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Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Posted By:
Karen Watson
Photo:
Karen Watson
Cactus
Cactus doesn't get it right all the time, but when they do the
food is really, really good. You wouldn't think that nachos would be difficult
to do well but so many Mexican restaurants fail in their attempts (finish off
the upper crust and you're left with naked chips). Cactus gets it spot on with
layers of cheese, jalapenos, beans, and chicken stuck in between all the toasty
chips. Then they top it off with crisscrossed stripes of sour cream and
tomatillo salsa. Some of the dishes push the envelope of Mexican fare like the
Chicken Fried Chicken served with chipotle mashed sweet potatoes and chorizo
gravy. When you are searching for comfort food with a slight twist this is the
dish that will satisfy. Other things like the Goat Cheese Grilled Asparagus
Quesadilla fall short however. I loooove goat cheese but its intense flavor
goes a long way. The happy hour here is hard to beat with five dollar Margaritas
and Mojitos, plus great food specials (six dollar nachos). If you stick to the
Mexican basics you won't be disappointed, but order the more unusual items at
your own risk.
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Monday, January 05, 2009
Posted By:
Ingrid Mattson
Photo:
Ingrid Mattson
Burke Museum Cafe
Perhaps you always dreamed of dating a sexy smart coed but
you never went to college. Or perhaps you're having a midlife crisis,
approaching 50, and looking for arm candy aged 18–22. Sure, you could go to Paris Hilton-esque club
Venom and take your chances, but aren't those places really just cougar dens
these days? You could hit up one of the UW libraries, but striking up a
conversation with all that shushing may prove difficult. Solution? Head to the Burke Museum
coffee shop and take your pick of studious, attractive (in the hot librarian
sense) girls. Feel free to play the professor card and work the sensitive
intellectual angle. Put on your best J. Crew corduroy jacket with suede elbow
patches, muss your hair in a rakish fashion, and read The Odyssey or some
Proust. Or go with the disheveled artist look and bring your sketch pad and
some charcoal. Given the geographic proximity to the law school, you may just
get lucky enough to score a law student and your ticket to financial freedom.
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Friday, December 19, 2008
Posted By:
Rebecca Katherine Hirsch
Photo:
Norman Ibarra
NFT Shop
So please don't take offense at our encroaching lack of
Radars. We'll be out of the office till January 5, doing the things we do best:
poaching, loafing and loving. In tandem. We wish our loyal NFT fanatics a Merry
Vacation and hope for the best in the new, mysterious year to come--a year in
which Barack Obama will be knighted, Slovakia
will adopt the Euro as its national currency and a new constitution will be
instituted in the Falkland Islands. But before
we light out, a friendly reminder that we are seriously poor and hungry. If you
choose to stimulate the economy by buying our products from the NFT Shop, all
we have to say to that is amen.
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
Posted By:
Ingrid Mattson
Photo:
Ingrid Mattson
Old Town Ale House
I love this place. Even when
I lived an hour outside of Seattle,
I managed to get here at least one Sunday a month. Why Sunday? Dunno--maybe
I've subconsciously associated the fries at this place with the sacred. Their
fries are thin and crisp and tossed with Parmesan and savory, unidentifiable
spices; they always come hot and the salty seasoning melts on your tongue. I
could rave about everything else on the menu as well: the onion rings are
lightly battered and crisp; the onions inside are cooked through but still firm
enough that you don't feel like you're eating mush. The Caesar salad has huge,
crunchy, spicy croutons and comes with whole anchovies on request. The cod in
the fish and chips is battered in Panko, so it's crisp and light and cooked
through but still firm. The sandwiches come on giant rolls and sometimes a wet
nap (brilliant!). To top it off, they've got quality servers that anticipate
your needs such as bringing a pitcher of Coke to a thirsty table of three or
ensuring your beer glass never goes dry. This place must be heaven.
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Posted By:
Jessica Baxter
Photo:
Jessica Baxter
Cafe Van Gogh
Van Gogh is the Spiderman of coffee shops; it's friendly, neighborhoody and kicks the asses of other coffee shops. Starbucks employees have to go to boot camp to learn the customer service techniques that these ladies innately possess. They don't just know what your "yooj" is. They know your name, your kids and your dog and they genuinely how your day is going. You know that Tukwila coffee stand which draws business with bikini babes? To that I say "whatevs." You can put a bikini on a monkey but that doesn’t mean it can make a cappuccino. The Van Gogh girls are cute and talented. Your foam has never been so silky and your shot (or shots) will be perfect every time. You can get your drink to go, but you'll probably want to hang out for a while for the free wi-fi and yummy food. How do you like your sandwich? With eggs and bakey? Classic deli-style? Panini toasted? In pie form? Prefer a fresh cookie or pastry? You got it! You have to wait for the weekend for the quiche. But the personalized attention from your friendly neighborhood barista, you can have every day.
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