Recommended Asian Restaurants in the Seattle Area: Master List
Here's a compilation of links to lists of my favorite Asian restaurants broken down into different categories.
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Dumplings Are for the Mouth and Ears at Jiaozi
Eating dumplings can also be critically important, as there’s belief in China that if you don’t have jiaozi in winter, you’ll have ear pain.
Are Din Tai Fung’s Soup Dumplings Worth the Wait?
Please make xiao long bao that leaves me breathless, not brothless.
10 Steamed and Boiled Dumpling Destinations in Seattle
While I consider all dumplings comfort food, there's something especially soothing about a steamed or boiled dumpling. Maybe it's the softer texture, or maybe it's the lighter feeling that makes me feel like I can eat a ton of them.
Sexy Feast: Din Tai Fung, Xiao Long Bao, Sucking and Blowing
It’s been nearly two years since Taiwan’s Din Tai Fung opened its second restaurant in the United States, in Bellevue’s Lincoln Square Mall. Locals went crazy, celebrating the arrival of the trademark xiao long bao (soup dumplings). People lined up for hours just to get…
Surprise Cuisine at Lake City’s Joy Teriyaki
Seattle is teriyaki town, according to a colleague of mine. Teriyaki joints are ubiquitous in this city. Most are Korean-owned, though we can probably attribute the honor of launching the local teriyaki craze to Toshihiro Kasahara. Toshi’s Teriyaki took off, though he retired from the…
Sexy Feast: Wild Ginger Will Help Your Wild Side Get Wilder
I recently broke my Seattle-area dim sum boycott by going to Bellevue for the so-called “brunch” at Wild Ginger.
Why the dim sum boycott? Easy: dim sum in Seattle is mediocre, while just over two hours north in Richmond (just south of Vancouver), it’s simply…
My Challenge to Din Tai Fung
Leave me breathless instead of brothless
Nearly seven months ago, on April 24, I broke the news that Din Tai Fung was coming to the Seattle area. My prediction came true:
“Knowing the food scene here, knowledge of Din Tai Fung’s arrival will be cause…
Dumpling alert: Din Tai Fung to the Seattle area
Note (11/22/10): Din Tai Fung has opened. Please read my challenging update.
A friend with Eastside restaurant knowledge told me first, and then a representative from the restaurant just confirmed it: Din Tai Fung (famous for its xiao long bao, pictured to the right, courtesy…
Revisiting my old pal, Pel’meni
It was one year ago that I was craving eastern European dumplings known as pelmeni, giving them a try at Café Yarmarka. The menu listed beef, pork, chicken, turkey and lamb options, but while I liked the many options, I found the pelmeni a little…
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