Starting at far right, clockwise: Honest Biscuits - Biscuits & Gravy, The Roadhouse Restaurant & Inn - Meatloaf sandwich, Hurry Curry of Tokyo - Curry dish, www.superblues.net - blueberries, Kringles Bakery - Blondie Bite.
I always look forward to The Bite of Seattle, especially the event my Dad and I traditionally attend throughout the years, and this year was no exception. So, I was disappointed when my Highscool Reunion fell on the same weekend. Problem resolved. I would do both!
First thing I noticed when I looked up this year's Alley, was that the price went up $5, and the sample Bites on plate were reduced to five items. I had planned originally on going all three days. After seeing the price hike, and knowing the fact of travel time between my reunion and Seattle, my dad and I decided to go only two days this year. Yesterday, Friday, and tomorrow, Sunday.
I realized later, that Friday morning was really pushing it to get to my reunion on time, and traffic couldn't have been much worse getting over. I missed out on the pre-party before the reunion, but it turned out okay.
The Alley on Friday was a bit of a disappointment this year, unfortunately. We got there, I asked for a menu. In the past, they have had menus printed out on paper. The cashier just pointed to a sign. No menu handouts. Well, okay, maybe they are controlling waste. I looked up the menu online.
Often they have had an option to buy a beverage. Not this time. This was very disappointing. We could have gone to another booth, and bought a beverage, but that was pretty inconvenient. It would have been nice to have something to refresh and cleanse my palette.
After we sat down, and ate out food, my dad and I felt a bit let down. The food just did not seem up to par with the food items in the past. Perhaps because their was no food critic or guest chef featured this year. It really made a difference.
We both admitted we still liked this year's Alley, but were not amazed by this year's presentation. We are hoping Sunday will be better. Here is my review of the individual dishes served:
HONEST BISCUITS
Southern Sausage Gravy on a Biscuit. - I think we had this last year. It was okay then. Today the biscuit seemed a bit hard. I have had better biscuits and gravy.
THE ROADHOUSE RESTAURANT & INN
Meatloaf Sliders with Caramelized Onions, Spiked Mayo & Demi-glaze - Too subtle on flavor. I saw the mayo and onions, but could not taste them. My dad didn't even notice the added condiments. The meatloaf had nice texture, but also not very memorable.
Meatloaf Sliders with Caramelized Onions, Spiked Mayo & Demi-glaze - Too subtle on flavor. I saw the mayo and onions, but could not taste them. My dad didn't even notice the added condiments. The meatloaf had nice texture, but also not very memorable.
HURRY CURRY OF TOKYO
Fried Chicken Karaage with Vegetable Curry & Japanese Rice
First of all, I love the name of this place! - The curry part had good flavor, however, the chicken was tough, lowering the rating of this dish.
Fried Chicken Karaage with Vegetable Curry & Japanese Rice
First of all, I love the name of this place! - The curry part had good flavor, however, the chicken was tough, lowering the rating of this dish.
Blueberries - Fresh. Firm. Tasted as expected.
KRINGLES BAKERY
Blueberry Blondie Bite - I would have liked more blueberries in mine, but it was pretty good.
Blueberry Blondie Bite - I would have liked more blueberries in mine, but it was pretty good.
PURPLE CAFÉ & WINE BAR
Snow Crab Salad with Celery, Shallots, Lemon-Cayenne Aïoli, Microgreens &House Baguette - This was the best thing served today. Nice texture, great presentation, a good balance of flavors. Nice subtle taste.
Right after eating, we had to take off, which was sad, because, the weather was absolutely perfect, and we would have liked to have wandered around a bit. I was glad to go to my reunion, though, despite the fact that most of the people from my circle of friends back then didn't show up! I was happy to talk with some people who I didn't know very well back in the day, as well as catch up with those who I sort of lost contact with over the years. At least there is other social media to keep those connections!
Well, if you go to The Bite today, I hope you have fun! May your dish be full of tasty bites, and if not, may you have the time to find something better!
Snow Crab Salad with Celery, Shallots, Lemon-Cayenne Aïoli, Microgreens &House Baguette - This was the best thing served today. Nice texture, great presentation, a good balance of flavors. Nice subtle taste.
Right after eating, we had to take off, which was sad, because, the weather was absolutely perfect, and we would have liked to have wandered around a bit. I was glad to go to my reunion, though, despite the fact that most of the people from my circle of friends back then didn't show up! I was happy to talk with some people who I didn't know very well back in the day, as well as catch up with those who I sort of lost contact with over the years. At least there is other social media to keep those connections!
Well, if you go to The Bite today, I hope you have fun! May your dish be full of tasty bites, and if not, may you have the time to find something better!
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