I completely agree, Steph. That Starbucks is by far the worst I have ever been to. The service is beyond terrible – forgotten drinks, mis-made drinks, clueless baristas, and an apparent lack of management really lead to an adventure each visit there. I try and avoid that location if at all possible. I’ve worked at Starbucks before and all I can say is that it is completely unacceptable how that location is being run. They have no lobby to worry about and they have tons of space to work in! Maybe they just hired the wrong people, I don’t know, but it’s very bad and I have made numerous complaints to corporate about it.
Can I tell you my least favorite? The drive-thru Starbucks at 35th and Avalon. Horrible set up for that drive thru as far as parking/ entering/ exiting/ waiting in line, etc. Service is not good (given completely wrong order many times but I’m in such a hurry after the super long wait that I don’t notice till I’m too far away from the window). Anyway, just wanted to complain and see if I am alone here. (And do a test for WSB!)
rcrawley, the asian restaurant you’re thinking of next to Lee’s is Kamei – it’s a japanese place, and they serve a full japanese menu, not primarily sushi. I just got back from there – we go at least once a week. We love the people there and the food is inexpensive (for japanese food) and very good, despite it looking kinda dumpy. It’s probably the place I eat most at in the Junction.
Ya. Still not able to edit profile. No big deal. Just sharing …
Yep, that’s the one. There are two Asian restaurants north of Quidnunc; Lee’s is the most northern on that block. The other (the name escapes me) is mostly a sushi place. I do agree that Lee’s isn’t full Chinese, although they have a few of the traditional Chinese options like Mongolian Beef (which is so, so good) and Sesame Chicken (also great).
I can recommend House of Hong for Dim Sum, as well as Honey Court, both in the ID (although the latter is mostly fried Dim Sum). Then there’s P.F. Chang’s in Pacific Place, which is pretty good for a chain.
I can advise you to steer clear of Louie’s in Ballard. Granted, we’ve only been there once 9 years ago, and it was right after we’d moved here, so maybe it was just bad timing. But the egg roles were breaded and fried like fish from a fish ‘n chips place, and they served them with ketchup. Not my idea of Chinese. I remember those horrific egg roles like it was yesterday. :)
Is Lee’s by Quidnunc and Sweetie? Sue, I found Judy Fu’s Snappy Dragon pretty good. They make homemade chowmein noodles. Very good but they are in Maple Leaf area.
OK BL – let us know – we have received another anomaly report of people who sign in here then not being able to post their distinct screen name when they comment on blog posts (it says “logged in” which it shouldn’t because we thought we had the databases separate) and instead turning up as “anonymous.” That’s why we’re calling it “beta” (but what was alpha? and then do we go to centauri?) — WSB
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Hello – we had a plumber from one of the bigger companies come out and quote us a sky high price to do some work on our hot water heater. We have one of those feelings like we are about to be ripped off and we’re looking for a second opinion. Does anyone have a handyman or local plumber they trust that they could recommend? Thank you so much!
My favorite place is Verite (based on the coffee, not necessarily the atmosphere). Don’t care for their cupcakes, but the coffee is great. Other than that, I like Uptown Espresso (Junction) or Hotwire. But my favorite coffee is Tony’s Organic at Alki Cafe.
Lee’s isn’t really “chinese food” though – it’s good, but it’s more of a fushion place, IMHO. I’d love to find a good chinese restaurant too, and willing to travel outside WS for it.
Noticed that edits to my profile didn’t take. Will check back in a few to see if it is just a “server thing.” I don’t even know what a server looks like. But people at work blame them for a lot of things.
I’ll 2nd bud on Lee’s. Hands down the best Asian restaurant that we’ve ever tested anywhere in Seattle.
We’re looking for restaurants that will be open on Christmas. From breakfast to fancy dinners anything will be appreciated. Obviously not in WS, but I know House of Hong in the ID is going to be open, but we’re hoping to find one local so we can celebrate in style. :)
Thanks!
Lee’s in the Junction is the best ever.
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I would like to have a one-car stand-alone garage built on my property. Any recommendations for contractors who do this kind of work?
Thanks!
Can anyone reccomend a good Chinese restaurant? We go to Judy Fu’s but that’s a drive, I hope there is something good and local and not Yen Wor Village +p Thnaks!
Java Bean or the espresso cart at my kids school.
Where’s your favorite place to get a cup of joe?
Uh oh, that’s two people reporting that. We have checked this on Firefox on Windows Vista and Firefox on Mac and it’s fine, plus IE … Will check with our tech adviser.
…thanks to Facebook anyway! I don’t know if it is just me, but the forum tab at the top of every page is UNDER the “search WSB” box. I am using Firefox on Windows XP.
We talked about them pre-forum in this thread:
https://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=3012
