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My boyfriend and I got lost trying to find Skyway Bowl awhile ago and stumbled across this restaurant as we went further and further down Rainier. We didn't try it then, but he kept wanting to go...
My boyfriend and I got lost trying to find Skyway Bowl awhile ago and stumbled across this restaurant as we went further and further down Rainier. We didn't try it then, but he kept wanting to go back and give it a go. I'm naturally a little dubious about sitdown Mexican restaurants in Seattle because every other one I've been to is fair to horrible.
Saturday night, we headed over to Maya's. The restaurant had full-on Mexican restaurant decor with bright colors and murals and fake pyramids. Great! As soon as we sat down, they brought out chips along with salsa and beans. The salsa was great, the chips were homemad, and the beans were a nice touch - I hadn't really thought about dipping chips in salsa AND beans before. It was yummy.
I ordered the Tacos a la Maya or something like that. Listed in the menu as "the way we eat them in Mexico". The tacos had shredded beef, freshy fried hard corn tortilla shells, and homemade guacamole. The tacos were yummy and the rice and beans that accompanied the dish were top tier. My boyfriend had the Carne Asada which he liked too.
Overall, the portions are big and the prices are right. The food is tasty, too. If you feel like having a sitdown Mexican meal, this is the place to go.
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It's not particularly meaningful to say this is the best falafel in Seattle because, frankly, this is the ONLY real contender in my mind. Having spent my college years surrounded by a lot of amazing...
It's not particularly meaningful to say this is the best falafel in Seattle because, frankly, this is the ONLY real contender in my mind. Having spent my college years surrounded by a lot of amazing falafel, I was disappointed in the lack of good (or even bad) falafel in Seattle. Until I tried Zaina. I will say it is some of the best falafel I've had, period.
I'm not sure about the rest of their menu because everytime I go there I get the exact same thing - the falafel sandwich. The falafel is done to perfection, the sauces are yummy, and if you can handle spice, the spicy sauce just MAKES IT. I think it's 4.99? A price you can't beat.
This week was the first time I went in the evening and sampled out the bar/lounge. The lounge is big and expansive, with a HUGE projector screen. Playing on the screen are Middle Eastern music videos. I totally go in for this sort of thing, I love the foreign music videos, so this made me happy. The music isn't too loud, so you can definitely enjoy your conversation, but it's there if you want to check it out. We ordered the grape hookah, for 15 dollars, and a few drinks. The hookah was great, the drinks, less so. I'd just say don't order anything with tonic because they are using bottled tonic and it was flat. Stick to the hard liquor w/non carbonated mixers or beer and I'm sure it's fine.
Conveniently located near Belltown, it's a great place to hit up for some food once you've gotten sauced at one of the Belltown bar's after-work happy hours and need to get some nourishment in you.
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If you are a member of the pro-club and fantasize about how great your bod would be if you had a personal trainer - but are too frugal to fork over the cash, may I recommend the Circuit Training...
If you are a member of the pro-club and fantasize about how great your bod would be if you had a personal trainer - but are too frugal to fork over the cash, may I recommend the Circuit Training class? It's one of the punch card classes (25 dollars buys you 10 classes), and you basically do a mix of strength training and cardio.
The good thing is that you can adjust the weights you use and the cardio machines to your level. The bad thing is that no adjustment can be made to doing reps and reps of lunges. But that's what you're there for, right? Right? It is intense - but in a good way.
The first class, you will leave wiped out. And, well, every class really. But I also leave feeling like I got a total and complete workout.
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Last night, a few of us decided to capitalize on the 25 for 25 again and try out Ponti. I was totally disappointed.
The first course was a beet salad. Not enough dressing, but overall, the...
Last night, a few of us decided to capitalize on the 25 for 25 again and try out Ponti. I was totally disappointed.
The first course was a beet salad. Not enough dressing, but overall, the beets were fresh and good, and kudos for including yellow beets. I wasn't blown away, but I was feeling optimistic. My second course rapidly burst that bubble. I had ordered the Halibut Enchiladas in Lobster Cream Sauce. It arrived and was barely warm and tasted like nothing. The fish had not been seasoned at all. I had to add a ton of salt just to give it any flavor. Dessert was supposed to be chocolate mousse. Have you ever been to Cost Plus and bought the instant mousse mix? This stuff was along the same lines, but included strawberry goo and a cookie. It was nasty - and served warm.
Overall, it was one of those meals where I just left feeling like I got robbed. Ponti is on my personal boycott list now.
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Someone told me that this is one of the oldest restaurants in Seattle. If that's true, you would have thought they'd have figured out by now how to get a full party's dinners out at the same time....
Someone told me that this is one of the oldest restaurants in Seattle. If that's true, you would have thought they'd have figured out by now how to get a full party's dinners out at the same time.
Admittedly, we were a party of 8, but it doesn't excuse the fact that, an hour and a half after the first dish was served, we finally gave up on the last person's dish (chicken teriyaki) and requested the check. The sushi did seem to come in a fairly quick manner, but every non-sushi item came very slowly. So all of us were eating at different times, and some were finished early while others felt rushed to finish.
As for the sushi itself, I didn't feel like they had a very creative roll selection. What they did have was fine, but I've had better sushi elsewhere in Seattle (most notably at Ayoki or Chinoise).
I won't be going back. Seriously, how long does it take to make teriyaki? There's a place down the street from my house that does it in 10 minutes.
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For many years now, I have been jumping around from dentist to dentist trying to find a good one. I don't know if this is universal with dentists, but every dentist I encountered before Dr. Rice was...
For many years now, I have been jumping around from dentist to dentist trying to find a good one. I don't know if this is universal with dentists, but every dentist I encountered before Dr. Rice was just not up to par. I was beginning to think that I would just have to suffer through it. I mean, my last dentist did a deep cleaning and fillings with only a topical gel. I didn't know any better, but apparently being in that kind of pain isn't standard!
Dr. Rice is truly excellent. She makes a point of educating you on what she is doing. She is friendly and does not harass you (floss! floss!) about your teeth, and she is all about pain management. I felt nothing! Woo-hoo! Not to mention, she did beautiful work on my two front teeth fillings. I had them done before by a previous dentist, and they were kinda bumpy and not very smooth. She has the finesse. You can tell she actually cares about what she does, and that she makes a huge effort to do the best possible work.
Furthermore, all of the staff at Meydenbauer is extremely friendly and helpful. The offices are very cozy and modern.
I've been to see Dr. Rice twice now, and I just feel so relieved to know that there is at least one good dentist out there, and that I finally found her!
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