Dining List
Published 9:00 pm Thursday, April 21, 2005
Bogie’s on 41st
1510 41st St., Everett; 425-259-3838
Specialty: American favorites
The diner, which recently changed owners, now has an expanded menu of yummy comfort foods and a larger bar area.
Reviewed April 15
Canyons restaurant
14919 N. Kelsey St., Monroe; 360-805-5453; www.canyonsrestaurant.com
Specialty: American with a splash of salsa
Chain’s latest making friends in Monroe with its Southwest-flavored food and decor.
Reviewed April 8
Mae Rim Thai Cuisine
2011 Hewitt Ave., Everett; 425-252-3525
Specialty: Thai
New restaurant in the heart of the city provides pleasure for all the senses.
Reviewed April 1
Old Country Buffet
4601 200th St. SW, Suite A, Lynnwood; 425-672-9731; www.buffet.com
Specialty: American favorites
Have it your way: abundant food at a low price, with a selection to please the whole family.
Reviewed March 25
Mrs. Pennycooke’s Tea Room
922 Front St., Snohomish; 360-568-5040
Specialty: lunch and high tea
The egg salad’s a winner, and the soup is much improved. But service remains slow, and the silver doesn’t gleam as it could.
Reviewed March 18
Ivar’s Mukilteo Landing
710 Front St., Mukilteo; 425-742-6180
Specialty: seafood
Restaurant is back to shipshape after repairing storm damage, a worthy example of a Puget Sound culinary institution.
Reviewed March 11
Thai Bistro
1018 164th St., No. A-14, Mill Creek; 425-787-9707
Specialty: Thai favorites
Don’t let the strip-mall location fool you; the food and decor of this Mill Creek restaurant rely on authentic touches.
Reviewed March 4
Golden Corral Buffet
1065 State Ave., Marysville; 360-659-4035
Specialty: American favorites
Kids and picky eaters can have all the food they want their way – without the food they don’t want.
Reviewed Feb. 25
Bogie’s All American Diner
11419 19th Ave. SE, Everett; 425-379-9179
Specialty: American favorites
Bogie’s serves classic diner food: comfort food the way you’d fix it if you had the time and inclination.
Reviewed Feb. 18
El Paraiso Mexican Grill
1431 Ave. D, Snohomish; 360-568-5406
Specialty: Mexican cuisine
El Paraiso, a justifiably popular Everett eatery, has opened a second location in Snohomish.
Reviewed Feb. 11
Lucky Dragon
25 95th Drive NE No. 102, Lake Stevens; 425-397-2099
Specialty: Chinese
The popular neighborhood restaurant serves a wide range of treats – all fresh and delicious.
Reviewed Feb. 4
Romano’s Macaroni Grill
3000 184th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-368-2875, www.macaronigrill.com
Specialty: Italian
The food at the latest chain restaurant at Alderwood Mall, a lively, casual place, live up to a customer’s recommendation.
Reviewed Jan. 28
Burney Brothers BBQ
17171 Bothell Way, Lake Forest Park; 206-417-6200, www.burneybrothers.com
Specialty: Texas-style barbecue
The brothers can’t be accused of violating truth in advertising laws: Their food is definitely purty dang good!
Reviewed Jan. 21
Mama Mia’s
4809 Evergreen Way, Everett; 425-259-2868
Specialty: Southern Italian
Menu items flagged with a boot are made from the owner’s family recipes at this popular new restaurant. But even the “barefoot” selections are delicious.
Reviewed Jan. 14
Oceanaire Seafood Room
1700 Seventh Ave., Seattle; 206-267-2277; www.theoceanaire.com
Specialty: seafood
Poor service detracts from the food at this trendy Seattle restaurant.
Reviewed Jan. 7
McGrath’s Fish House
3000 184th St., Lynnwood; 425-670-9050; www.mcgrathsfishhouse.com
Specialty: Seafood
The Alderwood mall fish house looks like a warehouse, but with all the ways it prepares seafood it must need the space.
Reviewed Dec. 31
OY SY Japanese restaurant
1606 Hewitt Ave., Everett; 425-252-2515; closed Saturday and Sunday
Specialty: Japanese food
The downtown eatery attracts customers with its popular tempura, bento boxes and sushi.
Reviewed Dec. 24
Claim Jumper
18725 33rd Ave., Lynnwood; 425-778-5700; www.claimjumper.com
Specialty: American favorites
This chain restaurant with a Gold Rush theme serves huge portions of everything, but keeps the quality high.
Reviewed Dec. 17
Sports Page Grille &Bar
907 First St., Snohomish; 360-568-8202
Specialty: American favorites
A bar with a bad reputation reopens with new owners, a friendly staff and an abbreviated but rewarding menu.
Reviewed Dec. 10
Wasabi Bay
16300 Mill Creek Blvd, No. 102, Mill Creek; 425-743-4424; closed Sunday
Specialty: Japanese fusion
The Mill Creek restaurant isn’t another sleepy sushi bar. Instead it offers twists on Japanese and American favorites.
Reviewed Dec. 3
Porky’s
17121 28th Drive NE, Arlington; 360-652-8688
Specialty: American favorites
Island Crossing favorite takes its packed salad bar and an expanded menu to a new location.
Reviewed Nov. 26
PF Chang’s China Bistro
3000 184th St., Lynnwood; 425-921-2100; www.pfchangs.com
Specialty: Chinese cuisine
You may need a reservation to get a table at this deservedly popular new eatery at the Alderwood mall.
Reviewed Nov. 19
Casa Rojas
2923 Colby Ave., Everett; 425-259-1818.
Specialty: Mexican
Restaurant next to historic Everett Theatre boasts delicious food, a romantic setting and a strolling guitarist.
Reviewed Nov. 12
The Sisters
2804 Grand Ave., Everett; 425-252-0480; closed Sunday
Specialty: breakfast and lunch
Reopened after a lengthy closure caused by a fire, The Sisters remains one of Everett’s best places for breakfast and lunch.
Reviewed Nov. 5
Red Twig Bakery Cafe
117 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds; 425-771-1200, www.redtwig.com
Specialty: breakfast and lunch
Establishment has taken over for longtime favorite Brusseau’s, but it needs to work out a few glitches.
Reviewed Oct. 29
The Oyster Bar on Chuckanut Drive
2578 Chuckanut Drive, Bow; 360-766-6185, www.theoysterbaronchuckanutdrive.com
Specialty: seafood
A scenic drive leads to fresh fine dining at a historic restaurant.
Reviewed Oct. 22
Hawkeye’s Sports Bar &Grill
1002 Vernon Road, Lake Stevens; 425-335-4359
Specialty: American favorites
The pub-like establishment is a comfortable place to catch a game over a burger and beer.
Reviewed Oct. 15
Haggen Market Street Cafe
20115 76th Ave., Arlington; 360-403-3800
Specialty: deli
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Ranch 99 Express Deli
22511 Highway 99, Edmonds; 425-670-1899
Specialty: Asian deli
Consider food courts for inexpensive yet satisfying lunches and dinners.
Reviewed Oct. 8
Hot Rod Cafe
22805 44th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace; 425-778-9800
Specialty: hamburgers and breakfast
Burger joint is a delicious, well-decorated blast from the past.
Reviewed Oct. 1
The Grille at Smokey Point
3529 168th St. NE, Arlington; 360-657-2048
Specialty: steaks
Recently renovated facility has put aside its reputation as being more bar than restaurant.
Reviewed Sept. 24
The Mad Crab
10 Front St., Coupeville; 360-678-0241
Specialty: seafood and pizza
Sweeping views of Penn Cove, blues on Saturday nights and a selection of seafood choices await.
Reviewed Sept. 17
Chef Chen
15704 Mill Creek Blvd No. 9, Mill Creek; 425-338-3300
Specialty: Asian buffet
With selections from Thailand, China, Japan and Korea, the newly opened Chef Chen proves to be a winner.
Reviewed Sept. 10
The Hub
928 Avenue D, Snohomish; 360-568-5944
Specialty: hamburgers and American favorites
This popular hamburger joint updated its menu when it updated its building, adding dishes to its signature hamburger offerings.
Reviewed Sept. 3
Frida’s
3226 132nd St. SE, No. 108, Bothell; 425-357-8606
Specialty: Mexican
Restaurant honors Mexican painter Frida Kahlo with dishes that transcend more typical burritos and tacos.
Reviewed Aug. 27
Doug’s Rockin’ Hamburger House
9810 270th St. NW, Stanwood; 360-629-0600
Specialty: hamburgers and sandwiches
Doug’s Country Cafe goes retro to the 1950s becoming a hamburger joint with food the way you remember it.
Reviewed Aug. 20
Bistro Vino
1801 Hewitt Ave., Everett 425-252-4214; closed Sundays
Specialty: International favorites
Lively new restaurant quickly making its mark on Everett’s ever-expanding downtown scene.
Reviewed Aug. 13
Pho On Broadway
1820 Broadway, Everett; 425-304-0879; closed Sundays
Specialty: Vietnamese
An excellent place to discover the interactive Vietnamese soup known as pho – or a number of other tasty choices.
Reviewed Aug. 6
Seabolt’s Smokehouse
31640 Highway 20, No. 3, Oak Harbor; 800-574-1120; closed Sundays.
Specialty: seafood
Even the competition is impressed after roadside stand expands to “wonderful” fresh seafood restaurant.
Reviewed July 30
Chuckanut Manor Seafood &Grill
3056 Chuckanut Drive, Bow; 306-766-6191; www.chuckanutmanor.com, closed Mondays.
Specialty: seafood
The popular Skagit County roadhouse serves up a vast array of great seafood, but plan on taking time for your meal.
Reviewed July 23
Horseshoe Saloon
1805 Hewitt Ave., Everett; 425-303-0250; closed Sunday
Specialty: steaks and American favorites
With its focus on fine food and jazzy music, this downtown Everett restaurant is working to overcome its past as a biker bar.
Reviewed July 16
RT’s Eaglecrest Restaurant
21102 67th Drive NE, Arlington; 360-474-8275
Specialty: American favorites
Ray and Tina Thorsen tried to retire, but the restaurant business is in their blood, and that’s good news for diners.
Reviewed July 9
Clayoven
7318 Evergreen Way, Everett; 425-355-3663
Specialty: Indian cuisine
The former Bombay Bar and Grill keeps the old favorites and great atmosphere but adds some innovative chicken and fish dishes.
Reviewed July 2
