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McCormick & Schmick's SEAFOOD Force your way past the crowds of
business suits at the bar and you'll find yourself in a classic fish house—complete
with cafe curtains, polished brass, leaded glass, and wood paneling. Daily fresh
sheets commonly list more than 30 seafood entrees and feature well-prepared
seafood dishes such as grilled steelhead with artichokes and spinach, Dungeness
crab and shrimp cakes with red-pepper aioli, and cedar-plank-roasted salmon
with berry beurre rouge (red butter sauce). There are also usually a half-dozen or
more different varieties of oysters available. In late afternoons and late evenings,
bar appetizers are only $1.95. If the restaurant is crowded and you can't get a
table, consider sitting at the counter and watching the cooks perform amazing
feats with fire.
1103 First Ave. & 206/623-5500. www.mccormickandschmicks.com. Reservations recommended. Main
courses $7-$25. AE, DC, DISC, MC, V. Mon-Fri 11:30am-11pm; Sat 4:30-11pm; Sun 4:30-9pm (bar menu
served later).
Wild Ginger Asian Restaurant & Satay Bar PAN-ASIAN This Pan-
Asian restaurant has long been a Seattle favorite and is now located across the
street from Benaroya Hall. Pull up a comfortable stool around the large satay
grill and watch the cooks grill little skewers of anything from chicken to scallops
to pork to prawns to lamb. Each skewer is served with a small cube of sticky rice
and pickled cucumber. Order three or four satay sticks and you have a meal. If
you prefer to sit at a table and have a more traditional dinner, Wild Ginger can
accommodate you. Try the Panang beef curry (rib-eye steak in pungent curry
sauce of cardamom, coconut milk, Thai basil, and peanuts).
1401 Third Ave. & 206/623-4450. Reservations recommended. Main courses $8.75-$30. AE, DC, DISC, MC,
V. Mon-Sat 11:30am-11pm; Sun 4:30-11pm.
THE WATERFRONT
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Anthony's Pier 66 & Bell Street Diner SEAFOOD The Anthony's
chain has several outposts around the Seattle area, but this complex is the most
convenient and versatile. Anthony's not only has an upper-end, stylish seafood
restaurant with good waterfront views, but it includes a moderately priced casual
Family-Friendly Restaurants
Kids
Cucina! Cucina! (p. 95) Every day's a party at this lively Italian restau-
rant on Lake Union, and kids always get special treatment (pictures to
color, puzzles to do, pizza dough to shape and then let the kitchen
cook). Birthdays are even better!
Ivar's Salmon House (p. 94) This restaurant is built to resemble a
Northwest Coast Native American longhouse and is filled with artifacts
that kids will find fascinating. If they get restless, they can go out to
the floating patio and watch the boats passing by.
Maggie Bluffs Marina Grill (p. 94) Located at a marina overlooking
Elliott Bay and downtown Seattle, this economical place has food the
kids will enjoy and provides crayons to keep them occupied while they
wait. Before or after a meal, you can take a free boat ride across the
marina to an observation deck atop the breakwater.
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