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Friday, July 17, 2009

Chow My Market

Posted by Charles Mudede on Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 3:30 PM

This is my favorite grocery store in Seattle:
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It’s just the right size (not too big and not too small), and location (on the border between downtown and First Hill). It’s neither fancy or ghetto, and the people who shop here are as interesting as the people who work here.

A sushi joint, Kanpai, recently opened on the same block as my favorite grocery store.
c9fe/1247867645-2009-07-14_21.11.23.jpg I gave the place a try a few nights ago and I’m happy to report that their sushi is completely respectable and affordable.

b781/1247867574-2009-07-14_21.12.31.jpg The restaurant also has a great view of the center of this metropolis.

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this should be listed under ??!?!

Posted by devilsmoke on July 17, 2009 at 3:27 PM

plus, if Kanpai's really tilted that badly, they need to have a talk with their landlord

Posted by devilsmoke on July 17, 2009 at 3:28 PM

We don't care.

Posted by you are a waste of space on July 17, 2009 at 3:33 PM

Mr. Mudede this post is a prime example of the kind of outrageous provocation that you are notorious for. Can you not keep twisted views locked in your fevered brain and away from decent people?

Posted by elenchos on July 17, 2009 at 3:35 PM

@4, the post's on slog. It has an incredibly low probability of finding it's way to the monitors of decent people.

Posted by devilsmoke on July 17, 2009 at 3:42 PM

I love M Street, have a friend who lives in the apartments above. It's the perfect neighborhood grocery store and wish more neighborhoods had them. I even hike up there from work every Wednesday for their $5 burgers and fries and the ribs and chicken make a great dinner on Fridays when I'm too tired to cook. The place rocks.

Posted by his boy Sherman on July 17, 2009 at 4:03 PM

Are you sure it's in Fremont?

Posted by Will in Seattle

on July 17, 2009 at 4:20 PM

M Street is indeed great, I love it.

Ak Mak, dairy-free ice cream, they hand-pull shots at their coffee joint, style-aware young urban explorers everywhere, lots of organic foods. Love it!

Posted by Baconcat on July 17, 2009 at 4:23 PM

The grocery store that used to be on that site had a much cooler sign. It had once been part of the long-gone Van de Kamp chain, and I think at one time the little neon windmill's arms used to turn.

Please note that I am not protesting development. I just love neon. And we don't have nearly enough of it downtown anymore.

Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay

on July 17, 2009 at 4:27 PM

There, see, Will's alluding to the way Fremont calls itself "the center of the universe", or at least some very tired old hippies do. That's pretty clever of you, Will. ROFLMAO. When'd you first hear that?

Do I WIN? LOLWUT? All your base are belong to us, WUT? NEEDS MORE COWBELL! SHOW ME THE MONEY! GIVE ME BACK MY SON!

Posted by Fnarf

on July 17, 2009 at 4:28 PM

I like how the criteria for your favorite market doesn't mention anything about the product or prices. It's never about what it's supposed to be about, is it?

Posted by Banna

on July 17, 2009 at 4:50 PM

You can't have any more cow bell until you eat your pudding.

And you can't have any pudding until you pay your fare.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on July 17, 2009 at 4:59 PM

So are these places gonna give you a discount for the free advertising? What would Kierkegaard say?

Posted by TVDinner

on July 17, 2009 at 6:25 PM

Shit. That's where I shop. My cover's blown.

Also, win @ 11.

@12: Prices are normal for the area, and selection is normal for the square footage. Veggies are not sketchy, but not farmer's market. It's a fucking grocery store.

Posted by Lee on July 17, 2009 at 7:03 PM

thanks for the shout out mudede! - your friendly m street employee.

Posted by jakebarker

on July 17, 2009 at 7:05 PM

No love for the crepe place right across the street? It's slow, but quite good. I love that they put in loads of dill.

Posted by former M-Street tenant on July 17, 2009 at 7:55 PM

I used to think it was a mini mart type place but dang, they've got EVERYTHING in there and its really convenient if you live closeby. Used to go there all the time when my friend lived across the street.

Posted by biju on July 18, 2009 at 12:03 PM

jake is my fave mstreet employee :)

i wish they were open later though.

Posted by happy renter on July 20, 2009 at 8:39 AM

I liked the convenience of this store when I was a First Hiller, but their produce isn't fresh. Neither is the sushi at Kanpai. Oh well, I now live there not. I kinda miss it. But drive-by's and useless drunks peeing on the front steps wasn't my bag.

Posted by muooogo on July 20, 2009 at 1:39 PM