Sports bar: Rough & Tumble Pub. Markets itself as Seattle’s sports bar for women’s sports. They have 18 screens so you can find all manner of sports on display. Very...

Multiple locations of this Vietnamese restaurant: Ba Bar. The menu is the same as the Capitol Hill location and is described as Vietnamese street food. It isn’t as extensive as...

Jensen Marina Project Group: The Wayland Mill. Excellent, as expected, considering it’s the group that includes Saint Bread. Owned by Yasuaki Saito. The food is described as Yoshoku which is...

Creole Food Truck: Where Ya At Matt. Couldn’t pass up the opportunity to give him a try…especially after learning he hails from New Orleans and had worked with a chef...

Italian in Old Ballard: San Fermo. My initial visit to this small restaurant was because I was intrigued by the facade…apparently one of the oldest homes in Seattle. Built in...

Great fish and chips: Five Hooks Seafood. Food truck offering seafood to go. The fish (cod) was deep fried but 2 things made the flavors wonderful: first the planko and...

There is no better chocolate: Läderach. How lucky we are in the Seattle metro area to have a location of this world renowned chocolatier. The biggest problem is what to...

Revena location of this Seattle icon: Mioposto. This location was closed for 5 months in 2025 after an SUV crashed into the restaurant! It’s back open and as great as...

University Village: Joey Kitchen. This is a chain of restaurants out of Vancouver BC that serves a mix of Asian fusion, PNW, burgers, and steaks in a very nice upscale...

French bakery in the U District: The French Guys. Very nice addition to the food offerings at U Village. Expect typical French pastries…croissant, pain au chocolat, kouign amann, quiche lorraine…and...

Multiple Metro locations: Kizuki Ramen and Izakaya. Have visited the Northgate and Bellevue locations which are two of the four in the metro area. It’s a national chain with other...

New spot for a well known Washington winery: DeLille En Ville. Been looking forward to the opening since I discovered the next step for this space at U Village about...

Thai in the hood: Krua Thai Eatery. Can’t believe it’s taken me this long to try this local spot. Became interested in giving it a go based on local recommendations...

Outstanding xiaolongbao: Din Tai Fung. Quick fact…even though it’s at University Village, this is the first Din Tai Fung in the US! I suspect it had something to do with...