Seattle Adventures

More adventures with Fatmine + company :)

I haven't been to U:Don in a while, and Fatmine + Vancouver company have never been at all, so time for cheap udon.

I love this place because it's simple, there are different sizes, and there are reasonably priced side dishes. Honestly, I already get full from a medium. I got a small because we ate too many things that day.

This is a kitsune udon with a side item...

I got the dipping noodles. What I like about this place is that it's simple. It's not the best udon you'll ever have, but it's tasty and cheap. The tempura on the left is complimentary, so I went ham.

This is Fatmine's :P

I also stumbled upon Hotcakes, which is a $$ hipster cafe, famous for their molten cakes. I am so fat.
I got to vegan chocolate decadent molten cake. The ice cream was coconut based, and I believe the sauce was butterscotch. I liked the contrast between the hot and cold, and the textures of the soft ice cream and molten center of the cake, compared to the crispy edges of the cake. Unfortunately, this holy dessert is $10 and will make you feel guilty. I suggest sharing with a friend D:

I also ordered a virgin butter beer that was super tiny. It has apple cider, ginger soda, ginger, and butterscotch. It tasted like a warm orange creamsicle :P It was also $8, and my wallet was sad Dx

They had samples of smoked chocolate chips :D When I say smoked, they were really smoked. Just think of the smoky taste of salmon x 10. The smoky flavor comes after the chocolate taste; I actually really liked it.

We also visited Bruce Lee's grave. So well kept :)

For brunch (I guess it's brunch), we went to Piroshky Piroshky, which is a bakery of Russian-styled pastries. They have sweet and savory items. This was the cream cheese and chocolate pinwheel.

I got a potato pastry :P I think this place isn't that over-hyped. It's pretty cheap, and satisfying.

My family and I tried a new Chinese noodle place called Xi'an, which is along the Ave. This place was actually quite nice, except...I wish the tables could be cleaned better. According to Sankiupo, the noodles were good. I didn't get any because I was too full.

Instead, I got the pickled cucumbers, which weren't extremely tangy and salty like other pickled vegetables. It was more sweet, which I liked.

We also went to Quincy's Seafood bar, which was vegetarian friendly. What I didn't like was how pricey it was for such a small portion, and the veggie patty costed extra...? That like...never happens.

These are the fish and chips,

and the fried clams. They look like worms xD

At one point in time, we had to stop by a music shop in Ballard, so we decided to eat lunch there as well. We went to Pestle Rock, which was a vegan and vegetarian friendly place.
Sankiupo got some veggies with fish...

My dad got curry. The curry was really good, I actually wish I ordered this instead.

I got marinated vegetables and mango, which weren't that bad. It was quite spicy though D: The sauce was a bit tangy for me too, but I didn't hate it.