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( 206-285-5155; www.ddir.com ; 500 Queen Anne Ave N; burgers from $1.25; 10:30am-2am;
13) If you're down to your last few dollars and dying for something to eat, don't
panic! Dick's is calling you. Welcome to the only fast-food joint in Seattle where you
can still buy a burger for $1.25, along with $1.50 fries (hand cut, no less) and $2.15
milkshakes (made with 100% ice cream, of course).
Gourmet it isn't, but as quintessential only-in-Seattle experiences go, it's up there
with the Space Needle (and a lot cheaper).
TOULOUSE PETIT CAJUN $$
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( 206-432-9069; 601 Queen Anne Ave N; mains $13-17; 8am-2am; 13) Something of a
Seattle phenomenon, Toulouse Petit is hailed for its generous happy hours, cheap
brunches and rollicking atmosphere - it's perennially (and boisterously) busy. Some-
where underneath all this cacophony is the specialty food, which pays more than a
passing nod to the Big Easy (aka New Orleans). Soak up your cocktails with plates of
gumbo, po'boys, catfish, and the like.
HOW TO COOK A WOLF ITALIAN $$
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( 206-838-8090; www.ethanstowellrestaurants.com ; 2208 Queen Anne Ave N; pasta $16-18;
5-11pm; 13) S Despite its scary name, the Ethan Stowell-run HTCAW has nothing
to do with roasting wild fauna over your campfire. Rather the name is poached from a
book written by MFK Fisher during wartime rationing about how to make the most of
limited ingredients. Though times have changed, Stowell embraces the same philo-
sophy.
The food is simple but creative Italian nosh listed on a single sheet of paper and
served in a small den-like restaurant. If they ever invent a culinary genre called 'Pacific
Northwest Italian' HTCAW will be its archetype.
PESO'S KITCHEN & LOUNGE MEXICAN, BRUNCH $$
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( 206-283-9353; www.pesoskitchen.com ; 605 Queen Anne Ave N; breakfast $7-10, dinner
$10-15; 9am-2am; 13) A place that wears many sombreros, Peso's serves fine Mex-
ican food in the evenings amid a cool, trendy scene that is anything but Mexican. But
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