Seastar in the Pan Pacific for lunch?

[FoodieMB]

My girlfriend and I are spending 4 nights in Seattle followed by 4 nights in Portland Sept 19-27. We're staying at the Pan Pacific while in Seattle and I was curious if anyone had thoughts on the Seastar restaurant on site?
We love food and this will be our second trip to Seattle - and we are largely returning for the food!
Some options for other meals we are considering from looking through this board include: Palace Kitchen or Etta's, Lark, Cafe Jaunita, Tilth, Sitka + Spruce, and Salumi. We also may hit up Matt's or Chez Shea for a lunch.
If anyone has recommendations for Portland I'm definitely interested too! We are staying downtown in the Benson.

[maybelle]

haven't been to Seastar for lunch, but can heartily recommend it for happy hour. It's the best dollar store ever! $1 sushi sampler, $1 oyster on the half shell, $1 scallop ceviche. All very fresh and while not inventive, very good.

[Lauren]

I'd do Happy Hour too. I had lunch there and it wasn't super impressive.

[jamesbra]

Just ate at Seastar in Bellevue on Sunday - it's some of the best, most consistently good salmon I know of in the city. Lark is expensive but good small plates. Def hit up Matt's in the Market