Project Sichuan #6 - Water Boiled Fish - Silky fish meets Sichuan fire.

Project Sichuan #6 - Water Boiled Fish - Silky fish meets Sichuan fire.

Water Boiled Fish (Shui Zhu Yu) is one of of those special Sichuan dishes that causes a hush of voices at the table when first presented – sizzling oil bubbling atop a boiling caldron of blazing red chiles, Sichuan peppercorns and snow white tiles of silky fish unlike any you’ve ever had anywhere.



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Harry’s Beach House - Beach Eating in Style

Harry’s Beach House - Beach Eating in Style

Everyone loves burgers and beer at the beach, and Seattle’s Alki Beach has many Surfside options to fit that bill. But when you want something more upscale without leaving the breezy beach vibe behind, Harry’s Beach House is just the spot.

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Lady Jaye - A Sandwich for Dinner? Yes please!

Lady Jaye - A Sandwich for Dinner? Yes please!

Sandwich for dinner? My knee-jerk response is to say No Way. But if you go to Lady Jaye for their Smoked Pork Belly Burnt Ends Banh Mi it will change the way you think of dinner, and maybe even of life.

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Dick’s Drive-In - The Everyday Burger of Yesterday

Dick’s Drive-In - The Everyday Burger of Yesterday

Dick’s Drive-in is Seattle’s most hallowed burger institution. A place where you know what you will have before you order it, the simple and honest food will come fast and cheap and -- if you are a Boomer -- will likely stir feelings deep inside that make you think wistfully of the good old days.



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Don’t get it twisted: Chicken Rice is not chicken and rice.

Don’t get it twisted: Chicken Rice is not chicken and rice.

Going to Drunken Chicken looks like mistakenly going to a juice bar, until you spot a tiny take-out window outside that is only open on certain days at certain times. But time it right at this little-known pop up and you can get a plate of Chicken Rice that makes you fall in love.

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