Jackie Varriano covers the food scene in the. Friday-Saturday 7533 Olympic View Drive, Edmonds 42. “Regardless of any particular cuisine, being able to run a business for decades in this market, that’s to be celebrated,” says Chou. Fat Pig BBQ 11 a.m.-7:30 Sunday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. “There are different types of restaurants, and they will fulfill different types of needs, and the type of food that you want,” she says.Īny list of favorites can only barely scratch the surface of including every spot and style in the International District worth enjoying a meal at, especially when it comes to honoring the neighborhood's long history. Now, Chou relishes in the variety, and even resents the idea of picking favorites. The author of Vegetarian Chinese Soul Foodjokes that “Cashew chicken paid for my college education,” and notes that customers favored Americanized options and only tried the more traditional dishes her family cooked, like dry-fried string beans, when served buffet style. When Chou’s parents first moved to the US and opened a Chinese restaurant in 1980, traditional dishes didn’t sell. “That has opened up the access to these regional cuisines and ingredients, created a broader demand and customer base.” “What’s on TV, Tony Bourdain… even people on YouTube, broadcasting from wherever they are,” she says. (Capitol Hill), Seattle 20 volunteerpark.cafe If I’m a stone’s throw away from this bakery, I will always I mean always pull over. It's a far cry from a generation ago, when most Americans outside the Chinese diaspora barely understood the difference between Americanized Chinese food and the cuisines of China.įood writer Hsiao-Ching credits more people traveling, or even exploring other cultures from their couches. I always thought dim sum meant dumplings, ' Seetha said. Big-budget modern regional Chinese chain outlets share streets with old-school chop suey spots, and takeout dim-sum counters are interspersed with all-you-can-eat premium hot pot vendors. What Seattleites call ' the CID, ' spelling out each letter. Like most North American cities these days, many of Seattle's most exciting Xi'an noodle spots and curative Yunnan soup purveyors sit in the suburbs, but the traditional home of Chinese food, the Chinatown-International District, stays relevant and still holds the highest concentration of excellent restaurants.

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