Friday, May 8, 2009
Chow / Housekeeping LAST CHANCE: Vote For Your Favorite "Best Breakfast" Nominees!
Posted by Megan Seling on Fri, May 8, 2009 at 12:57 PM
A couple weeks ago we asked Stranger readers what some of their favorite brunch and breakfast places were here in Seattle (see Questionland). We've compiled all the nominees, and now you get to vote for the winners, and choose who'll be featured in our upcoming breakfast guide! The polls close at 5 pm today, and the winners will be announced in our May 21st issue.
UPDATE: Since you all clearly have very strong opinions on breakfast matters, please be reminded that you can write reviews of your favorite (or least favorite) places that will live on the internet for all eternity in our dining guide. Just click here!
The polls are now closed. Thanks to everyone who voted! Be sure to pick up The Stranger's breakfast guide in the May 21st issue to see who the winners are.
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Hands down, best buffet is Salty's Sunday Brunch on Alki.
Love it! Oh I want it NOW!
Hey, I need 100$ to splurge on the goodness! Hmm, where is my boyfriend at....
;-P
Love it! Oh I want it NOW!
Hey, I need 100$ to splurge on the goodness! Hmm, where is my boyfriend at....
;-P
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I'm surprised that Easy Street and Voula's aren't represented more. My two favorite places, hands down.
4
Best vegetarian biscuits and gravy totally at Mae's on Phinney Ridge...sad that it wasn't an option
6
Of course the Official Hipster Doughnut™ is winning. And neither Dunkin or Winchell's is even on the list. And vegan? Vegan doughnuts? That's disgusting. Doughnuts are meant to be enjoyed with a hot cup of Hills Brothers coffee in an atmosphere of formica and glass. I want to vote for Tim Horton's, but in Seattle I guess I'll go with Family Donut.
7
This has made me realize how long it's been since I went out for breakfast. We're talking years. sigh
8
I *almost* picked Top Pot, since I live so close it's almost like cheating on a spouse to NOT pick them.
But I went with Mighty-O. Despite what you think Fnarf, their vegan doughnuts are AMAZING and are the best to go with a latte or cup o' coffee.
But I went with Mighty-O. Despite what you think Fnarf, their vegan doughnuts are AMAZING and are the best to go with a latte or cup o' coffee.
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@4 Totally agree. I am surprised Patty's Eggnest didn't make the cut as well. Of course, there is s no section for "Best British Breakfast in Town", either.
YUM! Shit I am totally starving and I mean, eggs benny with lox & red onion, sourdough toast, a light japanese seaweed salad and mimosa. I NEEDS IT BITCHES!
YUM! Shit I am totally starving and I mean, eggs benny with lox & red onion, sourdough toast, a light japanese seaweed salad and mimosa. I NEEDS IT BITCHES!
10
@8, well, there you go, Monique -- I wouldn't drink a latte if you paid me. Ugh. All that milk, how can people over the age of six months stand it? And I refuse to eat vegan versions of non-vegan food on principle. I have nothing against veganism, just fakery. Doughnuts are supposed to kill you.
Also, I could have sworn I nominated Rooster's Breakfast Club for best eggs benedict, which they should win, and Pancake Chef for best biscuits and gravy. Maybe I only dreamed it.
Also, I could have sworn I nominated Rooster's Breakfast Club for best eggs benedict, which they should win, and Pancake Chef for best biscuits and gravy. Maybe I only dreamed it.
11
@ Fnarf- I hate most vegan foods. I was tricked into a chocolate raspberry mighty-o. Amazing. Better than top pot, more flavour and richer texture. Try one sometime Fnarf, you will be amazed that something vegan is actually, well, good tasting! If you don't like it it, at least it won't kill you.
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Hipster or no, I voted Top Pot doughnuts because thery're goddamned good. And I should know, I'm a certified fat kid.
13
Seriously, dudes, Dunkin and Winchell's are the best.
Since you're severely lacking in real donut places like they have in Canada.
Since you're severely lacking in real donut places like they have in Canada.
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@9, there's no such thing as a "British breakfast". Full English, full Irish, but they're different. You won't get a potato bread with your full English, for one thing, nor white pudding (suet), only black (blood). I'm not entirely sure there are good English breakfasts in Seattle outside of my kitchen; the ones at the George and Dragon are probably the closest -- but severely lacking several key ingredients.
Two fried eggs, 2 bacon, 2 sausage (oatmealy bangers), 2 black pud, fried tomatoes, fried mushrooms, baked beans, chips, toast (better yet fried bread in the grease from all of the above), tea. What am I missing? Oh yeah, a newspaper with a naked chick on the front, nipples on page three. For fun, my version will sometimes include both American bacon and Irish. More tea. Brown sauce, red sauce.
The regular, non-"full" English breakfast is just eggs, bacon, chips, beans: http://russelldavies.typepad.com/eggbaco…
Two fried eggs, 2 bacon, 2 sausage (oatmealy bangers), 2 black pud, fried tomatoes, fried mushrooms, baked beans, chips, toast (better yet fried bread in the grease from all of the above), tea. What am I missing? Oh yeah, a newspaper with a naked chick on the front, nipples on page three. For fun, my version will sometimes include both American bacon and Irish. More tea. Brown sauce, red sauce.
The regular, non-"full" English breakfast is just eggs, bacon, chips, beans: http://russelldavies.typepad.com/eggbaco…
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@11, the only doughnuts you should be eating are plain or glazed plain. Chocolate raspberry? Jeez, I'm trying to keep my breakfast down here. I think what you're really after is CANDY.
18
Best Bacon- none of the above, Table 219
Best Meaty Biscuits & Gravy- none of the above, Geraldine's Counter
Best Late-Night Breakfast- none of the above, Whym
Best Meaty Biscuits & Gravy- none of the above, Geraldine's Counter
Best Late-Night Breakfast- none of the above, Whym
19
I can't believe you didn't include the best family-owned diner in town. It's barely inside the city limits, but Young's Chinese-American Diner in White Center has some of the best breakfasts in the Seattle. Perfect hash browns, a heart-stoppingly good chicken fried steak with biscuits and gravy, plus you can get an order of hot and sour soup on the side. They even have a BBQ pork omlette served with egg foo yung sauce. And the waitresses are all sisters, aunts and other extended family.
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I used to go to Ly's Donuts fairly often - I don't think the guy who works there ever goes home. I've been in there at 6 in the morning and 10 at night, same guy behind the counter. I think he just goes in the back to sleep when he gets tired.
21
Here in Boulder, they plow the bikepaths first, after a snowstorm. True story. But, there are now exactly zero donut stores in the Greater Boulder Metro Area. So, Seattle, I guess what I'm saying is, wanna trade?
22
i guess i'm the only one snickering about the typo in #8 - love the slip up - "Silence Heart Next"...i just dined there for the first time the other day (still lamenting the loss of longshoreman's daughter) with an almost vegan friend - good food but i can't help laughing about the whole sri chinmoy stuff all over, plus the outfits everyone wears.
23
I'd tell you where the best breakfast in Seattle is, but I'm not about to ruin the place by sending a bunch of the likes of you there.
24
King's Donuts is the best, but nobody on Slog has ever been there (maybe ECB, but it might be a bit outside the Columbia City comfort zone), because it's at Rainier and Henderson. They also have a laundromat, teriyaki, and multiple shootings last night. Q.E.D.
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I also think the most crucial donuts are plain, glazed and I allow chocolate glazed as well. Apple fritters should, however, not be entirely overlooked.
27
I am glad you guys think that Linda's has the best Bloody Marys. That means the hipster crowd won't be going to Ray's.
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Does Endolyne Joe's get their donuts from The Original Bakery, right next door? That's the only reason EJ should be on this poll, or any other "best" poll.
30
Have you ever met Monique, Tad? She is a very attractive, personable and self-assured young woman (I'm allowed to say that because I'm old), and not even remotely what I would call a hipster in the derogatory sense. Unless "hipster" now just means "under thirty" or something.
Lloyd, Mrs. Fnarf will eat a chocolate on occasion, no matter how much I glare and sneer and roll my eyes and scuff my feet and accidentally bang my nuts on the edge of the counter. And I too will accept a fritter, grudgingly. And I'll even eat a cruller myself sometimes if I think no one is watching.
Lloyd, Mrs. Fnarf will eat a chocolate on occasion, no matter how much I glare and sneer and roll my eyes and scuff my feet and accidentally bang my nuts on the edge of the counter. And I too will accept a fritter, grudgingly. And I'll even eat a cruller myself sometimes if I think no one is watching.
31
Why did Hattie's Hat get shut out of every category? Seems a terrible oversight to me. They are in the running for "best bloody mary" at the very least. They also serve a bitchin' biscuits-and-gravy.
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@Fnarf...Oh if Tad thinks I am a hipster then I guess I have been found out.
Eeek!
**Hides behind pbr cans and slats' hat**
Eeek!
**Hides behind pbr cans and slats' hat**
36
@ 27 Ray's was my choice as well for Bloody Marys. I just love a dozen mussels with my drink- it somehow creates a wonderful spicy smooth combination of tastes...
37
I know it's not Breakfast food (to most people, anyway) but some day in the future, pls. do a Best Fried Chicken in Seattle. Maybe it would encourage a few more places to offer Fried Chicken!
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Fnarf, mighty-o donuts will kill you. They don't claim to be "healthy" donuts, just that they're healthier than regular donuts.
And you refuse to eat them on principle? That's silly. Have you also never eaten a vegan cookie from PCC?
And you refuse to eat them on principle? That's silly. Have you also never eaten a vegan cookie from PCC?
39
So when will the first official Slog Happy Brunch be scheduled, and at which officially-approved eggs-and-alcohol emporium?
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@38, a vegan COOKIE? Now you're just toying with me. I'd rather eat a baseball glove than a vegan cookie. I don't like cookies very much, anyways, except for these freakishly perfect ones Mrs. Fnarf makes sometimes.
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@17
Mighty-Os plain, vanilla cake doughnut is a work of art. It's so yummers.
The only thing about the vegan doughnuts that isn't as awesome as regular ones is that they get stale faster. So best to go to the actual Mighty-O shop in Tangletown and try 'em there.
Mighty-Os plain, vanilla cake doughnut is a work of art. It's so yummers.
The only thing about the vegan doughnuts that isn't as awesome as regular ones is that they get stale faster. So best to go to the actual Mighty-O shop in Tangletown and try 'em there.
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@Fnarf, I'm with ya on the whole donut thing. I think the vegan donuts my partner brings home (Mighty-O in particular) taste unpleasantly like canola oil. It's a moot point, being celiac, so I mostly can't eat donuts anyway, but I enjoy having an opinion.
@40 PCC's vegan cookies are typically not good IMO, especially the gluten-free ones. The gluten-y ones sort of end up rubbery. Then again, I don't get gluten-free vegan baked goods: they have no structural stability. If I were vegan AND celiac I'd just go happily without instead of risking a cookie containment breach. There's better vegan sweets out there, if I felt like restricting my diet further, which I don't.
@40 PCC's vegan cookies are typically not good IMO, especially the gluten-free ones. The gluten-y ones sort of end up rubbery. Then again, I don't get gluten-free vegan baked goods: they have no structural stability. If I were vegan AND celiac I'd just go happily without instead of risking a cookie containment breach. There's better vegan sweets out there, if I felt like restricting my diet further, which I don't.
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@31 why thank you, i have always found the bloody mary a delightful thing here. it's got a lot of stuff on it! (i manage the joint)
49
Must give a shout-out to Sunlight Cafe in Roosevelt. Hearty and wholesome. A breakfast institution. The blueberry waffles. The huevos rancheros. The legendary McKenna breakfast scramble (eggs or tofu).
Julia's too would also go in my "missing from the above choices."
Julia's too would also go in my "missing from the above choices."
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How can anyone comment on the excellence of a donut w/o trying it? You sound like you moved here from Boston. Give the great and Mighty-O a chance, and my suggestion is Don King! Not only is it absolutely delicious, it doesn't make you want to die when you're done. Not only have the owners perfected the cake donut, they are mightily conscious and were one of the first businesses in Seattle to compost scraps and recycle. They are very cool!
51
You're missing absolutely the best brunch spot in Seattle - Senor Moose in Ballard. It's where my boyfriend takes me when he's done something wrong (yeah, it's that good). Delicious Mexican brunch (and dinner as well). Lots of egg dishes with black beans and amazing esquites - roasted corn with cream and cojita served with crispy flour tortillas. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. The wait is very much worth it.
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i'm glad mighty o and top pot are close. i voted mighty, but only after consideration.
i'm not surprised that hashbrown is mixed and tepid, y'all need to visit the midwest and the southeast to learn what good hashbrowns really are. whatever restaurant does it will own the world.
wayward rocks, i'm glad others love them.
611 is good, but more people should try the riverhouse creperie in west seattle. really fucking good crepes, no one-hour wait, and a lot less hipster bs.
i'm not surprised that hashbrown is mixed and tepid, y'all need to visit the midwest and the southeast to learn what good hashbrowns really are. whatever restaurant does it will own the world.
wayward rocks, i'm glad others love them.
611 is good, but more people should try the riverhouse creperie in west seattle. really fucking good crepes, no one-hour wait, and a lot less hipster bs.
53
Bloody Mary? For christ sakes people, Caesar's are exponentially better hangover drinks than Bloody Marys - so salty... so delicious... gurgle...
FUCKING TRY IT SOMETIME
FUCKING TRY IT SOMETIME
54
I never even liked doughnuts until someone bought me a Mighty-O and now I'm hooked.
There are a LOT of bad tofu scrambles in town, flavor and texture-wise, even at the veggie cafes, but the best hands-down tofu scramble is at the hot bar at PCC-Fremont. So good! Has sunflower seeds, taters, veggies... mmmm.... and Eggscetera Blue Star cafe has a good tofu scramble, too. Neither are on the list so I thought I'd mention it.
There are a LOT of bad tofu scrambles in town, flavor and texture-wise, even at the veggie cafes, but the best hands-down tofu scramble is at the hot bar at PCC-Fremont. So good! Has sunflower seeds, taters, veggies... mmmm.... and Eggscetera Blue Star cafe has a good tofu scramble, too. Neither are on the list so I thought I'd mention it.
55
Mighty-O donuts rule. they're just as tasty as non-vegan donuts, only not quite as awful for you. Eat them, damn you
57
What about GRITS? Am I the only that craves some salty, buttery delicious grits with my breakfast? For my money CJ's has the best grits in town.
58
Cafe Racer would have to be my pick for most of these categories, too bad they are not listed.
Sincerely,
Heather Hughes
Sincerely,
Heather Hughes
60
Agreed, The Moose has the best brunch. The corn beef hash is freaking amazing. Best Mexican food in Seattle in my opinion.
And hashbrowns? The Highlife hands down.
And hashbrowns? The Highlife hands down.
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Am I the only one who frequently sees the wrong poll show up in a post like this one? For me, the Carrie Prejean poll is showing up here, so choice number 3 for "best breakfast" is "her breast implants are filled with blood of Jewish babies."
Or is that how it's supposed to be?
Anyway, at first I thought it was a Firefox caching issue, but resetting that doesn't seem to do the trick.
Or is that how it's supposed to be?
Anyway, at first I thought it was a Firefox caching issue, but resetting that doesn't seem to do the trick.
64
Geraldine's should be listed in the following catagories, best hashbrowns, best bacon, if your parents are buying, if you're buying.
Thank you!
Thank you!
67
The best biscuits in gravy in town can be found at The Cyclops. Flavorful, spicy, thick gravy with ample sausage, and biscuits to die for. A half order is usually plenty for me.
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@ #63
Have ya been to Bagel Oasis? Great bagels and the owner is from New Yuk!
I also gotta put a plug in for Crepe de France in the market. Delish!
Have ya been to Bagel Oasis? Great bagels and the owner is from New Yuk!
I also gotta put a plug in for Crepe de France in the market. Delish!
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@61: that happened to me in IE8 too! I lol'ed. then i did a refresh on the page and the polls become normal again.
75
why isnt marsbar on here? they make the best eggs benny in the city. all these others pale in comparison.
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@Ladyson - YES! Ravenna Crepe Cafe! The Heaven's Crepe there is just that, it's simple enough with ham and gruyere with two spears of asparagus and a load of the tastiest bechamel sauce ever.
Tilth's cheddar cheese biscuits with gravy and smoked pulled chicken (with a fried egg on top) will make your heart explode, but it's incredible. I always take parents and out of town guests here.
Used to love and put up with the wait for Glo's, but there are too many delicious brunch spots in this city to deal with such bitchy waitresses.
Want to check out breakfast at the Kingfish Cafe, the line is always so long!
Tilth's cheddar cheese biscuits with gravy and smoked pulled chicken (with a fried egg on top) will make your heart explode, but it's incredible. I always take parents and out of town guests here.
Used to love and put up with the wait for Glo's, but there are too many delicious brunch spots in this city to deal with such bitchy waitresses.
Want to check out breakfast at the Kingfish Cafe, the line is always so long!
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Damn I'm hungry again and I just had lunch.
I miss the Green Cat Cafe. I used to have brunch there at least once a week.
I miss the Green Cat Cafe. I used to have brunch there at least once a week.
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"more people should try the riverhouse creperie in west seattle. really fucking good crepes, no one-hour wait" -Yes! They also do vegan and gluten free crepes if you're trying to please a picky crowd. Also their gelato is beyond delish.
83
I wish there was a category for best dish, because my very favorite is "The Brooks Peck" ... I think it's at Smith, maybe it was Coastal Kitchen. Somewhere on Cap Hill.
84
Agreed. The Brooks Peck is delightful... those Buckwheat Pancakes alone are worth the trip to Cap Hill!
85
@45 you're right. They totally blew it by not included the Crepe Cafe. And no saying it's too far out for people to go to. The Bagel Oasis is two doors away and they're listed in the bagel category. So one vote for Crepe Cafe!
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@83 and 84 - yes! The Brooks Peck is so perfect, esp. with a mimosa. I tried making it at home, but without the artful fruit it just couldn't compare.
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I suggest the portuguese breakfast at the union gospel mission, with extra delusions of bohemian sophistication.
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HELLLLLLLLOOOOOOOO SEATTLE!!!!!! "MIGHTY-O-DONUTS" HAS "THE BEST" DONUTS, IN THE U.S. AND ELSEWHERE!!!! ALL VEGAN, ORGANIC, THE GLAZES ARE TO DIE FOR. THEY ARE PERFECTED TO MELT IN YOUR MOUTH, THE CHOCOLATE DONUT WITH GLAZE IS SCRUMPTIOUS!!!! TRY THEM, YOU'LL NEVER GO BACK TO THE OIL STUCK TO THE TOP OF YOUR MOUTH!!!!THEIR COFFEE IS AN ART FORM AS WELL!!!! KATHLEEN
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