For brunch I highly recommend the Local 360. It's a farm to table restaurant just a few blocks north of Pikes Place. Usually there is 4 hour parking open around it, free on Sundays.

For dinner, I like Anchovies and Olives, a hip place east of downtown, but easily accessible or Al Bocallino, an impressive Italian place near the waterfront and ferry terminal.

If you're in downtown seattle on the weekend, parking isn't too bad if you get in before 11 and there's not a soccer or baseball game. Good luck!

Also let us know we might be able to have a bbq if enough people sign up

PAX?

Thanks for the info. We should be arriving in WA Sunday afternoon. We're planning to say around Federal Way & we were thinking to head up to Friday Harbor to visit friend on Monday & come back down on 2nd or 3rd. After that, we're pretty much wing it through lol

That could be fun to see WA members! :)

Yeah PAX is happening!!! Thanks for the tip! :thumbsup:

Ferry
 

If you're going to use one of the WA State Ferries (i.e., take on a car), check to see if you can make a reservation. The end of summer (incl. Labor Day Weekend) is going to be horrendously busy. If no reservations are available, you could be in a situation where you have to wait HOURS to get a spot on a ferry (w/vehicle). (Walk-on shouldn't be an issue...).

Should be a great weekend to visit the greater Seattle area! Enjoy!

Thanks for the info.

Man! Ferries aren't cheap. Good thing our car is <14'. My friend's car is >14' so gotta pay extra lol

On behalf of the State of WA, we thank you for supporting our local economy!!

Like WA is hurting lol

Either way, I'm excited to visit WA :)

When I was up there for an Amazon interview, I went to some sushi place near the stadium downtown. I don't remember what it was called, but I found it on Yelp! and it the food was superb. Just as a comparison, I used to live in Okinawa, so I compared it to that. I'll see if I can find the name again, but they also had a somewhat hard-to-find beer from Okinawa that goes great with the sushi.

Just FYI Okinawa don't have real sushi. They have tropical fish sushi. How do I know this? Cuz I'm half Okinawan, so I have right to say that lol

But prob Shiro sushi every here is saying ;)


Sent from my mighty mind

lol, well it's good regardless. Though it's been about 14 years...

Should probably tell you to check out the Uajimaya store for all the JDMAF edibles, conveniences and sake.

Another thought is Ivars Salmon House on the north side of Lake Union under the I-5 bridge.
Seattle legend, landmark and chowder. Alder cooked Salmon. Get some.

Thanks :)

Man, I gonna go home fat & broke... but no regrets lol

Paseo is a wonderful place to go for a killer sandwich (I'm all about the pulled pork)

I also love Rumba if you are in the Capitol Hill area (Mojitos! Need I say more?)

As far as things to do, I agree with the Olympic Sculpture Park mentioned earlier and want to suggest Woodland Park Zoo and the locks/botanical gardens in Ballard as well.