The End of The Tour

I haven’t been thinking about food lately. I don’t want to force it, plus it’s been so hot lately that I wanted to take advantage of the free vitamin D while it lasts.

creamy clam chowder
with bacind and parsley oil

The final stop on the #tourdetom was Etta’s. After a long weekend of eating, I was glad that it was the final destination.

I will say it now: Etta’s has the best clam chowder I have ever tasted. Yes, the “Rub with Love” salmon was good and yes the Fish Monger’s Stew was good, but the creamy clam chowder with bacon and parsley oil was the most memorable.



grilled wild king salmon, sauteed greens,
cornbread pudding, shiitake relish

Etta’s is my second favorite dinner spot within the Tom Douglas family. Being close to the market allows one to take in one of Seattle’s tourist attractions and then have a great meal.

It was a great meal to end the #tourdetom with. When I do the tour again (“when” not “if”) I will be doing the tour in a different order. I feel like I have had the full Tom Douglas experience and look forward to going back to some of the restaurants.

It looks like I have to stop typing now because RussTwoey the cat keeps jumping on the keyboard and won’t go away.




oysters

tom's tuna sashimi,
green onion pancake, tobiko

washington beef strip loin, english peas,
roasted porcini, mashed yukon golds,
mushroom jus

fish monger's stew:
pacific northwest seafood,
spring vegetable broth, tarragon pistou



chocolate and malted milk cake,
malted chocolate cream, cocoa crispies


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They All Can't Be Perfect

triple coconut cream pie
with white chocolate and toasted coconut

Sometimes you go to a restaurant and your server just isn’t that pleasant. Sometimes it feels like the server just doesn’t want to be there and that serving your table a hassle. Sometimes it doesn’t matter how good the desserts are when the server makes you feel as if you and your friends are an inconvenience to her. At least that’s how I now feel about Seatown Seabar & Rotisserie, the seventh stop on the #tourdetom.

The triple coconut cream pie with white chocolate and toasted coconut is a must have and I did notice it was at several other Tom Douglas places so you can avoid the not-so-nice server at Seatown. 

Lamb caramelized garlic - red wine glaze

Side Note: Seatown was the one restaurant on the tour that was an unannounced visit. Herschell Taghap, Social Media Manager for Tom Douglas Restaurants, had a list of the tour stops and let the restaurant managers know when we were going to be visiting. Seatown was not on the list and an executive decision was made the day of to try to fit it in on the tour.

The hostesses were super nice and we had two people recognize us and even comp’d us a dessert, but what we all took away from the experience was the server’s attitude toward us. Boo.

Tom’s big breakfast - roasted corn,
walla walla onion, green beans,
 poached egg, garlic yogurt,
toast, octopus

Lola. Lola. Lola.
I had heard Lola was "the place for brunch." It was busy when we went around noon on Sunday. Our reservations for 12:15 and we were seated by 12:45. While we waited for our table, we sat in the lobby of Hotel Ändra and watched people check out.
Since it was lunch, I opted for the lamb kabobs. However I did split an order of pancakes with a coworkers daughter. The kabobs were good, but the pancakes and the maple sausage were better. I've been around the block and love me some good pancakes and sausage, this was the ultimate pancake and sausage plate. It was so good that I forgot to be bothered by the waiter not ever filling my water glass.

pancakes and pork-maple sausage,
vanilla mascarpone, maple syrup

The food at Lola was great, but I'd only go back if I could find a time that was less busy as it took what seemed like forever to order and receive food.

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