World Wrapps
The Teriyaki Tofu wrap contained exactly 2 pieces of tofu and 23 large pieces of mushroom. Fail!
Artemis
757 Bellevue Ave E
(at Roy St)
Seattle, WA 98102
Tetsuo No Boyfriendo and I tried to go here on a Friday evening, but couldn't find parking. We drove around and around and around and around for what seemed like a million billion years. Then we gave up. We went back on Saturday, kinda early, and got in just in time to grab a coveted window seat and watch the sun setting over the Space Needle. It was awesome.
Not-so awesome, however, was the menu. There was exactly one vegetarian entree, and it was chock full of eggplant, so the boy and I decided to share some appetizers and maybe get a different, better dinner later. Being a Mediterranean place, they had the requisite hummus, and it was really good - chick peas, olives, olive oil, and a veritable shitton of garlic. It was accompanied by inadequate pita, though; a large ice cream scoop-sized lump of hummus requires more than 4 tiny wedges of bread. Come on! Pita is cheap, give it up.
The cauliflower frites were divine, accompanied by this lemony garlic aioli that was absolutely out of this world. I'd go back for those. In a heartbeat. In a deep-fried, heart-stopping beat.
The boy had prawns, which were soaking in some oily stuff and needed to be cleaned. So he was Mr. Greasyfingers and if our dinner had been a business thing or a first date, I'd have been completely horrified. If one is expected to de-shell one's own shrimp, the shrimp must be easily handlable.
So, points off for not having a dedicated parking lot, points off for not having adequate veggie fare, and points off for making food difficult to eat. Not a total fail, though, because there was much tastiness in the items i could eat and they pour one heck of a nice Sidecar - it's made with house-infused bartlett brandy.
Bottleneck
2328 E Madison St
Seattle, WA 98138
Superawesome! Grilled cheese sandwiches are the specialty and classic cocktails are the house's preferred pour. Longer review later.
Calamity Jane's
5701 Airport Way S
Ste A
(between Carstens Pl & Homer St)
Seattle, WA 98108
There are no veggie options that do not contain mushrooms, so my mainstay is the Soup, Salad, and Johnnycakes option. It's a good combo, in theory, but the soup is usually of the meaty variety so I give it to someone else and therefore kinda feel like I'm getting hosed on the deal. The Johnnycakes, though, heaven! Crispy, corny, hot, and served up with a very deliciously tangy pomegranate syrup. If the salad was a bit more substantial, the dish would be better by far.
What I'd love more than anything was if their vegetarian Cottage Pie had barley in it instead of shitake mushrooms, because that would make it a) authentic, and 2) something I'd actually want to eat. I'm all for lentils and veggies under a cheesy mashed cauliflower and potato crust, but putting mushrooms in the mix makes it absolutely inedible. The other mushroom option is a grilled portabello sandwichy thing, which is a step up from forzen veggieburgers, but it's still a soft option and I'm not gonna eat it. Also lacking is a macaroni and cheese option. Plus, the place is noisy as all get out, so having a conversation with my dining companion is just outta the question. Humbug.
Columbia Center & 4T
Seattle, WA, 98101
The Teriyaki Tofu wrap contained exactly 2 pieces of tofu and 23 large pieces of mushroom. Fail!
Artemis
757 Bellevue Ave E
(at Roy St)
Seattle, WA 98102
Tetsuo No Boyfriendo and I tried to go here on a Friday evening, but couldn't find parking. We drove around and around and around and around for what seemed like a million billion years. Then we gave up. We went back on Saturday, kinda early, and got in just in time to grab a coveted window seat and watch the sun setting over the Space Needle. It was awesome.
Not-so awesome, however, was the menu. There was exactly one vegetarian entree, and it was chock full of eggplant, so the boy and I decided to share some appetizers and maybe get a different, better dinner later. Being a Mediterranean place, they had the requisite hummus, and it was really good - chick peas, olives, olive oil, and a veritable shitton of garlic. It was accompanied by inadequate pita, though; a large ice cream scoop-sized lump of hummus requires more than 4 tiny wedges of bread. Come on! Pita is cheap, give it up.
The cauliflower frites were divine, accompanied by this lemony garlic aioli that was absolutely out of this world. I'd go back for those. In a heartbeat. In a deep-fried, heart-stopping beat.
The boy had prawns, which were soaking in some oily stuff and needed to be cleaned. So he was Mr. Greasyfingers and if our dinner had been a business thing or a first date, I'd have been completely horrified. If one is expected to de-shell one's own shrimp, the shrimp must be easily handlable.
So, points off for not having a dedicated parking lot, points off for not having adequate veggie fare, and points off for making food difficult to eat. Not a total fail, though, because there was much tastiness in the items i could eat and they pour one heck of a nice Sidecar - it's made with house-infused bartlett brandy.
Bottleneck
2328 E Madison St
Seattle, WA 98138
Superawesome! Grilled cheese sandwiches are the specialty and classic cocktails are the house's preferred pour. Longer review later.
Calamity Jane's
5701 Airport Way S
Ste A
(between Carstens Pl & Homer St)
Seattle, WA 98108
There are no veggie options that do not contain mushrooms, so my mainstay is the Soup, Salad, and Johnnycakes option. It's a good combo, in theory, but the soup is usually of the meaty variety so I give it to someone else and therefore kinda feel like I'm getting hosed on the deal. The Johnnycakes, though, heaven! Crispy, corny, hot, and served up with a very deliciously tangy pomegranate syrup. If the salad was a bit more substantial, the dish would be better by far.
What I'd love more than anything was if their vegetarian Cottage Pie had barley in it instead of shitake mushrooms, because that would make it a) authentic, and 2) something I'd actually want to eat. I'm all for lentils and veggies under a cheesy mashed cauliflower and potato crust, but putting mushrooms in the mix makes it absolutely inedible. The other mushroom option is a grilled portabello sandwichy thing, which is a step up from forzen veggieburgers, but it's still a soft option and I'm not gonna eat it. Also lacking is a macaroni and cheese option. Plus, the place is noisy as all get out, so having a conversation with my dining companion is just outta the question. Humbug.
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