Seattle, Washington
Micro Brewery with food
Dined
on August 16th, 2014
While enjoying a nice after walk and tour of the Pike Place
Market in Seattle with some co-workers, we came across The Pike Brewing Company Pub. We were looking for oysters and beer,
and since it was a microbrewery, we knew that we had the beer covered.
Unfortunately they didn’t have the oysters, but they had an incredible tasting
menu.
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2 stars
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Above average
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No star rating
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Basic,
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Review basics:
Overall Star rating by
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3 of 5
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Quality of food:
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8 of 10
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Presentation:
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6 of 10
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Wine selections by
region:
Scroll below the main review section to see the tasting
notes of the wines chosen.
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1 of 10 only a red and white table wine is offered
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Customer service:
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7 of 10
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Ambiance:
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5 of 10 – it’s a pub
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Corkage fee’s:
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American Restaurant standard is $25.00 per bottle
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Restaurant style:
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Casual
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Dress code:
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Casual
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Reservations:
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Not Required
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Walk-ins:
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Accepted
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Child policy:
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this site may have a child’s menu or cater to them; however for full
enjoyment of food and wine, it is recommended for children not to be in
attendance. Hire a Babysitter. See Alinea Baby Gate,
god I love Alinea.
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Cuisine style:
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Modern, Lounge, Seafood, American, Beach food, Fusion, &
Vegetarian
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Music styles:
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Background instrumental
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Experiences:
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Lounge, Hot spot, Great bar, Good for special occasions,
Scenic views, Tourist grabber
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Gratuities:
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Industry standard is 18-20% added to parties of 6 or more
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Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Diner’s,
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Parking:
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Parking is available at the Russell Investments Center
Garage at 1st and Union.
For guests dining receive a 50% discount after p.m.
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Transport options:
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Bus, taxi, limousine, personal vehicle, and walking
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The restaurants reviewed on
this site may have Wi-Fi, but do not require you to go online, because the
excitement of the food and wine alone will keep you too entertained instead
of checking your social media and emails.
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Noise level:
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Medium
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Smoking:
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Nonsmoking restaurant
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Patio:
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no
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Chef:
Gary Marx
(Excluding tax & gratuity)
Price chart:
$£€¥ - Under 50.00
$£€¥ x 2 - Under 75.00
$£€¥ x 3 - Over 100.00
$£€¥ x 4 - Over 200.00
$£€¥ x 5 - Over 400.00
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My food bill:
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Currency:
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Country :
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Price chart:
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$35.00
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United States Dollar (USD)
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$
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£20.97
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Great Britain Pound
Sterling (GBP)
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£
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€26.14
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European Union
(EUR)
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€
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$38.19
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Canadian Dollar (CAN)
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$
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$37.51
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Australian Dollar
(AUS)
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$
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¥215.38
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Chinese Yuan
(CNY)
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¥¥¥¥
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All of us were on our way to Antarctica, to work at McMurdo
Station on the Northern end of the continent on Ross Island, 2000 miles south
of New Zealand. Our kitchen is called “the galley,” the center for all activity
in the camp at our peak to feed 1,100 people. In my group was our boss Todd
Eanes, Sous chef James Lund, Pastry chef Ari Berry, and production cook Andrew
McCormick.
As a piece of satire, when you sit down to watch the movie Waiting,
they are making fun of the TGI Friday’s, Ruby Tuesdays, and others by showing
the walls covered with posters, and other strange things in the first minute of
the film. When you walk into Pike’s Pub, it’s tripled what you would see from
any restaurant or the Waiting movie, but oddly, the items are neat and in
better taste than anywhere you would normally go. My Co-workers and I started
off at the bar, doing tastings of their beers in small batch portions, before
getting a table.
The offerings for tasted included samplings from local
brewers and from the Pike’s Brewery itself, and once you had a chance to sample
8 of their selections, you could choose your favorite and order a pint. The
tastings came in shot glasses and included their Pale Ale, IPA, Extra Stout, Lager,
and more interesting names such as the Space Needle, The Naughty Nellie, The
Kilt Lifter, and my personal favorite, the Monk’s Uncle, a Belgian-style ale 9%
ABV, with a complex nose, and malty dryness.
As we sat, and looked over the menu, we all decided to start
with some appetizers then go forward to the entrée’s. And since all five of us
were Chef’s or production cooks, we all wanted to order different items so we
could share and taste each other’s food. Our server did something that is
rarely seen, she took our entire starter and entrée orders without writing
anything down, and we did not have a mess up on the order at all, very
impressive. For appetizers we went across the board, having the Dungeness crab
and artichoke dip with onion, cream cheese, and parmesan served with pita
bread, the Ploughman’s sampler with assorted charcuterie, and local cheeses
consisting of Seattle Salumi salami and hot coppa, with La Quercia organic
prosciutto, homemade olive relish, and flat bread crackers.
We also shared the Mediterranean hummus, with Kalamata olives,
sliced cucumber, and Mama Lil’s pickled peppers, flat bread and extra virgin olive oil. To finish off, we had local organic
radishes, served with butter and Ritrovo’s and salt infused with tartufo
(truffle). The final item which I had was the local artisan cheese plate, consisting
of five local Washington State Farmhouse cheeses, with dried apple slices,
honey, and a Nellie roll.
Each of us shared the starters, to get a true tasting of
what the restaurant had to offer. When it came to the entrée’s, we did the same
thing. One member of our party had the Caesar salad as their entrée, consisting
of the typical romaine spread, with garlic croutons, and a house made Caesar
dressing. Two of the group orders were of thee fresh market catch of the day,
the Wild Salmon dish stuffed with Dungeness crab, wild mushroom barley, fresh spinach,
topped with a coconut sauce, and the Pacific Manila Clams and Penn Cove Mussels
Platter.
This Restaurant reminds me of:
A good meal, great beer, service and food make this
restaurant beyond a typical Seattle tourist destination, but a place to add to
any list for good food. I would compare it other restaurants I’ve eaten at in
the past such as Rioja in Denver, and
Gino’s Pizzeria, in Chicago.
Other Seattle favorites:
Cost of wines and other
alcoholic beverages in USD:
$12.00
Restaurant address:
1415 1st Ave
Seattle, WA
98101
Neighborhood:
Downtown
Cross streets:
Pike Street & Union Street
GPS Coordinates:
Latitude: 47.608213
Longitude: -122.33978
Contact Information:
Maître d, reservations:
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(206) 622-6044
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Monday
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11:00 am – 12:00 am
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Tuesday
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11:00 am – 12:00 am
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Wednesday
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11:00 am – 12:00 am
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Thursday
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11:00 am – 12:00 am
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Friday
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11:00 am – 12:00 am
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Saturday
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11:00 am – 12:00 am
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Sunday
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11:00 am – 12:00 am
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Standard Time (GMT -8:00)
Proprietor:
Charles Finkel
Review by:
Chef Sean Overpeck (CFE) in Afghanistan 2012
Chef Sean cooks for soldiers in Afghanistan, 2012:
TTFN
