Gastro Monkey // 美食家

One of the big names in the Seattle food scene is Tom Douglas . He is the man behind some of the big names in Seattle like Lola, The Carlile Room, Serious Biscuit, and Dahlia Lounge. And, as a restaurant in the Tom Douglas family, they add a 20% service charge to all checks. Yes, they have mandatory tipping that goes toward employee health benefits and such. There was some hullabaloo about "well, what if I receive bad service?" You have the option of not going, but really, I think they are overall pretty good and haven't received bad service at any of his restaurants.  I've been to Brave Horse before to kill time before I went for some dollar oysters and was pleasantly surprised at just how good the beer selection and food was. Since then, I have gone back a few times. This was my first time for brunch, and now I can't wait to go back and try something else on the menu! While trying to figure out what to order, I started with Dave's Bloody Mary. It is a d...

This may seem weird, but I actually like getting to the airport early when SeaTac is involved. Even if I'm not flying from an airline close to the food court (that's right, I said food court), I still go by for my customary I'm-leaving-Seattle meal. Sometimes I've already eaten so I just stop by for a Bloody Mary and some steamers. Anthony's is the type of restaurant I would go to anyway, so having it in the airport makes it that much more convenient for me.  The Caesar was a pretty good size and a healthy dollop of bay shrimp on top. I am sure I could just have this for dinner and call it a day, but I love steamed clams too much. They're steamed with garlic, water, salami, olive oil, basil, diced tomatoes, and some chopped pistachios. When I'm finished with the clams, I like using the bread to dip it in there. They serve full sized entrees of salmon and other Northwest specialties, but I prefer just having orders of these not quite appetizers. Check it ...