Krua Thai

Happy Friday guys! or wait, it's past 12 o'clock so I should have just said "Happy Weekend" guys! :) Today, me and my friend went to Krua Thai restaurant. It's family style Thailand restaurant. I've been thinking of coming by since last year? The restaurant actually look pretty big, but not until we came in. Good size restaurant with 5/5 service. Thank you so much for the pleasant service and all the attention :) SO, based on my friend recommendation, I tried the crispy pork and spicy basil. The other two suggestion are the prikpao and panang curry. I'm pretty clueless but try to ask for their "thai menu", this is what my friend told me to do as well. Maybe the thai menu, list the food completely rather than on the board (yah, I guess so).

I didn't even read the menu and just ordered based on my suggestion. The guy said that prikpao is a little sweet, so for those who like sweat. Why not try it? :P

Crispy Pork

Tralalala, have you guys been to Thai One On and have their Crispy Pork Over rice? It's actually similar BUT different with the one at thai one on. A little bit salty, but once again thanks for asking if i want it to be replaced with the new one :) I love basil, and it blends well. I got some pork that chewy and some pork that lil bit tough but I guess that's just how it's gonna be?

LOOK AT THE RICE

I know it sounds silly, but I took this picture just want to show you guys how generous they are with the rice.

Spicy Basil with Chicken

I ordered 5/5 spiciness and i couldn't taste any spiciness -_-" They chief should have known how good Indonesian face spicy food :P I can tell this one is just STD (standard) taste that you can find in other place. Not too salty, I like this one better than the other one and also with the fresh mushroom, it blends well :)

Cleanliness : good; service : excellent; taste : standard; parking : easy; portion : GENEROUS.

*intermezo: As I mentioned in the previous blog, I have no clue why facebook changed their look, but I finally found a way to get the code because i don't want to download the food pictures into my computer. So hope you guys like the size that I usually use or feel free to let me know which one you like better :) Hope you guys found this blog is useful :)

Kruai Thai

2515 NE 55th St
Seattle, WA 98105

(206) 985-4398

The Pink Door

yuhuu, have you guys heard about The Pink Door? I just finally got there yesterday with my friends. It's a nice unique place with a literally pink door and their website also really pink! We actually were looking somewhere for happy hour and since Crush was closed and me and another friend hadn't been there before. All I can say, "it's just not the right place if you looking for variety". I think they only have like.... 5 or 6 options? and it's included with the drink list (ex: wine). Wait, I'm a little bit confused now, because I just look at their menu on the website but I can't see that they serve half price. The menu that we had in the restaurant has the half price menu. I have no clue -_-"

sautéed calamari
spinach, tomatoes, garlic & wine

This is the only thing that we ordered from the Happy Hour part, haha. It's really tender eventho not my all fave.

paccheri con sugo di noci & salsicce
five kinds of nuts, fennel sausage & a bit of smoked mozzarella

To be honest, I like their pasta, it's "flairly flairly" how i should describe this? *sigh* It's thin, "flair-ly" and al-dente. Sauce tasted OK and we actually pretty surprised with the size, because we ordered the full size and it only feel like half size the mushroom fettuccine

paglia e fieno
“straw and hay”white & green fresh fettuccine w/ exotic mushrooms, light cream sauce, fresh herbs & essence of truffle

Creamy fettuccine with local grown exotic mushroom and truffle oil. Pretty good :) BTW, we had funny experience, not funny but i felt sorry with my waiters. When he brought out the food, i was talking to my friend and when he said "hi" we didn't reply him. So, he hi us for the 3rd time and finally when we hi back to him. He replied "I thought you guys don't like me". Poor guy~

Bongo Bongo

It's puff with vanilla ice cream filling and lovely hot fudge on top. I might give 2/5. The only thing that i like from this dessert is only the chocolate so can't give any higher than 2.

Overall experience "good", located in post alley. If you walked around in pike place market, might be a good place to drop by. Service is fast, knowledgeable, when i asked for fresh black pepper and cheese, she suggested me only to put on the red sauce paste. She doesn't want me to ruin the flavor between truffle oil and cheese. :P

I actually took picture of the bread, not because it looks fancy but i like the olive oil and btw they charged you 50 cent for extra balsamic vinegar. No worry because they give you generously! :P I might go back again just because my friend told me to try the lasagna :P Parking might not be really convenient or i think we can ask for validation but i just don't know where, yet.

*Sorry for the weird size pictures, facebook changed their layout or system or whatsoever and I have to download it so i can get the pictures. HAIZ, and if my review sounds weird. Pardon me please

The Pink Door
1919 Post Alley
between Stuart & Virginia
(between Stewart St & Virginia St)
Seattle, WA 98101

(206) 443-3241

Dine Around Seattle

Hohoho, it's been a while since my last "greetings" and February almost over. Starting in March, for food lover, there will be Dine Around Seattle, and I think this might be a good time for me to start blogging my food adventure :)

So, What is Dine Around Seattle and When?

You guys can simply go to the website or these are the lists:

35th Street Bistro
Lunch & Dinner

ART Restaurant & Lounge
Lunch & Dinner

Barking Frog

Lunch & Dinner

Barolo Ristorante
Lunch & Dinner

Barrio- Bellevue
Lunch & Dinner

Barrio- Capitol Hill
Lunch & Dinner

Beach Cafe
Dinner

Bin on the Lake
Dinner

Blueacre Seafood
Lunch & Dinner

Cafe Campagne
Dinner

Chandler’s Crabhouse
Dinner

Chez Shea
Dinner

Cutters Bayhouse
Dinner

Earth & Ocean
Lunch & Dinner

Eva Restaurant
Dinner

Hunger
Dinner

Hunt Club
Dinner

Lecosho
Dinner

Lot No. 3
Dinner

Mamma Melina Ristorante & Pizzeria
Lunch & Dinner

McCormick & Schmick’s Harborside
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant- Bellevue
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant- Seattle
Lunch & Dinner

McCormick’s Fish House
Dinner

Monsoon East, Bellevue
Monsoon, Seattle
Lunch & Dinner

Nishino
Dinner

Palisade
Lunch & Dinner

Palomino- Seattle
Dinner

Palomino- Bellevue
Dinner

Ponti Seafood Grill
Dinner

Purple Cafe and Wine Bar- Bellevue
Lunch & Dinner

Ray’s Boathouse
Dinner

Redfin
Dinner

Salty’s- Alki
Salty’s-Redondo Beach
Lunch & Dinner

Shuckers
Lunch & Dinner

Spazzo Italian Grill & Wine Bar
Dinner

Stanford’s- Northgate
Stanford’s- Southcenter
Dinner

Steelhead Diner
Lunch & Dinner

Stumbling Goat Bistro
Dinner

SZMANIA’S
Dinner

Toulouse Petit Kitchen & Lounge
Lunch & Dinner

Urbane
Lunch & Dinner

Hope you guys have the chance to try and enjoy the food, have fun! :)

Season Greetings

Merry Christmas 2010

and

Happy New Year 2011

I will be off for a while but I promise to update this blog soon :) Hope you guys have a great holiday and good luck when school start :)

John Howie Steak

Back in Seattle, like what I've mentioned in my facebook. This time I would like to write a review on John Howie Steak. Been there twice with totally different experience. Overall, they have a nice place with good view (especially at night). The restaurant look small from the outside but actually pretty spacious. High sealing and some waitress wearing white lab coat looking. I can say the food is pretty good, despite talking my first and second experience which is so different. BTW, I won't explain too much but I will show it more like an album :P

#1 experience

We made an appointment and we actually could sit right after we arrived. Good foods, steak cooked better than my 2nd experience. Sides were good, liking the escargot, calamary tasted so-so, chowder and onion soup was just so-so. Btw, because of trying the spicy lobster bisque in Seafood Waterfront Grill, I kinda become a bisque-hunter and still SWG is the winner. I have to say that the one that I really like from John Howie is their Arugula Salad. BEST ever, really light and fresh. For our dessert, we had the sorbet and banana foster. Sorbet was okay, it's cute and the sorbet has funny container. It's like crispy caramelized sugar which stick on your teeth. Banana foster: SIMPLY SINFUL! We had a chance to see them prepared for us and I couldn't stand with the ingredients.

Bread

3 Types of Salts with Different Usage

Amuse Bouche

Escargot

Bacon Tempura

Seafood Chowder

French Onion Soup

Arugula Salad

Sides (Spinach and Baked Potato)

Lobster Potatoes

The Show - 40oz Porterhouse

Trio of Olympic Mountain Sorbet

The Sinful Banana Foster

#2 Experience

We've made reservation and we had to wait for almost an hour * disappointed*. Picture under this was what they served, probably to "entertain" us. I think it's a tomato soup, it's quite nice tho. Nothing special for the #2 experience.

Crabcake

Sides (Fries and Sauted Spinach)

What I wish from John Howie is their consistency, well not only for John Howie but I believe you guys have experienced when you first come to a place that impressed you, you're hoping to have the same or better experience but with their inconsistency, food might taste terrible, service might be really bad as well. I guess just use your luck :P

Almost forgotten to mention in the beginning, this place might be okay for special dinner with your special one :)

John Howie Steak - Located in the Bravern, Microsoft Building

11111 NE 8th St
Ste 125
Bellevue, WA 98004

(425) 440-0880

Café Kopi

Last time we had Permias meeting in Cafe Kopi. Never been before, a small nice clean place. They have free wi-fi, so if you'd like to study or just to hang around this might be a good place. Well, at that time they had coffee as complimentary and coconut macaroon. I don't want to say they always have because what if something change? Like no more coffee but other thing :P

Green Tea

Coconut Macaroon

They do have awesome complimentary :P The macaroon is chewy, you can taste the coconut but not too sweet. BTW, they also have rice dish which people said it's good. I think I should go back and try their dessert as well so I can report more :P

So if you are tired with Starbucks or other coffee shop, why don't you come and try Cafe Kopi :) Wi-Fi? check! Entree? check! Drinks? check! Couldn't resist with place with various of menu

Café Kopi

8056 Lake City Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115

(206) 523-6197

Santorini Pizza & Pasta

Hello from City of Angels :) I'm currently on vacation, hunting another good foods. I kinda unsure whether I should post it or no, but will see later :P

Craving for Italian food? Try Santorini, it's a really nice place with a really westernize ambience. I think I was the only Asian at that time. LOL. Honestly, I didn't know that their specialized on Pizza so I just ordered whatever on "menu of the day".

Homemade Garlic Bread and Salad

They do have delicious garlic bread, taste really homy. Not too greasy like other typical garlic bread from other restaurants. Salad was fresh as well *two thumbs UP*

Pasta and Chicken

Al dente :) Pasta cooked perfectly, chicken creamy but not over powering. Downside? I wish they didn't add salt on the vegetables because it taste a little too salty. Overall, I love it!

I'm sure going back because when I walked out from the restaurant I saw there were two grandma sharing lasagna and it looked really good *droll*. Tell me how do you like this place later, okay :)

Santorini Pizza & Pasta

11001 35th Avenue Northeast
Seattle, WA 98125-6809

(206) 440-8499