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We were so hungry waiting for a late lunch, we decided to get a quick bite downstairs

We saw that the restaurant joined the Dine Around Seattle 

so we chose the US$ 15.00 lunch which cost even cheaper than one dish on the menu  

Wow!  Good value or money meal 🙂 James and I just split this and we were still okay for our lunch at 130pm

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I try my  best to get in touch with all my batch mates and friends.  And when I travel to where they live, I want to catch up with them and find out how they are in their new life 🙂

I was so happy I finally got to visit Ellen in Seattle!  We have been planning this for a few years now and finally got to go to Seattle!  And to show you how fast time flies, she is now married and has a son, Parker!

She took us to Cafe Lago for a quick dinner, Thank you Jeremy and Ellen!!

And here is the complete family!!  with husband Jeremy!

Our table

Poor Parker, who was so hungry already

Ellen told me that she feeds Parker sometimes with this:-)  I’ve been left behind with inventions in the Mommy category.  Now they have these squeeze tetra packs that work so easy and well.  You just attach a spoon and squeeze and feed directly to the child! 🙂

Parker enjoyed it and finished it so fast!!! 🙂

Eating bread 🙂  And a new invention – a bib that catches food 🙂

Such a happy baby 🙂

And here is the happy dad who helps out.  Happily showing us his diaper dude

Which has a checklist for dad! 🙂

And our dinner from the wood fired oven pizza

YUMMY!!!

Ellen’s dinner, lasagna,  which she did not really get to eat, so we took it home

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Etta’s is one of the favorite restaurants of my brother, Noey, so we ate here!

 It’s down by Pike Place Market

Love the hand blown glass lamps – which Seattle is known for

My brother’s favorite dish, Flash Fried Calamari

Josh’s Arugula

Steamed Dungeness Crab

My order, Beecher’s Grilled Cheese!!! OH MY GOSH!!!  I am so glad my brother forced me to order this!  THE BEST GRILLED CHEESE I have ever tasted!!  I am telling you, I have tasted many of the BEST dishes in SEATTLE!!!!

Dungeness crabcake – I ordered every crabcake in every restaurant but nothing compared to Elliot’s crabcake

Previous entry:  Elliot’s, Seattle April 4, 2012 

Oysters of course for Dad and Mom

 Handcut french fries, another favorite dish of my brother.  This was really good! 🙂

Good thing James’ fish and chips had fries too 🙂  We also ordered fish and chips hoping to find one as good as Steelhead Diner, but nothing compared to it

Previous entry:  Steelhead Diner April 5, 2012 

Etta’s is one of Tom Douglas’ restaurants, a very well known chef in Seattle.  Click below to read more about Tom Douglas and Etta’s

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Another good recommendation by the concierge!!  Very near the hotel and very yummy! 🙂 

We were happy to meet Jonji, the brother of our sister in law, Krie! 

Jonji is a very successful Internal Medicine doctor in Seattle! 

They were also part of the Dine Around Seattle promo 

Dungeness Crab and Bay Shrimp Tater Tots

Jumbo Lump Dungeness Crab Cake.  Second best crab cake for me after Elliot’s

Alaskan Razor Clam Chowder 

Pike Kilt Lifter Fish and Chips!!! SUPER YUMMY!!! So glad mom ordered this as recommended by our server.  The fish is very fresh and is cut and cleaned right there and then before cooking.  It was really really good!!! 

Sauteed Oregon Petrale Sole 

Garlic Wilted Mustard Greens 

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Day 1 in Seattle was a Sunday so of course Mom was searching for her Sunday brunch!!  This was recommended by the hotel

We were already so hungry and we had to drive around 25 minutes from the hotel, for me it was worth it! 🙂

Waiting area! Apparently there is always a line to get a seat at Salty’s.  It’s a very popular restaurant

They have scones, coffee, tea while you wait 🙂

Our table

The brunch buffet!!!

Not mom’s idea of brunch, she likes the quiet, sit down brunch.  But we were already so hungry,  So we just  attacked! just like everyone else.  I enjoyed what I had and wish I could try everything but it was just too much.  I was only able to try maybe 1% of the buffet 

Stations – Omelette, Bloody Mary and Pasta

Happy omelette Chef 🙂

I’m not really a cold seafood person- so i did not really touch this part.  But many others were devouring it

Fresh oysters station

Salad Station

This is where I concentrated on

My favorite was the Macaroni and cheese which is the BEST EVER I have ever tasted!! This chafing dish was running out so fast and in the hour that we were there- maybe it was changed three times. I LOVE THIS and still dreaming about it!! 🙂  I would go back just to eat this!

I got this too- Eggs Benedict- YUMMY!

ham

Salmon

YUMMY HASHBROWNS!!!

Replenishment in just a few minutes!

Steamed rice!! with indian curry

Another section with the prime rib and desserts

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As soon as we arrived in Seattle, we had dinner at Dad’s favorite resto! Elliot’s!  After the whole trip, I must say, it is also my favorite resto in Seattle 

FRESH Oysters!!! which explains why Dad and Mom like this place! 

First order – a dozen  of 3 different kinds

It was so good, they ordered 1 more dozen 

YUMMY!! Love ordering Calamari in seafood places!  So fresh and so crispy! 

This is one of the best crabcakes I have ever tried in my entire life!  It tastes different from all the other crabcakes!! LOVE IT!!!! 

And this is the other and the main reason why Dad and Mom love Elliot’s!  FRESH DUNGENESS CRABS!!! 

They didn’t want to share with each other nor with James and I- they had 1 each!! 🙂 

It comes with these sidings 

I love watching my Dad and Mom eat crabs! It’s truly a HAPPY MOMENT!! 

My hot water 🙂 

Cleaning our hands after holding the crabs 🙂 

A unique way of removing the smell from your hands- the waiter crushed crackers in our hands and you just rub it and voila no more crab smell!!!   

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We normally take Japan Airlines to the States, but recently we have been using Korean Airlines.  

Flights are from Manila to Seoul, then from there, they have flights direct to the States and so far i have tried – LA, Seattle and New York. So far so good!

My seatmate!!!  Jim Clancy from CNN!

I wish i took photos of the stewardess but I assure you they are even prettier than these ones I googled.  They were all tall, slim, pretty with very very nice pearly white skin! 

Our food on board

They always have Bibimbap as a choice, James seems to like this 

I wanted the milkfish, but they ran out so i got the chicken 

When we arrived, customs asked me if I brought any snacks – any magic sarap? any chicharon?  Oh my gosh, I had chicharon.  A friend asked me to bring chicharon for her and apparently it is not allowed!  So they had to open my suitcase and analyze my chicharon.  I had chicharittos which was pork and they confiscated it but they let me keep the others which were vegetable chicharon

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