hi beanweb~ Interesting story. I used to work in the restaurant business. Nothing makes me madder in a restaurant than LAME excuses. The "chicken's raw" I want to shout... just stinkin' apologize & maybe even comp me another meal. Don't tell me it's the "chef's special method" like I'm the dope!!! Sheez louise.

One of my many complaints with Flying Fish (and they have well paid for it by how many times I've told this story!) is when the entirely wrong dish was brought to my friend one day for lunch, instead of apologize or offer to bring the correct entree, he says "Oh, I don't know the lunch menu. I usually work dinner shift". Nice, right?

My point exactly...just apologize!! Lame excuses like that just completely turn me off to a place.

Your story about FF reminds me about a restaurant I went to for lunch in DC about 2 years back. Our service was *abysmal*...wrong orders, messed up orders, food didn't come at one time, waitress disappeared, etc. The manager knew the service had been awful without us saying a thing and approached our table...not to apologize, but to suggest we come back for dinner "because my night time staff is so much better than my lunchtime staff." Um. No thank you.

Recently when we questioned why things were taking so long when clearly there was hardly anyone in the restaurant, the waiter brightly offered, "yea. The two main cooks didn't show up, so the kitchen's really off." Shouldn't that have been our cue to say, "let us just pay for the drinks and we'll go where the cooks ARE working"?

Customers shouldn't (shouldn't have to) know about that stuff!

As a waiter I was taught if they can't eat it, don't take it (your problems) to the table!

Hey Ive heard great things about the Mamounia Moroccan Restaurant on Bellevue. ALso check out http://www.travelskoot.com/skoots/vi...ats-in-seattle
It has a map and descriptions of really good vegetarian places-which always have the best fresh food.

Good luck!

that sucks about your Quinns experience- I have been there at least 4 times and everything has been amazing- fries in demi glace with foie gras, roasted marrow bones, wild boar sloppy joe, duck duck mousse and of course the ultimate burger

I stand by my recommendation for it as I just haven't heard of anyone else having a bad meal there- of course those things can happen and they can happen anywhere (my worst meals were at Canlis and Mistral!)

Speaking of Mistral, I noticed yesterday that someone new has opened in their old space... Spur I think was the name on the door.

We just ate with a large group at Anthony's Pier 66, which I thought was going to be very touristy, but it was fantastic. (If interested see my review in Fodor's restaurants.) I also love Matts at the Market and Campangne's and Wann's in Belltown.

Sorry, suze, we really didn't like Daniel's Broiler, but we're not big meat eaters, so maybe someone who is would like it.

We also loved Dahlia Lounge. Other places we enjoyed nice meals were: Flying Fish in Belltown, Six Seven @ the Hotel Edgewater where we stayed and Salty's on Alki Beach. ***kim***

These are great! I'll be there labor day weekend; better get busy with reservations.

I agree with Suze on Flying Fish. We had horrid service issues and even though we have been several times trying to see if it was a one time problem, nope, and we will not go back.

Places we really enjoyed both when we lived up there as well as now when we go back to visit friends and family are Ettas, the Salmon House, Anthony's and Queen City Grill. All of those have very good seafood. You would need a taxi for the Salmon House, but it is one of our favorite places.

artlover~ I recently "discovered" Anthony's Pier 66 myself (I work in Belltown). I also assumed it was too touristy &/or too expensive, but I really do like the place and have been several times recently. (Though I do have one friend with a "calamari grudge" against the place that he's been carrying around for years -lol!)

mms~ Thanks for the mention of Queen City Grill. It's literally across the street from my office, I'll give it a try sometime for lunch.

Elliots by the Bay, was great...loved the Salmon. Also Tulios was great too.

Just had an early dinner last night at Wann's - very tasty. We got there around 5:30 and the place was nearly empty. We made a meal mostly out of the happy hour menu which is very lengthy...$2.50 beers, $4.00 mixed cocktails, and a host of different appetizers and sushi rolls to choose from. It was definitely as good as I remembered it being from our GTG. Highly recommend it if you're in the mood for Japanese/sushi.

www.wann-izakaya.com

a favorite of mine too!

Of course! We had a GTG there, so you know it has to be good if you saw it on Fodor's, right

Add one: Portage in Queen Ann. Went for the first time last night. Really good neighborhood restaurant that's good enough to be a destination.

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