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Excellent eel dishes, chefs specials and miso, though their nigiri wasn’t of the same high quality. Friendly staff who aren’t in all that much of a hurry, but it is still a standout sushi joint around Seattle.

Classic american diner food, done well. Friendly, eager staff and entertaining surroundings. All the dishes with gravy are good. It’s family friendly, too, whichever that means to you.

A pretty good burger and the starters are substantial. But overall it’s just your normal pub fare in a location much more promising than the dining. Evidently a good place to listen in on some really awkward blind dates, too.

Unique vegetarian-oriented restaurant focusing on rice bowls in a variety of curries and asian sauces. You can do meat or tofu in any of them, though the tofu is solid enough to be a meal. The brunch and omlette options are hard to beat, too, though brunch mimosas are always a bonus.

Get the monk’s bowl.

While it looks like an upscale version of Agua Verde in the University District, El Camino suffers from some of the pretention and trend turnover of Fremont. The staff was curt and seemed put off by the fact we took our time conversing between parts of the meal. The food was good, but not exceptional. The menu offered a gourmet twist on the classics, but compared to the variety and interchangablity of Agua Verde, I felt it was confining and Americanized for all its hype. Still, better Tex-Mex than Qdoba and the like. Probably a killer lunch spot. I’ll visit for lunch sometime and offer a second review.

Gourmet tex-mex with a decent authentic Mexican heart. The drinks and food are both good, though sometimes the service can be a bit slow on a quiet night. But they are very friendly and accommodating. The dining room is cozy, bordering on romantic in a post-conquistadorial catholicism sort of way.

Yet another great recommendation by Shezagat, Green Leaf is excellent vietnamese. The lemongrass eggplant was as good as billed, as was the herbs and greens accompanying a classic, delicious vermicelli bowl. I have yet to try the pho, but I’m sure it is excellent.

Consistently good pub food, a drippingly good ruben and the best nachos in the city (barbeque pork). Top it off with a wide selection of beers and the perfect pre-Showbox-funking Kiltlifter pitcher amongst friends.

Best veggie lasagna in the city, and a fantastic summer deck. Take someone who knows something about wine and you’ll have a great time.

Seattle’s about as far from the Caribbean as it gets for the contiguous US, but on a warm day and Paseo’s food, you could think you’re much further south. The pork is the must-have, though I can highly recommend the tofu sandwich as a cure-all for hunger, hangovers and seasonal affective disorder.