket, ribs and sausages because I expected it to be way too much meat and I already had breakfast at Beth's Café that morning, but it turned out that the brisket was not much at all and I should have taken the Trinity after all.
3924 Airport Way S
http://jacksbbq.com
Jack's BBQ
Brisket - Double R Ranch choice grade seasoned with salt and pepper.
Jack's BBQ
Interior shot behind the bar.
Jack's BBQ
Dr. Pepper. Way too sweet soda pop. This was my first time and also my last time!
Safeway
Probably the Safeway that John would take a walk to at 11pm before they close. About 30 minutes from his old farm, but not an easy walk at all because of the hilly environment. The famous six-layer chocolate cake was available, but I had already bought that one in the Safeway close to my hotel as it was easier to handle and take with me to the meetup.
9262 Rainier Ave S
https://local.safeway.com/safeway/wa/seattle/9262-rainier-ave-s.html
Safeway
This is a huge Safeway!
Safeway Bakery
Cakes and baked goods from Safeway, among others the famous six-layer chocolate cake.
Safeway
Huge selection of baked goods! Imagine a 12-flavor variety cheesecake platter!
Safeway
Wide selection of baked goods
Safeway
The famous six-layer chocolate cake. It is no joke, it is actually six layers, it is one piece, not two stacked on top of each other. But I didn't think it tasted good, it was almost exclusively sugar. Still: We just had to have it, especially because one of us had their birthday at the meetup.
Lowell's Restaurant
In the heart of Pike Place Market. I had a Benedict Florence and it was amazing! John's sister likes to order Eggs Benedict whenever they go out for breakfast and she can be quite specific about them getting it exactly right.
1519 Pike Pl
http://eatatlowells.com/
Pike Place Market
Where they presumably throw fish at each other.
Pike Place Market
Señor Moose
Regional Mexican Food near the music venue Tracor Tavern.
I had a Pollo Enchilado: Chicken breast pounded thin and marinated in adobo salsa, then panfried. Served with mashed sweet potatoes and black beans
5242 Leary Ave NW
https://senormoose.com/
Señor Moose
Pollo Enchilado
Secret Savory
The location for our meetup. I had a Thai Fried Rice with chicken, which was delicious.
2213 NW Market St Unit 100
https://www.thesecretsavory.com/
Ballard Pizza Company
Pizza for the table! One Pepperoni Pineapple and one Parma. We could not agree on cheese because one of us was lactose intolerant.
5107 Ballard Ave NW
https://www.yelp.com/biz/ballard-pizza-company-seattle
Ballard Pizza Company
Pizza Parma
Mighty-O Donuts
Artisanal vegan cake donuts!
1400 12th Avenue
https://www.mightyo.com/
Mighty-O Donuts
A dozen donuts for 5 people is a bit too much after a Dim Summit, even though there is a separate stomach for sweets.
Mecca Café
Just a random place to get breakfast. This is the Corned Beef Benedict, which combines Susan's and Merlin's favorite.
526 Queen Anne Ave N
https://mecca-cafe.com/
Denny's Diner
Denny's has been mentioned many times. Unfortunately I had only a few minutes to get a Double Cheeseburger to go, but it turned out it was not just a burger to grab on the bus, but it was only available as a whole dish for $15. But it was a really good burger!
14821 First Ave. South
https://locations.dennys.com/WA/SEATTLE/247860
Thirteen Coins Restaurant
As mentioned on the podcast. I only visited from the outside, but did not eat here.
255 S King St
https://www.13coins.com/