The Over-Hyped List: Seattle Restaurant Edition
posted February 1st, 2010Originally an east-coaster, my husband maintains that Seattle is a pretty easy town in which to make a good impression. We tell each other snobbish little jokes on the topic all the time …
Me: If you want to be the best-dressed person in a Seattle bar, what should you wear?
Rand: What?
Me: Your clean jeans!
or …
Rand: How do you get a standing ovation from a Seattle audience?
Me: How?
Rand: Finish the show.
Ba-da-dum!
The fact is, for how snobbish and elitist us Northwesterners supposedly are, we can be very, very easily impressed. Plays, music shows, and, most importantly, restaurants, are often over-hyped. That’s not to say that we have a shortage of awesome places to eat in Seattle – quite the contrary. We have plenty of great spots to grab a bite. But often, they’re not the places that get the most attention. In an effort to balance out the playing field, I’ve compiled a list of some of the most over-hyped restaurants/eateries in all of Seattle, along with a few alternatives that will hopefully spare you some time, money, and grief. (more…)
