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Espresso Vivace, Seattle

Comments (0) | Friday, July 22, 2011

Any visit to the Emerald City would be amiss without visiting Espresso Vivace, located in the Capitol Hill district of Seattle. Their motto is una bella tazza di caffe, which means, "a beautiful cup of coffee," and truly, it is. It has been a respected and renowned establishment for at least 20 years, and believe me, it deserves each and every accolade.




Boogs ordered his usual cappuccino, pictured below:


I shall try to sum up my latte in three simple words: Best. Latte. Ever.



Espresso Vivace at Brix, 520 Broadway Avenue East, Seattle, Washington


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Elliott's Oyster House, Seattle

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One of the dinners we enjoyed in Seattle was from Elliott's Oyster House, located on Pier 56 on the Seattle waterfront.

Since we were still pretty full from previous feasts, including the Oregon Strawberry and Mountain Huckleberry ice cream seen below, we only ordered a couple of things to share.

First up was the Chorizo-Pepper Clams appetizer dish, and we asked our server to make it half mussels, half clams. Cooked in clam nectar, bell peppers, chorizo sausage and cream, it was spicy, creamy goodness. The hot bread was the perfect addition, allowing us to sop up all the sauce.
We also ordered the Seafood Fettuccine, which included salmon, shrimp, scallops, and mussels in a garlic cream sauce. I thought that it was a decent dish, although I must say that I'm partial to the version that Isabella's on the Wharf in Monterey Bay serves.

Overall, Elliott's was a good experience.

Elliott's Oyster House, 1201 Alaskan Way, Seattle, Washington
http://www.elliottsoysterhouse.com/


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