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News & ArtsWednesday, March 6, 2013
Chow Is Shanik as Good as Vij's? A Review
Posted by Bethany Jean Clement on Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 1:38 PM
Last spring, Seattle food nerds completely freaked out. The news: Vij's in Vancouver, BC—the revered upscale Indian restaurant, home of the mind-melting lamb popsicles (not actually frozen)—was going to open a restaurant in South Lake Union. One Stranger online commenter* summarized the near-hysteria: "OMG! OMG! The best restaurant in the universe is coming to Seattle!"
Maybe—just maybe—some initial letdown was inevitable. When Shanik opened at the beginning of December, disappointment was rampant. The room was different, more corporate than Vij's. The waits were not as long as Vij's, but still definitely too long (neither take reservations). The sauces were not as rich as Vij's. The portions were small—maybe not smaller than Vij's, but... The prices were as high as Vij's. And there was no Vij (who, at Vij's, famously circles the room greeting everyone). Shanik was not as good as Vij's, and there was gnashing of teeth throughout the land.
Shanik's beginning was about as bumpy as it could get...
- Kelly O
- In the kitchen at Shanik: all female, formerly home-only cooks (just like at Vij's).
* Have you been yet, Fnarf?
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