Quinn's

1001 E Pike St
Seattle, WA 98122

Occasion: Our first meal after landing in Seattle.  It was late and we were hungry and this was on our list of places to hit up. 08.29.12

Some kind of citrusy cocktail for him and a Dark and Stormy for me.  I love any mixed drink with ginger beer, so the first thing I asked for was a dark and stormy.  It's not quite what I expected; there's something missing from what I'm normally used to.  Perhaps there was too much rum.  Boy was it a strong drink.

SCOTCH EGG

Soft-Boiled Egg, Housemade Sausage, Brussel Sprouts, Mustard Crea

I love eggs and I've always wanted to try a scotch egg.  When I saw this on the menu I just knew I had to try it.  You definitely got to appreciate the way it's made; wrapped with homemade sausage and then deep fried.  Since I have nothing to compare it to, it was pretty good. Now I need to go to Wexler back in San Francisco to compare.

WILD BOAR SLOPPY JOE
Fried Onion & Sage, Grilled Fresno Pepper, Brioche Bun 

Something very unique on the menu that I had to order. No worries, it didn't taste like any sort of wild gamey meat.  The sloppy joe was not overly greasy and pretty tasty.  One thing that turned me off was how spicy it was. The BF loved it though.

CRISPY SKIN HALF CHICKEN

Toasted Brioche, Oyster Mushrooms, Spinach, Chicken Liver Mousse, Madeira Jus 

By the time we landed and checked in to our hotel we were starving. The BF needed to have some meat to satisfy his hunger.  I wouldn't normally order chicken as I've mentioned in previous posts, but I'm so glad we did.  It was so freaking delicious.  The skin was slightly crispy yet the meat inside was tender and juicy.  The sweet madeira jus was the perfect sauce to complement the meat. In my opinion, a very well executed chicken dish.

ROASTED BONE MARROW 

Marrow Bones, red onion marmalade, French Baguette, Parsley Salad 

I love love love bone marrows so I had to get this.  I've had my fair share of bone marrows and I don't think I've ever tried bone marrow from a place that I wasn't happy with. I think this is the first place I had it with the sweet yet tangy pickled red onion marmalade.  It balanced out the richness of the marrow and toned it down a bit.  I thought it was good.