I was able to stay a bit longer in Seattle to see some other friends over the weekend, which was great. My friend Anthony suggested a delicious Middle Eastern place in a fairly cool looking part of the city (no idea what it was called) on a Friday night. Definitely make a reservation in advance, especially if it's the weekend because this place was jam packed.
It's been a while since I was there so I apologize if my review/memory is a bit hazy but I know we got the triple dips which came with incredibly addictive soft pita, kefi, fried cauliflower, a large mixed grill plate and a fish stew that came with salmon. It was all fantastic and super flavorful. I remember the mixed grill having a lot of different kinds of meats to it and the stew being quite unique (who has stew with salmon - I probably wouldn't have it again but it was worth trying)? But the star of the show was the famous fried cauliflower - it was covered in a tzatziki-like sauce and really played with the flavors in your mouth.
As I've said before in the past, Middle Eastern food is often an overlooked ethnic cuisine but it's really quite satisfying and with the exception of the pita, pretty healthy for you too! $73/pp with tax, tip and drinks
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Duke's Seafood and Chowder 500 Bellevue Way NE, Ste 212, Bellevue, WA 98004 3.5 Forks
When you get to my age, most of your friends are not only married but they have kids (often times several), and they don't really live in the city anymore. Which is totally fine - sometimes being in a more suburban pace is nice. I was staying with my good friend Neera and she lives about 20 mins outside of Seattle in a very picturesque suburb called Issaquah. It's actually much closer to Bellevue than it is to downtown Seattle, so with the two girls, it was easier to grab food near there instead.
We went to Duke's which is standard family restaurant found inside a shopping mall. As you can tell from it's name, it's focused primarily on seafood and chowder which was great. They have tons of different chowders to choose from: traditional clam chowder, Northwest seafood chowder, lobster chowder, chicken and corn chowder, or a veggie one if you really don't eat seafood. It almost makes you feel like you're in Boston. I couldn't decide so I got the chowder sampler (triple dinghy - $10) and opted for the clam, seafood and lobster options. They were pretty small in size but it was a nice concept so that you can try all 3 options. I was feeling like I needed to be healthy again, so I opted for the seafood salad here as well ($20). This one was also huge and came with scallops, prawns, avocado, feta, bail, lemon, and olive oil and it was super finely chopped. It definitely wasn't as good as the one at Elliott's and it was way too heavily dressed. It also didn't have quite the variety of seafood that I would have liked. I don't remember even finishing it but it was probably more because of the amount of food than anything else.
I did want to highlight that the waitress was super sweet and really great with the kids (again this is what happens when you go to a restaurant in the suburbs). It was a great place to take a family because of the booths and they have a kid friendly menu. The rest of the adult menu is also huge and frankly super overwhelming because there's literally every kind of seafood you can think of and then they put it all together in various combo dishes too. If you love seafood, you'll definitely find something good here and even if you don't, they tons of other options too (even for vegetarians). Total bill: $242 for 3 adults, 2 kids with tip and tax
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