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Sandra's Restaurant, Chino Hills

Comments (0) | Monday, August 22, 2011

I love me some chilaquiles. Sandra's always satisfies my chilaquiles craving.

Chips and salsa. I like the chips because they have some flour tortilla chips, which I love. The salsa seems to have a basil-like flavor, which doesn't really appeal to my palate.  

Chilaquiles with red sauce and eggs over easy, served with rice and beans. Deelish! 


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Victrola Coffee Roasters, Seattle

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The last SLY Foodie stop in Seattle, Victrola Coffee Roasters.




I enjoyed my latte, however, it did not compare to Espresso Vivace. Still much better than most of the coffee you find in LA.


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Room Service

Comments (0) | Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Sometimes, room service food is the best thing ever...until you see the bill.


All-American Breakfast served with scrambled eggs, sauteed potatoes, bacon, toast and orange juice. We ordered an additional side of fresh berries. Good way to start the day.


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The Crab Pot, Seattle

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A co-worker recommended The Crab Pot to us, and since we didn't really have Friday night plans, we decided to try it. It's been around for at least 30 years, and recently garnered more publicity when it was featured on The Travel Channel's "Man vs. Food" program.


I think it's best to order the Sea Feasts, as the feasts are The Crab Pot's specialties. We decided to go with The Westport, which includes Dungeness and snow crabs, shrimp, steamed mussels and clams, andouille sausage, corn on the cob and red potatoes. It is served in a gianormous bowl that they pour out on your table. They called it a feast, and feast we did. The seafood was super fresh, sprinkled with The Crab Pot's special seasonings, and you get to dip it in butter. The cool part? You get your own board and mallet!



The Crab Pot, 1301 Alaskan Way, Seattle, Washington
www.thecrabpotseattle.com 


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Dahlia Lounge, Seattle

Comments (0) | Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Lunch brought us Dahlia Lounge, owned by Seattle's celebrity chef, Tom Douglas. We were excited for two reasons: the opportunity to enjoy food at one of his restaurants, and second, crab cake.



Tom's Tomato Soup, served with brown butter croutons. A little bland, not enough salt. The croutons were deelish, though.

Stiebrs Farms cage-free eggs any style (scrambled, as you can see), served with biscuit, parmesan potatoes, and house sausage. Arguably one of the best breakfast plates I've ever had. The biscuit and the sausage were excellent.

The pièce de résistance, also known as Dungeness crab cakes, served with watercress salad, grilled asparagus, and hollandaise. Meaty, fresh, lump Dungeness crab was deservedly the star of the dish, and everything else served simply as background. The salad dressing was way too acidic.


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BOKA Kitchen + Bar, Seattle

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We spent Sunday breakfast at BOKA Kitchen + Bar in Downtown Seattle, just a few blocks from our hotel. It has a cool, hip ambiance even for breakfast, and I imagine it to be "the happening" place around happy hour. Incidentally, they have a very promising happy hour menu, which I would love to check out one day.

We ordered the following items:

 Buttermilk pancakes, served with fresh berries and topped with powdered sugar

Monte Cristo  - battered brioche with sliced kurobota ham, gruyere cheese, house strawberry and jalapeno preserves

French Toast - croissant dipped in custard, infused with maple syrup and served atop berry sauce and sweet cream 

I wasn't a fan of the Monte Cristo; the berry sauce was a little too overpowering for me. The pancakes were standard breakfast food, nothing spectacular. My favorite was the Croissant French Toast, but only because of the sweet cream. Overall, a pleasant experience; I'd love to try their more substantial fare someday.

BOKA Kitchen + Bar, 1010 First Avenue, Seattle


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