seattle eats – ChefsGirl https://www.chefsgirl.com Live. Eat. Travel. Wed, 20 Sep 2017 05:09:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.24 Honest Biscuits (Pike Place Farmer’s Market, Seattle, WA) https://www.chefsgirl.com/honest-biscuits-pike-place-farmers-market-seattle-wa/ Tue, 01 Nov 2016 02:27:23 +0000 http://www.chefsgirl.com/?p=2378 Read More...

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After exploring Pike Place Market for some breakfast, Honest Biscuits seemed really appealing! I can always go for a simple biscuit with white gravy! The area is hidden away in a little corner at Pike Place but there’s plenty of places downstairs to sit and enjoy your biscuit since the restaurant itself is restricted to just a couple of tables and a small bar seating area.

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Biscuit Menu. 

 

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My first impression wasn’t the best because the cashier was the worst. Luckily, the large, pillowy, yet lightly crisped biscuit helped us to forget the lack in customer service. The white gravy was amazing and had a little bit of a kick to it. The wait was a bit long for a biscuit (about 25 minutes) and they may have initially even forgotten our order, but it’s good. I enjoyed their biscuits, but I’m not sure I’d return until a few kinks in service are fixed.

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Rating: 3/5 spoons
Honest Biscuits Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato




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Din Tai Fung (University District, Seattle, WA) https://www.chefsgirl.com/din-tai-fung-university-district-seattle-wa/ Fri, 07 Oct 2016 23:40:52 +0000 http://www.chefsgirl.com/?p=2384 Read More...

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Are you a soup dumpling fan? I sure am! On a recent trip to Seattle, I just had to try Din Tai Fung (DTF). The Hong Kong and Macau locations were awarded a Michelin star in 2014, but since we can’t just hop onto a plane to China right now, the Seattle location will do!

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Bar Seats available. 

 

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Soup Dumplings. Hot and ready even before menus were given!

 

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Dumplings. 

 

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Pork Chop Fried Rice. 

 

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Sautéed Spinach with Garlic. 

 

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Potstickers. So beautiful! Perfection. I could never make potstickers like these!

 

There was a bit of a wait of about 40 minutes on a Sunday afternoon, but the restaurant is located in an outdoor mall and you’ll receive a text/call whenever your table is ready. Once we got in, soup dumplings were hot and ready to serve even before we got our menus. SO worth the wait! They were delicate morsels of homey goodness. Refined but still made me feel at home…

We also ordered some Potstickers, Sautéed Spinach, Pork Chop Fried Rice, and Shrimp and Pork Wonton’s in Spicy Sauce. I really loved the Potstickers which were visually so perfect, you almost don’t want to eat them but when you do, they are SO good. My next favorite was the Wonton’s in Spicy Sauce. The Spicy Sauce wasn’t ridiculously-spiced…just a small kick. That sauce was sooo good with rice.

Was it well worth the wait? Indeed! I don’t get many soup dumpling choices in NOLA but everywhere I’ve traveled, I always fit in soup dumplings and these are one of my favs!

 

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Rating: 4.5/5 spoons
Din Tai Fung Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato




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