A weekend trip to San Francisco revealed what we’re really missing in the Seattle restaurant food scene.
I’ve long lamented the lack of good Chinese restaurants in Seattle (okay, there are a couple of good Sichuan places on the Eastside), as well as good Jewish delis.
Inside a Mission Street restaurant called Lung Shan is Mission Chinese Food. Consider this hole-in-the-wall a restaurant-inside-a-restaurant. Ownership is the same as Commonwealth, which served my favorite meal of the trip, but this was right up there. One of the dishes: kung pao corned beef (actually made with pastrami).
Delicious. Great Chinese food meets Jewish deli. I’ll take one of either in Seattle—and maybe, someday, both.
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Food and Travel Jay Friedman, gastronaut, is one of the most intriguing and innovative food and travel writers in Seattle. You may know him from Seattle Weekly’s "Sexy Feast" column (Jay is a unique combination of food writer and professional sex educator) or City Arts’ “Dish-Off," in which he challenged chefs to create meals based on songs. (Jay is also a former disc jockey!) He is also a regular contributor to the national Serious Eats blog, and is the co-editor/author of the Fearless Critic Seattle restaurant guide. Jay travels extensively and shares his hedonistic adventures in occasional “Passport to Pleasure” pieces. When not eating out or writing about it, he is most likely in the kitchen making biang-biang noodles, bibimbap, or anything with offal. You can find most of Jay’s writing at his personal blog, Gastrolust. View all posts by Jay Friedman
Jeez, Jay – I’m not on board with all that many of your suggestions/gripes, but this one this the proverbial nail on the proverbial head.
I’ve heard so much about this combo, I’m dying to try it (perhaps Christmas Day, as takeout – NO! I don’t want to wait that long)