Wild Ginger
1401 3rd Ave
Seattle, WA
(206) 623-4450
Cuisine:
Asian, Chinese, Japanese
March 19, 2009
One Star Only Because I Couldn't Give NO Stars
Filthy. From the food clinging to the flatware on the sauce-spattered tabletop (this was when we were first seated at a “clean” table), to the food spattered walls next to their bus trays (keeping a large tray full of dirty dishes right in the dining area is really nasty), to the lipstick that came unasked-for on my martini glass, I cannot find the words to describe how disgusting I found the Wild Ginger.
The food is mediocre at best. I can’t understand why so many people think the Wild Ginger is great. Maybe they just haven’t had any GOOD Asian food before?
I went as part of a party of four, and dined family style, which gave us the chance to sample several dishes. I wish I could say that each dish had a distinctive flavor, but though we ordered what we thought would be very different items, all six of them tasted the same: like a store-bought “instant” noodle bowl or curry from QFC. Though service was fairly quick and attentive, Wild Ginger should rethink the flour-sack uniform the servers wear. If it were really an upscale eatery, the staff might actually look decent, too.
We were definitely disappointed when dessert time came around. Ice cream and sorbet seem to be the only choices available. Certainly not what I would expect to find in a fine-dining establishment, but then, Wild Ginger only pretends to be one.
Filthy table and flatware/glassware, a pile of dirty plates in plain view during the entire meal, bland and boring food, and questionable choices sum it up for me. I would never even consider going back.
Dishes I tried:
Seven Flavor Beef
7 flavors? If there had been even ONE, it might have passed from bottom-of-the-barrel to middle-of-the-road.
Seven Elements Soup
Smelled bad, tasted worse. This one got sent away after it was tasted by all at the table.


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