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Decatur, GA but there’s a location in Asheville as well
I feel like with a lot of restaurants your looking for good food, good ambiance, good price point, and you can rarely have all three. Enter Chai Pani, truly one of the best meals I’ve ever had. I’m not even going to begin to pretend to know anything about Indian food but I do know everything we ate was delicious.
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not recently. best hands down best Ethiopian food I’ve had. CherCher in DC. it’s been a staple MUST HAVE while on tour and when I’m in DC.
I think about this place so often. The vegan deluxe plate with a side of salmon tibs and a bottle of honey wine (when eating with friends)
One friend has said that this would be her death row meal.
I’ve considered some days flying from LA to DC juuuust to get a plate of this. Although I had decent ethiopian out here it can’t measure up to this spot.
Very home cooked and family owned. Also Michelin star rated for 3 years.
Jan 28, 2025
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people hate on seattle restaurants a lot.
sure, it’s not chicago or nyc, but my goal is to make a list that will make some non-locals a bit jealous… :)
1. carnitas michoacan: it’s hard to find mexican food in seattle, but the southern neighborhood of beacon hill is an oasis of good mexican food. and even employees of the other mexican restaurants admit that they like carnitas michoacan the best 🫔
2. chebogz: also in beacon hill, it’s the rare filipino place that isn’t too greasy for me but is still tasty. very solid comfort food and a small menu (which I like). there’s a really expensive filipino place down the street called musang that is pretty good, but why break the bank? get some bang for your buck at chebogz instead, feat. one of the largest portion sizes in seattle 🇵🇭
3. fortune garden: this is one of those classic big menu cantonese places that are slowly going out of business in seattle. I’ve have had many good experiences here, it used to be my go-to spot when I was taking the train back to the airport. especially like their buddha’s delight— it has so many exciting ingredients for a vegetarian dish and I never quite knew what I was eating. just don’t get the salted fish— that shit is way too salty. 🥠
4. golden daisy: okay I swear this is the last beacon hill place but this is a chinese restaurant with like two employees that looks very janky on the inside. much of the building is unfinished, there are flies, and the cashier chops your meat right in front of you at the counter. and it’s soooo good. food safety is overrated tbh 🦆
5. loving hut: I found this restaurant from a reddit thread about where you can find a cult in seattle. and yeah, there is definitely something off about this place— it’s always screening “supreme master tv” and they have this little altar to a living quasi-religious figure. they also barrage you with every known flavor of vegan propaganda. but it’s chill bc their vegan food is FIRE… I brought a sworn carnivore here once and their “shrimp” stunned him into silence 🛐
6. manao street eats: I used to be a thai food hater, but seattle is winning me over. manao is this fast casual place in cap hill that has no right to be as good as it is. I’ve liked everything on their menu the pad see ew? fire. the pad grapau? also fire. 🍲
7. mark thai food box: pretty similar to manao, it’s this fast casual place in u-district that focuses on bento box-style thai food. idk what these ppl put in their rice but it is very fucking good. expensive for a place where you can’t sit down though. 🍚
8. pi vegan pizzeria: if there’s one cuisine where seattle can punch above its weight, it’s vegan food. to be honest this might be the best pizza I’ve had in seattle, idk if that says more about its banger vegan scene or its depressing pizza scene…🍕
9. skalka: this is a georgian place with one thing on its menu: khachupuri, which is this fucking amazing bread boat. my friend who has had authentic georgian food claimed that it was quite good for a place in america— georgian food being the “italian food of eastern europe”. fun place to take out-of-towners as it is really close to all the touristy stuff at pike place. 🇬🇪
10. spice waala: affordable indian fast casual place in north cap hill with very good wraps. it smells very good in there. the experience is complemented by a visit to nearby ada’s technical books 📚
with all that being said, my fav restaurants in seattle are prob just chipotle and dough zone. go ahead and roast me…
Dec 23, 2024
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Didn’t know this ab myself until yesterday. I don’t get suuuper excited about food very often, which makes it more of a stand out when I rlly rave about a meal or food I ate. recently ive told my bf about 3 diff places but his sister pointed out that they all happen to be diners ..?!!! Love that for me honestly cuz consistency is hard to find .. btw the places r golden diner (tuna melt + green tea coffee cake), s&p diner (strawberry milkshake) and Thai diner (not rlly a traditional diner but everything is good lol). Anyway 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️
Apr 20, 2024
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Wire cutter posted their favorite instant ramens this week and the spicy seafood one did not disappoint!
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One of my favorite weekend activities! Here’s this weeks haul. It reminds me of going to the video store as a kid and gives me shopping vibes and I have a whole weekend of entertainment and did spend a cent.
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