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  1. We had a group of 12 at Stumbling Goat a few weeks ago. Very accomodating, and they did a great job getting the courses out on time. 

    Surprisingly, the last time we ventured to Palace Kitchen with a large group, the two top adjacent to us complained we were too loud.  Hmmm. Not exactly the place for a quiet romantic dinner for two.

    good info on stumbling goat!! at palace we've always done the 'private' room.

    What about Boat Street? anyone know if they can do a 16 top on a weekend?

    Not a problem, they have the space that is Boat St Kitchen during the day.

    Rocky

  2. I've been to Spitfire.  The food is solid and a few items are even very good, they are also not necessarily friendly to eating while getting dressed for a night out as many items are juicy/greasy/saucy.

    Rocky

    The items that I am particularly interested in are the Quesadillas with Roasted Poblano Chiles, Chicken Flautas, Chorizo and Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms, Meatballs in Spicy Chipotle Sauce and the Smoked Jalapeno - Tequila Ceviche. Have you tried any of these items? Anthing else that you've had that you would recommend? I think the meatballs might be a bit messier than the rest (depending on how "saucy" they are) but I was thinking that the rest of the food might be okay. I must say that your description of the food as being juicy and saucy has got my mouth watering... :laugh:

    We are going to be driving from Vancouver to Seattle so we will have a vehicle at our disposal to pick up the food.

    I've had the quesadillas, meatballs, and flautas, and they were all good. I also liked the tacos. The meatballs are very saucy but it's a good sauce, maybe worth investing in a box of plastic bibs? :laugh:

    Rocky

  3. Real ramen in Seattle!?!?!? Do they serve anything else, or just ramen? Man, I have to check this place out. Now if only there was a good okonomiyaki place in Seattle...

    Yup real ramen, the menu is mostly ramen, there a very few other items, but that's not important, only ramen is important. As far as okonomiyaki goes, I just make my own anymore, it's pretty simple and straightforward.

    Rocky

  4. I went yesterday to Samurai as well. I would say that it's actual ramen and now I don't have to go to Vancouver every time I have a ramen craving, though I still think Kintaro is better. I had the shoyu ramen and the broth was very good, the roast pork was tasty - though sliced much thicker than I'm used to, and the service was friendly. The noodles were thicker and a little bit less eggy than I was expecting but overall it was really solid.

    Rocky

  5. Time to be the lone voice of dissent here. I am just not very impressed by Serious Pie at all. I went a few weeks ago and I have to say that I was very dissapointed. I went with two friends and we split the sausage and peppers pizza and the margherita style one. My dissapointment centers on the sausage and pepper pie, the crust was fine but the sauce seemd bland and there was a definite lack of cheese on it, really nothing more than a sprinkling. The sausage was essentially flavorless aside from fennel seed, and not in a oh the fennel seed just dominated everything sort of way. It was more of a Tombstone Pizza it's been in the freezer for a while and the only flavor component that survived is the fennel seed sort of way. The ironic thing to me was that the margherita style pizza had much more cheese than the sausage and peppers pizza. Maybe I was expecting too much, but I'm just not blown away.

    Rocky

  6. Went to the Purple Dot yesterday for lunch with Little Miss Foodie. We went for dim sum and I must say that it was pretty good. The only things we didn't like were the chang fun, there was too much noodle to filler and sauce, and the tripe was a little bland. Much better than I expected it to, I would say that it is a good deal above averge for Seattle dim sum.

    Rocky

  7. A few minutes north of Seattle, but worth the drive:

    Pachanga Tortilleria & Deli

    18132 Bothell Way NE # 1

    Bothell, WA 98011

    (425) 424-0570

    Everything is fresh and extremely delicious, including house-made salsa, guacamole, and tamales. Also, it's (at least partially) employee-owned.

    Oh! I'd just about given up finding good tamales here. Thanks for posting that.

    If you are looking for tamales, as well as all thee types of chicharrones, you need to check out Carniceria El Paisano in White Center.

    Rocky

  8. I would also add Sitka and Spruce to your list. If you want to move Union up your list there are a few dinners coming up there you may want to get in on. On October 29th there is a Champagne dinner with Dumont, six courses with paired wines for $100, and on the next night there is a Cooks and Books diinner featuring Michel Richard for $175, the price includes dinner, wine, a copy of the book, and a chance to talk with Chef Richard.

    Rocky

  9. Hey, I get to play this game once. :biggrin:

    Kintaro - shoyu ramen and forest fire ramen, coming from Seattle where there is no ramen I have been in withdrawal for seven years now, problem solved.

    Feenie's - burger and Feenie's Weenie and the apple tart with carmel and fleur de sel ice cream, the burger was solid, the weenie rocked, and the dessert was killer

    Kirin on Cambie - blows any Seattle dim sum out of the water

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    Rocky

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