Pacific Grill's takoyaki is one of our favorite dishes in the South Sound.
Even soy-based, ink-stained wretches must eat. Some readers might argue the Weekly Volcano deserves to eat crow, dirt or other earth-toned substances. But no amount of mocking or scorn can keep us away from food. They'll have to pry pizza and takoyaki from our cold, dead fingers. Below, Weekly Volcano's editorial gastronomes reveal their 50 favorite dishes in the South Sound. We could have added another 50. We're gluttons like that. However, we were bound by a page count. Oh well, there's always next year.
Enjoy.
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The mousse from the Bearded Ladies makes you pause to roll your eyes.
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Cut into fours, their version stacks the ham, turkey, cheddar AND Swiss between egg bread which is then dipped in an a Grand Marnier egg batter.
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Take a jacket, you may end up waiting in line outside for a table to open up, but it will be worth it.
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Don't wait for summer to dive into this large plate of salad greens.
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The Southern buttermilk pie tastes like coconut and custard, and even better you can get it alongside coffee, a sandwich or ice cream.
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Swimming angel, a traditional Thai dish also called rama rama or swimming rama, is a huge plate of saucy goodness.
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It is the most expensive, the most sought-after, the most savored of all the many delights available at the hands of the best sushi chefs.
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The sandwich takes a turn in the hearth oven to give it a nice toasted feel.
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The pineapple fried rice at Narai Asian Cuisine in Olympia is a pleasant surprise.
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Vien Dong in Tacoma's International District offers a heaping bowl of thin, undressed vermicelli noodles.
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The overall sweetness of the enveloping green curry sauce is pleasantly surprising.
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Given the opportunity, I could eat Enoteca wine bar's cheese plate for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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Typically the meat is barbequed, though at Lakewood's Obok Restaurant it tastes more like it has been simmered with large pieces of white onion and is heavy on red chili peppers.
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Rolled in crunchy panko breading and given a turn in hot oil, these hand-formed morsels are made from tuna, scallop, crab and red snapper.
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Flying Tomato Italian Grill in Graham makes pillowy, soft flatbread.
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I was delighted by how the fish seemed to melt in my mouth and had a creamy texture without being mushy.
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No one flavor overpowers the others, each complements and builds on the whole.
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Comes with a silky, sugary sauce that blends nicely with the beef and fat hanging off the bones.
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Crown Bar has been a welcome addition to the Tacoma area, and the oysters are just cream on the top.
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Served on authentic, small corn tortillas, the tongue is stewed moist with mild flavor that works well with dashes of onion and cilantro.
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Brix 25 will be happy to pair it with the perfect bottle of wine.
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Warning: If their tomato basil soup is the soup du jour, get your ass there early.
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The pancit at Cebu is the best I've had outside of the stuff made by Filipino mamas back home in Hawaii.
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I'm pleased that award-winning Pitmaster Amy Anderson goes easy with the ladle.
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Arriving in a bowl, Babs Bodacious Biscuits takes the standard biscuits and gravy concept and gives it a diamond shine.
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When I dine on El Gaucho's New York steak with hash browns, my taste buds are transported to the Big Apple.
Comments for "50 Favorite Dishes" (5)
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Scott Banfield said on Oct. 13, 2010 at 11:38am
If you were to post one article with the locations of all of these great dishes, your readers would be able to more easily work their way through all of this good eating. Or a map with all of the locations?
Ron Swarner said on Oct. 13, 2010 at 11:47am
Excellent idea Scott. We'll add the one article soon. Thanks!
Brooke Guthrie said on Nov. 05, 2010 at 9:10am
I took notes on most of the suggestions to try in the upcoming months. It's nice to know what the best dish to get is.
lcopp said on Mar. 21, 2011 at 2:58pm
So where is the one stop listing of all 50?!
Pappi Swarner said on Mar. 21, 2011 at 6:43pm
Hey Icopp! We got your 50 Dishes right here: www.weeklyvolcano.com/restaurants/features/2010/12/tacoma-olympia-50-Favorite-Dishes-restaurants/
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