Good restaurant near the ACT Theatre?
Going to an evening event at the ACT Theatre (7th & Union), and we'd like to go out for something to eat after. I'm having a hard time finding a place that's within walking distance. Purple? (That's about the max distance that we'd want to walk.) Palomino? I've never been to either. Any suggestion is welcome!
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Well, we ended up at Palomino because it's so close. The food was ok, not great but not awful, and at least it was cheap because they have an all-night happy hour in the lounge. Service was weird. Honestly, I think the only reason I'd ever go back is proximity to ACT. We did at least have a place to hang out and talk about the performance.
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We like Tango. I stopped going to Palomino many years ago because I thought their quality had declined. I find Purple inconsistent. Sometimes I can get a marvelous meal there and other times it's very pedestrian. Have been to Blueacre once and enjoyed it, but that's probably not enough times to make an informed comment.
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Some of these look pretty good, but we're going on a weeknight and getting out around 9 or 9:30, so I may get outvoted. Nobody wants to stay out too late, so proximity might win out over deliciousness of food. Will report back, thanks for the suggestions!
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re: bluedog67
Unfortunately, blueacre closes at 10 PM. I have to say that I had one of the worst meals at Urbane, yet some other people in our party liked theirs. I had pasta with lamb ragu and couldn't even finish half of it because it was so bad. Now maybe I shouldn't have ordered pasta in a "non-pasta" restaurant, but my beet appetizer was only ok and my strawberry crepe dessert was meh. No one asked why I left most of my dinner.
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re: Thiebaud
A group of coworkers took me to Urbane for my birthday last year. I liked my burger quite a bit, but the rest of the group was pretty unhappy with their salads and fish dishes. Same experience - no one asked them why they didn't eat the food... None of my coworkers will go back, so I haven't tried anything else there.
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If you are going on a weekend Tango would work nicely. It is just up the hill and is open until midnight on the weekends.
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Depending on how late you get out - good luck. The Night Kitchen is at 216 Stewart St. I've not tried it, but the hours and concept are great. Palace Kitchen is open till 1 am - not sure how late they stop serving. Wild Ginger is open till 11 except on Sundays. Blueacre is only open till 10 pm, but includes Sunday.
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Palace Kitchen
2030 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98121 -
Mike CP
May 27, 2011 03:17 PM
We went to happy hour at Red Fin before going to see a show at the ACT Theater a few months ago. They had some good deals on mid-range sushi, as well as some other dishes on their happy hour menu that looked interesting. Our party of 8 was easily fed with plenty of time to make it to the show.
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Red Fin Restaurant
612 Stewart Street, Seattle, WA 98101
