For Portland people, I went to a longtime favorite Mexican food restaurant in Delta Park last night. It’s not the greatest restaurant in the world, but they have one especially great (nice, generous on refills, etc.) hostess, Margarita, who makes the place particularly noteworthy. But they also have my favorite salsa… a cooked salsa that isn’t really spicy, but it is full of flavor… and great chips (a bottomless supply of both when dining in, by the way). And… most impressive… is this gigantic burrito (the B-52… coming in at $25) that is… uhm… huge. I went there with my family of five last night. Functionally, we’re all adults. This burrito feeds all five of us… and we can eat a lot… and still have leftovers to take home. It’s a fantastic deal for a bunch of guys or a family. I recommend it. :tup:
beth’s on aurora, kinda near greenlake. total greasy spoon, hole in the wall, total dive, but its a local institution. open 24/7, serves the best breakfasts, home of the 12-egg omelet (its a beast, it comes served on a pizza dish. I couldn’t finish it. comes with bottomless hash browns).
hawaiian barbeque on 55th and the ave, u-district. hawaiian food is like this weird mix of japanese and filipino food and its great. another local, low-key, place. feels like home. really cheap with a good selection of different foods.
Pudge Bros Pizza is on 45th just over the Freeway by UW and has amazing breadsticks. Pizza is good (most pizza is) but the breadsticks are what really make it standout.
“Memo’s” on the Ave is open 24 hours and has some great burrito’s for 4 dollars. I usually stop by there on the way home from Zach’s. Portland people coming up to Seattle should check it out.
Leonardo’s subs is amazing too. 5.50 for a footlong sub with most everything on it, and the bread and ingredients are always fresh. It’s the place to go if you are looking to fill up and have a good meal fast.
Yeah, it opened up probably 9 months ago, and Dan is correct, shit is excellent. You don’t think Burritos are supposed to be that heavy. They are slightly smaller, but feel a lot heavier than the ones you can get at Taco Del Mar. Cheaper, taste better, and more meat too.
Paseo is a pseudo-Cuban place on 42nd and Freemont. Awesome pork sandwiches.
For breakfast food…
Black Bear Diner in Bellevue/Redmond. Typical diner-type stuff, but huge portions and awesome biscuits.
Portage bay Cafe in the U-district is a bit on the crowded and expensive side, but I forgive them because of their breakfast buffet: giant bowls of fruit and whipped cream that you can use to cover your pancakes/waffles/whatever.
+1. Will definitely vouch for this, I love that place. Also, another great mexican place is Michoacan restaurant right on 15th and just before 85th in Ballard. Try that one if you haven’t yet.
man it was halloween. i was so fuckin wasted i puked 3 times before we even got to beths. i dominated the 12 egg and hash browns…and i am still alive to eat more gross food to this day. with that being said:
ezell’s in the central-chicken strips all day
zesty on rainier-get that luther vandross burger you may die from eating with the egg and hotlink on top and a milkshake
the basketcase in skyway-the hot link burger
i havent been to XXX in issaquah? but i heard its really good
XXX is the bomb. If your out that way there is a place called small fries. In seattle go to redmill for a burger. For the best sandwiches in seattle go to paseo !