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Favorite Seattle-Area Restaurants
Izumi is one of Favorite Seattle-Area Restaurants.

1. Izumi

8.6
12539 116th Ave NE, Kirkland, WA
Sushi Restaurant · Totem Lake · 45 tips and reviews

Bruce R.Bruce Ryan: Great sushi, but if you want to eat their non-sushi Japanese dishes you can't eat at the sushi bar. So, if you're going in a group, keep that in mind.

Top Gun Seafood Restaurant is one of Favorite Seattle-Area Restaurants.

2. Top Gun Seafood Restaurant

5.7
12450 SE 38th St (btw S 124th Ave & Factoria Blvd), Bellevue, WA
Dim Sum Restaurant · Factoria · 42 tips and reviews

karen r.karen ryan: Lobster noodles!!!!

Mike's Noodle House is one of Favorite Seattle-Area Restaurants.

3. Mike's Noodle House

8.1
418 Maynard Ave S (btwn S Jackson & S King St), Seattle, WA
Chinese Restaurant · International District · 48 tips and reviews

Bruce R.Bruce Ryan: Caveat for those of you planning to go later in the day... they *do* run out of congee. And you will be sad. Plan ahead. Also, it's a tiny place, so it's a horrible idea to bring a big group.

Bamboo Garden is one of Favorite Seattle-Area Restaurants.

4. Bamboo Garden

202 106th Pl NE (at NE 2nd St), Bellevue, WA
Chinese Restaurant · 24 tips and reviews

Bruce R.Bruce Ryan: My wife loves the Szechwan Crab, but I'm partial to the Chopped Pepper Hot Fish and Five Spice Tofu w/ Pickles and Pork. Everything's pretty tasty, really.

Facing East is one of Favorite Seattle-Area Restaurants.

5. Facing East

8.3
12736 NE Bel Red Rd (btwn 130th Ave NE & 124th Ave NE), Bellevue, WA
Taiwanese Restaurant · 111 tips and reviews

Bruce R.Bruce Ryan: The pork buns (gua bao) are fantastic (much better than David Chang's in my experience). The basil fried chicken is totally addictive.

Naan-n-Curry is one of Favorite Seattle-Area Restaurants.

6. Naan-n-Curry

8.2
709 S 3rd St, Renton, WA
Indian Restaurant · Downtown Renton · 64 tips and reviews

Bruce R.Bruce Ryan: Fantastic food and great service from a family-run restaurant. Everything I've eaten there has been delicious, but I especially recommmend the fish fingers appetizer (you might overlook it otherwise).

John Howie Steak is one of Favorite Seattle-Area Restaurants.

7. John Howie Steak

8.8
11111 NE 8th Street Suite 125 (at 112th Ave NE), Bellevue, WA
Steakhouse · 125 tips and reviews

Bruce R.Bruce Ryan: I dream of their twice-baked potato. Yes, the steaks are delicious, but that twice-baked potato...<drool>...

Shultzy's Bar & Grill is one of Favorite Seattle-Area Restaurants.

8. Shultzy's Bar & Grill

7.7
4114 University Way NE (at NE 41st St), Seattle, WA
Pub · University District · 35 tips and reviews

Bruce R.Bruce Ryan: Best known for sausage, Shultzy's has 3 different types of veggie burgers (VegiMax, Boca, or Black Bean) with different toppings. The spicy Chimichurri VegiMax goes great with a pilsner or Kostritzer.

Chiang's Gourmet is one of Favorite Seattle-Area Restaurants.

9. Chiang's Gourmet

7.8
7845 Lake City Way NE (at 12th Ave NE), Seattle, WA
Chinese Restaurant · Roosevelt · 30 tips and reviews

Bruce R.Bruce Ryan: The best Szechwan Spicy Chicken (辣子雞) in the area as well as other tasty choices. Their dumplings are rustic thick-skinned style (which I like), but take a while so order them when you sit down.

The Greek Kitchen is one of Favorite Seattle-Area Restaurants.

10. The Greek Kitchen

1010 Bellevue Sq, Bellevue, WA
Greek Restaurant · Bellevue Square · 6 tips and reviews

Bruce R.Bruce Ryan: You might not expect great food from a mall spot, but Gyros and Falafel here are better than anywhere around. Get the combo for fries (with/without feta) or yummy lentil soup and soda.

Serious Pie is one of Favorite Seattle-Area Restaurants.

11. Serious Pie

401 Westlake Ave N (at Harrison St), Seattle, WA
Pizzeria · South Lake Union · 102 tips and reviews

Bruce R.Bruce Ryan: Love the sausage pizza, wife loves the runny egg and arugula, but the crust is what makes it special.

Sichuanese Cuisine Restaurant is one of Favorite Seattle-Area Restaurants.

12. Sichuanese Cuisine Restaurant

7.6
2010 148th Ave NE (btwn 148th Ave NE and 151st Pl NE), Redmond, WA
Szechuan Restaurant · Overlake · 50 tips and reviews

Bruce R.Bruce Ryan: Hot & spicy fried rice, mandarin fish (sweet), hard tofu with chinese celery, dumplings (tiny, but about 20 per serving), and a beer. YUM!

Bai Tong Thai Restaurant is one of Favorite Seattle-Area Restaurants.

13. Bai Tong Thai Restaurant

8.8
14804 NE 24th St, Redmond, WA
Thai Restaurant · Overlake · 106 tips and reviews

JoeyJoey: Good food. Very busy at lunch. If you are alone they will try to seat you at the bar. Resist! Bar service is abysmal and inattentive since bartender also waits a table section.

Ooba Tooba is one of Favorite Seattle-Area Restaurants.

14. Ooba Tooba

555 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA
Mexican Restaurant · 26 tips and reviews

Bruce R.Bruce Ryan: Their fish burrito ordinarily has cabbage instead of rice & beans, but they'll make you a delicious one with rice & beans on request (it gets ordered as a chicken burrito sub fish, I think).

Stan's Bar-B-Q is one of Favorite Seattle-Area Restaurants.

15. Stan's Bar-B-Q

7.6
58 Front St N, Issaquah, WA
BBQ Joint · Olde Town · 37 tips and reviews

Bruce R.Bruce Ryan: The brisket is delicious and probably the best choice. The pulled pork and ribs are good, but the brisket is better. Since Stan's a KC guy, there's often Boulevard beer on tap. Park in the lot behind.

Din Tai Fung is one of Favorite Seattle-Area Restaurants.

16. Din Tai Fung

9.0
700 Bellevue Way NE (700 Bellevue Way NE #280), Bellevue, WA
Dumpling Restaurant · 339 tips and reviews

Bruce R.Bruce Ryan: Soup dumplings (their claim to fame), shumai, fried rice (porkchop or otherwise) is the way to go. Some other dishes are only so-so.

Taqueria El Rinconsito is one of Favorite Seattle-Area Restaurants.

17. Taqueria El Rinconsito

8.1
2255 140th Ave NE (at NE 24th St), Bellevue, WA
Mexican Restaurant · 53 tips and reviews
Great Fortune is one of Favorite Seattle-Area Restaurants.

18. Great Fortune

1644 140th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA
Dim Sum Restaurant · Crossroads · 19 tips and reviews

Bruce R.Bruce Ryan: Very good dim sum (especially some of the unconventional dim sum like sesame beef), cramped parking (I like to pick up a few things at the Safeway across the street and walk over).

Taqueria La Estacion is one of Favorite Seattle-Area Restaurants.

19. Taqueria La Estacion

7.2
14820 Ambaum Blvd SW, Burien, WA
Mexican Restaurant · 15 tips and reviews
Black Bottle Postern is one of Favorite Seattle-Area Restaurants.

20. Black Bottle Postern

8.4
919 Bellevue Way NE (at NE 8th St), Bellevue, WA
Gastropub · 79 tips and reviews
Tropea Ristorante Italiano is one of Favorite Seattle-Area Restaurants.

21. Tropea Ristorante Italiano

8042 161st Ave NE, Redmond, WA
Italian Restaurant · Downtown Redmond · 35 tips and reviews