Great places to eat in the PNW . . . here's mine!

[AppleTree]

The Purple Cafe...they have THE best crab cakes ever. Everything they serve is wonderful...the tomato basil soup is to die for...the BLTA sandwiches are a dream. They have locations in Kirkland and Woodinville, and maybe one more somewhere else I am not sure of.

Up in the Everett area Emory's Lakeside, right on Silver Lake is also good, and the view and ambience there are nice for special occasions. They have a great Sunday brunch too.

Gosh, I am getting hungry now.

[ultraviolet]

There are so many awesome eats in both Seattle in Portland, I wouldn't even know where to start. I'd be hard-pressed to even name a favorite. Though a close-to-home place that I've been loving for weekend brunch (despite the wait) is Skillet Diner at 14th and Union

Mimi, the owners of the Tamarind Tree have opened a new restaurant downtown. It's called Long Provincial Vietnamese, and it's at 2nd and Stewart. I had a great lunch with an old colleague there one day this past week.

[Biciclista]

UV, thanks for the info. (we live closer to the original one, but sometimes we get hungry downtown!)