Gastro Monkey // 美食家

I have posted already about my omakase that I had in 2016  here . I'm not sure what else I can add that I didn't already say, but I do want to share some of their dinner items if the omakase or fish isn't for you. Also, if you couldn't tell, it's one of my favorite restaurants in the Eastside.  Beef Teriyaki ビーフ照焼 - 6 oz. USDA Steak with their homemade teriyaki sauce (22.00) Salad with ginger dressing Sunomono (comes with the dinner set) Miso Soup (comes with the dinner set) Salmon Teriyaki サーモン照焼 - Atlantic Salmon with their homemade teriyaki sauce (21.00) Ebi Tempura Maki - shrimp tempura and radish sprouts (7.50) Omakase at the table ($45) Coffee Jello コーヒーゼリー  (Homemade - 5.00) Address:  12539 116th Ave N.E. Kirkland WA 98034 Phone #: 425-821-1959 Hours: **Monday Closed** Lunch : 11:30 am - 1:30 pm (Tue-Fri) Dinner: 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm  (Tue-Sun)

One of my favorite breweries in the Seattle area is Black Raven. Located in a warehouse area of Redmond (like a few other breweries like Mac & Jacks - another favorite), it seems out of the way. Parking can be difficult on the weekends or sunny days. They have indoor and outdoor seating. If you have your puppies with you, they have bowls to keep your buddies hydrated. They don't serve food, but they have food menus so you can have pizza and whatnot delivered. On the weekends, they have food trucks.  Coco Jones  and a  Trickster IPA - both are delicious and both are award winners! Go and try and see which you like best! I like the Trickster IPA for its crisp hoppy taste and its name. Taps Address: 14679 NE 95th St  Redmond, WA 98052  Website

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...