Seattle Magazine Best Restaurants 2005

[LaurieA-B]

This issue is just out and if the restaurants seem familiar, perhaps it's because some names on the panel are familiar: Judy Amster, Matthew Amster-Burton, Jon Bonne, Bruce Burger... (did I miss anyone?) Cafe Lago gets some good press (Best Neighborhood Italian, best pizza second to Via Tribunali); congratulations to their pizza chef! A few other highlights, Best New: Lark, Best I-District: Seven Stars Pepper, Best Latino: La Carta de Oaxaca, Best French Fries: Frites.

[ScorchedPalate]

Yay, Carla!!

And hooray for all of our other favorites, too. What a great list.

~A

[MsRamsey]

I second the Hurray for Carla and Jordi. Their pizza should be at the #1 spot.

Edited March 26, 2005 by MsRamsey (log)

[vengroff]

For us non-subscribers, when does this hit the newstands. Didn't see it when I checked this morning.

[olivina]

Thanks everyone for the congrats! I am really happy about the best neighborhood italian place title. The write up is so nice, we were honestly surprised by the honor.

The pizza thing is a toss up though (heehee).

Carla

[mamster]

I haven't seen it on the stand yet either, but it'll definitely be sometime next week.

[Abra]

Congrats, Carla! I was driving Shel home from the hospital yesterday right past Cafe Lago, and as sick as he still was, he bowed to your sign as we passed. We're hoping to visit you again soon.

[ScorchedPalate]

I got a copy at Whole Foods yesterday (right before I gave up shopping there because it was literally too full to move). They didn't have the new issue at QFC, though.

Robert Hess (DrinkBoy hereabouts) was also on the panel.

Many other familiar favorites on the lists as well...

Best new: Lark

Runners up: Union, Lola

Chef to watch: Ethan Stowell (union)

Best Chinatown/ID: 7 Stars Pepper

Best neighborhood italian: Lago

Best cocktail bar: Zig Zag (huge picture of Ben)

Runners up: Sambar, Fu Kung Wu

Best Pizza: Via Trib

Runners up: Lago, Tutta Bella

Best-kept secret: Gypsy

Readers' Choice Best Takeout: Pagliacci (ties with PF Chang's?!)

I also thought that the "10 Very Best" list was better than many lists of this type I have seen. I might quibble with the order, and one or two of the choices, but overall I think it's a solid list.

~A

[DrinkBoy]

Cynthia Nim did a great job at pulling this list together. There was a lot of discussion amongst the various folks who helped her with it, and meetings where we got together to share notes and comments regarding some of the choices and categories.

I don't think it would be possible to create "a" list that was clearly definative, simply because there are always differences in opinion and what you are looking for. But the more people you get involved the better chance you have, and this list was definately not created in a vaccume.

Now I've got to go out and try to find my own copy!

-Robert

[Fay Jai]

WHAT THE F&$#!???

PF CHANG'S ???

PULEEEZE....

Hi all

[MsRamsey]

That's completely typical. Anytime there's a "reader's poll," be it The Stranger or whatever publication, the masses always come up with Dominoes as best pizza or some such travesty.

[Schielke]

Yeah, Best Coffee in Seattle is aparently Starbucks according to the reader's poll on Citysearch. Gahh.

[tsquare]

It was at the news stand in the Market last week. And in the library.

[malarkey]

I got my copy!! Yea!

I think its a great list, and a job well done to all eG'ers who took part. How nice to see a 'best of' list I actually agree with!

[tighe]

I'm glad our compatriots managed to bring some sanity to this issue. When I saw it a couple years ago it was rediculous.