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Seattle, Washington

August 13, 2007 roadfoodie 1 comment

Egan’s Ballard Jam House
1707 NW Market Street
206.789.1621
http://www.ballardjamhouse.com
Hours:
Monday and Sunday: closed
Tuesday: 6 P.M. – 10 P.M.
Wednesday: 6 P.M. – 11 P.M.
Thursday: 6 P.M. – 12 A.M.
Friday and Saturday: 6 P.M. – 2 A.M.

They use natural organic ingredient where ever available throughout their menu. Comments and suggestions are welcomed.Eva Moon from Eva Moon and the Lunatics and Balkanarama quotes:Egan’s is a lovely little jazz club. Intimate and casual but with a nice menu. The food is artfully presented and tasty and the service was fine. It’s a small place with little tables and booths, so be prepared to be cozy. The salmon with saffron risotto for $17 was fresh and the portion huge, though mine seemed slightly overcooked, the house merlot is very tasty as well. My husband had the steak and said it was delicious and medium rare as he likes it (I didn’t taste it, since I don’t eat beef, but I’ll take his word for it). The focus is on the music and the sound is good and the stage well-lit.

Willow quotes:
If you want something satisfying and filling she recommends the Vegetarian Red Beans and Rice with French bread; your choice are small – $4.50 or large – $6.50; along with a nice hot Ginger Brew (choices cold or hot) – $2.50.

Georgia’s Greek Restaurant and Deli
323 NW 85th Street
206.783.1228
Choice of take-out or order
Open Monday – Saturday 8 A.M. – 10 P.M. (call to check hours, they may vary).
http://georgiasgreekrestaurant.com

Eva Moon from Eva Moon and the Lunatics and Balkanarama quotes:

The best place we eat (and play) is Georgia’s Greek Restaurant. I’ve eaten in a lot of Greek restaurants and I’ve even spent time in Greece and the food at Georgia’s is up there with the best of them – even though it’s a small, casual, family-run place. They always have interesting specials. Everything’s great, but the octopus appetizer is to die for and the feta-stuffed Macedonian peppers are sublime. They serve Greek wines and beers and they recently started serving Ouzo and Metaxa as well. Yasou!

Editors’ quote:
I have never been to Georgia’s Greek restaurant, however, I have been to Greece and I noticed they list some of my favourites that I had in Greece. Makethonikes Piperyes on the specialities vegetarian platter menu section – Roasted red peppers from Macedonia, stuffed with sheep milk feta, garlic and kalamata olives all for $12.25. Also on the Lunch special menu section; Kotopita – sautéed chicken pie made with fillo, leeks, onions, feta cheese, spinach and eggs for $5.80 and it is worth every penny.

Happy Eating!

Los Angeles, California

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TOI On The Sunset – Thai Food (2 location –Sunset and Wilshire).
7505 ½ Sunset Blvd – at Gardner
323.874.8062
http://www.toirockinthaifood.com
Open 7 days 11am until 4A.M.
Beer, wine and sake is served (until midnight) and major credit cards are accepted.

TOI On Sunset (The original TOI!!) opened in 1986 at Sunset & Gardner in the heart of Hollywood’s music store district. The food is Bangkok Home-style Cooking. This kitchen is the fastest in town – run by head chef Suporn who has been with TOI for over 10 years.

TOI pioneered an eclectic variety of vegetable Thai food and special tofu dishes to satisfy the vast crowd of vegetarians in LA with something “more” than just a typical dish.
Dishes are reasonably priced and orders may be placed To-Go or ask for free delivery.

The menu offers an array of choices everything from appetizers to speciality. One of the popular dishes on the menu is Eggplant, Pumpkin and Tofu on the Vegetarian entrees menu section- Light soy and garlic sauce with bell peppers and mushrooms for $9.95. Quite filling! They use only vegetable oil and vegetable stock for the soups. No eggs upon request, also they can make almost anything vegetarian, just ask.

If you want something a bit lighter, like a salad; I recommend the Yum Yai on the Salad Entrees menu section- Chicken and shrimp, lettuce, tomato and cucumber with peanuts in a sweet spicy dressing all for $8.95. If you have allergies to peanuts, I think you can tell them to leave them off your order. If you do not want to bother with that, my second recommendation is Yum Thai Noodles – Shrimp, chicken, onion and silver noodles seasoned with chili paste and lime, definitely delicious all for $8.95

Happy Eating!