The area needed a good food joint. There's shade to eat outside and a little garden and they have…read morenice salsa music playing. The person at the window was less than friendly and I had one small taco with a side of guacamole which was pretty good. But at $10.61 for one small taco from an order window, that's pretty steep.

Delicious! I got a chicken burrito with the pico de gallo cold slaw and medium green salsa. It was…read moreone of the best burritos I've had and the price was affordable. The burrito was big and I ate it all!!

i love taco trucks.. this food truck is located outside alki auto repair…read more. they serve some legit street tacos (corn tortilla, meat, onion and cilantro) and they have a flavorful hot sauce.. their weekday menu is a bit limited.. but i'll definitely come back on a weekend to get some lengua tacos.. prices are damn cheap too..

This year's Ballard Music and Seafoodfest on a Saturday had Built to Spill as the headliner, along…read morewith Low Cut Connie. Both groups attracted the most people to the main stage of this multi-block event taking up NW Market St and 22nd Ave NW, among other streets. I made the mistake of getting here around 2:30pm way past the event start time, then spending half an hour to find parking near the Ballard First Lutheran Church and then walking about 15 minutes to reach the main stage on Market St around 3:15pm. When you do get here, there's a lot of noise and crowds going on. This was also during Seattle's World Cup crowds, so many bars around the block were broadcasting the games with people gathering to watch and cheer. Many vendors also line up the streets as well, most of what you would see if you go to similar events like Bite of Seattle or even the Georgetown Carnival. This particular fest had a big salmon BBQ booth from Trident Seafoods which requires tokens you can purchase from the information booth. I saw the longest lines for there in particular. Besides that, I didn't see much seafood for this year. I ended up not doing the salmon BBQ, and the vendors were mostly what I've seen before in other events, so I mostly relied on the surrounding Ballard businesses for dinner and my matcha fix. I will say Built to Spill was actually really good despite indie rock not being my type of music, and my friends made my experience here better. This is an all-right event for me in particular, but I might still come back next year for the music acts.

Nitewave band headliner which is always fun…read more Lively with food trucks. We went on Friday so none of the artsy stuff and the Salmon Bake were on. Ballard is always fun to visit and this event is always fun to go to.

Our prior Covid influenced attempts at take out have forced us to switch to gift cards to be…read moreredeemed when our favorites have reopened. Take out from Metropolitan Grill is up to their high standard and feels like a bargain compared to the care others can afford to show. We ordered the halibut dinner for Mother's day as a splurge and supplemented it with 3 extra sides, a prawn cocktail. and strawberry shortcake for $183.00. Everything came par-cooked with re-heating times in the same temperature oven for the same amount of time. [350 x 20 min.] Pieces of halibut were 8-10 oz. We split one and ate about 1/6-1/8 of each of the pints of sides. It will be easy to get 3 excellent meals from this order or to feed 6 at a time. The aluminum cartons make reheating easy. It may take a while to get hungry again but we are looking forward to another order as soon as we are.

This is owned by the metropolitan grill but is nothing like the restaurant. They sell BBQ outside…read morethe stadiums before baseball and football games. The barbecue is phenomenal. I had a pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw and it was so incredibly flavorful! I wanted to shake the chefs hand it was so good. I tried to find them at another baseball game I went to and it seems like they must not be there every time. When they are there, I'll be getting a sandwich from them every time!

I always buy my Enjera (Ethiopian) bread, and other spices at this store and the husband and wife…read morewho operate this store are super nice.

It was the day before Christmas Eve and one of the coldest day of the year. The road was icy. I…read moreplanned to go get some Ethiopian spices so I can make my own Ethiopian food. I drove to a nearby Ethiopian market but they were closed. So I called around and a restaurant/market was open. So, I ordered and picked up my food and it turned out that their market had closed down some time ago. I started to panic since I had gotten further from home but had set out to get some spices. So, I dove around the Ethiopian neighborhood hoping that a store would either have their door open or an "open" sign. But they were all closed. So, I tried calling around, and finally this store answered and I made my way there. I read out my list of spices to the lady, and she helped me obtain all of them. She was quite pleased that I had known all my spices and when I asked for the Kibbeh (Ethiopian spiced butter), she seemed reluctant, but I begged her saying that I don't know how to make it. So, she went and got a big jar from the fridge. I think it was her personal stash and not meant to be sold. Nevertheless, I was so happy, because I got everything on my list from one store which perhaps was the last Ethiopian market opened on an icy Seattle evening. It is unfortunate she had an unpleasant teenage son some years ago who was probably just immature and hopefully he had grown up by now or had moved away. The lady seemed down to earth and honest. I highly recommend that people shop there. Although I must say, it is a very small store so probably won't have everything beyond basic Ethiopian food supplies.

You think Ethan Stowell and you think yeeeahhhh. Uh, not so much. Today's ballgame got us in a…read morelittle early so we took a stroll through the bullpen. Warming Coors Light. Stone cold fried oysters. Run of the mill chicken strips. Not impressed for my $38. I know you're in a ballpark and you pay a premium but it was not all that great and I'll be making my way home to West Seattle to fill my tummy.

Their chicken is the sh... and it's at a ballpark what!!! Chicken cooked to perfection and the…read moreflavors are on point. Forget the burgers and hotdogs go try their wings.

Don't expect any bells and whistles at Mirage. It is located at a side door of an industrial…read morebuilding off the main commercial hub of the Georgetown neighborhood in Seattle. Inside, you'll find a makeshift bar with a few stools serving up a handful of the beers they produce on site to taste and buy. Service can be a little spotty and it felt more like hanging out at a neighbor's garage. It's a super casual, no-nonsense place. We thought the beer wasn't as bad as some of the reviews it's gotten so far on Yelp. I thought it was worth checking out for myself because we still had a fun time hanging out, drinking our beer, and chatting with one another. We didn't feel rushed. I'd go back if they expanded their taproom and made it a slightly larger space to sip their beer at and spend a more comfortable time at to hang out and meet up with friends.

Found this brewmasters creation at my local beverage mart... I shall admit it was a very robust IPA…read morein drank to quench my thirst... Even my buddy's were amazed by the flavor. Keep up the fine brewing....

$12 vegan dog they pulled from sitting on top of the onions and they barely reheated it over flames…read morefor about 15 seconds. The center was cold, bun was cold. I get it, it's a quick process, but it wasn't an appropriate or food safe temp. I didn't finish it. Not an enjoyable experience as another vender from the event. I'm sure the regular hot dogs were great.

Did you really go to Seattle if you didn't have a Seattle Dog? It was our last night in Seattle and…read morea couple of friends and I were on a hunt for a hotdog stand that was open on a Monday evening. We came across Monster Dogs and were immediately hooked by the smell. We ordered 2 Beef Polish Sausages Seattle Style ($6 each). What makes it a Seattle Dog is the onions and cream cheese. Who knew that would be great on a hotdog!? For the first one, we got most of the condiments on it including cream cheese, relish, sauerkraut, ketchup, mustard, mayo, and BBQ sauce. We opted to not get the jalapeños or Sriracha. For the second one, we kept it simple and just got the cream cheese, relish, and sauerkraut. For $6, it was so worth! This Seattle staple really impressed me and I know I will be dreaming about it until my next Seattle trip.