40 hours in downtown Seattle.

[LegoSkier]

Also timely to see this again. I'm up in downtown seattle every week mon-wed. Typically staying on the North end near Denny Park/Space Needle. Looking for dinner and nightlife within walking distance.

They hire you to take down the Alaskan way viaduct or something? Get on that shit.
We should grab lunch sometime.

[AK47bp]

Do not order the shrimp salad at the space needle restaurant. They literally just dump a can of mini shrimp on the salad.


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[PNWbrit]

Do not order the shrimp salad at the space needle restaurant. They literally just dump a can of mini shrimp on the salad.

Isn't it considerably more fancy than that with the recent remodel?

I know it used to be little better than an expensive rotating Dennys.

[oftpiste]

Haven't been there for a few years, but Duke's at Green Lake was always a good spot for chowder.

as long as you don't mind spending $14 on a freakin' bowl of chowder.

[AK47bp]

Isn't it considerably more fancy than that with the recent remodel?

I know it used to be little better than an expensive rotating Dennys.

I sure hope. This was 2 years ago.


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[DJSapp]

They hire you to take down the Alaskan way viaduct or something? Get on that shit.
We should grab lunch sometime.

No, that is our big yellow and black competitor that got that job. Supposed to start as soon as Tutor commissions the tunnel and WashDOT opens it to traffic. We're actually looking at the seawall improvement job under it.

My lunches are booked. When I'm up there, I'm there for 17 hours of scheduled meetings in 2 days, not counting dinner with traveling coworkers. We get lunch catered, and by the time I'm out of the meeting that ran long, the office vultures ate my share. Happy hour? I'm usually done around 5 on Tuesdays.

[Norseman]

Could you maybe build that seawall a few feet higher than planned?

[Buster Highmen]

The Athenian at Pike Place used to be an authenic dive with solid clam chowder. Probably not fancy enough?
Maximiliens used to be a similar sort of dumpy French place in the market but has gone upscale. The little bar upstairs was always cool and I remember tasty moules marinier there.
Place Pigalle also has a tiny bar that used to have a broad spectrum of Armagnac.

We did not like RN74: too loud, tiny portions.

[wickstad]

Sorry I haven’t read the latest posts here but is anybody here still going to downtown Seattle for anything other than a miserable job?

[bfree]

Sorry I haven’t read the latest posts here but is anybody here still going to downtown Seattle for anything other than a miserable job?

Not here, other than for maybe half a dozen M's games per year. Fortunately that's positioned for a quick entry and exit.

[ghosthop]

Fresh Seafood is hard to come by in MT, and the SO is looking for a good bowl of clam chowder. They treat it like a religion in New England apparently, so she's itching to try a west-coast version.

If you make it to Deception Pass, the Shrimp Shack north of the bridge had some of the best chowder I've ever had off of the East Coast.

[stradissimo]

Sorry I haven’t read the latest posts here but is anybody here still going to downtown Seattle for anything other than a miserable job?

Jury duty
Salumi
Jazz Alley gets some good acts, like Roy Hargrove, and Taj Mahal

[shroom]

a bit downtown, but plenty in the surrounding areas.

Athenian is my got off early on friday night happy hour close to blacked out by the time they kick me out at 930 go-to.

i used to go there before i had to take a job downtown to pay rent.

[shroom]

Also timely to see this again. I'm up in downtown seattle every week mon-wed. Typically staying on the North end near Denny Park/Space Needle. Looking for dinner and nightlife within walking distance.

we should probably grab a beer. maybe abraham will join.

[BFD]

Haven't been there for a few years, but Duke's at Green Lake was always a good spot for chowder.

Duke's the man good to see the maggot approval

[alpinevibes]

Sorry I haven’t read the latest posts here but is anybody here still going to downtown Seattle for anything other than a miserable job?

Eh, Gameworks, Benihana and that Ross on Pike. Catch you there!

[plugboots]

Seattle for:
Plays, Dance, concerts
Assorted fundraisers (like NWAC)
M’s
Sounders
Dinner (restaurants and assorted friend’s places)
3 different marches
Yesterday to REI for new hiking boots and binoculars
Etc., etc., etc.,
Cities in general are cool places.

[oftpiste]

The Athenian at Pike Place used to be an authenic dive with solid clam chowder.

Had lunch there the other day with Thing #1 for his birthday. It's just as authentic as ever, but as everywhere the prices have gone up. Can't beat the vibe and the view though, especially in the bar. Been going there for the better part of 50 years. Love it.

[Buster Highmen]

Had lunch there the other day with Thing #1 for his birthday. It's just as authentic as ever, but as everywhere the prices have gone up. Can't beat the vibe and the view though, especially in the bar. Been going there for the better part of 50 years. Love it.

figures...

[PNWbrit]

Had lunch there the other day with Thing #1 for his birthday. It's just as authentic as ever, but as everywhere the prices have gone up. Can't beat the vibe and the view though, especially in the bar. Been going there for the better part of 50 years. Love it.

I'm a block away from the market if you want lunch.

[shroom]

Had lunch there the other day with Thing #1 for his birthday. It's just as authentic as ever, but as everywhere the prices have gone up. Can't beat the vibe and the view though, especially in the bar. Been going there for the better part of 50 years. Love it.

dude, their happy hour is one of the few that is still cheap; just sit near the bar after 5.

[oftpiste]

dude, their happy hour is one of the few that is still cheap; just sit near the bar after 5.

good to know. cheap snacks too? whadday say brit (or whomever), happy hour one of these days?

[shroom]

yeah, definitely - like $5-8 range and 1-2 can serve as dinner. i know your standards - will not blow your mind but good enough they’d probably make you order alcohol with your food, but at least the mugs are frosty.

[oftpiste]

Love the frosty mugs. I like good food but am far from a snob. If it tastes good I'll eat it. And if it's cheap that makes it tastier.

[Lahar]

My MO there has always been to slide into a window booth at the bar and grab fish and chips and a beer. That looks like a solid HH offering though..

http://www.athenianseattle.com/happy-hour.html