Seattle | Green Lake

New Restaurant with Interesting Flavors and Exquisite Plating 🆕 The new spot by the former sous chef of Canlis has been open for about 2-3 months. It seems to have passed the initial peak phase, and it’s easy to secure a weekend dinner spot with just a 1-2 week advance booking. The menu changes weekly, but most dishes remain consistent (see Weeks 02/09/2024 full menu in pics 3, 4). The portions are small, focusing on a delicate and refined approach, with plating and flavors that are noteworthy. It’s more suited for a girls’ night out; the guys might leave still feeling hungry. ⏰ Reservation Tock. A deposit of $25 per person is required for booking, which will be deducted from the meal cost. 💰 Per Person Approximately $60 per person before tax and tip. ‼️ Dining time is limited to 2 hours. 💁‍♀️ Service Attentive and thorough: The servers introduce the dishes proactively and suggest how many courses to order. They help change cutlery and bone plates timely according to the appetizers/main courses/desserts. Dish Recommendations and Warnings: 👍🏻 Rosette Cookie, $7 each Both looks and taste are on point: The crust is crispy but doesn’t crumble, filled with onion jam, with an overall savory profile. The matcha powder adds a rich aroma and makes the plating more appealing. 👍🏻 Piri-Piri Carrots, $18 Baby carrots + cultured cream + bell pepper confetti + crispy sesame crackers. The flavor layers are very rich, highly recommended. 👍🏻 Cabbage, $15 A dish recommended by the server that I tried and quite liked. The cabbage leaves are roasted paper-thin and drizzled with a thick sauce made of onions and scallions. The sweet, sour, slightly spicy, and roasted flavors blend harmoniously, making for an interesting mouthfeel. 👍🏻 Pork Collar, $38 Pork collar cooked to a medium rare-like tenderness with a crispy skin, almost no porky smell. The side dishes are sweet and sour, quite tasty. 👍🏻 Sturgeon, $37 Sturgeon fried to a crispy outside and tender inside, accompanied by soft and melting yam and potato sticks. 👍🏻 Baked Alaska, $18 A blindly chosen dessert that was surprisingly delightful: An apple pepper cake with ice cream in the middle, both with a dense texture; mixed with grapefruit bits, no cinnamon flavor. A spoonful offers a contrast of hot and cold. 👉🏻 Citrus Dreamsicle, $14 Topped with a black sesame crisp, the hazelnut mousse is mixed with grapefruit. Perhaps the combination of ingredients doesn’t quite mesh, not outstanding. #Seattle #SeattleLife #RestaurantExploring #Plating #SeattleWeekend #SeattleFood #SeattleExploring #SeattleDaily #WesternCuisine #Dating #DateNightRestaurant