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HOUSE OF HONG
CHINESE
$$
( 206-622-7997; 408 8th Ave S; dim sum $2-3 per item, mains $12-15; 9am-11pm; ;
Chinatown/International District E)
This huge mainstay of the neighborhood serves dim
sum from 10am until 4:30pm every day - handy if your craving hits in the middle of
the day.
SHANGHAI GARDEN
CHINESE
$$
( 206-625-1688;
www.theshanghaigarden.com
;
524 6th Ave S; lunch specials $8, dinner mains
$10-16; lunch & dinner; Chinatown/International District W)
Hand-shaved barley
noodles are the specialty of Shanghai Garden, and they frankly trounce all expectations
you might ordinarily have of a noodle. They're wide and chewy, almost meaty, and just
barely dressed with perky spinach and nicely integrated globs of chicken, tofu, beef or
shrimp.
It might seem odd to get all rapturous about a plate of noodles, but these deserve it.
The sugar-pea vines are also a favorite, and if neither of those options tempts you, there
are about 75 other choices.
TAMARIND TREE
VIETNAMESE
$$
( 206-860-1414; 1036 S Jackson St; pho $5-9, mains $10-16; 10am-10pm Sun-Thu, to mid-
night Fri & Sat; Little Saigon)
Serving upscale food at lowbrow prices in a beautiful din-
ing room, this elegant place has a
huge
menu, including everything from satays and
salad rolls to big bowls of
pho
and a tasty version of the traditional scallop-prawn-pork-
mushroom fried crepe. It also donates some of its profits to the Vietnam Scholarship
Foundation. Reservations are recommended on weekends.
