The Week in Restaurant Reviews
- Walrus & the Carpenter gets the formal review treatment from the Seattle Times (with some surprisingly successful references to the restaurant's namesake poem). Providence Cicero finds the oysters "so cold and so fresh you almost expect them to shiver." But don't order so many that you don't have room for the "collection of haute bar cuisine," particularly the fried Brussels sprouts, fried oysters and tartines. [Seattle Times]
- Extended hours, views of Elliott Bay and a huge half-off menu that includes fancy locally raised pork and beef? Tan Vinh's Happy Hour writeup makes Belltown spot Ventana sound like a must-try. [Seattle Times]
- Arts writer Michael Upchurch is back on the Dining Deals beat, promoting Bernu's Indian Restaurant in Ravenna as a budget dining experience that manages to be elegant as well. No tandoor grill, but the curries, biryanis, meat and seafood dishes should keep you busy for a while. [Seattle Times]
- Those lentils at Lecosho are getting a lot of press lately. Sheehan uses the phrase "master of lentils" in his review to describe "whoever prepped the bowl of sharply flavored, wine-dark, savory little buggers." Elsewhere on the menu he finds "too many little mistakes," but that's not preventing the dining room from filling to capacity every night. [Seattle Weekly]
- Surly Gourmand brings his "your mom" jokes to Elemental, where diners relinquish control and submit entirely to the pre-determined menu. Not every dish is flawless, says Surly, but "fuck it"--Elemental is a hell of a bargain with some awesome food and enough wine that some diners complain about getting "too drunk," a sad situation comparable to having too much money to fit in your wallet. [Seattle Weekly]
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