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as the motto of Bottleworks says, "Yellow fizzy beer is for wussies". Anybody who prefers beer to wine or booze as the evening beverage of choice should shop here. Do you want to taste the most...
as the motto of Bottleworks says, "Yellow fizzy beer is for wussies". Anybody who prefers beer to wine or booze as the evening beverage of choice should shop here. Do you want to taste the most delicious of the classic belgian abbey ales (Duinen Dubbel)? Go here. Do you want a suggestion on which microbrewery IPA's you should try given your tastes? GO here. Do you want to go home with a sampler of all 6 of this year's Oktoberfest offerings from the major German breweries? Go here. And if you love beer and you love big boisterous public dining experiences such as the eastern and central europeans do so well, then prepare for the opening of Bottleworks' owners new restaurant-beer hall in Fremont in November. I love this place.
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Prost
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Restaurants
7200 Greenwood Ave
Seattle, Washington 98105
... then head on over to Prost mini-beer-hall on Phinney Ridge for some absolutely delectable german beers on tap and a big plate of sauerkraut. They have such a killer slow-roasted pork tenderloin...
... then head on over to Prost mini-beer-hall on Phinney Ridge for some absolutely delectable german beers on tap and a big plate of sauerkraut. They have such a killer slow-roasted pork tenderloin and kraut with Rye bread - i can't remember what it's called but they have it available on Thursday nights only and it's so good. And they have all these delicious german beers - including the Spaten optimator, which will knock you on your butt if you drink two of those gigantic steins they serve them in there. A great place to drink, eat gas-inducing stewed cabbage, and just make merry. FYI< "Prost" is the german equivalent of "Skol" to the swedes. Get there before 9 though, or you'll be gazing longingly at all the full tables and benches. SEe you there next Thursday.
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... then this is your place. Otherwise, not so much a bakery as a one-stop bachelorette party shopping enterprise.
... then this is your place. Otherwise, not so much a bakery as a one-stop bachelorette party shopping enterprise.
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I love Amazon - what's NOT to love? Convenient, cheap, and you don't have to move anything more than a few fingers to buy stuff you need. But I refuse to buy CD's from them anymore. Why? Sonic Boom....
I love Amazon - what's NOT to love? Convenient, cheap, and you don't have to move anything more than a few fingers to buy stuff you need. But I refuse to buy CD's from them anymore. Why? Sonic Boom. If I lived in Renton, I'd drive to Sonic Boom just to browse, ask the guys and gals who occupy the sales desk about who else I'd like if I like Explosions in the Sky (cause they'd not only know who I was talking about, they'd actually be able to rattle off 3 other bands that sound like them... and they'd be right), and dig around for stuff I heard on KEXP. Ok, I'll concede that the listening stations at Easy STreet on lower queen anne are way way better. but whatever.
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Peet's coffee is too strong. It is impossible to get diluted with milk -- I mean like after putting in 1/2 a cup of milk it's still jet black -- and it makes you jittery after 3 sips, and they only...
Peet's coffee is too strong. It is impossible to get diluted with milk -- I mean like after putting in 1/2 a cup of milk it's still jet black -- and it makes you jittery after 3 sips, and they only have one store in town in Fremont and it is the least sit-and-hang-out-able place in all of Fremont, including the News stand and there's not even any chairs over there. Strong coffee is one thing; fountain-pen-ink java with enough caffeine to upset your stomach is quite another.
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Mole. Oaxaca. Rinse. Repeat. If you stop me on the street corner and tell me that there is a more perfect sauce than mole, you are either lying or wrong. La Carta's mole and tender slow-cooked...
Mole. Oaxaca. Rinse. Repeat. If you stop me on the street corner and tell me that there is a more perfect sauce than mole, you are either lying or wrong. La Carta's mole and tender slow-cooked puerco is bliss -- don't even talk to me about Cactus and that place in Fremont, they can't hang. And they charge 3 times as much as La Carta. And their salsa isn't as good. And La Carta's decor kicks -- and all the photos of ruddy-yet-attractive Oaxacans and their surroundings are by local artist Spike Mafford. Did I mention the mole? Plus they are open past 10. Yahtzee.
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and Rain City is the one place I KNOW has all of them. THat one with the picture of the bullet going through the apple about photography. Got it. That one about the African savannah and the killing...
and Rain City is the one place I KNOW has all of them. THat one with the picture of the bullet going through the apple about photography. Got it. That one about the African savannah and the killing machines the live in it (did you know that female lions are the ones that bring the pain? it's true - the big-necked males just chill and amble up to the carnage that the female lays down and then munches for a while and then goes to sleep.) Got it. That one about tornadoes? Trifecta. Plus they organize movies in a much easier way than anywhere else, and their selection rocks, and the guys who work there know what you are looking for even though you can't name it, name anyone in it, or describe it. Best of all, they have excellent taste in music which makes browsing pleasant. A Mac and Jacks at the Triangle and an hour spent looking for obscure documentaries is a perfectly dreamy rainy winter evening for me. Anyone who finds out if they carry Diff'rent Strokes diminutive star Gary Coleman's crossover hit "On the Right Track" gets a bagel.
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The last thing I want when i'm going out for a beer -- either solo or with an amigo -- is a bar like in Cheers where "everybody knows your name". I want to be a wallflower and sink back into the...
The last thing I want when i'm going out for a beer -- either solo or with an amigo -- is a bar like in Cheers where "everybody knows your name". I want to be a wallflower and sink back into the smoky, tchotchke-laden atmosphere and mix in my reading and sipping of malty goodness with surreptitious glances at a bunch of people I don't know. If this is your idea of wallflower-bar-lurking heaven, then check out the Blue Moon. There have been a gillion butts on those worn-out wooden benches and i recently saw a public television late night documentary that said that the Blue Moon is where all the communists and rabble-rousers used to hang out and cause trouble in the 60's. If you live in Ballard, well then go hang with the hipsters at Hatties. Further east? Check into a booth in the back at the Blue Moon. but don't wear nice clothes - it's not a madison park type place. Call me if you go - i'll meet you for a mac and jacks if you buy.
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Chiso
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Restaurants
3512 Fremont Pl N
Seattle, Washington 98103
(206) 632-3430
Chiso has such amazing sushi - ask proprietor Tai Chi to hook you up with some of the freshest yellowtail in town, and the fatty tuna (toro)?? If people call you moneybags, don't order anything...
Chiso has such amazing sushi - ask proprietor Tai Chi to hook you up with some of the freshest yellowtail in town, and the fatty tuna (toro)?? If people call you moneybags, don't order anything else!!! MMMM. delectable - you won't get to see a movie afterwards though because you'll spend all your dough. but you won't be sorry!
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