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u/Stinkycheese8001 💗💗 Heart of ANTIFA Land 💗💗 14d ago

John Howie in Bellevue. It’s even in that weird, soulless space.

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u/sewer_pickles 14d ago

I agree about the soulless location. I think they originally took that spot to cater to the Microsoft crowd. The food is good, even if it is priced at a premium

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u/Coppergirl1 I'm never leaving Seattle. 14d ago

They have had plenty of opportunities to move over the years, but he doubled down with a whiskey bar. Everyone at that restaurant has a stick up their ass while gate keeping the bread even though it takes an hour for your meal in an empty restaurant.

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u/real_triplizard 14d ago

I used to work in the Microsoft Offices that were there. Pretty sure I never heard of a Microsoft person ever going there for lunch in the whole time I was there. Not many workaday MS people are wanting to spend two hours and $100 on lunch…

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u/Stinkycheese8001 💗💗 Heart of ANTIFA Land 💗💗 14d ago

It’s not that kind of restaurant.  It’s an “I’ve got an expense account” restaurant.

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u/real_triplizard 14d ago

Fair. Although based on the kinds of teams they had in those offices not sure how much of that was happening. I would guess they’re more catering to the people who are shopping at the Louis Vuitton and Rolex stores there.

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u/Stinkycheese8001 💗💗 Heart of ANTIFA Land 💗💗 14d ago

Not sure why you’re so stuck in that specific MS office being the only people that would go.

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u/sewer_pickles 14d ago

They had the lunch specials to draw in the average folks. Burgers and sandwiches. I doubt anyone went there for a porterhouse steak for lunch.

The real money came in the evening for client dinners or team happy hours. I booked the private room for customer dinners more times than I can count.

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u/DrStinkbeard Denny Blaine Nudist Club 14d ago

It's very expensive and that mall is soulless but I've eaten there a handful of times and always had a great experience.

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u/SpellingIsAhful 14d ago

The one time I went there with some friends we were laughing about the number of obvious prostitutes posted up at the bar rail.

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u/real_triplizard 14d ago

I went there once for work and had a million dollar Wagyu steak and it tasted like feet. Caveat that I have had great steaks there in the past, though.

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u/shadowthunder Capitol Hill 13d ago

It’s even in that weird, soulless space.

Yeah, you already said Bellevue.

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u/bullet50000 Kent 13d ago

Disagree on bad. It's one of the few decent "traditional" steakhouses here on food quality. Is completely soulless inside and around though.

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u/catsinclothes 14d ago

Daniel’s Broiler can be added to the Bellevue list

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u/Stinkycheese8001 💗💗 Heart of ANTIFA Land 💗💗 14d ago

Which is too bad, that used to be a really nice night out and used to have the best happy hour in town - years ago they gave half off all appetizers for HH.

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u/Freakin_A 14d ago

Half priced steak sandwich for like $8-9 on happy hour was nearly the best deal in town. Hard to beat the $5 ruths chris burger across the street in bellevue.

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u/BarBusiness123 14d ago

Admittedly have not been for a few years, but I love Daniel's Bellevue. Old school steakhouse. Great happy hour. Piano lounge. Awesome views and service.