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(206) 546-0400

Taboo Adult Video  

Category: Adult

1.0 star rating
1/27/2012 First to Review
Closed....thanks to the INTERNET!!  You rock Al Gore!!

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322 2nd Ave S
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 622-3001

Pioneer Square Market  

Categories: Delis, Convenience Stores
Neighborhood: Pioneer Square

4.0 star rating
Update - 1/23/2012
They were open during Snowmageddon 2012, that in it self should get 5 stars, but they only served a limited menu during that time.  I'll bump them up a star for snow-service, and add their lunch specials include a drink.

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  • 3.0 star rating
    10/21/2011 First to Review

    Just newly opened this Deli/Mini-mart is worth checking out.  In the area of town where I work this is a hybrid of the 2 other stores/delis around, and it is nice to have a few more choices.

    Due to the area, things are a bit pricey, for example, I opted for a Spicy Italian sub today, just to check things out.  For $6.49 plus tax, things came out to $7.11 plus I added a buck for tip.  So, was my $8.11sub worth it?  Meh, not bad, much better than the Korean deli a block away, and looking around price wise the soda and chips were WAY cheaper than the other mini-mart down the street.

    My Sub was decent, nothing amazing, but they used a really nice thick french bread-ish roll which is a big step up from the other deli down the street.  Meat and cheese seemed a better quality as well.  Sadly iceberg lettuce was used, but it was fresh so I can't really complain.

    Unusual choices of chips, from various parts of the world.  They offer Coke from Mexico, for those who know what I'm talking about, and Orange Fanta too!!  A small selection of beer and wine...just in case you need a quicky...

    Deli menu was pretty decent, they actually have a full size kitchen so they offer fried items as well, from fish to fries, they looked decent enough.

    Having only been open 2 weeks, I'll have to come back and try their Hot-counter next time around.  Assorted "Chinese" offerings ala hot cart, fried rice or white, you choose....

    Oh, they take MC/VISA which is nice.

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17424 Highway 99
Lynnwood, WA 98037
(425) 918-1508

Cho Dang Tofu Restaurant  

Category: Korean

5.0 star rating
1/23/2012
I think their name translates into "SO DANG GOOD!"  Once located in the Paldo market, that store has since closed and is now KS Mart.  Grocery store review coming up later....

Food-wise, this place ROCKS!!  Bunneh knows her stuff and well who am I to disagree?  NEVER!!

Banchan is a nice selection as well as tasty, I enjoyed the kimchi, both the nappa as well as the cucumber, just the right amount of kick to balance the favors of the tofu soup.  

Another must try is their Bibimbop the one served in the HOT stone bowl....OMG...*drool*....  The stone bowl is so freaking hot it toasts your rice, and whatever else touches it, arm and fingers included!  

Choices and favors are solid here, we've been back twice in the same week!  Service is done with a smile, the lady who served us actually remember us, I thought that sweet.

One thing to note, they are located in the store, and do not have walls to block out the chill or loud music from the store, just bring a sweater during the winter months and you'll be good to go!

Our new Korean fav to say the least!!

Oh, and happy Lunar New Year!!!

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3615 Steilaccom Blvd
Lakewood, WA 98499
(253) 581-0985

Hwang-Do Seafood Noodle  

Category: Korean

3.0 star rating
1/5/2012
We hit this place up on a windy and rainy night, perfect time to get some hot stuff in the stomach and warm the body and soul up!  Gramps, Grams and I luv our Korean Soul food!  Granted we must have been Korean in another lifetime...

Walked in about 7-ish, the place was basically empty, with a couple just  wrapping up their dinner.  The waitress was deep in conversation with this couple but was able to address us and get us seated.

Menus and corn-tea served we tackled the menu, it had plenty of clear descriptions in English, which was a good thing as our waitress spoke limited "Engrish"...lol...

After making our pretty standard order, hot soft tofu soup, seafood pancake, mandu, Bibimbap and bulgogi, we sat back to watch some Korean soap-opera with sub-titles...whew...

Banchan came out in a flash once our order was in, pretty standard affair, no offers on refills, but that's okay as plenty of food was ordered.  The pancake was next to come out, nice looking pancake, but sadly they used fake-crab cake as the "seafood", I prefer the real stuff, i.e. octopus.  Still it had decent flavor and was served on a sizzling cast-iron skillet so we left it to sit and cook a bit longer, as we like it more on the crunchy side, so we were happy.

Hot tofu soup came out piping hot, plenty of flavor and while I asked for it on the "mild" side for Gramps, to me and Grams it was not for the spice-wimps, even toned down.  Bibimbap was pretty good, a bit small-ish in the serving size but had decent flavor, bulgogi was nicely portioned along with the mandu.  Mandu had a nice fresh-ish flavor to it, insides were tasty, it could have been heated a bit longer but I'm picky that way.

One down side for me was the interior of the place, it was sweltering in there, the heat was on HIGH, and I was sweating both from the blast furnace and the spice of the food....looking back it was a nice work out...lol....that was a real minor issue....

In reality 3.5 Yelp stars, for the experience, we had to laugh a bit amongst ourselves, my Mom attempted to converse with our waitress, and tell her about how we found this place via Yelp....she didn't get it, nor wish to...

Cheap eats, and it was a nice clean place, I'd go back if I'm in da Lakewood K-town hood!

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6538 4th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98108
(206) 762-0752

Katsu Burger  

Categories: Burgers, Japanese
Neighborhoods: Georgetown, West Seattle

3.0 star rating
12/14/2011
Kat-tsu ba-ga....that's the extent of my Japanese-ish accent...sorry about that...

While I did dig the vibe and the place, the burg just didn't produce any mouth-watering-organismic moments.(Yes, "organ" since their burger was the size of a small hand tool).  The bun was soggy, the patty wasn't fully cooked, and while I really wanted to like the place, I guess I'll have to give them a second try...at a later date.

It wasn't really uber busy during the lunch crowd rush, meal came out within a reasonable time frame.  We opted to take it to go as the place was packed and no one was leaving anytime soon.  Our order was fired up and by the time we got it back to our lunchroom at work, the burger was lukewarm at best and we were only 5 minutes away!  So the fries were solid for that I'll go back. The burg's katsu sauce was a bit over whelming but the entire idea was interesting in serving up the burg "katsu" style.

I'll be back to give them a second chance as GODZILLA eats here, and well, if you know Godzilla then you know, he's a Golden Yelper and knows what's good...

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8539 15th Ave NW
Seattle, WA 98117
(206) 297-9200

Taki's Mad Greek  

Categories: Greek, Mediterranean
Neighborhood: Ballard

5.0 star rating
Update - 12/1/2011 2 photos
You gotta remember, their food is made with luv!  Which means, it takes some time, but the time is well spent!

Came back, it's been a while, and now I remember why we've followed these fine folk around the Ballard area.  Gyro platter was amazing, in both size and flavor!  Calamari dinner is the best hands down.  And my Mom opted for the spaghetti dinner for the first time.  The red sauce was an amazing tribute to the tomato....a Marinara sauce served up with three HUGE meatballs.  How Taki keeps those meatballs so tender I'm sure we'll never know, just take my word for it, they are some uber tender/tasty-awesomeness!!

Ballard/Crown Hill, you folks are so lucky to have this family in the area!!

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  • 5.0 star rating
    2/8/2007 First to Review

    We've followed this family around for years, they use to own a pizza joint and a fish and chip place all in and around the Ballard area.  Now they've settled down in Greenwood/Crown Hill on 15th NW with what they do best, Greek!

    Kiki hosts while Taki cooks and belts out a few good tunes on Saturday nights, reservations only, on the Bouzouki and Baglama.  When he's not playing a tune he's firing up some of the finest Greek specialties around Greenwood and beyond!  My fav is the falafel platter, huge balls of falafel fried until golden brown and served up with some very tasty tahini sauce.  I usually ask for the Greek salad over the usual dinner salad, but that's just me, both are done up fresh and are served with their own house vinaigrette or better yet try the home made blue cheese dressing!  We usually start with the Baba Ghannouj(a roasted and smoked egg plant puree) or Hummus(the garbanzo bean and tahini puree), both are outstanding and we always order plenty of pita bread to go around.  

    My wife enjoys the chicken souvlaki and I like the lamb(another fav), both are mouth watering and served in plentiful portions.  The gyros are packed and often bursting at the seems, a nice balance of veggies with your choice of meat, beef or lamb, my Dad likes both and finds the meat tender and tasty.  I should mention Taki's tzatziki(a yogurt, cucumber, fresh garlic sauce) is some of the best around town bar none!!

    They recently upgraded their menu and the size of the dining area of the restaurant, so I can't comment on the "new" pasta section of the menu...(UPDATED, 3/19/07) So Starch-boy and Veggie girl, our oldest daughter, had two of the pasta selections last night.  Both were served with a nice size salad, and garlic bread, the portions were HUGE!  The kids will be eating off of the leftovers for a week or two.  The flavors were solid and tasty.  

    The red-sauce and meatballs have been taken off the menu along with the hamburgers, since they use only choice cuts of meat to grind up and no one was ordering these two items they recently took them off the menu.

    For an added treat try the daily specials, I had the pork chops last night, two nice sized chops were served, I took one home, nicely grilled and tender. (end of update.)

    Five stars for family-friendly service, once you get the know them, their skill of making you feel at home and welcome in their restaurant is another nice touch, the pita and calamari, nice portion of flavorful lightly breaded goodness, kick up to the high ranking.

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601 SW 41st St
Renton, WA 98057
(425) 656-2980

IKEA Restaurant  

Categories: Scandinavian, American (Traditional)

4.0 star rating
12/1/2011 1 photo
Dang it, I know I've written these folks up before, my review must have fallen off of the Interwebs...

Let me say this.....MEAT BALLS!!  Not mine, theirs!!  I just luv this place, the Loganberry drink to the nice select of Swedish delights.  Heck this place must be good as they remodeled a while back and doubled the size of the place.

Kewl cafeteria, clean, tasty stuff and well worth the visit as the prices are amazingly CHEAP!

SWEDISH MEAT BALLS!!!  That is all I have to say....yum...

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1320 San Francisco Ave NE
Olympia, WA 98506
(360) 753-8553

San Francisco Street Bakery  

Categories: Bakeries, Coffee & Tea

4.0 star rating
12/1/2011
I'll chime in here as some mention the staff, I've been here twice now and had a C.A.R.E. package delivered, all within about a week between visits.  One late night Sunday evening, the young lady seemed peeved that we showed up, okay more aloof, but she did mention "some" pastries were 1/2 off, which ones remained a mystery.  I too do not like the fact the selections are not marked in the case, nor is the price, really is that too hard to do?

Now, onto the good stuff...croissants were worthy of walking over molten fire to get, the filled ones, my favs, were the orgasmic orange marmalade or the rapturous raspberry.  The filling was just the right amount to the ever so flaky croissant, gads I'm drooling as I type...  The Palmiers, were some of the BEST I have ever tasted and huge. I had to fight with my 8yo for one that was left over after our visit.  We have had the rye bread as well as the Rosemary/garlic, OMG...TRY THEM ASAP!  Also there is an espresso dessert, the name I can't remember, its in the cooler case and has a small espresso bean on it, a small slice was just to die for if you are a coffee fan.

Second visit was prior to T-day, we opted to get some butter flake rolls, while to me the taste ala real butter was splendid they seemed a bit dry on the outer layer, might have been due to the fact they were sitting open-air in a bin, regardless, I'll forgive them that minor hic-up.  Staff during that visit were very nice, a bit lost when they gave part of our order away to the previous customer, bless that lady's heart she came back to return the extras.  Tried the almond croissants and chocolate ones, while the Mrs. felt there was too much chocolate in the croissant, the kids luved them and thought Mom was CRAZY!

3rd trip ala C.A.R.E. package, my oldest brought us some bagels and more croissants, I see why they were out of bagels during our two prior visits, these bad-boys were UBER amazing!  Pesto/cheese....for these I'd drive from Shoreline to get them fresh...yes...everyday!!

So why the -1 minus star?  Unfortunately, we had a miss in the fix.  I'll forgive the aloof staff, but  I picked from the cooler case a chocolate French style macaroon sandwich. It looked amazing, two nice sized French macaroons sandwiched a beautiful layer of chocolate butter cream.  Bad part was the macaroon was hard as a rock, I kid you not.  Now I will say this, I did try it about 2 days after bringing it home, but still, it wasn't worthy of finishing as the cookie had gotten so hard and once you broke off a piece while chewing it, it became gummy and gross.  

They take VISA/MC which is nice as the prices were a tad high, but you must realize for fine hand crafted pieces of bliss, it was well worth it!!

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8502 Aurora Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 524-2296

Jack In The Box  

Categories: Fast Food, Burgers
Neighborhood: Greenwood

3.0 star rating
11/4/2011
Ahhhh, Jack me buck-o, you kill me with your "real" ice cream shakes!!

Darn fine food, I mean for a fast food biz.  

Customers are a bit slow, speed-wise and mentally...(cough)Crack whore(cough, cough)....

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10024 Main St
Bothell, WA 98011
(425) 402-9988

Sushi Zone  

Categories: Sushi Bars, Japanese

4.0 star rating
10/31/2011
I just luv Kaiten sushi, granted I'm forever looking for a true Japan experience, such as, the bells and whistles of a belt sushi place that might have some of the following...computer driven menu system/electronic games/pachinko parlor sound levels/ and possible Las Vegas showgirl experience, I do realize, this is Bothell of all places, so I toned down my expectations.  (sample wish...http://www.youtube.com...)

Thus, I give it 4 Yelp stars for the free parking in the back, the clean sushi runway, and optional menu for which the non-Kaiten sushi visitor might wish to indulge.  Granted I'm not sure who would want opt out of pure BELT fun!!

Service was great, while some "Engrish" was spoken by the non-Japanese staff, all was good.

What I found was, if you wanted something that wasn't on the belt at that time, all you had to do was ask for it and the staff was more that willing to lend a hand.  

This was the first Belt-sushi joint I've been to were there were 2 belts running at the same time, which was nice, upper belt was the "cool" side, while the lower belt hosted the "warm/hot" items.  

Tea was decent,  I might add, as were the choices.  Granted don't expect fine sushi mastery here, it just simple, tasty and a nice varied menu "hot" items that I like to see.

Check'em out!

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