My review on YELP about the new Indonesian restaurant that just open up.910 NE 65th St
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 522-5528
Julia's Indonesian Kitchen Category: Thai, Singaporean, Malaysian, Indonesian
Neighborhood: RooseveltSo, I'm Dutch / Indonesian for the most part. There's some other white parts in there that we just don't really talk all that much about. Regardless, I have grown up with a grandmother and auntie's always cooking in the kitchen. My fondest memories are coming in thru the door and immediately being greeted by the heavenly aroma of indo food.Well, for the first time in 10 years I was greeted that very same way when I walked through the front door of the quaint little house that nestles Julia's Indonesian Kitchen. Seriously, it took me back. Anyhow, on our way up the stairs we were told by a couple leaving that we were going to love the food. Its been awhile since I've been in a place where people were talking about how good the food is.After a quick menu review I decided on the dishes we would order for
dinner. These four dishes are the four dishes that I grew up with and
were the mainstay for almost every party, bbq or family gathering my
entire life. Hell, I grew up making these dishes... if anything, I had
pretty high expectations. So, tonight we went with Lumpia, Satay Ayem,
Gado-Gado Betawi and the Soto Mie Jarkarta.The results... just like grandma makes! (full review here)
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Top 5: Leslie Kelly's Favorite Burgers in Seattle
Top 5: Leslie Kelly's Favorite Burgers in Seattle
Posted by Leslie Kelly, December 4, 2009 at 11:30 AM
Our Top 5 series continues with Serious Eats' Seattle correspondent Leslie Kelly, former restaurant critic for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Burger from Palace Kitchen. [Photograph: Leslie Kelly]
You can pile on toppings and douse them in secret sauce, but when it comes to burgers, it's all about the meat for me. I've always been drawn to burger joints that grind their own beef or sourced quality product, even before the E. coli outbreaks made "hamburger" a dirty word. A thick, well-seasoned, hand-formed patty cooked medium rare is the gold standard. Slide that sizzling slab of ground beef on a toasted artisan bakery bun and grab a handful of napkins. That's my strategy, because the best burgers are super juicy and are going to mess you up, in a dry-cleaner's-gonna-love-you way. Like you're at a backyard cookout.
It was tough to trim this list to just five—there are loads of mighty messy burgers served up in Seattle.
1. Palace Kitchen
Loads of diners come to Tom Douglas's Palace Kitchen just to order the Burger Royale, which is saying something considering the rest of the bistro-esque menu is filled with great options like housemade pasta and pan-fried trout. The Royale is made from Oregon Country Beef chuck, ground on premise. Take a stool at the spiffiest bar in Seattle and can watch the line cooks wrangle those patties over the apple wood-fueled grill, giving it a campfire-like quality. The outstanding buns come from the Tom Douglas bread bakery. 2030 5th Avenue, Seattle WA 98121 (map); 206-448-2001; tomdouglas.com
2. Lunchbox Laboratory
At former upscale chef Scott Simpson's Lunchbox Laboratory, you just might go crazy trying to choose one of the many clever combos featured on the daily special board. He's happy to make custom orders, too, which means endless possibilities. As far as I know, it's the only place on the planet to indulge in a dork burger—part duck, part pork. The straight-up beef burgers are sick—I'm quoting a burger-loving teenager I treated to a trip there last summer. Look for the Lab to relocate to a bigger space next year, which should make it easier to conduct more meaty experiments. [Review] 7302 15th Ave NW, Seattle WA 98117 (map); 206-706-3092
3. Zippy's Giant Burgers
The restaurant's co-owner Blaine "Zippy" Cook was the former frontman for The Fartz, a 1980s punk band, and while he still performs, he has become more famous for the homey sandwiches he and his crew crank out. At Zippy's, I like it hot. The No. 11 is named for the fire station across the street and it's smokin' with chipotle mayo, Mama Lil's pickled goat horn peppers, Tillamook's pepper jack, and smoked cheddar. Put the fire out with one of dozens of the retro cool bottled sodas. Zippy's also makes the best veggie burger in the city, a black bean beauty created by Cook's wife. 1513 Southwest Holden Street, Seattle WA 98106 (map); 206-763-7647; zippysgiantburgers.com
4. Metropolitan Grill
Metropolitan Grill is one of Seattle's top steakhouses, its entry plastered with photos of ball players and movie stars who are steak fans. Burger lovers make a beeline for the bar, the only place where you can score a sandwich made from ground Wagyu beef, the American version of Kobe from Japan. This hefty hamburger might be the best happy hour meal deal around—it's just $5 when you order it between 3 and 6 p.m. weekdays (or $12 the rest of the time). 820 2nd Avenue, Seattle WA 98104 (map); 206-624-3287; themetropolitangrill.com
5. Dick's
I know I'm probably going to get raked over the coals by some for including Dick's on my list, but I'm willing to risk it because there's no better place to come after last call. Oh yes, drunken cooks, I've seen you there too, plowing through a Deluxe. In the sober light of day, I'm impressed by this family-owned chain's commitment to quality since 1955. The meat is local and never frozen, and fries are hand-cut (though they can be limp, unless you are lucky enough to snag them straight out of the fryer). Dick's is crazy cheap—the Deluxe will only set you back $2.40, and a regular burger is $1.20. [Review from Hamburger America] Multiple locations; ddir.com
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Serious Cheese: Beecher's Handmade in Seattle | by Serious Eats
via seriouseats.com
Seattle's Pike Place Market delicately straddles two seemingly antithetical modes: down-home city produce market with plenty of local flair, and crowded tourist trap complete with fishmonger hijinks and overpriced hippie regalia. But to paint this place in such broad strokes is to miss the real beauty of it. What it comes down to for me is that for all the spectacle, a lot of the food you can get at Pike Place is really, seriously good.
Other than the fishmongers, nowhere in the market is food performance as important to the experience than at Beecher's Handmade Cheese, where tourists and locals alike can witness real, high-quality, artisanal cheese being made right before their eyes. To be sure, cheese is a largely rural enterprise, but Beecher's has brought it right into the downtown of a major American city. And yet the place still wouldn't pique my interest if the cheese they made weren't so damn good!
Beecher's Flagship cheese is a cross between cheddar and gruyère—a fine cheese, and especially good in their famous penne and cheese, available at the store fresh, or to go, or in little (free) tasting cups. However, the real reason to visit Beecher's is for the award-winning Flagship Reserve, special cloth-bound batches of the Flagship cheese made "when the milk composition is just right." Other treats at the store include fresh cheese curds (from the latest batch of Flagship), and excellent grilled cheese sandwiches of all different stripes.
If that weren't enough, Beecher's also has a decent selection of local cheeses of the Pacific Northwest, from producers such as Mt. Townsend Creamery, Juniper Grove Farm, Beehive Cheeese, and many others.
Beecher's is a great model for the new urban gastronomy—it reminds us city-dwellers that food comes from somewhere. Cheese doesn't just grow on supermarket shelves, pre-grated. There's a process, guided by people, behind what we eat. And often times, that's precisely what makes it good. I really believe we'd all be happier and healthier if there were more places like Beecher's around to help us realize that.
Beecher's Handmade Cheese
1600 Pike Place, Seattle WA 98101 (map); 206-956-1964
beechershandmadecheese.com
About the author: Jamie Forrest publishes Curdnerds.com from his apartment in Brooklyn, New York, where he lives with his wife, his daughter, and his cheese.
A night at Quinn's Pub
http://www.quinnspubseattle.com/
Another great night with great friends and great food. At times, it
was pretty interesting... like the seared Foi Gras Mousse with Peanut
Butter and Jelly. Yes, you read that right.
I would recommend this place to anyone that loves food for food, and
that has an adventurous spirit!
~therev
Yelp Review of Julia's Indonesian Kitchen
Julia's Indonesian Kitchen
Saturday, July 28, 2007
via the now defunct therev5275.blogspot.com
As I'm starting to dismantle my old Blogger account I've been reading some of my old posts. I think this one is worth republishing on my www.therev5275.com (aka Posterous) site.
Enjoy! Oh, if you get a chance you should head out there and enjoy supporting a local business.
~therev
Crawfish and Crepes now in the International District
We met up with a couple of really great friends tonight for some crawfish and gumbo/jambalaya and The Crawfish King in the heart of the international district in Seattle. Totally funny to see a cajun joint ran by what could be the same asian family that ran the 'Made in Kitchen' Thai restaurant that used to be in the same spot 6 months back. Regardless, it was good!
After the 4 pounds of crawfish and a few bowls of gumbo and jambalaya we headed over to Unicorn Crepes several blocks away for dessert! My boy Scott went the two handed route with the crepes. It was great to see him holding two different crepes of awesomeness. It was a good night and the four of us are already planning out next outing!
Julia's Indonesian Kitchen
My review on YELP about the new Indonesian restaurant that just open up.910 NE 65th St
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 522-5528
Julia's Indonesian Kitchen Category: Thai, Singaporean, Malaysian, Indonesian
Neighborhood: RooseveltSo, I'm Dutch / Indonesian for the most part. There's some other white parts in there that we just don't really talk all that much about. Regardless, I have grown up with a grandmother and auntie's always cooking in the kitchen. My fondest memories are coming in thru the door and immediately being greeted by the heavenly aroma of indo food.Well, for the first time in 10 years I was greeted that very same way when I walked through the front door of the quaint little house that nestles Julia's Indonesian Kitchen. Seriously, it took me back. Anyhow, on our way up the stairs we were told by a couple leaving that we were going to love the food. Its been awhile since I've been in a place where people were talking about how good the food is.After a quick menu review I decided on the dishes we would order for dinner... (full review here)
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 522-5528
Julia's Indonesian Kitchen Category: Thai, Singaporean, Malaysian, Indonesian
Neighborhood: RooseveltSo, I'm Dutch / Indonesian for the most part. There's some other white parts in there that we just don't really talk all that much about. Regardless, I have grown up with a grandmother and auntie's always cooking in the kitchen. My fondest memories are coming in thru the door and immediately being greeted by the heavenly aroma of indo food.Well, for the first time in 10 years I was greeted that very same way when I walked through the front door of the quaint little house that nestles Julia's Indonesian Kitchen. Seriously, it took me back. Anyhow, on our way up the stairs we were told by a couple leaving that we were going to love the food. Its been awhile since I've been in a place where people were talking about how good the food is.After a quick menu review I decided on the dishes we would order for dinner... (full review here)
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