Travel Reference
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International District
GREEN LEAF
VIETNAMESE
$
( 206-340-1388;
www.greenleaftaste.com
; 418 8th Ave S; pho $7.95, specials $11.95;
11am-10pm; Chinatown/International District E)
As sinuous as a railway carriage and as
crowded as a pub full of Sounders supporters, Green Leaf shoots out rapid-fire dishes
from its tiny kitchen to its shiny black tables. People shout about the huge bowls of tra-
ditional or vegetarian
pho
and a swoon-inducing version of
bahn xeo
- sort of a cross
between a pancake and an omelet.
PURPLE DOT CAFÉ
CHINESE
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( 206-622-0288; 515 Maynard Ave S; mains $7-14; 9am-1am Sun-Thu, to 3:30am Fri & Sat;
Chinatown/International District E)
The Purple Dot looks like the inside of an '80s
video game (it is actually purple) and draws a late-night drunken-disco crowd on week-
ends, but most of the time it's a calm, quiet place to get dim sum and Macao-style spe-
cialties (meaning you can feast on baked spaghetti and French toast along with your
Hong Kong favorites).
JADE GARDEN
CHINESE
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( 206-622-8181; 424 7th Ave S; dim sum items $2-3, mains $8-12; 10am-10pm; Chin-
atown/International District E)
Usually mentioned near the top of the list of best places for
dim sum in the ID, Jade Garden offers a good range of the delicacies, with everything
from standard, newbie-friendly shrimp dumplings and steamed pork buns to the more
exotic plates, like black cylinders of sesame-paste gel and, of course, chicken's feet.
The more things you try, the more fun you'll have.
The Jade Garden's hot pots are also recommended.
PHO BAC
VIETNAMESE
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( 206-568-0882; 1240 S Jackson St; pho from $6.50; 7am-9pm; Little Saigon)
It looks
like the sort of place where you can follow last week's crumbs around the table, but you
can get three sizes of
pho
at this well-established restaurant, with its huge windows
gazing onto Little Saigon.
