Gastrolust

4/12 update: Sadly, Chino’s menu has gone in the direction opposite of what I desired. “Blood and Guts” and “Menudo de Chino” never made an appearance, and now the pig ear salad is gone. New additions include burritos and rice bowls. When pig ear salad (shown here with the pickles of the day) was the [...]

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Across from the Fremont Abbey, appropriately enough, is a Mexican restaurant with a name that translates to “Sin Well”: Pecado Bueno. Sin well you will when tempted by a “fire and ice” experience at this new outpost from a co-founder of Taco del Mar. The ice is in the margaritas, which are made from scratch [...]

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Last week brought the opening of Mezcaleria Oaxaca, La Carta de Oaxaca’s new sister restaurant in Queen Anne. Excited to see more diverse (and quality) dining options at the top of the hill, I was excited to check it out. The menu starts simple enough with tortilla chips, fried to order and served with either [...]

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Last week, I reported on Milagro Cantina in Kirkland, paying particular attention to its avocado dishes (and what they tell us about how old you have to be to have sex). This week, Poquitos, another new Mexican restaurant, opened in Capitol Hill. The guacamole was good here, too, and I also enjoyed the chance to [...]

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Recently, I went to Milagro Cantina in Kirkland to enjoy a Mexican feast, consisting of quesadillas, ceviche, chiles rellenos, clams steamed in Victoria Modelo beer, soups, enchiladas, and a refreshing favorite: jicama y sandia con pina y pepino (watermelon, cucumber, pineapple, jicama, lime, cilantro, and chile spice powder). Remarkably, these were all just starters to [...]

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When I moved to Seattle ten years ago, I found comfort in Malena’s Taco Shop—about the only hole-in-the-wall on upper Queen Anne. A basket of chips and some bright salsa to start, and there are a wide variety of burritos, enchiladas, tacos, and other dishes that make for a substantial snack or meal. I like [...]

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We’re still remembering (and likely digesting) all the great food we ate in Portland recently. Look for a report on that soon. We hit too many restaurants in too few days, failing to leave stomach space to sample from the incredible number of food carts scattered about the city. It was time to catch up [...]

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When I’m seeking a snack, especially on the outskirts of Seattle, I’m often happy to have the option of a taco truck handy. The food is quick, cheap and flavorful. And I’m obviously not alone in my appreciation of the taco truck. Rancho Bravo has had such a good following at its Wallingford location (211 [...]

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Es verdad. I didn’t have high hopes for Barrio, especially as I’d eaten at the sister restaurant the night before, and wasn’t wowed. (Purple Cafe is perhaps a good drinking place, but even upon a return visit, the food was disappointing—especially the pork belly, which was again dry as a bone.) But my dining companion [...]

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The Tour de France is underway; combined with the 4th of July weekend, it seemed like a great time to check out Chipotle’s Le Burrito. Seattlest has already documented Chipotle’s spread in Seattle and involvement with the Tour de France in sponsoring Team Garmin-Chipotle—which includes local cyclist Tyler Farrar. We were game to “eat like [...]

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