Happy Hour @ Chao Bistro on 12th

What we had

Spicy Tuna Roll

Seattle Roll

California Roll

The Good

The sauce on the Spicy Tuna Roll is amazing. I love it I've gone here twice for sushi happy hour and each time I'm shocked by the deliciousness of this sauce. I want to try more stuff off their happy hour menu.

The Bad

Every time I try to come in for happy hour they want to seat me at wierd places, they don't have seats for happy hour. I don't understand how they seat people for happy hour and why when there are like 5 people in the whole place we can't get seated for happy hour but for whatever reason they don't ever have enough.

Aoki Sushi @ Broadway

What we had

Sushi (2 pieces each)

Yellow Tail

Fresh wild-caught sockeye

smoked salmon

scallops

Unagi (sea)

Roll (6 pieces each)

Unagi (freshwater)

soft crabshell spider roll

The Good

Everything is fresh, wonderful, delicious, The scallops were esp. good. Mm. The unagi has a fantastic sauce. The soft crabshell spider roll was crunchy and so delicious. The yellow tail was tasty. Smoked salmon was still great but had a good smokey flavor.

Basically what I'm trying to say here is the sushi and rolls were all fantastic!

The Bad

it was packed out on a Tuesday night so service was a tiny bit slow but not too bad. There is not happy hour which makes me sad.

Kingfish Cafe @ 19th Ave

What we had

Pulled pork sandwich w/ fries

Cup o' Gumbo w/ cornbread

tea -- tasted like fingernail polish remover

coke -- came in a cold can with a cup of ice on the side (woot!)

The Good

The BBQ sauce was tangy and tasty. There was some kind of corn or vegi salsa on it that was crunchy and delicious. The fries were the best things ever! they were crunchy on the outside had a peppery spicy light breading, they were soft and hot on the inside. The service was impeccable. The bread on the sandwich was above average. The cornbread was ooooh so good. The food came FAST! I'm very excited about this restaurant. Like I said the Coke came in a can which was great.

The Bad

The iced tea tasted like alcohol and not the good kind. The gumbo was a little small but at 6.75 with a side of cornbread and lots of identifiable seafood I really can't complain too loudly.

The Deluxe @ Broadway

What we ate

Onion rings -- With chipotle dipping sauce.

BBQ burger -- Spicy sweet house made BBQ sauce, Tillamook` smoked cheddar cheese, crispy onions, green leaf & tomato.

Peppered Bacon & Cheddar Cheese Burger -- Tillamook` cheddar cheese, Green leaf, sliced tomato & red onion.

Iced Tea - Barnes & Watson Tahitian Blend

Dr Pepper - it was "Mr. Pibb"

7-up - it was "lemon-lime"

The Good

The food was abundant. There were giant piles of fries and onion rings. The burgers were large, fresh, and tasty. The service once we were seated was decent. I was offered a refill and it came quickly.

The Bad

We went for Burgerama so it was packed, there was a wait. It took awhile for them to take our orders and bring the drinks. The 7-up we ordered turned into lemon-lime soda by the time it got to our table and the Dr. Pepper turned into Mr. Pibb, we were not warned of this substitution.

South Lake Union Bar and Grill

What we ate

Garlic Buffalo Drummettes - Tossed with Frank’s garlic buffalo sauce. Served with cooling ranch dressing & celery sticks.

Western 1/2 Pounder - Cheddar cheese, bacon, frizzled onions, lettuce, tomato and zippy barbeque sauce.

Alaskan Cod & Chips - Beer Battered Alaskan cod, served with fries & coleslaw.

Grilled Wild Alaskan Sockeye* - Lemon-caper butter sauce, served with garlic mashed potatoes & seasonal veggies.

Iced Tea

Coke

The Good

The food was mostly delicious. The Fish from the fish and chips were phenomenal. The burger was wonderful. The Sockeye was perfectly delicious. Coke and Iced tea were in giant cups. Service felt a little bit random we talked to like 4-5 different people, but they did well overall.

Wings were also good just perfectly spicy.

The Bad

The french fries were too thin. Thin French fries have a tendency not to have any soft bits they are dry, slightly crunchy, and slightly hard. I did not like their French fries. The mash potatoes were just so-so and tasted slightly grainy, watery, and burnt. The side of vegetables consisted of broccoli and carrots while nicely cooked were also completely bland.

Dragonfish @ 8th and Pine

Went to dragon fish for Sushi happy hour.

What we ate

Poke Roll -- Ahi tuna, yama gobo, cucumber, Cilantro

Spicy Crab Roll -- Crabmeat, spicy masago mayo, cilantro, cucumber

California Roll -- Avocado, crabmeat, cucumber, masago, kaiware

Pike Place Roll -- Ahi tuna, mango, kaiware, cashews, cucumber

Coconut Shrimp Tempura Roll-- Shrimp, mango, kaiware, masago

Spicy Tuna Roll -- Tuna, spicy mayo, cucumber, masag

Hichimi Squid -- Tossed in hichimi flour, fried crisp, with garlic- sesame aioli

Iced Tea -- delicious kind of peachy.

The Good

Service was good, servers were nice. Drinks were cheap (but we had to drive). The Hichimi Squid was perfectly done and abundant. There were little rings of Squid and also whole little squid with curled up legs. All tasty.

The Bad

No sushi or Sashimi only rolls. The rolls themselves were relatively bland the sesame aioli that came with the hichimi squid was bland. The rolls didn't have enough fish in them and contained to much cucumber. The rice was pretty tasty. Mediocre sushi and not enough variety. I would go back for drinks though.

Bing's Bodacious Burgers on Madison

What we ate

Pulled Pork Sandwich with fries -- Weird BBQ sauce but deliciously moist meat and great ciabatta style bun.

Bing's Cheeseburger with Bacon -- great cheeseburger not to greasy, fresh tasty ingredients, and Bing's secret sauce.

Basket of onion rings -- Exceptionally crispy and perfectly cooked onion rings with secret sauce which tasted tangy, and mayonaisey.

Iced Tea -- delicious and plenty of refils

Coke -- its coke.

The good

Great atmosphere. Would definitely go back. Want more of those amazing onion rings. Great for groups. We didn't get a chance to try any but the drinks looked wonderful and the bartender was nice. Refils were infinite and the service was impeccable.

The bad

Not enough onion rings. The kitchen closes kind of early on weekdays. Fries weren't hot enough.

2nd Time around

Bing's Burger with Bacon w/ fries

BBQ Burger w/ onion rings

Bing's Wings (half order)

Water

The Good

Burgers and Fries were hot. Onion Rings were Amazing!! again. Burgers were wonderful,

refils on water were timely, and service was impeccable. I got a burger with tomatoes on it and it had two large slices instead of one tiny slice. All in all, still really good. This time we got onion rings on the side and there were plenty of them Yay!. I also tried the buffalo wings -- They were wonderful. large, meaty, spicy, tasty, and half a serving was plently for a pre-burger appetizer split between 2 people.

The Bad

None!

Outback Steakhouse @ Westlake

What we ate

bloomin' onion -- tasted slightly burnt.

sirloin steak (medium well) with coconut shrimp and sweet potato fries -- Sirloin steak was fantastic perfectly cooked, soft, and flavorful. The shrimp tasked like it had a candy coating but after picking that off they were delicious. The sweet potato fries were fantastic as well.

sirloin steak (medium rare) with baby back ribs and regular fries -- the steak was blue. they served the ribs with a cute little apron. The ribs were tasty but didn't have very much meat on them. Fries weren't particularly noteworthy but were still good.

The Good: got seated immediately, servers were exceptionally attentive. Food was hot and good if a little bit sweet. I was really disappointed with the burnt flavor of the bloomin' onion. Would go again for the steak and sweet potato fries.

The Bad: -- the service was over the top I don't know how many time they "checked on us". No steak sauce on the table (yes, I know I could have asked one of my overly attentive waiters). If I go back they can keep the candied shrimp and burnt onion.

Chungees on 12th

What I ate
fried Wontons -- were delicious, crispy, and stuffed with some kind of unknown bbq flavored substance. There were six small Wontons.

Yum Yum Crispy Chicken -- exceptionally crisply breaded chicken slightly sweet with cinnamon notes. It reminds me of cinnamon toast crunch cereal.

Pork Chow Mein -- Tiny pieces of pork with giant noodles.

Kung Pao Chicken -- great sauce lots of peanuts, vegetables were great. plenty of chicken.

Iced tea -- a little weak

Coke -- it was coke.

The good
The food was good fresh and well made. Service was fast. drinks were refilled. It wasn't amazing but definitely good.

The Bad

the portions were a little small so it was relatively expensive for what we got.