Seattle Biscuit Company — Restaurant in Seattle

There were a lot of biscuit-sandwich based options I could've went with here, but I decided to go with the biscuits and gravy - or the Big Al as it's known

I don't know who Al is, but I know why they call it Big. The size of this thing is monstrous. I couldn't even see the biscuits under that mountain of gravy, but I'm convinced that either there's more than two, or these are the two biggest biscuits I've ever seen, because I kept on eating and more and more of the biscuit kept on reappearing underneath the gravy. It felt like it was never ending. I was able to finish about 85% of the meal before calling it.

The biscuits were pretty solid, although I have to say I was expecting a little better. There was a great crust on the outside, and the inside was pretty soft, but I thought they felt a little dry - especially on the parts not covered by the gravy. Like it felt like I needed gravy in order to eat this, which I don't think a great biscuit should require. I get that other biscuits would have butter/jam/whatever else, and this one has gravy in place of that, but I would say I've had better biscuits elsewhere

The gravy, though, is where this shines. It's warm, comforting, and so flavorful. There's large chunks of pork sausage throughout, and that cottage-cheese like texture is practically perfect. I could eat the gravy by itself - biscuits can be optional - it was that good. The egg was also a nice touch, but due to the size of the gravy, it was only able to mix with a small portion.

As I mentioned, the portion size is pretty massive. It's slightly on the expensive side, coming out to $18.5 in total, but since you could easily share this with two people it's not bad.

Overall, I can't say it's the best biscuits I've had, but definitely the best...

I saw the Seattle Biscuit Company while driving by and decided to give it a try. I got a regular biscuit with butter (to try the biscuit by itself), and the Willie Lee, and the chicken sandwich. I was pretty excited!

Sadly, for a place that specializes in biscuits, they're not very good at making biscuits. All three biscuits were terrible. They were dense and chewy, which is pretty much the antithesis of what you want from a biscuit. Over kneaded? Overcooked? I don't know, but I've literally never had biscuits this badly done.

For the toppings, the Willie Lee was nothing to speak of, though I did like the cheese. Surprisingly, the chicken on the biscuit was HUGE and actually pretty good. We finally just took the chicken off and ate that, which was pretty satisfying. Another big surprise was the gravy. It was very spicy (which is unusual) but had a really good taste. I actually kept it so I could have it with the biscuits I'm going to make tomorrow morning (because now I want some good biscuits!)

The other capper on this bad experience was the price - $44 for a plain biscuit, and the two biscuit sandwiches. That's just nuts for what you get (despite that fantastic amount of...

I finally gave SBC a try, and honestly I was underwhelmed by the biscuits. They were average at best. They had decent flavor but the texture was all wrong. They were closer to dinner rolls than biscuits.

Even though I didn't love the biscuits, their fried chicken was very good, I think I would have preferred just a side of that with some grits and greens. I'd definitely recommend people give SBC a try. It's a fun low key little spot that most people probably drive by without noticing.

Also, there seemed to be a lot of confusion by some customers about how first come first serve seating works. It seems like they deal with that a lot. So, if you are planning on dining in just be aware that you order your food first, then grab a seat. You are not guaranteed a seat, there's no wait-list, and it's a small space, so you can't just stand around inside until a table opens up. Don't bother the staff if someone is staying at their table too long. Have a back up plan in case you can't get a table, take your food to-go and sit on the river along the bike path if...