Silver Cloud Hotel

I used Hotwire to find a hotel at the last minute and ended up with Silver Cloud Hotel. It's located at 14632 SE Eastgate Way.

The room was large and the bed was comfortable. There was a refrigerator and microwave in the room.

2019 07 05

Seattle Fish Guys

Back in Seattle, I picked up dinner from Seattle Fish Guys. They're located at 411 23rd Avenue S.

They make a nice poke.

Two types of poke, a side salad and rice for $13.99. Options for the poke include Shoyu Tuna, Salmon and Tako (octopus). Scallop poke is $2 more. The side salads include mac salad, seaweed salad, squid salad and kim chee.

2019 07 05

Molly Moon's

For dessert, we went to Molly Moon's for ice cream.

There are several locations. We went to the one at 321 W. Galer St. 

I got the Cookie Dough (cinnamon ice cream and oatmeal cookies) and my husband got the Lavender Honey. Two cones were expensive at $10.99.

2019 07 01

List

List is my favorite Happy Hour in Seattle. It's located at 2226 First Street.

Grilled Octopus Salad with Citrus Emulsion--$8. One of my favorites.

Spicy Meatballs--$6. This was okay.

Handmade Gnocchi with Black Truffle Cream--$8. Loved the flavor.

Lettuce, Goat Cheese & Pear Salad--$5. I like the creamy cheese with the firm pear.

Grilled Chilean Sea Bass--$9. Another great dish.

I had a glass of their House White, which was a Pinot Gris--$5.50

2019 07 01

Mediterranean Inn

Our home for the night was the Mediterranean Inn in Seattle.

The Mediterranean Inn is located at 425 Queen Ann Avenue. You can pay for parking at the hotel or just park on the street.

Lobby of the hotel. You can get a free bike from the front desk.

The hotel has a rooftop area with great views of the Space Needle and Elliott Bay. The front desk will provide you with a corkscrew and wine glasses if you want to have a drink on the roof. There's a Safeway nearby.

The rooms come with a microwave and mini fridge.

2019 07 01

The Flight Home

We had a fabulous 4-day weekend in Seattle. The weather was unusually perfect and we saw no rain. In fact, we had sun 3 out of the 4 days, which is not the norm in March.

The flight back to STS was equally spectacular. It was so clear we could see the full moon

and 2 mountain peaks. Someone on the plane told me this was Mt. Baker

and this was Mt. Rainier. I just wish the pilot had confirmed.

2019 03 19

Luigi's Italian Eatery and Cantina

We happened upon Luigi's while walking in the Pioneer Square neighborhood.

It's located at 625 1st Avenue. Happy Hour is 3-5pm daily.

They have cooking classes. There is a 3-4 course 90-minute class with lunch for $60 and a 5-course dinner for $120.

2019 03 19

Salumi

I had read about porchetta sandwiches at Salumi.

Salumi makes handcrafted cured meats and is located at 404 Occidental Avenue South.

Porchetta--$12.50. We took this to go and ate it at the airport 4 hours later. Probably not fair to judge it after such a wait but I thought the sandwich was just okay. There wasn't much flavor and there was no crispy skin. I still like Roli Roti's porchetta sandwich better. They're located at the Ferry Building market in San Francisco.

One of the specials of the day was Beef Tongue. The tongue tasted like pastrami.

2019 03 19

Grand Central Bakery

We happened upon Grand Central Bakery while we were touring Pioneer Square.

It's located at 214 1st Avenue South. There are other locations in town and in Portland as well.

I like their Ginger Molasses Cookies--$3.25. Thick and chewy but still with a nice crispy exterior.

2019 03 19

More Seattle Sights

The Seattle Public Library Central Branch is located at 1000 4th Avenue.

Pioneer Square is the birthplace of Seattle. You can take an underground tour of the city that was covered when the city rebuilt itself after the Great Fire of 1889.

You can pick up a walking tour map of Pioneer Square at the Klondike Goldrush National Historic Park.

Occidental Square is a public park with tables and chairs, as well as a giant chess board and other games. It's located in the Pioneer Square neighborhood. You can enjoy your lunch outside.

Glasshouse Studio, located just a block from Occidental Square, sells glass art. There is a hot shop inside where you can watch the artists at work. 

King Street Station 

It's an operating Amtrak station.

Union Station was built as a competitor to King Street Station. It served the Union Pacific Railroad.

The central hall of the Union Station, which no longer operates as a train station.

We could tell we were near Chinatown.

View of Mount Ranier from the city. This is a rare sight.

2019 03 19

Il Corvo

We had lunch at Il Corvo Pasta.

It's located at 217 James Street, near Pioneer Square. It's only open for lunch Mon-Fri, from 11am-3pm.

We got there at 10:30am and were 2nd in line. Ten minutes later, the line was down the block.

Focaccia--$3.75.

Kale Salad--$5.25.

They make 3 pastas daily--$9.95 each. Pappardalle alla Bolognese. This was amazing. Their pasta is homemade and this was served al dente. The sauce was delicious.

Fusilli with Spring Onion, Artichokes, Capers and Preserved Lemon.

Mezze Maniche with Pancetta, Asparagus and Mustard Seeds.

2019 03 19

Piroshky Piroshky

Piroshky Piroshky is another popular place in Pike Place Market. There's always a long line.

Fortunately, there are other outposts. This one is in the basement of the Columbia Tower. See, no line. As an added bonus, they have Happy Hour twice daily Mon-Thurs: 8-10am, 2-3pm when all their piroshkies are $3 each.

Smoked Salmon Pate. This has cream cheese, dill and onion. The smoked salmon is subtle.

Beef & onion. This is reminiscent of Argentinian beef empanadas. It doesn't have egg though. This was my favorite piroshky. 

We also tried beef & potato but I thought it was too heavy on the potato.

2019 03 19

List Restaurant

I discovered List Restaurant in Belltown. They have Happy Hour all day Sunday & Monday, 4-6:30pm the rest of the week and additionally 9pm-midnight Tue-Thur. During Happy Hour, the Food List is 50% off, a bottle of white or red wine is $19, a glass of white or red wine is $5.50 and beer is $4.50.

List Restaurant is located at 2226 1st Avenue.

Grilled Octopus with Citrus Emulsion--$8 during Happy Hour. This was amazing. The octopus was so tender.

Homemade Gnocchi with Truffle Cream--$9. The cream sauce was delicious.

Lettuce, Goat Cheese and Pear Salad--$5. So refreshing.

Grilled Chilean Sea Bass--$9. This was amazing. The fish was tender and it came with a barley risotto.

This was the best meal we had in Seattle and it was such a bargain.

2019 03 18