Big Island Grinds » Seattle http://bigislandgrinds.com A food blog from da Big Island of Hawaii Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:03:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Dahlia Lounge, Seattle http://bigislandgrinds.com/2008/02/dahlia-lounge-seattle/ http://bigislandgrinds.com/2008/02/dahlia-lounge-seattle/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:28:29 +0000 James http://bigislandgrinds.com/2008/02/dahlia-lounge-seattle/ My wife and I visited Seattle for the past New Years. It’s such a lovely city. Amazing fresh food. Friendly locals. So much happening! What a culture shock from Hilo Town. We have so much food adventures to share from there! I figured I’ll post one place at a time or else I won’t ever get anything up.

So, I’ll start with one of Tom Douglas’ wonderful restaurants which is also attached to a bakery.

Dahlia Lounge Outside

Dahlia Lounge Inside

I started with a tomato soup.

Tomato Soup

This was simply the best tomato soup I’ve ever had by far. It was thick, fresh, bright and very rich. It went so good with the buttery croutons and bread served. I won’t look at tomato soup the same again.

Next, an order of Tom Douglas’ famous crab cakes.

Crab Cakes

Man, these crab cakes rock. The crab meat is so sweet with huge chunks of leg meat. While it’s mostly crab, it still has a nicely seasoned breading with green onions. Served with grilled romaine and crispy potatoes.

Desert time! Coconut cream pie.

Coconut Cream Pie

So deliciously light and not too sweet. The crust was great texture.

Fresh Pear Tart

Pear Tart

Outstanding! Seattle has the best pears I’ve had, and combining that with a fresh flaky tart pastry, this was just delicious.

I’m so spoiled now. Seattle I will return! :)

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