After we checked into our hotel we headed to the mall for
lunch at Dukes Chowder House. Everything we tried at Dukes
was delicious. Above is Dukes Famous Bloody Mary.
Local Washington Steamers.
One of their small bite appetizers. Topless Wild Alaskan Salmon. This
was my favorite. The goat cheese and pesto was another good
appetizer.
Some of the best clam chowder I've had. Better then Ivar's!
A big bowl of Pho at Cafe Pho. Very good. The Westfield Southcenter
Mall has excellent eating.
A little rain to start the day.
Flowers at the market.
Yum, fresh seafood. We bought Dad some shrimp here.
DeLaurenti, our favorite store in Seattle. I think we spent about
70 bucks on meats and cheeses. We found another favorite
cheese this trip. Its Leonora, a Spanish goat cheese with a hint
of lemon. Leonora is tangy and semi-soft, but rather pricey. I think its
around $28 a pound. I found a cheese I don't like too....Morbier. It
tastes like funky Swiss cheese, not for me.
The rain quit!
The nasty gum wall. I may get a puzzle made out of this picture.
Fried clams from Ivar's take out window. Crunchy, tender and tasty.
Beecher's Mac and Cheese. So rich, creamy and good.
The new Ferris wheel. It's huge! Dawn and Yosh went on it while Michael
and I hit up the arcade.
Cupcake Royale. Super good, homemade ice cream about a block
away from pikes market. They have tasty cupcakes too.
This was a spur of the moment trip to Seattle. With Hilton honors points I was able to get a couple
nights at the Double Tree for almost nothing, so we decided to run out over Memorial day. If you're near Dukes Chowder House I would really recommend it. I think it's a step above Ivar's. I've had clam chowder at Dukes, Ivar's and Pike Place Chowder in Seattle. Dukes is the best. They have a really good happy hour from 3-6 and 9 to close too. Speaking of happy hours, Ivar's Acres of Clams has a good one too in their Clam Digger Lounge. I think its from 3 to close daily. Beecher's Handmade Cheeses at the top of the market is worth hitting. The mac and cheese is unreal. I bought a container of cheese curds too. They were squeaky good. If you sit there to eat you can watch them making cheese. There's just so much to do at Pikes Market that we never seem to get everywhere we want. We did discover another gem on the way to Penzeys spices. Cupcake Royale. The ice cream was some of the best I've had. I had a salted caramel and Dawn had fresh banana. Its worth looking for. All in all a great, quick trip. We all love Seattle.
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